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"From the summer of my twelfth year I carry a series of images more vivid and lasting than any others of my boyhood and indelible beyond all attempts the years make to erase or fade them ..." So begins David Hayden' s story of what happened in Montana in 1948. The events of that cataclysmic summer permanently alter twelve-year-old David' s understanding of his family: his father, a small-town sheriff; his remarkably strong mother; David' s uncle Frank,...

The adventures of Penrod Schofield, twelve-year-old Mid-western boy. His pranks ans escapades are numerous, among them a slingshot incident, a part in a play as Child Sir Lancelot, a romance with a little girl, and a tar fight.

This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance. When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. This is a happy-meaningful romantic comedy about finding love, losing...

Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived.

"Luis is an twelve-year-old boy who befriends three awkward aliens who ran into him after being drawn to Earth after watching too much of the home-shopping network. In return for helping them find their way home, they rescue Luis from boarding school and adventure ensues"--WorldCat.

"The all-time favorite, now with sound button technology. There are 28.9 million children under the age of five in the U.S. and all of them will need to be toilet trained. This classic book has already helped millions of parents get their children through a life milestone with ease and some entertainment too. With Once Upon a Potty, a parent reads the book to their child or allows the child to read it while on the potty. Not surprisingly, the book...

"Sent to live with relatives on their farm because of his unhappy home life, an eleven-year-old city boy meets his distant cousin Harris and is given an introduction to a whole new world"--Title verso page.

After his father's untimely death sends fifteen-year old Ryan McIntyre into an emotional tailspin, his mother enrolls him in St. Isaac's Catholic boarding school, hoping the venerable insitution with a reputation for transforming wayward teens can work its magic on her son. But little did they know that Ryan would be faced with dark and evil practices.

"Eva never really wanted to be a mother -- and certainly not the mother of the unlovable boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students, a cafeteria worker, and a much-adored teacher who tried to befriend him, all two days before his sixteenth birthday. Now, two years later, it is time for her to come to terms with marriage, career, family, parenthood, and Kevin's horrific rampage in a series of startlingly direct correspondences with her...

Thomas Cale, a prisoner in the Sanctuary of the Redeemers since childhood, discovers a plot to wage a holy war and attempts a daring escape; but as the only one able to save the world, the Redeemers cannot afford to let them run loose.