A boy who has been sitting alone at lunch for 622 days straight, and who has a mental disorder, learns that his crush's dad just died in a car crash. Together, they face school bullies and the struggles of having a mental disorder in high school. When she comes to him to solve the mystery of why her father actually died, it leads to a clue that unravels the whole story. Then her world is turned upside down by a family secret that changes everything.
Will Allen and The Terrible Truth - Chronicles of the Monster Detective is the fourth book in the Will Allen series of books. Will Allen is a teenage monster hunter. Whenever a girl has a monster in her room, he's there to help. He will deal with many struggles like you would think any young monster hunter would. Sometimes monsters can even talk! Will Allen and his friends go on many adventures that you can join.
This book, about a girl whose parents die, is full of unexpected twists and turns, with secrets revealed around every corner. At first, their deaths look like just an unfortunate accident, but after a long period of time, the truth is revealed. After tragedy, Beth decides to travel the world while working up the courage to confront what actually happened to her parents.
Josephine Sedgwick and Mitchell Morrison are two high schoolers on the eve of graduation. Both have spent their whole lives at Indian Paintbrush Community, tucked away high up in the mountains and living in small cabins.
Everyone at Paintbrush contributes to the community through their life's work. They sell fruits and vegetables at the local farmers market. They live a natural life. Electronics are not allowed.
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed tells the story of a group of high school girls who decide to take a stand against the culture of a small town that has allowed several boys to get away with a serious crime. Erin, Rosina, and Grace are outcasts in their school - a new girl, an outsider, and an unknown - but they all share a desire to give voice to a girl who lost hers when she decided to file charges for a terrible crime.
Will Allen and the Terrible Truth - Chronicles of the Monster Detective Agency series book #4 by Jason Edwards follows the lives of main characters Will and Jeannine. The amazing monster stories are simply vivid detailing of every day struggles that kids endure: bullying, body shaming, low self-esteem, guilt. Will and Jeannine help their peers, and fellow classmates to face their "monsters" which are their fears. It is with trust, loyalty, honesty and forgiveness that Will is able to slay the monsters that haunt children and himself. The author shows kids t
Chloe is a happy twelve-year-old girl until her parents decide to move to India. Chloe isn't so happy because she'll miss her best friend, Katie, and her school. At her new school, she will have to not only make new friends, but also learn Hindi, a whole new language!
There were well over half a dozen main characters, but probably the two most closely followed by the author were Carrie—a ten year old girl who has to move to Nevada from New Jersey because of a divorce, and Milla—mother-less daughter of Devon, who takes care of wild horses after they are rounded up. Carrie and Milla become friends as the story takes a magical turn involving the Calico Mountains, quilts, meditation, Calico Horses, and these random squares of calico that seemingly fall from the sky.
In this superstitious story, marvelous Margo is a fit, popular girl in her school. She has her best friends Kat, Brenda, and Chelsey. She has the perfect life until she is falsely accused by Kat of telling secret information about her dad. Kat, Brenda, and Chelsey stop talking to her and start doing extremely cruel actions toward her. All of this causes a tragic event that changes Margo’s life forever. She forms a secret group with a few other bullied teenagers who want to get revenge. They call themselves the M.O.B., meaning Mind Over Bullies.
A Horse Named Viking is about a Danish Warmblood colt, Viking, whose dam (mom), Carpia, was put down because she defended her foal against Ulrik, a drunken groom (stable boy) who attacked them. Viking was not yet weaned at the time, and after Carpia’s death, Viking stops eating and nearly dies. When he recovers he is sold by Kurt, his owner. After Viking has been passed through several owners and a top-class sale barn, he is bought by Anne O’Neil, an American Olympic/Grand Prix (the highest level of dressage) rider who bought him as a last resort.
