Books

Sixteen-year-old Hannah Sawyer has never used a cell phone and only vaguely remembers watching television. She’s spent most of her life growing up in a religious community in rural Wyoming, enduring harsh work and severe punishments. As Hannah and her friends begin the rituals that will prepare them for adulthood, they begin to question the...

Betsy Kimmel’s idyllic life is shattered when her mother dies in a car accident. Without her mom’s extra income, she is forced to leave her private Catholic school and finish her freshman year in a large urban district. At her new school, Betsy becomes the target of a treacherous bully. She also develops several interesting friendships with an...

Life couldn’t be happier for Ginger, a small puppy living with eleven-year-old Olivia and her grandmother. While her family is on vacation and she’s staying at the posh Bennington Boarding House for dogs, Ginger is devastated to learn she’s not really a purebred dog but a mixed breed. She’s convinced by a snooty grand champion poodle that her...

When Mrs. Plum takes a leave of absence, Principal Cracken calls in the Mercutrode, a substitute teacher known for her unique teaching methods and creative discipline. The students are in for the education of a lifetime when Mrs. Mercutrode arrives with a magic disappearing wand, an antique collection of jazz records, and a tank full of exotic...

After Americans endure years of drought and chronic disease, a scientific breakthrough promises the ability to live longer and healthier with a new water additive. Just as fluoridation was put in the water supply years earlier, “enhanced water” is added to dozens of municipal water supplies throughout the United States. When thousands die after...