A year after he accidentally killed his best friend while street racing, Cody has stopped racing and is trying to work off the cost of repairing his car, until his boss announces he will keep the car if Cody doesn't pay it off at once....
It would be difficult to find a fairer scene. Throughout the gardens lanterns of many shapes and devices threw their light down upon the paths, which were marked out by lines of little lamps suspended on wires a foot above the ground. In a treble row they encircled a large ...
Sixteen-year-old Haley must deal with the unwanted advances from her mother's new boyfriend....
This collection joins together sixty essays on the philosophy of love and sex. Each was presented at a meeting of The Society for the Philosophy of Sex and Love held between 1977 and 1992 and later revised for this edition. Topics addressed include ethical and political issues (AIDS, abortion, homosexual rights, and ...
Jason gets sick and can't play in an important baseball game. His mother, his doctor and his friends all help him to feel better even though he can't play....
Lelethu has always dreamed of the big city. Shes excited to arrive in Cape Town, but soon finds out that things are not as she imagined. Her aunt treats her like a servant and her cousin is unfriendly. So when a cool gang of girls invite her to join their ...
TJ knows that something weird is going on when his friend Seymour signs him up to play football even though they are both bad at sports, and with his parent's hardware store in financial trouble, he has more than enough to worry about....
After experiencing his friend Tom's home life and out-of-control behavior, Craig has to decide upon the future of their friendship....
"Hey," Keely said to her brother, Reg. "This is a good day for a bug walk!" "What is it with you and bugs?" he asked. "Rocks are so much better." Keely got a serious look on her face and started to sing, Rocks are boring, rocks are dead. Reg has ...
Miss Wayne, Parade, and Daffany arrive in Washington D.C. for a funeral and find that after Miss Wayne hooks up his fabulous male friends he decides he doesn't want to return to the West Coast with them....
When Lucas mixes a test tube of clear liquid from his new dinosaur-making kit into his papier machâe goop, he gets much more than he bargains for, including the most unlikely friend....
On an island in whose strict society only useful objects are named and the unnamed are ignored or forbidden, thirteen-year-old Medford encounters an unusual and powerful creature, half-man, half-goat, and together they attempt to bring some changes to the...
Lance Loughton and Emery Dulman were brought up together at Elmerston Grammar-School. They were both in the upper or sixth form; but Lance was nearly at the head, while Emery was at the bottom, of the form. They were general favourites, though for different causes. Lance was decidedly best liked ...
Marigold is a bright young girl who never got to know her father and is raised by a big family. The author and creator of the Anne of Green Gables series beatifully weaves four short stories together into an amazing plot ... This is the extended and annotated edition including an ...
When Jack's best friend Leah informs him that her mom is getting her a "boob job" for her sixteenth birthday, Jack begins his research and learns the pros and cons of plastic surgery....
Life is hard enough for Tansy, but when Dad sends her to a wrinkled old babysitter named Miss Stella, Tansy, with the help of her best friend Parveen, gradually learns to manage all the changes in her life and make unexpected new friends in the process....
If love conquers all, what conquers love? All of us yearn for affection. We ache for intimacy. We pine for solace. We burn for love. Indeed, love can be baffling and tormenting. The world's troubles would lift and drift if those whom we loved, could love us in return. This ...
Yoshiko Saves Christmas -- Yoshiko isn’t merely stupid. She isn’t just a fool. Her foolishness transcends boundaries and borders—she is a genius, a savant of stupidity. Her ability is so profound it can make the simplest activity—reading comics with a friend—into a lascivious voyage into ...
Martin Rattler is the story of a mischievous young boy with a good heart. By mistake, he winds up on the ship Firefly with his friend Barney O’Flannagan, headed to the South Seas. Escaping pirates and surviving a shipwreck, the two explore South America in one frolicking adventure after ...
After Corbin and his best friend Darius are attacked in Riley Park, Corbin must cope with the loss of his friend, his physical impairments, and finding the culprit....
Writer Jack Adler describes 75 famous friendships throughout history from mythical to contemporary times. Along the way, the lives and personalities of artists, politicians, philosophers, soldiers, and outlaws are outlined, including some personal details that may not be well-known. Presenting sketches of individuals like Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, Adam Smith ...