I, Sofia-Elisabete, Love Child of Colonel Fitzwilliam by Robin Elizabeth Kobayashi is a charming novel that gives a new insight into living in the early 1800s.
Gianna is a treasure hunter, but she digs in historical records instead of dirt. She is in Mr. Williams' genealogy class, and she loves it, so she is thrilled when a girl in her class, Stephanie, asks for help finding out more about her family history for a school project.
Mission Alert: Island X is a story about two teens who are investigating one of their classmates. Tom and Zilla act like ordinary kids when they are not secret agents. At the beginning of the story they are playing soccer with a couple friends when their watches buzz. This means that the Secret Service has a new mission for them. Marcus tells Tom and Zilla their next mission. He tells them that there is a place called Starcorp. Next, the teens have to stop a billionaire from doing wrong.
Girls on the Line is about two girls who live in China. They are from the orphanage, and upon turing sixteen, they age out of the system. Luli needs to start working, and her friend, Yun, has already been working at a factory, so she helps her get a job there. Since they are about sixteen years old, they have to start working. Most of the kids have to work to give money to their families. Two of the girls are from an orphanage, and once they turn sixteen, they age out of the system.
Tribal Affairs is a book following Liana and her magical adventure. Liana is a normal girl, or so she thinks. Her early life has been okay; her mother was crazy, her father is the best father in the world. One day, Liana decides to put her mother's old locket around her leg when she goes to her father's magic show. At the show, a freak accident happens, leaving her father as the laughingstock of the town. Afterward, she starts to see glimpses of "something" messing with her father.
A Bridge in the Forest's main character is Lily, an extraordinary girl who spends time with an old family friend, Mrs. Rose Beth. Mrs. Rose Beth encourages Lily to discover a magic gate while on her camping trip. Mrs. Rose Beth gives Lily clues, which lead her to a magical gate and into a world of fairies and elves called Fair Earth. While in Fair Earth, Lilyis surprised to discover shocking truths about her heritage. After a week, she returns through the gate to her regular life.
Rad Girls Can is a book about amazing young women who have stepped up in their communities and countries to make a difference. Rad Girls Can touches on 91 stories, some are short, a paragraph or two, and some are long, spanning two to three pages. The book also has stories about different ethnic groups, races, religions, and more! Some of the stories are about women many of us have heard of, like Anne Frank, Lorde, Ruby Bridges, Helen Keller, and others.
