Jane was just enjoying a day at the beach when a shark attacked her and she lost her arm.
In the tiny Welsh town at the foot of a mountain, nothing much happens — until one day, several strange cars stop by Dylan's family's service station on their way to the abandoned mine.
Annabel is a beautiful teen model, but she's over it. Her sister has become anorexic, and the family isn't dealing with it very well.
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Friends grow apart while chasing guys and popularity during high school. Chloe is afraid to tell her friends about her budding romance with a nerd, while Mackenzie realizes that the most popular guy in school may not be worth it.
Bret is a high school junior who has problems with his father and the "jockarchy" at his school. When girl problems are added to the mix, Bret's anger rages, until he learns something important from an unexpected source.
Pete plays bass in his high school band and lives a fairly uneventful life until he gets a chance to join the local garage band that's just getting ready to hit the big time.
As much a study of brain science as it is a biography, this fascinating books tells the story of Phineas Gage, a railroad worker who miraculously survived an accident in which his brain was pierced by an iron rod in 1848.
Many students know of John Wilkes Booth as Abraham Lincoln's assassin, but few know that before he committed this infamous crime, he was a member of a family of accomplished actors, including his well-known brother, Edwin.
In the 1950's, current Marylander Mamie Johnson became one of only a handful of women to play professional baseball when she signed for the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Leagues.
For teens unfamiliar with Warhol's impact on pop culture, this book connects him to today's art world. The authors detail his Pittsburgh childhood and do not shy away from some of the more sordid details of life at the Factory.