Shades of Blue by Joyce Scarbrough is a book about a girl named JoJo and a boy named Sam who have been best friends ever since Sam moved in next door as a little kid. As Sam’s personality changes the summer going into freshman year of high school in a way that JoJo doesn’t seem to like, she gets jealous and upset by his actions.
Brian is just a normal teenage boy who likes reading spy novels. When his class goes to Europe for a field trip, he gets a taste of real life spying. He watches a man die on the street, and his last few words take Brian on an adventure. First, he talks to the embassy. Then, a man from the embassy kidnaps him so he can save his reputation.
Queen Elin has arrived, but the two light elf villages are still in trouble. Aly, Emily, and their grandmother are worried for the safety of their magical friends. Will the queen be willing to help? Or will she stand back and watch as King Helmar’s rock elves close in?
Spring of Elves is the final book in the Seasons of Elves series. We have followed Aly and her sister Emily throughout their development as guardians of the light elves, but this will be their toughest adventure yet.
Velma, a foster kid, is trying to escape her duties as the Kachina, the person who must kill the person she loves in order to save the world. She runs away from that life to a town called Fairhope, hoping she can live normally. But when her past comes knocking on her door, she is forced to prepare for the fight of her life, the fight that could be the end of her life. If she dies, the world will go with her.
When the Sea Turned to Silver is a captivating story set in ancient China. Pinmei is a gentle young girl living with Amah, her aging grandmother. Amah is known throughout China as the great Storyteller. One devastating night, the emperor’s soldiers kidnap Amah, leaving Pinmei all alone.
The only thing that will convince the emperor to release Amah is the Luminous Stone That Lights the Night. Pinmei and her friend Yishan embark on a journey across China to find the Luminous Stone, and their aid comes from an unlikely source -- Amah’s stories.
In The Liberation by Marissa Shrock, the main character, Vivica, goes through life altering experiences in order to make a future world a better place for mankind. The main character is a seventeen year old young lady. She is witty, smart and quick thinking. As events happen, Vivica adjusts quickly to changes. She lives in a twisted dystopian society between true Christians, and those who use Christianity as a tool to control people's lives.
It was just one prank, on top of the many others she had already played in the past. One prank that she hadn’t thought through, and caused the ends of many lives. Sunel was on a field trip with many of her classmates when she had the great idea to prank the bus driver. It was supposed to be harmless. Instead, it sent her and the rest of the kids on the bus to a place they hadn’t known existed before.
