new york (n.y.)

Old friends are separated when Jefferson tries to bring a cure for the mysterious Sickness back to the Washington Square tribe in New York City while Donna faces an unimaginable new world in England, but an even greater disaster than the Sickness looms.

Three Manhattan teens, Phoebe, Nick, and Lauren, are initiated into an age-old secret society that offers them the fulfillment of their wildest dreams but demands their undying loyalty, while Nick's friend Patch, an aspiring filmmaker, tries to document the society's activities.

Traces Anthony and Gloria Patch, a spoiled couple, through various romantic pursuits which leave them after six years of marriage with Anthony a mental and physical wreck and Gloria's beauty waning.

"Cam is a New York City bike messenger with no family or strings attached to anyone, but when he meets a mysterious stranger and is pulled into her dangerous world of parkour, he is torn between following his heart and sacrificing everything to pay off his debts"--.

Jefferson, with his childhood friend Donna, leads a tribe of teenagers in New York City on a dangerous quest to find an antidote for a mysterious illness that wiped out all adults and children.

Growing up in privileged Manhattan social circles, Caggie's life appears to be near perfect, but blaming herself for her younger sister's death and being called a hero for supposedly saving a classmate from suicide cause her to withdraw from friends and family until new kid Astor arrives at school, hiding a past at least as dark as her own.

Donald, a young lawyer in a crumbling marriage, takes a drastic step to keep his daughter with him, and years later finds himself facing the legal and emotional consequences of his actions.

While conducting research for a school paper on smallpox. Mitty finds an envelope containing 100-year-old small pox scabs and fears that he has infected himself and all of New York City.

"After getting separated from his teacher, his classmates, and his trip partner during an outing to the Empire State Building, Pablo, the new kid in school, learns to navigate the New York City subway system as well as his own feelings towards making new friends and living in a big city"--Provided by publisher.

Four New York City siblings decide to pool their resources so that each can do a special thing on the Saturday that is his turn to receive the combined allowance.