"When the space taxi navigation systems go down, stranding dozens of aliens on Earth, eight-year-old Intergalactic Security Force deputy Archie needs to think quickly to keep them hidden from his unsuspecting neighbors!"--.
Cole's behavior causes his mother to drive him to Philadelphia to live with a father he has never known, who soon has Cole involved with a group of "cowboys" who rescue horses and use them to steer youths away from drugs and gangs.
Danny, who is tall and skinny but has a talent for pitching a fastball, cannot seem to fit in at school in San Diego, where his Mexican and white heritage causes people to judge him before he even speaks.
When pizzeria owner's son requests a pizza with everything, his father helps him add sauce, a house, penguins, and more, until they accidentally create a pizza black hole.
"Teen homelessness is not always connected to poverty and crime. Sometimes there's more to the story. 'No Known Address' follows a teen named Tyler from a privileged family in Victoria, British Columbia, who is kicked out of his home by his abusive dad [for his attitude]. This novel brings to light the serious nature of verbal and emotional abuse and how difficult it is to be understood and access support in such circumstances"--Amazon.
"When he has to come up with an idea for a science project and his father's restaurant needs something to attract more customers, Sam and his friends decide to raise honeybees and gather honey on the roof of the hotel where the restaurant is located"--OCLC.
Eager to follow in his father's footsteps, Ramon Hill, a talented sixth-grader playing on the eighth-grade lacrosse team, worries about doing his best and being accepted by his older teammates.
Seventeen-year-old Frankie Green yearns to leave Jamaica and study in the United States, but when his father is shot he is forced to give up his scholarship and join his uncle Joe's gang.
This multicultural thriller for YA and adult readers is about three families across two cultures. It's about the power of music, the impacts of extremism, an ancient true story - and taking the risk, even when it's big, of thinking for yourself.
