When Lucas goes from his deathbed to making a miraculous recovery from cancer, his girlfriend, Emma, who stayed by his side for weeks, begins to notice he's not quite the same as he was before his illness. According to his doctor, that is "quite normal." But when a couple of feds show up at the door, asking to take a look around the family farm, she gets even more concerned. But it doesn't take long before Emma and Lucas's little brother begin putting the pieces together. Can Emma save the boy she loves?
The Carver by Jacob Devlin starts off with fifteen-year-old Crescenzo living in Virginia with his dad and a strange neighbor named Pietro. His only friend and mother have disappeared. While living there, his dad made and gave him strange detailed carvings of people that he didn’t even know. For all he cared, they were just stupid toys until his father disappeared, too, and left him with Pietro.
When Lucas, Emma's boyfriend, develops cancer, all of his family and friends believe he is on his deathbed. Well, that is except for Emma. She knows that the only way to save Lucas is to see the town's enchantress, Mrs.Kokesh. But when Lucas makes a miraculous recovery, Emma knows something is not the same with him. When Emma finds out that an extraterrestrial creature has possessed her boyfriend, she and the alien embark on an adventure of trust, friendship, and humanity to get the alien back to his home planet.
Shadow Rise is the second book in the Shadow Fall series. In the first book, she fails to stop a bomb from blowing up the city, which included the place where her dad lived. Instead, she is caught and being held prisoner by the Archduchess, an evil woman who exemplifies her character by using excruciating torture methods. Maia endures this torture and can't stop thinking about how she could have prevented the bombing. When she finally escapes, she is branded a traitor by her past friends but continues on the quest to stop the meteor destined to destroy everything.
“Never let them take you. No matter what happens, stay away from Cartaxus.”
Those are the last words that Catarina Agatta heard from her father before he was taken from her by the agency known as Cartaxus. That was about two years ago.
Josephine Sedgwick and Mitchell Morrison are two high schoolers on the eve of graduation. Both have spent their whole lives at Indian Paintbrush Community, tucked away high up in the mountains and living in small cabins.
Everyone at Paintbrush contributes to the community through their life's work. They sell fruits and vegetables at the local farmers market. They live a natural life. Electronics are not allowed.
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed tells the story of a group of high school girls who decide to take a stand against the culture of a small town that has allowed several boys to get away with a serious crime. Erin, Rosina, and Grace are outcasts in their school - a new girl, an outsider, and an unknown - but they all share a desire to give voice to a girl who lost hers when she decided to file charges for a terrible crime.
Just A Few Inches is about cheerleader Carrie Roberts, a senior in high school dating Todd, the school’s best basketball player. Carrie constantly feels threatened by Todd’s ex, Janelle, the popular cheer captain.
Golden Blood: Time Spirit Trilogy (Volume 1) is a story of a girl named Gemma Hart. Gemma and her family travel through time to right wrongs and find special artifacts. While at school, Gemma falls in love with Harrison Granger. Knowing that her parents have strict rules against dating in high school, and dating outside of their clan, Gemma still feels an attraction to Harrison. Though Gemma is known throughout the school as a freak, Harrison is still infatuated with her.
Tommy Black is back and quickly losing his power! He goes from being able to stop time to only being able to create light. He had been destroying trains for two years to save the Marid (a type of monster Tommy feels needs rescuing), but because he is losing power, he goes back to the man who betrayed him, Mister Ali, who tells him there are other artifacts, The Cup and The Coat.
