Beatrice expects that she’ll get the lead role in the annual school play, Pocahontas. Then Michiko arrives at school. She recently moved from Japan. She ruins everything, and there’s nothing Beatrice can do about it. Beatrice's sarcastic, mean and bad side, "Bumbling Bea," is making her appearance more often. Beatrice doesn't know how to prevent Bumbling Bea from taking over. Michiko makes things worse by telling the entire world about Beatrice's secret crush. In her own way, Michiko is acting JUST like Bumbling Bea.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2021. It has been six years since the first African American president was assassinated, leaving the country erupting in a widespread turmoil of riots, disorder, and crime. It has been five years since Tulsa became the first fully privatized city in the United States, a grand social experiment with big risks that has the power to change the world. It has been months since the mysterious graffiti WH2RR started to appear on the brick walls on the outskirts of the city.
In this inspiring true account about two pumas, Abayomi and his mother live in a place where skyscrapers are coming closer and closer to their natural habitat, forcing them to be increasingly careful about where they hunt. Scientists knew that there were Pumas near these new cities, and they wanted to create corridors to make a safe place for all wildlife. However something went wrong while Abayomi’s mother went out to hunt one day, as she became trapped in a cage! How will Abayomi ever survive in this tough landscape?
The First Principle by Marissa Shrock is a dystopian, religious novel. It is about a 16 year old girl, Vivica Wilkens, who lives in a futuristic society, the United Regions of North America (URNA). URNA was created after the downfall of the American economy, and aims to prevent another downfall by controlling the population size. The law states that an abortion must be issued to any woman in poverty or underage that becomes pregnant. Vivica is the daughter of a Governor, so all her life she has been taught that the law is always right.
The Silver cord takes the reader on a journey to another realm, where the protagonist, Tasi, must fight to save humanity from the grasp of an evil that wishes to take over, in order to control what they most desperately want, 5 senses. This graphic novel creates a whole new perspective and gives life to the idea of a war between humans, angels and robots.
Adam Locke is a fifteen-year-old who knows his way around computers and has a strong sense of justice. Eventually he catches the attention of some powerful people. He uses his computer skills to get a teacher fired from his school. As a result, he gets into serious trouble, which leaves him vulnerable to the people who have been watching him.
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.
