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.
In Shades of Blue, Joyce Scarbrough tells about friends Sam and JoJo, who go on a journey to prove Sam's abusive stepfather, Russ, guilty for his crimes. This realistic fiction book is set in the present day in a town and features two teenagers, a boy named Sam and a girl named JoJo. Sam and JoJo have been friends since they were five years old. A bully, Chip Wiley, bullies Sam and JoJo. Sam, being the braver of the two, protects JoJo, but they have other things to worry about. Russ attacks them both, and they need to find proof to where Sam's real father went.
In the book Winter Falls, Nicole Maggi tells about a girl and her mom. Alessia’s dad died, so it’s just her and her mom living in a small town. Then a new boy comes to town whom she falls for. But when weird things start happening, she doesn’t know what to do. Read Winter Falls to find out more.
