Fleeing a mean stepfather in south Texas, Billy-Boy arrives in Florida with his mother and two sisters at the beginning of summer. Billy-Boy quickly befriends a local boy, Tim, and all is well until it becomes clear they both like the same girl, Mae Beth, the daughter of the local surf shop owner. Billy-Boy has to learn how to navigate new terrain, while struggling to overcome feelings about his stepfather. He is helped by the insights of an older...

Living on the seaward side of barrier walls built to protect against rising seas, the only means of survival for Regina Shen is underwater salvage, which is banned by the World Federation. After a storm takes her friend's family and home, Regina is determined to help by defying the Federation.This novelette is a prequel to Regina Shen: Resilience.

Alice Eloise's Silver Linings is the story of a silly, playful Double Doodle pup named Alice Eloise who dreams of becoming a service dog for her best friend, Sarah Kate. But no matter how hard she tries, Alice Eloise just can't tame her natural silliness into the serious respectability service dogs so often possess. Sarah Kate believes in Alice Eloise, encouraging her to look for the 'silver linings' whenever she faces a challenge. Woven throughout...

As a freshman in a suburban college near Chicago, Andrew leads a mundane life until he meets a professor named Tonya. She is secretly a master sorcerer, and she invites him into a conspiracy of magic. Only those few who possess a special ability may join. A resourceful young woman named Charley has the same supernatural gift. She accompanies Andrew on his journey into a dark profession, and romance quickly blooms between the young apprentices. When...

Jacob's class is having a Family Exercise Day, but he is hesitant to participate because he lives with his grandmother. He thinks that she's too old, but will he decide to ask his grandmother to consider participating?

Award-winning author and storyteller W. Nikola-Lisa explores new terrain in this work of historical fiction. Set in 1918, Dear Frank offers the reader a glimpse of life in Boston during the waning days of World War I. Young Andrew, writing to his older brother Frank, a serviceman fighting overseas, is intent on keeping his brother abreast of all that is going on around him, especially the rising fortunes of the Boston Red Sox, led by the young lefthander—and...

Adrienne is a little girl who loves pancakes. She loves them so much, that she wants to eat only pancakes. But what happens when she finds herself with as many pancakes as she can imagine?

Eleven year old Juwon has a lot going on. He gets to join his middle school's football team this year and he really wants to make the team. Is Juwon going to make it, follow along as Juwon learns how to play football.

Mi mamá es la mejor porque rueda en silla sin temor, es una historia desde la perspectiva de una niña que describe sus experiencias al ser criada por su madre que usa una silla de ruedas. El cuento enfatiza que la habilidad física no es un requisito para ser una madre amorosa.

A book about using one's imagination to try new things.