In 1856, a cholera outbreak forces nine-year-old Meg Wells to leave her family and comfortable life in St. Louis to live with relatives in frontier Kansas.
In her diary, a ten-year-old girl writes about her family's experiences living in Washington, D.C., in 1864-65, during which time the Civil war comes to an end and President Lincoln is assassinated. Includes historical notes.
"It is the year 2049, and humanity is on the brink of extinction.... Tania Deeley has always been told that she's a rarity: a human child in a world where most children are sophisticated androids manufactured by Oxted Corporation"--Provided by publisher.
After being dumped by his best friend and having a hard time finding new friends in middle school, Greg decides to change his luck and turn all his decisions over to chance.
In this story told through journal entries, letters, and other primary sources, a British soldier in World War I makes the horrifying discovery that his regiment commander is descended from Count Dracula.
When young American pilot Rose Justice is captured by Nazis and sent to Ravensbruck, the notorious women's concentration camp, she finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery, and friendship of her fellow prisoners.
The diary of a teenage girl whose social drinking and drug use turn into addictions that cause her to become involved in a bad crowd, skip school, and lose control of her life.
