A twelve-year-old orphan, Mosca Mye, and her homicidal goose, Saracen, travel to the city of Mandelion on the heels of smooth-talking con-man Eponymous Clent, driven by her love of language and to find a better life.

Between working on the medieval project for third grade and helping move books and redecorate the children's section at the public library, Abby Spencer and her friends, the Book Bunch, have their hands full--but Mrs. Mackenzie has promised them a really special lunch as a reward.

After the death of his older brother, Daniel Anderson became engrossed in recording details about dead people, how they died, and whether their deaths mattered but he is eventually drawn back into interaction with the living.

Best friends Adelle and Connie have been best friends for years, united by their love of a little-known gothic romance novel called Moira. Unable to reach Moira's reclusive author, Robin Amery, the girls have to settle for reading the book over and over again, dreaming about how much better their lives would be in the world of this romantic fantasy, with its intrigue and excitement. But when the girls are tempted by a mysterious man to enter the world...