iowa

In the midst of a 1981 meteor shower in Iowa, a homicidal maniac escapes from prison and returns to the farm where his nineteen-year-old son, Ry, must summon three childhood toys--Mr. Furrington, Jesus Christ, and Scowler--to protect himself, his eleven-year-old sister, Sarah, and their mother.

Jason Hitt loves to perform bicycle stunts, but when one of them goes wrong, his mother sends him to live with his father in Iowa where he learns that his stepbrother is a motocross rider; and when Jason takes his first ride on a motorcycle, his life begins to turn around.

Jason Hitt loves to perform bicycle stunts, but when one of them goes wrong, his mother sends him to live with his father in Iowa where he learns that his stepbrother is a motocross rider; and when Jason takes his first ride on a motorcycle, his life begins to turn around.

Recruited to join a team in a prestigious hacking competition, Eli soon discovers that his teammates' real purpose is seeking revenge for the bullying that led to their former member's suicide.

A con man in the guise of a traveling salesman gets off the train in River City, Iowa. He convinces the town and the town librarian to finance a children's marching band instead of a pool hall.

Fifteen-year-old Marcie's depressed mother forces her to move to New Hampshire when Marcie's father begins dating another man, and just as Marcie is getting used to her new life, she is forced to move back home, where she finds all of her old relationships have become strained.

Sixteen-year-old Chloe's isolation is relieved when she is drawn into a high-stakes game with potentially dire consequences by a new student, also called Chloe.

To earn money to buy a new bicycle, Kayla Blaisdale takes a part-time job at a new farm not far from her home in Prairie City, Iowa, but the farm is owned by a quirky inventor named Mr. Nelson, who is experimenting with a new strain of ivy he's created.

As ten-year-old Gwyn searches for a missing neighbor in her new town in Iowa, she learns much about her mother, who grew up there but has suffered from memory loss since Gwyn was four.

"Life is a zoo, literally, for twin sisters Ava and Rosie when their family moves to the Fieldstone Zoo. Now the zebras seem upset and a pregnant pronghorn has gone into hiding. Will the twins' knowledge of animal behavior help them solve the mystery in time for the arrival of the pronghorn babies?"--Back cover.