But when Lauren realizes that she is falling in love with Spencer, she also begins to recognize his moody and self-destructive side.

    Gradually they begin to comprehend that their country has been invaded and everyone in their town has been taken prisoner. As the reality of the situation hits them, they must make a decision — run and hide, give themselves up and be with their families, or fight back.

    All three titles included in this Fear Street Saga omnibus edition were USA Today bestsellers and have combined for nearly two of R.L.

    She knows about the young girl who burned at the stake--and the bloody feud between two families that caused the unspeakable horror that has lasted 300 years!She knows, and she wants to tell.Are you sure you want to hear it?

    Now the eight-month-old Alicia lives at Childcare because she was given away by her sick teenage mother. Desi can relate to feeling unloved. Her parents give her all the material things she needs, but there seems to be a wall between her mother and herself.Working at Childcare has opened Desi's heart and allowed her to feel the love that she's been longing for. But Alicia is not her child and there is no cure for her condition. Can Desi cope with the harsh realities and still believe in love?Working at Childcare has opened Desi's heart and allowed her to feel the love that she's been longing for. But Alicia is not her child and there is no cure for her condition. Can Desi cope with the harsh realities and still believe in love? -->From the Paperback edition.

    Do you sometimes feel like the Lord thought up the commandments just to keep you from having fun and enjoying life? John Bytheway explains how the Lord's guidelines fit into our lives and how they can help us solve our oproblems.

    When they were children, his weight and her scars made them both outcasts. Now Sarah Byrnes—the smartest, toughest person Eric has ever known—sits silent in a hospital. Eric must uncover the terrible secret she’s hiding before its dark current pulls them both under. Will appeal to fans of Marieke Nijkamp, Andrew Smith, and John Corey Whaley.

    When his baby sister disappears from the river near their summer home, eighth grader Chris fights the assumption that she has drowned and sets off on a journey to discover the truth.

    Living in the shadow of her beautiful and talented younger sister, Lee cares for a wolf pack that needs protection from cattle ranchers.

    

    in black-and-white. Opening note by Coretta Scott King. For the first time, the most important account ever written of a childhood in slavery is accessible to young readers. From his days as a young boy on a plantation to his first months as a freeman in Massachusetts, here are Douglass's own firsthand experiences vividly recounted--expertly excerpted and powerfully illustrated.

    Jennie's summer seems perfect until her grandmother disappears with a million dollars in stolen diamonds. Thrilling intrigue for young adult readers.

    Tragically, dreams of success through good grades and hard work are wiped aside as white society shows him, out of both kindness and malice, that poor black kids in Mississippi don't have much of a hand in creating their own destinies. Refusing to accept this allotted role, and after a deadly confrontation with his father's accuser, Corbitt sets out for California, the land of opportunity and racial equality. Upon his arrival in West Oakland, a whole other world awaits. This is a world populated by gangs and crack dealers, violent cops and street kids, and one where the future seems even bleaker than it does back at home. Against the odds, he helps some of the local homeboys overcome one of their many predators and discovers the power of his African heritage. Finally, he learns to trust his own strength.Filled with a remarkably diverse cast of characters and written with gut-wrenching immediacy, cutting-edge street slang, and a haunting lyricism, "Six Out Seven" is a brutally honest novel about what it means to be a black teenager in America today."Few authors capture the slang and terrors of inner-city streets the way Mr. Mowry does. And few write with such a sense of mission and fury.... Mowry has emerged as a vital and important literary voice."-- "The New York Times Book Review"

    It seemed the perfect setting to clear her head and prepare for the future while letting go of her past. But when her best friend Chelsea joins her at the last minute, Kate's plans for a quiet summer go right out the window. First she loses her prized dorm room and she and Chelsea are forced to sink their life savings into a five-bedroom rental. As if finding three roommates wasn't hard enough, it turns out the tenant in the adjoining boat house just happens to be Justin Garret, the sexy lifeguard from last summer -- the very person Kate's been trying so hard to forget.

    But now a new boy at school threatens to come between them. When Holly's scheme backfires, she learns the meaning of both friendship and forgiveness. Ages 11-14. Holly's Heart book 1.

    Zack has always felt like an outsider in his family but doesn't quite know why until he begins having nightmares which reach back for long-hidden childhood memories.

    First-person stories of successful young inventors, step-by-step instructions on how to be an inventor, and more.

    But from the minute they pick up a gorgeous hitchhiker, the girls are in for the most horrifying trip of their lives.