Michael Merrick, the only parent his three younger brothers have ever known, has elemental powers over Earth, and when an Elemental Guide sets out to destroy him and his family, Michael and his girlfriend, Hannah, have to fight to protect them.
A story about the friendship that develops between a twelve-year-old boy who knows what it's like to be without a family and a whale confined in a too-small tank at an aquatic park.
Single parent, lone parent, broken, blended--these are some of the terms used today to describe families that result from a family breakup. It is often hard to understand the feelings and issues that young people experience when they part of a broken family. This tactful volume looks at the issues and feelings triggered by a family breakup.
Drawn to dangerous world regions and unconventional careers, Alice, the black sheep of her family, rushes to say goodbye to her dying father; while Daniel, an artist suffering from synesthesia, clings to thoughts of the daughter he has never been able to find.
With the help of his stepmother, his dog Zipper, and new friend Malik, Zack Jennings faces ghosts and zombies at his new middle school, which is said to house a lost Confederate treasure.
When their favorite pizza restaurant almost goes out of business, the Alden children try to help their friends stay open while they find out who is behind all their problems.
