"Ve̤rnica has had many surgeries to manage her disability. The best form of rehabilitation is swimming, so she spends hours in the pool, but not just to strengthen her body. Her Florida town is home to Mermaid Cove, a kitschy underwater attraction where professional mermaids perform in giant tanks . . . and Ve̤rnica wants to audition. But her conservative Peruvian parents would never go for it. And they definitely would never let her be with Alex,...

When a terrorist attack cuts electricity across North America, teenaged Zara and her would-be boyfriend Gabe set out to find Gabe's sister--her best friend Estella--relying on skills Zara learned from her survivalist father.

Victoria and her dad have shared a love of the undead since the first vampire revealed his existence on live TV. Public fear soon drove the vampires back into hiding, yet Victoria and her father still dream about finding a vampire together. But when her dad is diagnosed with terminal cancer, it's clear that's not going to happen. Instead, Victoria vows to find a vampire herself-so that she can become one and then save her father. Armed with research,...