AshfallBy Mike Mullin
After the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano destroys his city and its surroundings, fifteen-year-old Alex must journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Illinois to find his parents and sister, trying to survive in a transformed landscape and a new society in which all the old rules of living have vanished.
Just Your Average PrincessBy Kristina Springer
Working in her family's pumpkin patch every year, seventeen-year-old Jamie has dreamed of two things--dating co-worker Danny and being crowned Pumpkin Princess--but her beautiful and famous cousin Milan's visit may squash all of her hopes.
Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917By Sally M. Walker
When two ships collided in Halifax Harbour, on December 6, 1917, one of them was full of munitions for World War I. The ensuing explosion, aftershocks, and tsunami wrecked unbelievable devastation. It was the largest explosion in the world until the atomic bomb was detonated in World War II in 1945.
A Sword in Her HandBy Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem & Pat van Beirs
A disappointment to her father since the day she was born, Marguerite resists her father's will for her to marry a man she doesn't love, as well as other forces which threaten her home, such as the plague.
My Name Is Not EasyBy Debby Dahl Edwardson
Alaskans Luke, Chickie, Sonny, Donna, and Amiq relate their experiences in the early 1960s when they are forced to attend a Catholic boarding school where, despite different tribal affiliations, they come to find a sort of family and home.
Wherever You GoBy Heather Davis
Seventeen-year-old Holly Mullen, overwhelmed with responsibility at home, grieving over her boyfriend Rob's tragic death, and confused by the sudden attention of his best friend, Jason, is further upset when her Alzheimer's-stricken Papa Aldo claims to be having conversations with Rob's ghost.
Charles Dickens and the Street Children of LondonBy Andrea Warren
Warren takes the reader on a journey into the workhouses, slums, factories, and schools of Victorian England, and into the world of Charles Dickens who used his pen to do battle on behalf of the poor.
Belle's SongBy K. M. Grant
In 1387, fifteen-year-old Belle joins Geoffrey Chaucer, his scribe Luke, squire Walter, and others on a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury to atone and pray for a cure for her father's crippling injury, but political intrigue threatens them all.
DeviantBy Adrian McKinty
Fourteen-year-old Danny Lopez reviews the path that led him from Las Vegas, Nevada, to an experimental school near Colorado Springs and then to his imminent death at the hands of a cat-killer ready for bigger prey.
What You Wish For: Stories and Poems for DarfurYour favorite authors write to honor Darfur.
Signing Their Rights AwayBy Denise Kiernan & Joseph D'Agnese
Presents the lives, deaths, and scandals involving the thirty-nine signers of the United States Constitution, including Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and James McHenry.
SizzleBy Lee McClain
When the aunt she lives with becomes ill, orphaned Linda Delgado must leave Arizona for Philadelphia, where she struggles to adapt to a huge foster family, eating canned food, and finding an outlet for her love of cooking.
The Traitor's SmileBy Patricia Elliott
In 1793, Eugenie de Boncoeur arrives at the home of her English uncle and cousin, but the French Revolution has pursued her in the form of Guy Deschamps, who is determined to bring her back to Paris to marry the Pale Assassin.
