texas

Eighteen-year-old Bea runs from her small-town Texas home and meets Lou, who is taking a road trip to cope with the grief of losing her mother. Along the way they pick up a mysterious stray cat and vow to bring it home--to a Texas town that may not even exist. They are soon chased through strange places by menacing men who are after the cat and its hidden powers. As the two grow to trust one another, personal truths are revealed.

In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's "Odyssey," fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded by a witch, a warlock, chupacabras, and more.

Three Mexican American teenagers in a small-town in Texas struggle with difficulties at home and at school as they try to attain the elusive status of adulthood.

Tenth grader Javier Avila is chosen, against his will, to be the anchorman for the school's new televised announcement program and fears he will fail in front of the entire school.

At the end of the Vietnam War, hundreds of children were airlifted out and taken to America as refugees. Hang and her three-year-old brother Linh were to be two of those children, but Hang was deemed too old and denied a spot on the helicopter while Linh was taken to family in Texas. Now eighteen, Hang travels to Texas to find her brother, but is devastated to learn that he does not remember her or Vietnam, and has no interest in either. Along with an aspiring cowboy named LeeRoy, Hang gets a job at a ranch and tries to reconnect with her brother with LeeRoy's help.

Examines the history, land and weather, sights, symbols, industries, cities, and other aspects of Texas, and includes a map and fact list.

The Freaky Joe Club's mission is to solve crimes and fight evil in Ship's Cove, Texas. Conor, Timmy, and Jack have to find out who wants to keep the Ship's Cove Octopi's from winning a charity swimathon.

When "the dumbest boys in Texas" both fall in love with the granddaughter of their new employer, they shirk their duties to fight over the beautiful Starla until Granny Gert threatens to sic Mad Dog on them.

"December comes to Texas and there is a catfish fishing contest at Arrowhead Lake with a special prize awaiting the winning adult/child team; Kylie's brother and father are entered as one team, and Kylie Jean convinces her grandfather to enter with her as another team--and Kylie dreams of catching Granddaddy Whiskers, a legendary blue catfish that has eluded fishermen for years."--Publisher.

Kylie Jean Carter is making her special pecan pie for Thanksgiving when Aunt Susie suggests she enter the cooking contest for kids on the Good Morning Texas television show. Kylie makes it to the final which she really wants to win so she can donate the winnings to a local food pantry.