Soon after the arrival of cousin Julia, insidious occurrences begin that convince Rachel she is a witch and must be stopped before her total monstrous plan can be effected.

"Vanessa's summer holiday on a ranch in Mexico is turned upside down as she enters a shadowy world of mysterious animal death, magical curses and dark family secrets. As she tumbles headlong into the mystery of El Chupacabra she starts to understand why some call it the Mexican Devil."-- Provided by publisher.

"Life on the Rush farm in South Dakota is not easy. Even so, over the past four years, Ethan Cooper and his siblings have grown to feel they belong with their adoptive family. Then Chad Rush makes an unexpected announcement. The family is moving again--this time to Mexico! Ethan is scared. What dangers will they face in another country? What will it be like to live on an oil homestead instead of a farm? And what about his dreams of getting an education?...

Thirteen-year-old Kat wants to be at "mini-camp" with classmates rather than touring the jungles near Cancun, Mexico, on a family vacation, but a story told by one of her Mayan guides helps her understand that by always trying to please her friends, she is losing herself.

New Mexico middle-schooler Augie Hobble grapples with adolescence, paranormal mysteries, an overdue Creative Arts project, and heartbreaking loss while working his father's theme park, Fairy Tale Place.

Eleven-year-old tomboy Lucy feels betrayed by everyone when a bobcat stalks the neighborhod, her best friend Mora suddenly becomes boy-crazy about Lucy's best friend, and the town considers selling the soccer field where she plays.

Growing up is hard when you an accident killed your mother and blinded your father. Lucy's bossy, career-minded Aunt Karen thinks eleven-year-old Lucy needs a woman's influence. Enter Inez--a housekeeper witha will as strong as Lucy's--and her granddaughter Mora, a girly-girl who is Lucy's polar opposite. Will the girls ever find common ground? Inez just might have the answers when she teachers them the story of ruth and Naomi.

In an America that has suffered continual terrorist attacks since 9/11, seventh-grader Sky stands up for what is right and helps a classmate of Middle Eastern descent, although doing so places her and her family at great risk.

As twelve-year-old Lucy prepares for the Olympic Development Program soccer try-outs, she struggles with the complexities of middle school, her relationship with her best friend, and Aunt Karen, who is trying to take over her life while her father is away.

Now that school's out, Lucy has plans for a perfect summer: going to soccer camp with her friends. Lucy even makes the select team! It should be fun, but between sticking up for her friends, standing up to a team bully, and keeping up with her reading lessons. Lucy's about to scream. Her dad's under pressures too--he has to get more training or lose his job, and that means spending six weeks in Albuquerque. What happened to that perfect summer?