My Life Hereafter is a story about a teen girl who finds herself in the hereafter, with 59 of her classmates, due to a bus crash she blames herself for. In this world, Sunel and her classmates are separated into groups and taken to different parts of the hereafter, where each group is informed of their destiny.
Digging in the Stars is an exciting young adult novel that follows the story of Carter, a sixteen-year-old Archeology of Outer Space major, as she and her class journey to the mysterious planet Thror. An excellent student, she is her professor's TA and put in charge of making reservations for the class’s expedition to the planet Magnus for an archeology apprenticeship.
At sixteen-year-old Lola’s Texas high school, there’s a classic Breakfast Club mix of students — jocks, nerds, princesses, and misfits. Lola, nicknamed Lowly, fits mostly into the latter category, but she’s determined to make the 1981-82 school year a success. Among the challenges are trigonometry, unrequited crushes, and the Demented Duo, a pair of insufferable boys who make John Bender look like a sweetheart.
High school: a place traditionally home to homework, cliques, and bullies. The high school that Lola attends is no different, yet for her, the place is extremely trying. Raised as a Christian teen, Lola strives to be an overall good and kind person, yet that is much easier said than done, especially when the "Demented Duo" is extremely persistent in insulting her at every turn.
Abby's mom disappeared five years ago while shooting a ghost hunter show in a haunted cave in Arizona. Now Abby is 17, stubborn, and determined to make a change in her life. Her dad is in denial and she is helping to take care of them both. Abby is trying to be brave but her once-perfect life is falling apart. When she discovers a book filled with handwritten notes, she realizes it might be time to finally face the truth. Abby gets together with two good friends and Charlie, the son of the cohost who also went missing in the cave.
Melly and Tom McCarron are used to moving; their father, Jim, is a veteran of World War II. But once the family is finally back together and settled in North Carolina, yet another conflict erupts--the Cold War. When Jim takes a new position in Germany, Melly and Tom are uprooted and moved to an American base, an unknown place to them where they barely know the language. They are being torn away from their Aunt Deeny, who acts as a role model and friend of theirs. However, they don’t complain due to the fear of their father’s abusiveness.
84 Ribbons is a wonderful story about a dancer and her journey through the professional world of ballet. After arriving in Billings, Montana to start her career as a professional ballerina, Marta Selbyrth is in for several not-so-welcome surprises. Once she secures a place to live, Marta begins her dancing journey. It is so full of ups and downs that it soon becomes a roller coaster.
