It is 1914 Armenia, and the Donabedian family are Christian Armenians living under the control of Muslim Turks. The rulers of the Ottoman Empire are very hostile towards the Armenians, and there are rumors of a bloody upheaval. Idealistic Papa is loyal to his country, so he and Mama decide to stay. Their son Shahen longs to live with his uncle in New York, but his twin Sosi cannot imagine leaving her loving home.
Growing up, Liz Prince wasn't a girly girl, dressing in pink tutus or playing pretty princess like the other girls in her neighborhood. And she wasn't one of the guys, either. She was somewhere in between. But with the forces of middle school, high school, parents, friendship, and romance pulling her this way and that, "the middle" wasn't exactly an easy place to be. TomBoy follows award-winning author and artist Liz Prince through her early years and explores -with humor, honesty, and polgnancy- what it means "to be a girl."
This book is the second book in the Hunt Trilogy, picking up immediately after the first book ends. Gene, Sissy, and the boys have just escaped from the bloodthirsty vampire-like people.
Breakthrough is a book that is about football. Efram James is going to play football for his new school for the first time in his life, in troy Ohio after moving from Arizona. He has a game coming up soon, against the Carroll Comets. He and his best friend Flick, have found out the comets's offensive plays, and tell his teammates which defensive play to run. Can Efram and Flick help the team win the game?
Timestorm is about people called jumpers who have a special power to jump back in time. Jackson is a jumper who goes back in time and meddles with his past so he can be with his crush, Holly. After being ambushed by a mysterious figure, Jackson wakes up on Misfit Island and finds many others with mysterious backgrounds. Jackson and the others must escape Mistfit Island before Eyewall, the evil organization run by Thomas and others, destroy the planet. Once off Misfit Island, Jackson must fight through armies and his emotions if he wants to save his friends and humanity.
This book is about a girl named Cassie Taylor. She meets a boy named Ethan Holt at acting school. Almost immediately, Cassie feels drawn to Ethan, despite his horrible reputation and rude behavior toward her. The book then switches between the time Cassie is in school and a few years later. This book describes Cassie's struggle to not let herself get into a relationship with someone who has deeply hurt her in the past, despite how much she loves him.
This book follows the life of 17 year old Imogene Rockford as she is thrown into the life of becoming the duchess of Wickersham after the death of her cousin Lucia and grandfather. Plauged by the ghosts of her deceased family, Imogene discovers a secret that has been hidden by generations that will change her life forever. She learns that Lucia's death may not be an accident and enlists Lucia's ex-boyfriend (and her long time crush) , Sebastian Stanhope, to get to the center of the garden hedge maze where all the answers lie. The only problem?
Leo’s Lion is about a boy named Leonardo and his uncle, Leonardo Da Vinci. He is not very happy when his parents send him to his uncle's house to learn more about the world, art, astronomy, and more.
When summer comes everybody seems to be doing something cool, except for Tom (he thinks it is cool, nobody else does). He is friends with Mr.Duke who owns a grocery store. Next to the store is a vacant lot. Mr.Duke is allowing Tom to do an archaeological dig in the lot.
Lainey Young is at Northbrook Academy and is currently in her senior year. She has a boyfriend, Carter Penrose, and she's worried about her classes, college and boyfriend. She's also worried about the vision that she saw at the end of last year of her impending death which she has to find a way to change before it's too late. Will she be able to save herself at all, or will she end up dying and be able to do nothing at all?
