Awakening, by Lauren Ashely, is the story of how a quiet, average girl named Emma learns that she is not who she thinks she is. This story begins when a hot, new guy moves to town named Connor. Connor immediately takes interest on her and begins to hit on her. They begin to see each other and end up going to a lake with their friends. They move away from the rest of the group, and he gives her a gift, a bracelet with a little crystal in the middle. She thought was that it was a normal bracelet, until the jewel started to glow.
When eleven young schoolgirls traipse wonderingly from the gates of their school, each struggling to grasp the depth of a vast world beyond her reach, they do not for even a moment think to anticipate the dramatic event that will forever alter their lives.
The epitome of a coming to age story, this book is about four very diverse teenagers. Their stories are filled with turmoil, despair and a love triangle that will all be revealed with nothing left out. Two sisters and two brothers come together every summer in upstate New York in their Russian grandparents' homes, a place they think they can forget about everything and everyone, where they can finally be themselves. That is until a secret will unfold and tear apart their relationships.
"Bluffton" by Matt Phelan is a graphic novel. It takes place in the early 1900's. It is about a boy, named Henry, who meets a Vaudeville actor, named Buster Keaton. The two of them are the main characters in the book. They did a lot of things together They played only in the summer because Buster and his parents were always travelling with the vaudeville performers.
Tramp is about a dog who gets sold to a pet store. Tramp made friends with some of the other pets that are at the pet store. After Tramp is sold to a nice loving family, he finds out that he is a detective dog. When Tramp finds a mystery to solve, he has to get his human family and some of their friends to help him figure it out. Tramp even gets some of his animal friends to help him with the mystery. Will Tramp figure out the mystery before it is too late?
Seventeen-year-old Jesse and his friends have recently escaped slavery to aliens and are living in a rebel camp in relative safety. As their leader gets weaker, plans for leadership and survival are debated and revised, and all the while Jesse’s mental powers are increasing and changing. Some rebels begin to believe that he has been chosen by the gods to host the Warrior Spirit and will save them all as the camp’s safety disintegrates. But before he can, Jesse must decide where his heart lies and come to terms with the power within him.
Emma is a teenage girl who is quiet and shy. She hates being in the spotlight and would rather hide in the shadows. However, she soon learns she is not who she thinks she is. It all starts when a new guy named Connor moves to town. After hanging out with Connor and her friends at a lake, Connor tries to kill her. Luckily, her friend Griffin saves her and kills Connor before he can kill Emma. From there on, her life took a crazy turn. Sarah, her best friend, Griffin, a lady named Kendra, a guy named Sebastion, and her old crush, Jordan, are all her protectors and teachers.
My Chemical Mountain is about Jason, who lives near landfills and broken-down factories. His best friendsare a cautious inventor named Cornpup and a daredevil named Charlie. Jason’s father died on the job while working for the only company left in the town, Mareno Chem. His father was trying to expose the company for illegally manufacturing Phenzorbiflux, a dangerous chemical. Cornpup is trying to bring down Mareno Chem for polluting their town and dumping toxins in the creek. Jason and Charlie want to help Cornpup, but they don’t completel
