At the age of fifteen Stephen begins having nightmares like the ones that drove his older brother away from home, and eventually the dreams lead to a discovery that is shocking but that ultimately allows his family to come back together.
"Robin 'Birdy' Perry, a new army recruit from Harlem, isn't quite sure why he joined the army, but he's sure where he's headed: Iraq. Birdy and the others in the Civilian Affairs Battalion are supposed to help secure and stabilize the country and successfully interact with the Iraqi people. Officially, the code name for their maneuvers is Operation Iraqi Freedom. But the young men and women in the CA unit have a simpler name for it: WAR"--Cover verso.
Martin Henry has been challenged by his teacher to make something of himself and struggles to do so while also dealing with the changes in his life that have been caused by his efforts.
Charlie Grisnor's senior year of high school isn't going well, even though he lost weight over the summer, and he isn't sure if Charlotte VanderKleaston likes him too, or where his mom has disappeared to because his dad won't talk about it.
Teenagers Cecilia and Ryan find shelter in the Denver snow shelter and share it with a group of other survivors after a natural disaster ends the world as they know it, but one of the men seems like he may pose a threat.
On his first Viking raid, seventeen-year-old Lidsmod sails on the ship Raven, joining his comrades as they destroy and plunder villages in medieval England and take an Anglo-Saxon boy as captive.
