Even marine biologist Simon Chase is unaware of the deadly creature below the waters off the coast of Connecticut, a creature whose need to feed is insatiable and whose relentless hunt for prey is unstoppable.
While seeking the perfect dress for her friend's birthday party, twelve-year-old Louise Lambert dons a vintage gown and finds herself with a young Marie Antoinette in eighteenth-century France where, between cute commoner boys and glamorous trips to Paris, she finds that life in the palace is not all cake and couture.
Author and illustrator Tomie dePaola chronicles his life at the ages of seven and eight, in 1942-43 Connecticut, describing in particular his relationship with his cousin Blackie, who leaves to fight the Nazis overseas as a bomber gunner.
The author recalls his fears as a first-grader during the initial days of World War II, the attack on Pearl Harbor, air raid drills, and blackouts, and the reassurance he received from his parents.
Sherry, the brains behind her Aunt Cora's fame as the author of a popular syndicated crossword puzzle column, finds herself in somewhat of a dilemma when Cora is assigned the duty of refereeing a contest between the possible heirs of Emma Hurley's estate.
Feeling neglected by her father in Brazil and her mother in Washington, D.C., Georgia Hughes tries to cope with life at a boarding school in Connecticut by imagining relationships with John Kennedy and Miss Beard, the ghost of the former headmistress of the school.
In 1687 Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.
When David "Lizard" Hochmeyer's parents are murdered he sets out on a path to recovery and finding his parents' killer as he finds himself surrounded by a wide variety of famous people.
Investigative reporter Fran Simmons puts her own life in danger when she sets out to discover who really killed Dr. Gary Lasch, a murder for which his wife, Molly, has spent years in jail, even though she has no memory of the night of his death.
