A young woman struggles to understand the passionate feelings and mystery surrounding her husband's beautiful first wife, now dead, but still a presence in their home.
Resentful of his stepfather, eight-year-old Eli runs away with a plan to bike to Alaska to see his father, but a meeting with the mysterious Swamp Man helps him change his mind.
When he is wrongly accused of gravely injuring his baby half-sister, thirteen-year-old Branwell loses his power of speech and only his friend Connor is able to reach him and uncover the truth about what really happened.
When Maurine finds out her mom's boyfriend will soon be her step-father, she struggles to accept the changes that seem to be coming at her too quickly. She'll find solace and strength in her improv comedy group and her best friends, the Sleepover Girls.
Anxious, awkward Analee Echevarria only feels confident playing her favorite online game, but with a potential real-world romance and her father's remarriage looming, she begins to rediscover herself.
Told in two voices and languages, Vietnamese American Annie and Hispanic American Maya attend different schools but spend nearly every weekend together, until something special happens to bring them closer together. In English and Spanish.
"Anna Huntley and her friends are going on a class trip . . .to ROME (definitely requires shouting)! This is the ideal opportunity for Anna not only to escape the craziness of her dad's wedding to his world-famous actress fiancee, but also to have a real romantic date with Connor."--Provided by publisher.
When eleven-year-old Robby takes drastic steps to stop his widowed father from developing a new love interest, his friend Beth has to step in and help him come to terms with the situation.
