Eighth Grade Is Making Me Sick- Eighth grade turns out to be an eventful year for
Ginny and her family, as notes, lists, report cards, doctor bills, and
other "stuff" reveal that the family moves to a big new house, Brian
starts to be more than just a friend, Ginny's mother has a baby, and her
stepfather loses his job.
The Girl Is Trouble- Late 1942 in New York City finds fifteen-year-old
Iris helping more with her father's detective business, as long as she
follows his rules and learns his techniques, but her investigation into
her mother's supposed suicide gets Iris in big trouble--and not just
with her father. (Also on CD)
The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life- Mary, Patrick, Winter, and Dez are determined to
win the unofficial Senior Week Scavenger Hunt, but throughout the
afternoon and evening Mary encounters the demons she and her friends
have faced as high school "also-rans," and ponders what her college and
future will bring. (Also on CD)
Between the Lines- Told in their separate voices, sixteen-year-old
Prince Oliver, who wants to break free of his fairy-tale existence, and
fifteen-year-old Delilah, a loner obsessed with Prince Oliver and the
book in which he exists, work together to seek his freedom. (Also on CD)
There Is No Dog- When the beautiful Lucy prays to fall in love,
God, an irresponsible youth named Bob, chooses to answer her prayer
personally, to the dismay of his assistant, Mr. B who must try to clean
up the resulting catastrophes. (Also on CD)
All the Right Stuff- The summer after his absentee father is killed in a
random shooting, Paul works at a Harlem soup kitchen, where he listens
to lessons about "the social contract" from an elderly African American
man and mentors a seventeen-year-old unwed mother who wants to make it
to college on a basketball scholarship. (Also on CD)
On the Day I Died- In a lonely Illinois cemetery one cold October
night, teen ghosts recount the stories of their deaths in different time
periods, from 1870 to the present, to sixteen-year-old Mike, who
unknowingly picked up a phantom hitchhiker.
Such Wicked Intent- When his grieving father orders the destruction of
the Dark Library, Victor retrieves a book in which he finds the promise
of not just communicating with the dead, but entering their realm, and
soon he, Elizabeth, and Henry are in the spirit world of Chateau
Frankenstein, creating and growing a body.
Insignia- Tom, a fourteen-year-old genius at virtual reality
games, is recruited by the United States military to begin training at
the Pentagon Spire as a combatant in World War III, controlling the
mechanized drones that do the actual fighting off-planet.
Nevermore- One last chance . . . for Max, Fang, and Dylan . .
. before it all ends. "Nevermore" is one last incredible, explosive
adventure with an astonishing ending that no one could have seen coming.
Bird In A Box (Sound Recording)- In 1936, three children meet at the Mercy Home for
Negro Orphans in New York State, and while not all three are orphans,
they are all dealing with grief and loss which together, along with the
help of a sympathetic staff member and the boxing matches of Joe Louis,
they manage to overcome. Includes author's notes.
