Castrovilla, Selene

"Set against the backdrop of The Wizard of Oz, this tale is both a chilling story of abuse and a timeless romance. Sixteen-year-old good girl Dorothy just blew into the small town of Highland Park where the social headquarters is Munchkinland (Dunkin Donuts.) There, she meets Joey a bad boy who tells no one about the catastrophic domestic violence he witnesses at home. Can these two lovers survive peer pressure, Joey s reputation, and his alcoholism? And then there s his family secret which is about to be unleashed. Joey s words are scattered on the page reflecting his broken state. Dorothy is the voice of reason until something so shattering happens that she, too, may lose her grip. Can their love endure, or will it melt away? Drawing from true events, this brutal love story will hit like a punch in the face and is sure to reach into the soul of every reader."--From publisher.

A love story set against the backdrop of a retelling of The Wizard of Oz. Sixteen-year-old "good girl" Dorothy just arrived at the doughnut shop that is the social headquarters in Munchkinland. There she meets "bad boy" Joey, who tells no one about the domestic violence in his home. Dorothy is the voice of reason to Joey's acting out until something so shattering happens that she, too, may loose her grip. Can she endure or will she melt?.

Looks at how British major, John Andr?e and American major general, Benedict Arnold almost brought down Commander in Chief George Washington and the Continental army.

Tells in alternating chapters of prose and free verse what happens when privileged, sixteen-year-old Dorothy falls in love with Joey, an abused teenager with a violent past.

With Dorothy now lost and fragmented, Joey works to better himself to make good on his promise, but when he learns of a devastating decision, he rushes to find her before it is too late.

Looks at the friendship of Marquis de Lafayette who traveled from France to Philadelphia to have sign on for the patriot cause with George Washington.

Fifteen-year-old Willow, forced to spend her summer on a barge which her aunt is converting into a concert hall, connects with a teenage boy living on a neighboring sailboat who has a troubled past, and the two find themselves struggling to save one another after a series of devastating events.

As seventeen-year-old Sam desperately tries to help her best friend and neighbor Jesse through aggressive treatments for a rare and usually fatal form of cancer, they find themselves falling deeply in love.

Illustrations and text detail how the Culper Spy Ring aided General George Washington by collecting and delivering information to the American forces about the British troops, and whether they knew of an incoming French fleet.

School teacher Benjamin Tallmadge's emotions are tested when he joins George Washington's army and participates in the Revolutionary War.