Juvenile Fiction, People & Places
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The 16 Rule
by Evelyn Gonzalez
Fifteen-year-old Lucy Aceves lives in a cultural tug-of-war. She wants nothing more than to live a normal American teenage life. But her parents’ dumb “Sixteen Rule” and their Latin beliefs force her to tell lies to just about everyone. Lucy...
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Elizabeth and Stella Meet ZOE
by Melissa Harrell
Two girls....Two continents...One generous act of kindness... Elizabeth lives in America and is counting the days until her birthday! She is especially hoping for one special present. Meanwhile, Stella lives in Kenya with her brother and sister...
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The Squatters
by MK Staple
MK Staple’s novel, the Squatters borrows from her travels of the Smoky Mountains, Virginia Beach, Myrtle Beach, and the Florida Gulf Coast. The main character Judas George is a tragic figure born of a seriously dysfunctional and poor family. A...
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The Tree of Life
by Dawn Davis
Charlotte lives with her grandfather in a house with a secret: The Tower Room. It is the one room in which she’s been forbidden to snoop. Charlotte, however, is eleven years old and has a mind of her own, and when she and her friend Henry hide...
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The Shiny House
by Faye Rempel
What secrets lurk inside the house of mystery? And what is its connection to the Louis Riel Rebellion of 1885? The gigantic historical house sits forlornly on the Saskatchewan prairie, its windows boarded and heavy locks securing the doors daring...
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The Lights of Diwali
by Carol M. Hansen
A young family in India is about to celebrate Diwali, the ancient Hindu festival of lights, in contemporary times. In Lights of Diwali the author has taken one of the ancient world’s epic stories The Ramayana and recapped it for a new generation...
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Paths and Journeys
An original collection of short stories from the heart and soul of Eeyou Istchee, Cree Homeland by Christopher Herodier Snowboy
Like the light and the darkness of life, we all walk on both sides many times, taking our steps carefully and sometimes foolishly, where things may happen, either good, bad or both. I have walked in light and in darkness, and with those people...
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Radcliffe Phelps and the Baja Crew
by D.I. Newman
How did an ex-Navy Seal, a loner, end up with such a motley group to crew his boat on the Gulf of California? Radcliffe Phelps called himself a Baja Expert. He was adept at getting people out of Mexican jails and finding what happened to people...
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Luke Helps Out
by Sheryl Fehr
Luke is very, very bored. “Go outside and play,” his mother tells him. But there’s nothing to do! Outside, strange things start to happen: a man and a lady arrive in town and they are told to sleep in the stable, on a bed of hay! Pretty music...
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Harold and Agatha
The Mysterious Jewel by Ami Dolenz
Harold, a brainy sophisticated ten year old from London, and Agatha, an adventurous, rambunctious eleven year old from California, are total opposites. They have recently become stepbrother and sister, and are not very happy about it. When Agatha...
