“He should know. Nate’s been in trouble since fifth grade, which is right around the time we last spoke. The gossip mill tells me he’s on probation with Bayview’s finest for.... something.”
“Only by courageously facing the stark revelations can Sky and Holder hope to heal their emotional scars and find a way to live and love without boundaries. ”
“A gripping family drama where a trio of cousins uncover a trail of lies and betrayals. Three friends relive an epic ditch day, and it goes horribly—and fatally— ...”
“Two cars, an old red one and a non descript grey one, are smashed into each other at a right angle. We all stare at them in silence until Mr. Avery lets out an exasperated sigh. ‘I’d better make sure no one is hurt.”
“Old Man Blackcurrant stuck his head out of the bush. ‘Glad to see you!’ he said. ‘There’s hardly a ripe berry on any of my bushes yet.’ ‘Well, hurry up and ripen them as quickly as you can. Father says he’s coming very soon,’ said September.”
“At last the coach turned into the long drive that led up to St Clare’s, the girls’ noses pressed up against the windows as they looked out. Isabel frowned. Normally in the first day of term there were girls wandering around simply everywhere.”
“The others looked around as another sixth former approached. Margaret was a remarkably good-looking girl, with straight dark hair cut in a dramatic bob, unusual violet-coloured eyes and high cheekbones that gave her a rather exotic appearance.”
“Kevin and Sadie have to live with violence every single day and the reader is with them as their tolerance grows less and less with the way they’re forced to live and hide their relationship.”
“Ms. Römer, the two’s history teacher, assigns them to a school project. After Karl was with Niklas, a CD is missing. Niklas is soon sure that Karl stole it.”
“It is the story of the Sager children, who set off with their parents from Missouri in a covered wagon along the newly (and I mean NEWLY) blazed Oregon Trail. Tragedy strikes and the children, led by 14 y/o John, decide to keep going. ”
“The first thing we have to do in our group of five is to think up a name for ourselves. This is to develop teamwork, I think. ‘The Destroyers,’ suggests Moppsy. ‘Maybe not,’ sayd Ms Radclif. She doesn’t seem to have any hiking boots, either.”
“Alex is a many talented, fun loving girl. She is an aspiring swimming champion, a great pianist, a wonderful actor, an achieving ballet dancer, and a skilled and determined hockey player...”
“How were you supposed to change- in ways both big and small- when your family was always there to remind you of exactly the person you apparently signed an ironclad contract to be?”
“The next night, it’s a land filled with butter men, roads paved with chocolate, or a young shrimp who has the courage to defy expectations and do things differently.”
“Maud Hart Lovelace creates a charming world of happiness, love, and beauty as she describes the lives of Betsy and Tacy, two little girls growing up as friends.”