Van Draanen, Wendelin

"Lincoln Jones is always working on the latest story he's got going in his notebook. Those stories are his refuge. A place where the hero always prevails and the bad guy goes to jail. Real life is messy and complicated, so Lincoln sticks to fiction and keeps to himself. Which works fine until a nosy girl at his new school starts prying into his private business. She wants to know what he's writing, where he disappears to after school, and why he never talks to anybody"--OCLC.

"In this . . . guide to writing and living the creative life, Wendelin Van Draanen shares what she's learned from her years as a published author--and from the ten years spent trying to become a published author"--Provided by publisher.

Author Wendelin Van Draanen, author of "Flipped," shares how writing changed her life. She also offers advice on the craft along with practical ideas for living a creative life.

Author Wendelin Van Draanen, author of "Flipped," shares how writing changed her life. She also offers advice on the craft along with practical ideas for living a creative life.

"In this . . . guide to writing and living the creative life, Wendelin Van Draanen shares what she's learned from her years as a published author--and from the ten years spent trying to become a published author"--Provided by publisher.

While celebrating the New Year with a friend, Sammy encounters a mystery involving an elderly neighbor, a pioneer cabin, and a century-old family feud.

When her history teacher begins receiving death threats and her own name is near the top of the suspect list, eighth-grader Sammy is determined to find the real perpetrator, but she is distracted by her mother's relationship problems, her almost-boyfriend inexplicably avoiding her, and her duties as a reluctant bridesmaid.

Two thirteen-year-old boys share neighborhood adventures, complaints about their older sisters, family secrets, and even guilt that bind them together in a special friendship.

"When youth sleuth Sammy Keyes travels to Las Vegas to stop her mom from marrying her boyfriend's dad, she never expects she'll learn the identity of her absent father in the process"--Provided by publisher.

When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a way to help rekindle her dream of running again.