Dawn has a secret. If only she could remember what her secret is. Instead, her mind goes dark and she wakes up, bruised and bloody in strange places, barely able to speak. The doctors call them fugues. Her dad calls them dangerous. Her mom and stepdad call them problematic. All Dawn knows is that she is feeling less and less comfortable in her skin.
In this book, a boy named Jorge gets kicked out of his old school in Los Angeles, so he has to go live with his grandparents. Jorge is laying on the roof looking at the stars when he hears a strange sound. He goes towards it and meets a chupacabra named Carter, and they become best friends over time. One night Jorge's principal, a hunter, finds out about Carter and starts hunting him. Then dozens of hunters come and terrible attacks start happening. Read on to find out what happens next!
Jasmine loves her brother Frankie and her Mama, and she's happy living with them even though their stepfather is very mean to her and Frankie. Jasmine always helps her mother out with cleaning the houses of the Harris family so Mama can provide for her and Frankie. She marvels at her mother's kindness such as when Mama buys milk for a homeless man even when they are low on money. One day after Mama and Jasmine get home from cleaning the Harris family's house, Stepfather tells Frankie and Jasmine to go to the store and buy some bread.
Fred hates visiting his grandfather's house. Sure, he loves his grandfather, but there is nothing to do at his grandfather's place. His grandfather is a retired clock-maker, and his house is full of old clocks. Fred can't fall asleep and is staying awake, counting down the time on the clock when all the clocks stop ticking! Fred decides to go find his grandfather and ask him what is going on with the clocks, but instead, he meets a man named Maestro Orpheus. He quickly finds out that time has stopped, and it is up to Fred to fix it!
Luna Chang is the main character and only the best is expected of her from her parents. She doesn't like the fact that she can't really decide on her own future but must follow what her parents want of her. Enter Hunter Yee, the new student in school who has disappointed his own family tremendously. However, the two families collide and do not get along. Luna and Hunter decide to defy this and end up falling for each other.
Writer and film producer Phillip Wolf's sci-fi and horror genre novel, titled Jack Stinger and the Haunting of Whitlock Manor, will set your heart racing. The novel in a sentence was like taking a ride on a roller coaster.
This hilarious story starts with Ronan Boyle, the protagonist. He is the most inexperienced member of the Garda Special Unit. This is an agency that solves crimes and mysteries. Ronan’s parents have been framed for stealing an artifact, so his solution is to join this agency in an attempt to find evidence. His hope is to find enough evidence to free his parents, but Ronan discovers that dealing with magical creatures isn’t as easy as it seems.
The first in its series, Intent: In the Shadows follows Raylee Johnson through her last two years of high school. Uniquely, Intent offers a female protagonist with a strong Christian Faith. In the small town of Silver Canyon, Raylee feels trapped by the same experiences and bullies year after year. When a scary prank goes a bit too far, Raylee finds herself fearing for her safety and relies on the support of her two best friends and God to get through a trying time. Raylee seeks answers, but at what cost?
Calling the Moon tells the stories of young people from different cultures of the world about the experience of their first menstrual cycle. This is a book which many young and older women can relate to. We can see different views of different cultures about how they view womanhood. It also promotes sex education as so many young people can be informed about how their cycle can come at different ages and with different symptoms, etc.
Mattie must find her body before being banished to the Badlands, and Nate is the only one who can help her. Despite being a ghost, she is able to be seen by Nate, who is persuaded when Maddie keeps ripping her own skin off to scare him. Once she gets Nate on her side, she knows they will find her body soon. With some help along the way, all while avoiding Mattie's axe-wielding ghost Pa, Nate and Mattie race against the clock to get her the peace that she is searching for.
