The Headmasters is a young adult science fiction novel set one hundred years in the future. The story is told from the main character, Maple's, point of view. Blue Ring, where Maple lives, is inhabited by Headmasters, a species of bug that arrived sixty years prior, after an event that wiped out all other human life on the planet. The headmasters are a parasitic species that attach to the back of their human host and control their actions. When a host dies, their headmaster is transferred to a new host.
Former child star turned scriptwriter/bar owner, Steve Wilkerson is having his script read by producer/director Marco Zeffirelli, and it seems to be a go project. The only problem is that Zeffirelli’s ex-wife is Judy Bentley, Steve’s former co-star on the sitcom The Three Little Amigos and someone whom Steve was caught in a compromising position with.
Possible Happiness by David Ebenbach is a coming-of-age novel about discovering your true self and stepping out of your comfort zone. Jacob is a young high schooler who makes money by giving kids pony rides in the children's zoo. In school, he is barely noticeable, both to his classmates and even his friends who ride the subway home with him. Jacob's life had been a quiet one until one day when he cracked a joke in class. Eric, his classmate who heard the joke, recognized him on his way home and invited him to a party at his house.
Jacob has always felt like an outsider in his own life. His father is miles away in Chicago, his sister is off at college, his own mother seems distant and preoccupied, and at school he may as well be wall decor. But when a simple joke in class earns him an invitation to a party, everything changes. Suddenly, Jacob is part of a group known as the Pack. He is supposed to be the funny one, the one who finally fits in. But as he revels in his newfound happiness, he cannot shake the feeling that it is just a facade. Is his sense of belonging real, or is it just a tragic illusion?
The Silent Witness Mystery is a book by Dorian Rockwood about two brothers who worked together to find out about a mysterious Insurance Company and their salesmen. Paul and Dan Case are identical twin brothers living with their mother. Paul most times works out by sparring with someone in the boxing ring while Dan is a photographer. One day, the twins went on a date with their girlfriends when they found a burning supermarket. After rendering help to Mr. Davis, the owner of the supermarket, they found out about a man approaching business owners and telling them about an insurance company.
The Night War tells the heroic story of Miriam Schrieber, or Miri, a 12-year-old Jewish girl with commendable courage in the face of dangerous circumstances in France during World War 2. She makes the best of their confines of living in war times with food shortages and rules with her loving family and neighbors, including Nora Rosenbaum, the two-year-old neighbor girl, who is like a sister. All of that changes as she and Nora escape the roundup of Jews. They are transported and separated to temporary safety.
Have you ever experienced moving out of the only place you think you will find comfort and friends? If yes, then you are just like Sam. Why don't you dive into this story as we experience her life after this? Ever The Same, written by Michelle Wishner, is about a young adult named Sam. Recently, her father got a promotion at work that required his family to move. It was quite shocking to Sam as she was already in her final year of high school. Not only that, but she would also have to leave her best friend Becky, and all the memories of what they had planned to do were going to waste.
In 1930’s Germany, Gisela joins the Bund Deutsche Madel, or the BDM (The League of German Girls). At first she enjoys being a member, but after awhile, she begins to question their tactics and policies. When people around her and eventually she herself become potential targets, she sees Hitler and the Nazi Party for the evil that they really are.
Outside her dismal, dilapidated house lies a pile of sticks; knock them over and tomorrow they will be back in place, but never, never take one – the consequences are beyond the limits of your mind. Ali, a high school senior, and her two dads, Jared and Von, are unknowingly moving just across the street from Richland’s witch. Despite their many misgivings about Jared’s new job at the nuclear power plant, they agree to tolerate Richland, a place where they stand out like sore thumbs.
Shifting Portals by Kelsey Ruud is a fantasy book about some teenagers as they go on an adventurous journey to lift the curse placed on the Portal House. How would you feel if you found a house with a portal that could take you around the world? Well, Lizzie, a young girl who couldn't wait to get home after spending the summer in California, thought about her friends and more importantly, a secret. She had found a Portal House with her friend Johnny, which could take them anywhere in the world. When she arrived in Portland, her home, she tried to stay patient until it was nighttime.
