Told in alternating points of view, at Hurston Airport, four unlikely kids' lives are changed forever when their flight is grounded by weather following a Muslim convention.

Roommates Skunk and Badger head out on a rock-finding expedition that becomes much more dangerous than they ever expected--

Nora finally has her beloved sister Frankie back, but that's just the beginning of their struggles. She must now become Kite-a stronger, more independent version of herself-a king and a guardian. Kettle has Kite's heart. But something holds him back; a feeling that he doesn't deserve good things. It's a looming shadow that threatens to separate them. Kettle must accept that he is also Hiro: a Japanese American with every right to happiness and freedom....

Poppy believes that all they need in life is love, but the Little One keeps coming up with other things that will make their life comfortable--until it is all swept away in a storm.

Jericho Alley is the exciting story about a kind-hearted dog, Jello and his human friend, Sam. The pair spend their days roaming the streets, but when the temperatures are expected to drop dramatically, they search for shelter. While Sam can find shelter, ...

Nineteen-year-old Langley is crazy. She knows it, and the kicker is--she's choosing to stay that way. By choice, she clings to the persistent and intrusive hallucination of her dead sister, Sarah. Tupper's life is charmed. He has loving adoptive parents, and several athletic college scholarships on the table. At eighteen, Tupper sidesteps his planned future and goes on a journey based a unique travel diary from his birth mother, Anna-- and follows...

Upon their father's return, the five Dunbar boys, who have raised themselves since their mother's death, begin to learn family secrets, including that of fourth brother Clay, who will build a bridge for complex reasons, including his own redemption. Here is a story told inside out and back to front: The five Dunbar brothers are living with menagerie of pets in the perfect chaos of a house made by their own rules. Today, the father who walked out...

When Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Ann, lose their jobs to the gasoline, electric, and diesel motor shovels, they go to a little country town where they find that one new job leads to another.

Gabby loves expressing herself--especially in the dance studio--but lately, poetry is becoming her art form of choice, and for good reason: Gabby struggles with stuttering, and spoken word poetry helps her speech flow more freely. still, compared to how confident she feels on the dance floor, speaking up can be scary. When the city threatens to close her beloved community arts center, Gabby is determined to find a way to help. Can she harness the...

The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society. Ponyboy can count on his brothers, and on his friends, but not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up greasers. Then one night, someone takes things too far.