Connor, Leslie

Bettina Vasilis is thrilled when her strict Greek-American father allows her to start dating basketball star Brady Cullen, but when Brady begins to grow violent, she turns to an older man, nicknamed "Cowboy," for comfort. After tragedy strikes, Bettina is forced to tell her family what is going on.

Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.

A murdered teen's experience of her afterlife includes her efforts to have her body found and to provide comfort to her loved ones.

Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.

The oldest Mariss brother, fourteen-year-old Dewey, attempts to be the "embodiment of responsibility" as he juggles the management of the family's bicycle repair business while sharing the household and farm duties with his siblings after a sudden energy crisis strands their parents far from home.

A murdered teen's experience of her afterlife includes her efforts to have her body found and to provide comfort to her loved ones.

Miss Bridie emigrates to America in 1856 and chooses to bring a shovel, which proves to be a useful tool throughout her life.