Rain of the Ghosts by Greg Weisman is a great fast-paced book that keeps you turning the pages all night. The action-packed plot centers on teenaged Rain Cacique and her best friend Charlie who live on a chain of islands the locals call the “Ghost Keys.” One day Rain’s beloved grandfather Sebastian Bohique dies, leaving Rain only his old armband made of two gold snakes twisted together. What Rain doesn’t know is that the armband gives her the power to see ghosts, and soon mysterious ghosts start to haunt her, people she has never seen before.
This book follows a boy named Arlo and his experiences. The tragedy of his parents' death years before, the heartbreak of his grandfather's ailing state and failing memory, and the courage it takes Arlo to seek out his grandmother and break family barriers that were forged long ago. It's a story of one boy coming forward to help heal, be healed, and suffering through the trials that courage brings.
Jemma lives in a castle. It’s not a life of luxury, however. Her family, the Agromonds, are the rulers of a kingdom ravaged by the Mist, which blocks out all light. The people of this land have not seen the Sun for generations. The Agromonds relish this darkness, and love all things disturbing and cruel. Jemma does not fit in. She knows she should enjoy the thought of creating a new spell each week, should love the rage and fury of storms, should feel strengthened by the summoning of dark entities, but it’s all opposite. She never bother
Wild Boy is different from other people. One thing he has is hair all over his body and for another he can tell everything about you in just one glance. He is a star attraction in a freak show in Victorian London. Then one day it all changes, a murder happens at the fair and he is the prime suspect. It’s like Jack the Ripper all over again in London with a full blown man hunt happening everywhere. Wild boy is sucked into a mystery all throughout London revolving around a mysterious society trying to prove his innocence.
Ethan Chase just wants to get back to normal. But when your sister’s one of the most powerful faeries in Nevernever, ‘normal’ is hard to come by. Exspecially after vanishing into thin air for a week. Now his nephew’s missing, and he just might be on the verge of doing the unthinkable. He’s dragged back into the Nevernever with Kenzie, the girl he’s forbidden to see. Can he stop his nephew in time before he sinks further into the darkness?
One morning Riley and her younger sister Mia find their grandmother dead in her bed. They head off to find Riley's dad that they only know by an address on an envelope. They hide in a bus that takes them to "The Burning Man". There they meet a boy named River. River tries to help them find their dad by getting them closer to their destination. When they meet Riley's grandmother they can only hope that their father is just as nice and kind to them as their grandmother is.
Once again, Acacia “Casey” and her parents are spending their annual summer vacation at Disneyland. Except this time it is a lot different. Casey usually brings her now ex best friend, Kiley. But Kiley has transformed into a completely different girl overnight, who is mean, rude, immature, and not the previous best friend whom Casey longs to share her vacation with. Casey is a sentimental and slightly awkward girl, with many an obscure Disney fact hidden inside her mind.
The town of Gypsum, Nevada is shutting down, now that the housing market has collapsed and the gypsum mine is inactive. Ben Stanley is lucky- he has a full ride to college. His friends and family aren't as fortunate, and Ben feels guilty about leaving them to start over on their own.As a last hurrah before everyone goes their seperate ways, Ben's best friends take him to the Gypsy family parked on the side of a highway for a card reading.
Black Spring was inspired by the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. Alison Croggon adds an Eastern European flavor to the setting and a fantasy twist to the classic tale of a passionate obsession. Set in the savage northern plateau in a region known as the Black Country, the story centers on the unhappy lives of Lina Kadar and a boy called Damek. Lina is the daughter of the wealthy Lord Kadar, a relation of the king. Her mother, who came from a family of powerful wizards and was cursed for marrying outside of her clan, died giving birth to Lina.
17 year old Jesse was living a normal life, going to school, crushing on boys, shopping. Then one day her parents sat her down for a talk. Her dad, who was always having visions of the future, told her the world was going to end!
