James Hallowell and the new kids at school all seem to share an unusual alliance: they already know each other, remain in school until after dark, and share a deep and mysterious kind of secret.
Kile, almost thirteen, spends much of the summer yearning to explore a nearby island, striving to be a good brother, fishing with an elderly neighbor, and fuming at his parents over their separation that is forcing his mother to sell the family's cabin on a Michigan lake.
Cecile buys the slave Lesharo and treats him as an equal; but they hate their life in the new fort at Detroit and long to be free in the wild. Cecile must make a choice that will affect both their lives.
In the mid-1950s, Lewis Barnavelt is convinced that a series of accidents that has been happening to him and his Uncle Jonathan are being directly caused by a curse from a mysterious, hooded figure that might be part of his uncle's past.
Photographs and text teach young readers about the history, geography, sports, tourism, industry, climate, people, and traditions of the state of Michigan.
Contains full-color photographs, illustrations, and maps describe the history, geography, people, economy, and government of the state of Michigan; and includes charts, graphs, timelines, and classroom projects.
Eighteen-year-old Christopher, who plans to be a spy, learns of a murder cover-up through his summer job as a morgue assistant and teams up with Tina, a gorgeous newspaper reporter, to investigate, despite great danger.
Four young people in two families tell of their experience during World War I when the boys enlist and are sent to fight, Emma finishes school, and Muriel joins the suffrage movement.
