Devin Rhodes is dead -found at the bottom of Woodacre Ravine, buried in her parent's flower garden, lost to the world she loved so much forever. And it's all Cassandra Kirschner's fault. She can recall that night vividly - the blind date, the tense conversations, the giant blowup, and the back of Devin's too-white shirt as she runs from the mall parking lot, never to be seen again. Her parents are devastated, the town in a near panic, the killer still on the loose. And it's her fault. Tormented by guilt, Cass struggles to function without her best friend.
In My Wizard Buddy by Scott Spotson, Tyler Dunsmore is a lonely 11-year-old boy. When he wishes for a best friend he suddenly gets one. His wish is granted in the form of Dirk, an 11-year-old wizard who is not from Earth. Dirk needs some help since he doesn’t know much about Earth.
Fifteen-year-old Devin Rhodes can’t wait to get rid of that baby title freshman. As a svelte sophomore, she thinks she’ll have a boyfriend who’s a man, not a little kid. Her shy best friend, Cass, isn’t so sure. She doesn’t like how Devin winks and shows off her lacy bra, or how she steals shimmering brown lip gloss from the pharmacy just because she can.
Elizabeth Landers is planning to have an enjoyable summer with her relatives in North Carolina. However, the prospect of enjoyment quickly comes to a halt once Mr. Joseph Samuel drives off a bridge and plunges into the water below, ultimately ending in the death of him and his daughter. When their bodies are exhumed from the water, clutched in the grasp of Mr. Samuel’s right hand is a rare penny. Once the penny is stolen from the evidence, the police become skeptical of Mr. Samuel's death. Elizabeth wants to investigate Mr.
The Illuminated Forest is a book about a twelve year old boy named Mateo. The story begins not long after his Aunt Minerva dies. The toll of losing her is very hard on Mateo, for she was like a second mother to him. The funeral will be in the town of Palo Verde, so his mom takes him there to attend. His grandparents also appreciate their coming during this time of loss. After the funeral, for reasons even Mateo doesn’t understand, he decides to ask his mom if he can stay with his grandparents in Palo Verde. After she leaves, he is not sure it was a
An action-filled adventure awaits you in The Tale of the Wulks. It is an electrifying book about a fourteen year old named Rilk and his companions. Rilk is autistic and a wulk. A wulk is a creature that is almost exactly like a human; the only differences are that wulks have thick hair on their faces and they grow tails at the age of eighteen. Rilk and his friends are having a party at his house. After the party, Prince Englar, and Rilk's grandfather, Manfield, have a conversation with each other. Prince Englar is a dragon from the dragon planet.
Intelligent sixteen-year-old Vivica Wilkins leads a privileged life in the United Regions of North America. Vivica is a blonde-haired blue-eyed model of political correctness. Her mother is running a successful campaign for presidency and she has a house full of servants. She's even making money on the side by hacking into the school database and changing ailing grades. Her last relationship was with a sweet boy named Ben.
It’s April, 1861 and the civil war is right around the corner.
Joe Wood is a young newspaper man. At the age of 14, he runs the Wiscasset Gazette with the help of his young assistant, Owen, and his older best friend Charlie. Joe has three weeks to repay his debt of $23 or he loses the Gazette. But Joe isn’t the only one with problems, not counting the debt he has to repay. Joe is trying to keep Charlie from enlisting.
The Secret Ingredient by Stewart Lewis is the story of a 16-year-old girl, Olivia, who lives in Los Angeles with her two fathers, Bell and Enrique. Olivia has a passion for cooking and is an expert at it; she even cooks the Saturday special at her father's restaurant, "FOOD." The restaurant is her father's love, but is lately going down the drain, and the family can't gather enough money to keep it going. Olivia and her brother Jeremy know how much the restaurant means to their father, so try to help any way they can.
The main character in the book is a girl named Hildy D’Angelo. Hildy is about 17 years old and she has had only two and a half dates. They weren’t even that great and she would like to forget them. During the summer Hildy wants to find true love.
One day when she and her friends are at a coffee shop, they see this really cute guy working there named Connor. He ends up asking her out. Hildy is very excited and overcome with joy.
