Fin and Betty's close friendship survived Fin's ninth-grade move from their coastal Maine town to Manhattan. Calls, letters, and summer visits continued to bind them together, and in the fall of their senior year, they both applied to NYU, planning to reunite for good as roommates. Then Betty disappears. Her ex-boyfriend Calder admits to drowning her, but his confession is thrown out, and soon the entire town believes he was coerced and Betty has simply run away. Fin knows the truth, and she returns to Williston for one final summer, determined to get justice for her friend, even if it means putting her loved ones and herself at risk.
Twelve-year-old Alexandra tries to figure out those strange creatures called "boys," especially the one she has a crush on and her annoying older brother.
My heart pounded as I read the article: Former sheriff of Athens, Howard Woodson, aged 58, just days after attending the funeral of his eldest son, Mark Woodson, after being killed in a drunk driving accident, was arrested in connection ...
Sometimes, we find friendship in the most unexpected places.
A man Jess had never seen before stood holding the flyscreen door open.
When best friends Jay, Franny, Emerson and Stevie reunite at their fifteen year college reunion, they catch up on their accomplishments and goals and learn the importance of friendship and acceptance.
The Tooth Ball
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.
104 pages w/art by Sophie Blackall Barrows. Gr 3-9
Two young girls enjoy playing and exploring in the nearby pond where they discover tadpoles, insects, wildflowers in the summer, and a place to ice skate in the winter.
秘密花园