Saving Grace by Darlene Ryan
Summary: Broken-hearted over having to give up her baby for adoption, Evie takes drastic action by taking Brianna from her adoptive parents and heading for Montreal. Hoping to start a new life with her boyfriend, Justin, and her daughter, Evie encounters roadblocks that she didn’t expect when Justin isn’t on board with her plan and taking care of Brianna is more difficult than she expected. When she finds herself alone with her child, she is faced with making a decision to follow her plans or act in Brianna’s best interests. Number of Pages: 97 Age Range: 13-15 Review:...
Read MorePirate Rock by David Walker
Summary: Keith and Nelson are close brothers who find themselves working for Mr. Becker and his private zoo of sorts for the summer. The money is great and they make friends with Kim, Mr. Becker’s step-daughter, but overheard conversations alert the brothers to criminal activity and they decide to investigate. When Keith and Nelson find themselves in over their heads, a desperate act will save their lives and change them forever. Number of Pages: 185 Age Range: 13-15 Review: I wonder if Kevin Major and David Walker ever had a chance to meet when Walker was alive (He died in 1992)....
Read MoreSporeville by Paul Marlowe
Summary: Elliott Graven and his father, the doctor, have moved to Spohrville, Nova Scotia in response to a job offer for the position of town physician recently made available by an untimely death. Turns out the previous doctor’s death is the tip of the iceburg in Spohrville – a man named Professor Strange is controlling the whole town through mysterious means, using the townspeople to work in his silver mine and submit to his cruel experiments against their will. Elliot’s allergies end up protecting him from Professor Strange’s mind control, and together with a local...
Read MoreTen Thousand Truths by Susan White
Summary: Thirteen year-old Rachel is in foster care after the death of her mother and her brother Caleb. Bounced around from one foster home to the next, Rachel finds herself in trouble with the law and headed to Amelia Walton’s house, otherwise known as her last chance. Amelia has the touch for mending wounded spirits, and Rachel finds a true home with her and foster siblings Raymond, Crystal and Chelsea. But when Rachel’s paternal grandmother contacts her out of the blue, Rachel is faced with deciding who her family really is, and comes up with an idea to help mend...
Read MoreThunder Over Kandahar by Sharon E. McKay
Summary: Yasmine’s parents have moved her to Afghanistan with idealistic hopes of helping to change the country. Their outsider ways and liberal beliefs attract unwanted attention, and put all of their lives in serious danger from the Taliban. Along the way Yasmine’s parents hire Tamanna to be her companion and the two become the best of friends since going to school is not an option. When the situation turns deadly, their friendship is put to the test as they are forced to make a perilous journey, but the kindness of strangers and family persistence will pull them through....
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