Brian is just a normal teenage boy who likes reading spy novels. When his class goes to Europe for a field trip, he gets a taste of real life spying. He watches a man die on the street, and his last few words take Brian on an adventure. First, he talks to the embassy. Then, a man from the embassy kidnaps him so he can save his reputation.
Lion Island is a book about Antonio Chuffat, a twelve-year-old of mixed ancestry, and his two Chinese-American friends, who are living in Cuba during a time of unrest. Antonio was brought to a big city in Cuba when his father wanted him to learn proper Spanish, instead of mixing it with his native language, Cantonese. His mornings are spent learning, while his afternoons are filled with his job as a messenger for Senor Lam.
Damien is the 16-year-old son of a super villain mom and wants to be just like her. One night he gets assigned a letter that he doesn't like on his thumb, which will put him in a category he doesn't want, half super hero and half super villain. In his world, as soon as kids turn 16 at midnight, a letter appears on their thumb dictating who they're supposed to be from there on, Damien did not like his.
Mateo loves his family and home in Mexico more than anything else in the world. But his peaceful life is interrupted when Julian, his older brother, illegally crosses the northern border to find work in the U.S, and soon after, Julian goes missing. Despite his fears of a new, unfamiliar land, Mateo feels he is the only one who can find his brother, so he sets off on an adventure of his own, not knowing the language or what challenges he will face but willing to risk anything to find Julian.
Are you waiting for your first love? Kathleen was waiting for the experience, but didn't realize that her first love was right in front of her eyes. Atticus Primble and Kathleen have been best friends since kindergarten, although their relationship changed in high school when they confessed their affection for each other and developed a deeper relationship. However, their love for each other is tested when Bobby O’Hara, the most popular guy in school, falls in love with Kathleen.
This book is an adventure about a youth from Italy and his family who had fallen on hard times. Young Zaccaro was bought up by a cruel padrone (a master) who had little children work the streets as musicians in the Manhattan area in New York City.
Join the five daughters of The Mother-Daughter Book Club for one final adventure: summer camp. With three months left before college, Emma, Jess, Becca, Megan and Cassidy decide to be camp counselors together at Camp Lovejoy, a six-week girls' program. Cassidy looks forward to her sister Courtney's wedding, Jess and Megan are going to their dream colleges, Becca can't wait to start school with her boyfriend, but Emma struggles to get over her recent breakup.
Fern’s family spends most of their time at their family restaurant, Harry’s, where her parents use their family for commercials. Her older sister Sara takes a year off of school to work at the restaurant. Fern’s in charge of watching her three-year-old brother, Charlie.
