When Janine's parents win a vacation to a private island, it's the same week as her and her twin brother's 16th birthday. Cool She can't wait to lounge on the beach and let the staff pamper her Much to her disappointment, though, they leave the island to go sightseeing on a boat. Unlike the rest of her family, bouncing around the ocean isn't her idea of fun. Even when her brother gets their dad to stop the boat to investigate the neon sea creature that he is sure is following them--nothing. Losing her new red hat is the highlight of her trip until an unexpected storm hits, and they...
When Janine's parents win a vacation to a private island, it's the same week as her and her twin brother's 16th birthday. Cool She can't wait to l...
It’s April of 1917, and World War I has reached Elizabeth’s family on their wheat farm in North Dakota. Although the battles are being fought overseas, the war has affected her in ways she couldn’t have imagined. Elizabeth is thrust into a new role after her brother and father leave the farm to do their part in the war. And she’s only eleven years old!
Having almost died as a toddler, Elizabeth has been babied most of her life. Now she must learn to help out around the farm; cooking, cleaning, and tending to the garden and livestock. No longer can she run...
It’s April of 1917, and World War I has reached Elizabeth’s family on their wheat farm in North Dakota. Although the battles are being ...
What a way to spend Christmas Eve Thirteen-year-old Aimee is sick and missing her dad, who died in a car accident last year. While the rest of her family are outside playing in the snow, she is alone by their Christmas tree. Aimee sighs as the tears begin to fall. She wishes she still believed in Santa Claus. Then she could ask him to change the last year. Yeah, right, she thought. She turns away from the tree, and falls asleep. Later that night, Aimee awakens to a strange noise. Clink Clink Clink Her fever must be higher than she thought, because she can t believe what she is seeing...
What a way to spend Christmas Eve Thirteen-year-old Aimee is sick and missing her dad, who died in a car accident last year. While the rest of her fa...
You are invited into D.L. Finn's life, written through a princess's viewpoint. While it's usually assumed in fairy tales that the princess is beloved by all, this is one princess who doesn't feel loved. She dreams of a moment when her father will walk through the castle door, sweep her up in his arms and proclaim how much he misses her. That never happens. Instead, she is introduced to a new step family. Just like in the fairy tales, this is where the story takes a dark twist; where addiction, abuse and adolescence thrive together in retched misery. From her lowest point as a hopeless...
You are invited into D.L. Finn's life, written through a princess's viewpoint. While it's usually assumed in fairy tales that the princess is belov...