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When ten-year-old Alice Bradford is found hiding on Captain Boswell's pirate ship, she expects the captain to kill her. Instead, he keeps her captive while he tries to outrun the navy which seems to be closing in on him. If he's caught, he knows he'll be executed for piracy, a fact that could be the driving force behind his murderous behaviors.

In a nation flirting with civil war, sensual, independent Nadia and the restrained and Gentle Saeed meet, and sparks fly. Their romance accelerates under the pressure of war, and when bullets start flying, they take their intimacy to new levels. Then they start hearing rumors of "doors" that can whisk people out of the war to safe western countries, but going through them is perilous and comes with a high price. When violence escalates, Nadia and Saeed decide to leave their old lives behind, whatever the cost.

After John Tyree enlists in the Army after high school, he meets Savannah Lynn Curtis in North Carolina where she works with Habitat for Humanity. But when she promises to wait for John after his tour of duty, both of them are unaware of the tragedy of 9/11 and how it will impact both of their lives. Savannah sends John a "Dear John" letter because she wants a lasting commitment and not a "one night stand" that he seems to favor.

A young pioneer boy ust adjust to settled frontier life when his father leaves him with relatives and returns to the woods.

Four preteens from diverse backgrounds narrate the events leading up to the Battle of Long Island, fought in August 1776 in Brooklyn, NY.

Twelve year old Brent Mullen discovers that the new assistant hockey coach is teaching the defensemen on his team illegal moves to help them win at any cost.

thru Mary Jemisons own acciunt of her life and a thorough study of the history of the time, Rayna Gangi tells the true story of the captive white girl who became the wife of a Seneca warrior chief during the French and Indian Wars.

When 15 yr old Reason is pulled through the magical door connecting NYC with Sydney, Australia, home of her grandmother, she encounters an impossibly ancient man who seems to have some purpose in mind for her.

From the Sydney, Australia home of a grandmother she believes is a witch, 15 yr old Reason Cansino is magically transported to New York City, where she discovers that friends and foes can be hard to distinguish.