In a world where Norse Gods and the United States of Asgard are bound side by side in the Covenant, Signy Valborn was destined to become The Ninth Valkyrie since she was just seven, and her parents had died. She had climbed up on the New World Tree and found the Alfather, Odin the Mad, god of the hanged, and he made her the destined Valkyrie of The Tree. And then years later, burned into that very same tree-
The Valkyrie of the Tree will prove herself with a Stone Heart.
The book revolves around the camp Shadow Falls. It's a camp for people with paranormal powers like vampires, shape shifters, and others. The main character is a girl named Della, and she has family issues not even due to the fact that she is vampire. Her family doesn't even know she's a vampire, and I'm sure Della doesn't want to tell them either. One day Della goes home to visit her family, and finds a picture and letter from a possibly dead relative, and she wants to find that lost family member.
This book was about a teen that has personal and family troubles. He is very behind in school. He wants to finish High School, but the odds seem against him. He is the only person in his family who speaks English. He usually has to talk to people like the doctors, the laundry man, the electrical company and so on. He works many jobs. His dad is paralyzed and can’t walk, much less help his family. He knows why. And he knows it is his fault. Can he earn his high school degree? Or will he go on as another person who can’t
Spunky young Ondine ran away from psychic summer camp, feeling the lack of her supernatural abilities greatly. Ondine soon finds she herself is in fact quite powerful. First she hears a talking ferret, then discovers a man under a curse and a heritage she thought was merely folklore. Things happen in a whirlwind for Ondine. She continues to develop her powers, but other things also develop — like feelings for her ferret friend. Ondine also attracts the attention of the dashing son of the duke. Read The Summer of Shambles to see how it all plays out.
For Tenjat, a young refugee from a hostile Turtle Island, Ceibak would only ever be a myth, a fairytale told to children to dull the shame of becoming a farmer. Tenjat doesn’t want to be a farmer and hub, but a Handler—a protector of the island. He doesn’t waste time on the fairytale nonsense of a world where food is bountiful and danger nonexistent when he has to provide for his younger sister. When Tenjat finally begins his training to become a Handler, he never wants to hear about Ceibak again, but isn’t so lucky.
Brooklyn Prescott (if that’s even her real name) is the new girl at The Rosewood Academy for Academic Excellence, a boarding school for children of the rich and famous and known for its celebutantes. Rosewood is an all girls school which makes Brooklyn sad. But luckily for Brooklyn, and the rest of the Rosewood girls, there’s a boys’ boarding school, The Westwood Academy, just a few miles away.
SCAN is a book about a boy named Tate who lives with his father. In Tate's opinion, he is always doing his best at everything, but his father always wants more. One day, he breaks into his dad's lab to have some quiet time with his girlfriend, Christina. While in his dad's lab, he discovers a device he knows nothing about. Not knowing what it truly is, he takes it to school with him and later gives it to Christina. While at school, Tate’s dad comes and confronts him with the fact that he knew Tate broke into his lab and took something. A
22 year old Taylor Mistry, who is in veterinary training, returns from a year abroad in Italy to her home in South Coast. She feels like a new person. She recently lost weight and is struggling with people's new perceptions of her and fitting back in to her hometown and old life. On her way home from the airport, she sees and tries to help an injured wolf. She is interrupted by a bloodcurdling screech and an unknown assailant who leaves scratches on her back. Soon, dangerous events are occurring near Taylor, and she comes close to death several times.
