Kids Book Index
J. C. Geiger
Lance Hendricks is heading to the last major party before graduation when his Buick breaks down in a remote town in Washington. The unexpected stop interrupts his plans and brings him into contact with a stranger who seems to understand him better than people he has known for years. What begins as a roadside problem leads Lance into experiences that change his life as graduation approaches.
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Retribution RailsErin BowmanSet in the lawless Arizona Territory of the late 1800s, Retribution Rails unfolds in alternating voices. One narrator is Charlotte Vaughn, an aspiring reporter; the other is Reece Murphy, the youngest member of a gang that robs trains. Reece has been forced into the Rose Riders because of a mysterious gold coin and seeks freedom from the gang. He and Charlotte must work together as their separate stories converge against a western backdrop of crime and danger.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
WindfallJennifer E. SmithAlice has feelings for her best friend, Teddy, but has never told him. For his eighteenth birthday, she gives him a lottery ticket that unexpectedly wins $140 million. The prize changes their lives immediately and puts their friendship under pressure. Teddy must contend with sudden wealth while still facing the usual demands of high school. The story follows how a chance gift alters the relationship between Alice and Teddy, bringing questions of love, fortune, and change to the surface.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
All the Wind in the WorldSamantha MabrySarah Jac Crow and James Holt are in love while working in vast fields in a dry Southwest of the near future. Their landscape contains magic, danger, and secrets, and they keep their relationship hidden from people who could use it against them. The pair work hard and save for a home near the coast. Just as they begin to settle into that hope, an accident forces them to flee. Their journey unfolds against the pressures of labor, secrecy, danger, and their shared plans for a different home.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details