Nannerl is hailed as a musical prodigy. She is a gifted musician and can perform musical pieces that should be far too difficult for a girl her age to play. Her hands dance along the keys and everyone is always amazed at her talents. Then her little brother is born. A little boy named Wolfgang Mozart. At first, it appears that there will be room in the spotlight for both of them, but Nannerl slowly finds herself pushed to the side as Wolfgang’s musical genius is recognized. For Wolfgang can not only perform difficult compositions, he can also improvise, do tricks and compose. And, most importantly, he is a male in 1700s Europe. Nannerl still dreams of [...]
Lisane crashlands her spaceship on an unfamiliar planet when she is forced to flee for her life from the Enforcers on her home planet. She was the princess of her old world and destined to rule her people for the rest of her natural life, but all that is gone now. Lisane is not sure what to make of the new world and is slowly starving to death when Simon finds her. Simon is a wizard and a teacher at a school where other wizards are trained. He is unaware that Lisane is a girl and takes her to the school, where all the other students are boys. Lisane doesn’t exactly fit in on this new planet, but she refuses to let the others get [...]
Mary has never known a life lived without a fear. Her small village is protected by some fragile-looking metal walls that keep the Unconsecrated outside. The Unconsecrated are the living dead who wear the faces of loved ones. A single, small bite will turn any living human into one of these terrifying creatures who live only to feast upon the flesh of the living. Her father was infected and her mother could not resist going to him, even though his personality was all gone. With both of her parents gone and no man asking for her to marry him, Mary is sent to live with the Sisterhood, who guard the secrets of the past. Mary wants more than anything [...]
Will and Bet grew up together and are as close as brother and sister. Only Will is the orphaned son of a wealthy man and Elizabeth “Bet” is the illegitimate child of a lowly kitchen maid. Both of them want what they cannot have. Will wants to join the military, but his Uncle Paul forbids it, afraid that Will will die in a foreign war. Bet wants a formal education and is frustrated that Will keeps getting kicked out of school after school. Will & Bet are doomed to disappointment, until Bet hatches a daring plan that will enable them both to achieve their dreams! Bet will take Will’s place at his new school, where no one knows him, [...]
Isabelle’s sister, Mimi, as everyone in a tizzy over her upcoming wedding. When her father goes to Castle Florists to pick up a price list, he picks out a special gift for his two daughters and his wife. Izzy’s gift is a single, gorgeous rose. But her father did not manage to get the rose unscathed. He claims that a monster in the shape of a man demanded that Izzy come to work for him after school. Izzy is delighted to have a lead on a job, as she has not been able to find one, though she has been looking for some time. She is not sure why her boss, Leo Koenig, chose to hire her or why [...]
Mirasol was just a simple beekeeper until she was selected as the next Chalice for her demesne, Willowlands. The Chalice is responsible for mixing a beverage in one of her several special chalices to encourage harmony, healing and happiness for her land and her people. She is also responsible for working with the Master to keep the landlines calm and whole and to help rule the demesne. Unfortunately for Marisol, the previous Chalice died suddenly and Marisol had absolutely no training in her position. She is fumbling around, trying to keep the demesne together until the new Master arrives. But the new Master has been training as a Fire Priest for seven years and retains very little of his humanity. [...]
Something is rotten in Apple Country and Hildy Biddle is the reporter who is going to uncover the truth! So Hildy is really just a writer for the high school newspaper, The Core – that doesn’t mean that she isn’t going to stand up for what is right! Hildy is eager to prove that she is a real, hard-nosed journalist and this is just the big story that she needs. The only drawback is that the big story is about a ghost in a haunted house. How is Hildy supposed to interview people about something that isn’t even real?! As Hildy struggles to uncover the truth from the fictional, she has to battle against the local newspaper’s (The Bee) sensationalist [...]
Tree is only twelve-years-old, but he is already six feet, three and a half inches tall. And he is still growing! He is the tallest boy at school, but does not have the age or the coordination to match his height. Coaches in all sports try to recruit him, but he is not a very good athlete, even though he practices and really tries to be good. His parents just split up and Tree struggles to adjust to living in two different houses on alternate weeks. Tree’s grandfather, a Vietnam vet, is coming home from the hospital after having a leg amputated and is struggling to adjust to his new prosthetic leg. He has a new friend, Sophie, who [...]
Rae still can’t believe that Yana, the girl she thought of as her best friend, the one who stuck by her and helped her rescue her friend Jesse and made her laugh, was trying to kill her the whole time. How could someone be so nice to her and so fun to be around and totally hate her? Rae hates herself for rationalizing Yana’s behavior, but can’t help but wonder what she would have done if she were in Yana’s place…
Steve Mercer, the scientist who enhanced the psi abilities of people like her mother, and herself, was finally dead. Rae was definitely ready to put all of this behind her and to move forward. The first step towards being normal again was to get back together with Marcus. He doesn’t make Rae feel anywhere near the same as Anthony, but Yana and Anthony totally betrayed her trust and so she is ready to go with someone safe, someone normal. She feels like she has succeeded when she and Marcus are voted Moonbeam King & Queen, but Anthony destroys the evening by telling her that someone still wants her dead.
Rae just had the most amazing kiss of her life – from Anthony, the guy who always treated her like nothing more than a friend. However, he did just save her life from the kidnappers who had snatched her and Yana so maybe he didn’t really mean it? After all, it seems that Rae is always causing Anthony trouble and he spends a lot of time bailing her out, but he seemed to really care about her. Rae knows that Anthony regrets the kiss when he totally keeps his distance from her, which sucks, because she really needs his help right now. She knows that guy who kidnapped her has been watching her, taking pictures of her, and she had even talked to him once! [...]
Rae Voight knows that Anthony is still mad at her for going behind his back to find out about his dad and he even tries to avoid being paired with her in group therapy, but they get stuck telling each other about their hopes and dreams. Rae is surprised when she finds out that Anthony really wants to go to Sanderson Prep, her own high school, so that he can play football there. Anthony knows that he can never go there because it is way too expensive and he can barely read, let alone pass a bunch of tests. But Rae is determined to make this dream come true. She helps Anthony study and learn to read better and sets up a tryout practice with [...]
