Relocating is one of the hardest things any teenager could go through, especially in final year of high school. Ever The Same by Michelle Wishner is about a teenager named Sam. Sam’s parents decided to move closer to Mr Taylor’s (Sam’s father) place of work, making it easier for the family to have enough family time. They used to be a very close family which ended when Sam heard her parents were considering relocating without considering her opinion or feelings about it. She couldn’t imagine leaving her hometown where she has been all her life.
If I Look Like You is a picture book about a talented dragon named Scout who is exploring jobs around her town. She just cannot decide what she wants to be when she grows up because there are so many choices! Throughout the day, Scout learns that her talent of mirroring other animals' appearance is a strength and makes her different from others. She approaches animals of all different shape, size, color, and job, and Scout learns that she can look like herself without mirroring what others look like.
Pigs Have Wings is a heartwarming story perfect for young ambitious readers who love to dream big! The animated story is about a young pig named Peg and her big dreams to fly up into the sky. While she is discouraged at first, Peg, with the help of some flying friends, learns to find her inner wings to propel her into her dream land. This book is picturesque for young readers who want to accomplish their dreams and fly as high as they can into the sky like Peg. Join Miz Peg on her journey to gaining her wings and dreaming big!
An American Tragedy by Dan Flanigan is Book 4 in the Peter O'Keefe series. O'Keefe is a no-nonsense, seemingly lackadaisical private investigator. He's not pretentious, bordering on humble. He's no slouch. O'Keefe is a kindhearted, dedicated, honorable, and insightful private investigator. We find him caring for justice in this particular case, and seeing through the twists and motives in a tumultuous time. The "Tragedy" in this story is the horrific and devastating issue of child abuse.
Harmony is a soul who is on the journey of life. In Harmony's world, everyone is a "soul" who completes lives on Earth to learn from the human experience on Earth. While on Earth, souls cannot access their thoughts from real life. However, Harmony has a theory. She thinks that with intense concentration, souls are able to take their aspirations and thoughts through the barrier and with them into their lives on Earth. She tells other souls in her class about her theory, and a fellow soul Kaleb agrees to test it with her.
Two peas in a pod? Carbon copy? Twins may share a special bond, but they are “not the same person!” For a long while, Stella’s sister Paige has always been the assertive one, often speaking for the pair. Stella was content with this arrangement. But one day Stella gets a “BIG, burning feeling” when Paige cuts her off and speaks for her one too many times. Can Stella muster the courage to use her voice?
The Magic Sea Turtle by Kathleen Welton and illustrated by Chau Pham is a picture book for young children ages 3 – 5 years old. Through engaging rhymes and colorful illustrations, Ms. Welton tells the story of a young girl named Myrtle who has a dream of becoming a princess with a glowing crown. Myrtle accidentally finds herself falling into the sea where she meets a magical sea turtle named Max. Max introduces Myrtle to many other delightful and friendly sea creatures who help Myrtle realize her dream and find happiness within their sea world.
Cross. Mirror. Alux. “Al-ee-oosh!” Find yourself traveling through a porthole and down a tunnel with Bubba and Squirt to the country of Greece! Brother and sister, Bubba and Squirt are on a quest to free their father who is being held captive in a block of ice. To free him, they must defeat a ferocious jaguar-man and a terrifying gargoyle. A treacherous task. Bubba and Squirt are heroic, clever, and resourceful, but danger lurks everywhere. Just when the two are about to meet certain doom. . . .
The Headmasters is a young adult science fiction novel set one hundred years in the future. The story is told from the main character, Maple's, point of view. Blue Ring, where Maple lives, is inhabited by Headmasters, a species of bug that arrived sixty years prior, after an event that wiped out all other human life on the planet. The headmasters are a parasitic species that attach to the back of their human host and control their actions. When a host dies, their headmaster is transferred to a new host.
Olivia Shepherd has intentionally decided to ignore her special abilities of being an empath, something that has been passed down through the generations within the maternal side of her family. She feels it won’t benefit her in any specific way because she saw how it traumatized her mother to the point of taking pills and drinking herself to sleep every night just to avoid feeling any sort of empathic things that she picked up on from her surrounding environment.
