Back in the time when boomerangs and swords were considered state-of-the-art weapons there lived a boy attempting to become a man. His name was Will, heir to the Nebulan throne. In Nebula, it is tradition for all boys turning eighteen to complete a quest and prove themselves men. But as soon as Will leaves the kingdom to slay a fierce beast, things begin to turn bad. His father dies, and his uncle, the Duke, claims the throne. Will stumbles upon the royal guard, who attempt to slay
In 1798, in the mounatins of Southern France, woodsmen returned to the small village of Lacaune, with a wild boy in their hands. Crowds gathered around him, pointing and laughing.This was his first encounter, that he could remember, with the race he was apart of. So, this begins the story of the wild boy, also known as the Savage of Aveyron, and the long journey he took that brought him all the way to Paris. Throughout this non-fiction retelling, the wild boy learns to live in society and discovers what it really means to be human.
For Travis Coates, the saying 'You only live once' holds no value. Sixteen-year-old Travis had a body riddled with cancer, and the only way to save his life (if it worked) was to cut off his head and put it in a freezer, hoping to reattach it to someone else's body once science progressed enough that the surgery would be possible. No one really believed that it would be successful, but surprise, surprise, five years later, Travis's head woke up attached to a taller and more muscular body.
As the end of summer closed in, Rain thought nothing could be worse than going back to school. When her beloved grandfather passes away suddenly her whole world is turned upside down. The day before her grandfather passed, he gave Rain a mysterious bracelet that now allows her to see ghosts. Rain drags her friend Charlie on an adventure that may answer all the unanswered questions. Throughout Rain’s struggles she learns more about herself and her family.
Sick of puppy love and “Relationship-Zombies?” Becca understands. She knows how easily relationships can change a person, especially after her sister was abandoned at the altar. Being an expert on the subject, Becca can end it. Taking on the title of “The Break-up Artist”, Becca saves Ashland High from “Relationship-Zombies.” A master of her craft, Becca sets each couple up for disaster. There isn’t any couple she can’t break; but when Becca receives an order for Ashland High’s favorite couple, Steve and Huxley, Becca gets nervous.
All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry was a book about two girls who grow up like sisters. They have completely different personalities but neither have a father. Aurora is beautiful and outgoing, while the narrator keeps to herself and dresses however she wants. The girls have been best friends forever, and then Jack comes. Aurora has already dealt with too much loss and can't stand to lose her best friend as well. This is a story about relationships, friendships and how to balance them all.
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.
