The Gifted: A Greg O'Brien Prequel is coming-of-age fiction that will appeal to readers looking for a short young adult drama. Greg O'Brien, a gifted college student and also a part-time employee at McDonald's, is devastated when his high-school sweetheart, Rosalyn, cheats on him at the end of the school year and leaves him for some rich guy.
Esme's Wish is a mystical fantasy based on main character 15 year old Esme and her yearning wish to have her mother back. Her mother was somehow lost at sea years ago, and Esme is just not ready to move on. But unfortunately for Esme, her father is. He just married Esme's new stepmother, Penelope, and Esme isn't ready to accept her new life without her real mother. She can't get past the feeling that she's betraying her mother by starting on with this new life with Penelope and her father without her.
I Heart Superhero Kid is a children’s lyrical superhero ballad. This book will appeal to young children who are mesmerized by heroic tales about teenage heroes. Superhero Kid is the new savior in town, and he carries a teddy bear that shoots laser beams and wears a mask. With his heroic abilities passed down from generations, Superhero Kid is kind to both humans and animals, saving them whenever trouble knocks.
The United States has hit a dark era called the Black Forty--a horrid time filed with devastating financial decisions and a plummet of worldwide currency and international social unrest. In addition to these events, the newly recognized Commander creates “The Tax," a system in which every child under 18 is submitted to serve as a slave in systems like farms, millhouses, and mines to sustain what he calls the economy. Vera and her brother, Oliver, are among the many children submitted.
Faith Tiknor, her younger sister Erin, and their father Joe move from the small town of Brownsville to the larger and more affluent town of Delwick during Faith's sophomore year. Faith has to not only start over, friendless, in a new town but also at a new school. Faith puts her best foot forward, and she is optimistic about her prospects. Unfortunately, though, some bigoted, hateful, and entitled people in her new neighborhood, exhibit actions and motives that are beyond reproach.
A Cold Day in the Sun is a touching romance filled with fun and teenage love. Holland Delviss has skated and played hockey her whole life. Now as a junior in high school, she is playing varsity on the boys team. She's never really been singled out before for being "the girl." She was just always another player who was decent at the sport and hung out with the guys. Now that her team is chosen for a prestigious statewide tournament, the pressure sets in.
Rex finally gets to take a vacation, even if it is only to his aunt and uncle’s house. He’s excited to spend the summer away from home and to ride in an airplane for the first time. As an artist, Rex tends to notice things others might not so when he sees a strange-looking cloud from the plane he is intrigued and quickly draws it.
I Was Their American Dream is an authentic story of a young girl growing up in California with her Filipino family. Malaka has always known her parents had huge expectations when they first arrived in the United States. After her parents' divorce, however, all of those expectations fall to Malaka to fulfill.
This memoir shows in graphic novel format how Malaka finds a way to achieve the American dream even through life's uncertainties. Find out how she does it in author Malaka Gahrib's memoir, I Was Their American Dream.
Jillian Dangerous and the Extraordinary Secret follows protagonist Jillian Cassidy in this adventurous story. She and her roommates—Sadie, Meg, and Sam—travel back in time to 1965 through a time warp, finding themselves in Vietnam at Crest Academy, the school Jillian’s mother attended as a child. Jillian and her friends are endlessly searching to find a way to get back to 2015. However, a series of events interfere with their ability to do so.
In this book, the reader meets a boy named Bubba, who thinks he can dig a hole to China. With the help of a magic shovel, Bubba and his sister, Squirt, who is initially skeptical about the plan, find themselves in Xi'an China. The first person they meet is Tou wan, a girl who helps them on their journey. They must find a pendant that belongs to the first emporor of China. Adventures, problems, and even ghosts abound.
