O'Nan, Stewart

A year after her husband's death, Emily Maxwell gathers her family at their summer cottage for one last summer vacation before she sells the property, but each member of the family is struggling to overcome their own heartache and Emily's dreams of a happy vacation are ruined.

When a popular high-school student goes missing from her small Midwestern community, her loving parents, introverted sister, friends, and boyfriend devote themselves to finding her.

Tim, the only one not injured in an automobile accident that killed three of his friends and left another brain damaged, plots to re-create the crash exactly one year later on Halloween night in hopes of putting himself out of his misery.

Manny DeLeon, the manager of a Red Lobster restaurant which is closing, tries to professionally complete one last day of service while struggling with his emotions about his pregnant girlfriend and ex-lover.

In the African American community of East Liberty, Chris "Crest" Tolbert, left paralyzed following a recent accident, struggles to come to terms with the implications of his injuries and with the loss of his best friend in the same accident.

A middle aged couple goes all in for love at a Niagara Falls casino.

A chronicle of the Boston Red Sox's 2004 baseball season features a running diary of observations, arguments, play analyses, and controversial management decisions, as recorded by a pair of best-selling horror writers and diehard Red Sox fans.

After a high school girl goes missing, her family and their town struggle to live with the unknown and the aftermath of loss.

A selection of works about the American war in Vietnam, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, photographs, song lyrics, and discussions of films; with a glossary, map, filmography, bibliography, reader's guide, discussion questions, and a chronology of the war.

When a deadly epidemic sweeps through Jacob Hansen's town, he struggles to find a way to save his family and comfort the families of the dying.