All My Rage is told from a rotating point of view between Salahudin, his mother Misbah, and his (sometimes) best friend Noor. Pakistani immigrants, Sal and Noor are in high school and face some challenging adult issues. At first they have each other, but when The Fight occurs, they do not speak for months and they are some pretty troubled months. Sal is fighting to keep the family motel in business while dealing with a very sick mother and an alcoholic father who only makes the situation worse.
Do you think time travel is real? Have you ever been interested in stories about time travel? If yes, you could also be intrigued by the story of two young children struggling to find their way home after their ship sank in the sea. This is SOS by Sue C. Dugan. Brandon and his younger sister, Amy, were on a ship with their parents and grandparents when it began to sink. With Amy by his side, they headed out of their room to meet their parents.
How do you think it would feel to have a magic calendar that can take you through different dates and months of the year? Incredible, right? Well, this is Roger Tarkington and The Magic Calendar: Time's Up by I. M. Maynard, which is about a young boy named Roger who owned a magic calendar but had to accomplish a mission before the year runs out. Roger Tarkington is a young boy who was privileged to be gifted a calendar. Not any calendar, but a magical one. He has been using it to travel to the past and present, but this time, a different situation appears.
SOS is a thrilling, fictional adventure book that features two main characters, Brandon and his little sister Amy. The novel begins with the two siblings on a cruise ship during a storm. Amy is trying to wake Brandon up because she is anxious. All of a sudden the carpet is soaked and they are struggling to get to a lifeboat. Once in the lifeboat, they watch while the mighty waves drag the vessel down into the depths of the ocean. Brandon and Amy are then separated from their family and are forced to survive in the lifeboat.
What does it take to turn unimaginable pain into a powerful story of hope and resilience? In Unpredictable: The walk in and out of darkness, Honey Kasper takes us on an emotional journey through the darkest corners of her life, revealing how she faced severe abuse, battled cancer, and underwent numerous surgeries. The family moved frequently, leading Kasper to change schools a lot. Her relationship with her mother was difficult.
The Wise One by K. T. Anglehart is a fantasy tale about a young girl who yearned to discover the hidden truth about her existence and that of her mother. Mckenna O'Dwyer, a young girl, had a terrible dream on her birthday, and apart from that, she could feel things happening like seeing and feeling things others can't. At first, she thought of telling her dads, Seán and Andre, but she did not want them thinking weirdly of her. One particular day, another young girl, Nissa, came to Mckenna's school to encourage them to sign a form that supports recycling of materials.
Polly Parker is excited when she wakes up on her fourteenth birthday. Today is a big day for her, not only because it’s her birthday, but it’s her Separation day. Separation is a rite of passage granted to anyone fourteen or older. It’s a procedure performed on the individual to sort the light and the dark within them. The dark will become her visible shadow and getting to know your shadow is one of the scariest things you’ll ever do in your life.
From The Sky is a paranormal story written by Jennie Nicassio about the relationship between Sam and a boy who leads to uncovering a shocking truth that was better left untold. Samantha Hunter, a young girl, felt so devastated about the death of her brother and her mum. It was surprising and strange that she had survived the deadly accident and her brother couldn't. A few days after the burial, her father got a job that required him to relocate. This made Sam angry, but she complied.
To Outwit the Fate is a book on the life of a Polish student Matt who believes that his life events are controlled by bad luck. Matt was born in a poor family and his only goal in life is to make money. His plan is to study and work full-time. He believes that once he graduates college and gets a job, he'll make enough money to live a normal life. However, his bad luck doesn't relent from being kicked out of college, to living with an older woman for sponsorship, to one day meeting his sponsor dead.
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.
