In WhipEye, Samantha starts off being just a quiet, sad girl who talks to a parrot to let go of her feelings. Little does she know that her life is going to change because of that. Charlie (the parrot) starts talking to her one day; he says that she has to rescue him, or the owner of the pet shop (a very bad guy who captures other animals like Charlie and uses them for his own power) will kill him. When she takes him home, the boy next door finds out and wants to help.
The life of an 1890s Russian society girl is full of balls, expensive clothing, young men, and endless lessons in etiquette. If you’re Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, then you also have to deal with all manner of vampires, werewolves, mummies, the undead, and evil fae. That is because she is a powerful necromancer who stands out even among her magical companions. Twice before she has helped her tsar save Russia from being plunged into darkness by evil forces.
Milan's in a very unique position. She's a teenage supermodel hiding the fact that she's hearing impaired. Milan knows what it's like to be discriminated against and teased, and she's reluctant to become the poster child for disabilities at the height of her fame. There are also boys -- a longtime love interest, and a foreign exchange student who swoops into her life in a very big way. She looses her mom and is grieving. Her dad is and has always been distant, and her brother doesn't like her for some reason.
Olivia is not your typical teenager. For one thing, Olivia is adopted. For another, Olivia is more at home in the kitchen than anywhere else. Olivia has been helping at FOOD, her dad Bell's restaurant for years now, but as money is becoming tight, she needs a paying job. Olivia meets a psychic on her way to a job interview, kicking off an entire summer of change. Full of food, love, and the search for a birth parent, Olivia's story uncovers the true meaning of family.
Fifteen-year-old Winston Fletcher and her grandma Nanny have a really good story to tell the police if they get thrown in jail. Winston’s fame-chasing mother, Skye Harper, has sent a letter begging for help. Her life has not been as glamorous as she thought it would be when she left eleven years ago, and Las Vegas is not a good city for the poor. While Winston is perfectly content spending the summer of 1972 swimming, watching the Olympics, and crying over General Hospital, Nanny feels the maternal need to help her daughter.
Penny Hike is a book about teenager Fin O’Connell and his unfortunate life. Fin is verbally abused multiple times by his mother’s brother, Uncle Steve.
Flory, a young night fairy, enjoys her unusually pretty wings for only three months. One evening a bat catches her beautiful wings and ruins them, making flying a thing of the past. The young fairy lands in a human’s garden, finds an abandoned bird house, and makes her home there. Flory discovers that the world is a very dangerous place for fairies who cannot fly. Will she survive?
Rachel had her life all planned out then her world came tumbling down with four words, “we need to talk”. Her aunt who was addicted to drugs and had only seen Rachel a couple times had died. leaving her teenage daughter, Misty, needing a home, something Rachel’s parents were happy to give her. But Misty is a rowdy teen who gets in trouble daily. Believing that Rachel can tame Misty, they force the girls to hang out. Rachel, who has never broken a rule, starts becoming more like Misty each day. Who will really change: Rachel or Misty?
Paul Carpetti seems to have his life already figured out. He is going to work at the local mill for the rest of his life and marry his girlfriend Kathy. The only problem?
In Quantum Spirit follows a thirteen-year-old girl, who, with no warning whatsoever, suddenly has "psychic powers." Salena turns to her parents, most trusted friends, and spirit guide to try to find out what is happening to her. With everyone's help she learns to transition to the spirit world and back. But what she finds is not what she expects.
