maine

"A group of kids on a field trip on a coastal island are abandoned after an earthquake hits and the fort they studying collapses. At first they are trapped inside but after escaping the cave-in, they realize debris from the collapse has destroyed all of their supplies. How long can they survive there? Will anyone come rescue them?"--P. [4] of cover.

Forbidden to set foot on her family's lobster boat after her brother's death, sixteen-year-old Willa will do anything to help her grieving, financially-troubled family, even turn to the weird Grey Man who haunts the lighthouse near her small Maine village.

From the day Emily rescued her dog Zack, they have always shared a special connection. But it?s more than special?they can read each other?s minds. And since Zack can sense when someone is in danger, they?ve been using their special power to help save people. But now Emily and Zack have discovered something new. They can see ghosts! And one ghost in particular needs their help. Shocked by her new discovery Emily is determined to find out who this ghost is and why he is haunting her town. Helping the ghost will help save someone else. But if Emily and Zack are the only ones who can see the ghost, how can they get anyone to believe them? Will they be able to help in time or will the ghost be doomed to haunt the earth forever?.

In 1930 Abby Nichols is an eight-year-old girl growing up in Maine, but as the Depression deepens, and her mother dies, the responsibility of taking care of her family falls to her, and she has to put her dreams of going to college and becoming a writer on hold.

In 1930 Abby Nichols is an eight-year-old girl growing up in Maine, but as the Depression deepens, and her mother dies, the responsibility of taking care of her family falls to her, and she has to put her dreams of going to college and becoming a writer on hold.

Thirteen-year-old Siena's visions of the past intensify when her family moves to the Maine coast hoping her little brother will begin speaking, and she connects with residents of the house from many years earlier who faced a similar problem.

Developing agoraphobia after nearly drowning, a ten-year-old boy draws increasingly disturbing pictures of monsters while his parents search for answers about strange noises coming from the nearby ocean at night.

"A boring summer vacation turns unexpectedly interesting when mysterious lights appear over Roberta's hometown in northern Maine. Roberta is convinced she and her best friend Marillee can win the Maine State Science Fair if only they can find an amazing project to showcase. Communicating with aliens would certainly do the trick"--Provided by publisher.

Ten-year-old Lily, part of the Penobscot tribe, longs to be a master basket maker. When she makes the most beautiful basket she's ever seen, she proudly shows if off but no one gives her enough credit for it. Soon Lily realizes that everyone contributed to the materials that went into her basket.

Anna's life is turned upside-down when her estranged daughter's husband and daughter show up on her doorstep seeking shelter.