"The search for a suddenly missing man entangles unlicensed P.I. Rushmore McKenzie with one of the most powerful-and ruthless-local families"--Provided by publisher.
In 1940, thirteen-year-old Evvy Hoffmeister and her newfound friends struggle to get well at Loon Lake Sanatorium, where they are being treated for tuberculosis.
Lesh and Svetlana are not part of each other's lives--Lesh is an MMO player and listens to metal, Svetlana embroiders her own skirts, listens to Bjork, and is an RPG dungeon master. One night in St. Paul, Minnesota, the two's lives collide, and they try to find a way to make a relationship work.
When the high school cheerleading team takes over a soda vending machine's funds, which were previously collected by the pep band, Gabe Johnson, an overweight "band geek" tired of being called names and looked down on, declares war.
At his old school fourteen-year-old Simon Wahlberg was the best player on his hockey team, but when he tries out for the Edgewater High School's varsity team he discovers that the competition is pretty fierce--and not just on the ice.
For twenty-two years, since a fateful baseball game against their rival town, it has rained in Moundville, so when the rain finally stops, twelve-year-old Roy, his friends, and foster brother Sturgis dare to face the curse and form a team.
Thorliff Bjorklund has dreamed of being a writer since he was a young boy, but in order to pursue a writing career, Thorliff must go against his father's wishes.
Presents photos and information about the state of Minnesota. Discusses geography and climate, plant and animal life, history, cities, population, transportation and industry, and sports and entertainment. Includes a timeline, glossary, and index.
