illinois

Blaming himself for the deaths of his wife, his infant daughter, and an informant a year earlier, vigilante Jason Kolarich is forced by the FBI to bring down the organization of a corrupt governor of Illinois, a case that reveals devastating truths about his family's deaths.

Teenager Tim Temples must decide if he wants to leave his comfortable life in a small town and go to college.

Sixth-grader Amalia learns many important life-lessons while spending Friday afternoons with her beloved grandmother, and the teaching goes on even after Abuelita's sudden death as Amalia finds a way to connect with relatives and a friend who has moved away.

Complete with hundreds of quotes, grades, stats, and reviews, each student-written guide offers a comprehensive collection of information on one paticular school.

Written in 1843 to provide immigrants to Illinois with practical information about everyday life on the prairie. Presents an accurate look at the Middle West in the 1840s.

A series of five stories, loosely based on the author's experiences growing up on the edge of a small, industrial town in Illinois in the 1950s, touching upon such diverse topics as race relations, unwanted cats, confirmation in the Episcopal faith, and homosexuality.

A fourteen-year-old girl awaits signs of womanhood and navigates life alongside her best friend in a small Midwestern city in the 1970s, but their friendship is tested by their families, a group of popular girls, and more of life's trials.

Story of the summer adventures of Joey and Mary Alice with their outrageous Grandma.