pennsylvania

Examines the many life altering decisions made at a hospital's cancer ward and the stories behind four lives that were changed in this one day during the author's shift there as a nurse.

When E.T.: The Musical closes, Nate reluctantly returns home to begin high school and, with his best friend, Libby, makes a project of turning Dickens' Great Expectations into a musical.

"When Lorenzo adopts a runt piglet destined for auction, an unexpected, life-changing friendship forms"--Provided by publisher.

"When Lorenzo adopts a runt piglet destined for auction, an unexpected, life-changing friendship forms"--Provided by publisher.

Seventeen-year-old Greg has become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.

From his 1776 Pennsylvania homestead, thirteen-year-old Samuel, who is a highly-skilled woodsman, sets out toward New York City to rescue his parents from the band of British soldiers and Native Americans who kidnapped them after slaughtering most of their community. Includes historical notes.

"When Gina, a hardworking young gymnast, moves far away for professional training, she improves her skills but longs deeply for home. Coming from a farming family in Pennsylvania, Gina feels a bit lost training with the other young gymnast hopefuls in huge, hot Texas. Will she find a way to balance her dream with her longing for home?"--Back cover.

Provides an in-depth account of the 2003 bank robbery plot that resulted in the death of innocent pizza delivery driver.

A collection of stories of ghosts that reportedly haunt people and places in Pennsylvania.

Examines the life of seventeenth-century Quaker, William Penn, discussing his clash with the English government over his religious beliefs, his request for land in the New World, and his establishment of the colony of Pennsylvania.