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Catland
Before recorded time, the big cats ruled the world with mysticism, honor, and courage. Three kittens grow up to find their world threatened by an evil human who wants to rule the world. Read about their friendship, love, heroism and sacrifice as they confront this threat to their peace and happiness. Paperback, 120 pages, Young Adult, Black Panther Publishing |
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The Giver (Excerpt on Amazon.com)
Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back. Paperback, 180 pages |
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The House on Mango Street (Excerpt on Amazon.com)
Told in a series of vignettes stunning for their eloquence, The House on Mango Street is Sandra Cisneros's greatly admired novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Esperanza Cordero doesn't want to belong -- not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become. Paperback, 110 pages |
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The Outsiders (Excerpt on Amazon.com)
According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumble against a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers--until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin, causing his world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser. Paperback, 180 pages |
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A Separate Peace (Excerpt on Amazon.com)
Gene was a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas was a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happened between them at school one summer during the early years of World War II is the subject of A Separate Peace. A great bestseller for over thirty years--one of the most starkly moving parables ever written of the dark forces that brood over the tortured world of adolescence. Paperback, 196 pages |
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The Vampire Hunters
A gang of teenagers try to prove that a strange old man who can't bear sunlight is actually a vampire terrorizing their town. This burden of proof is put upon the newest members of the group as part of their initiation. As their investigation progresses, alliances within the group change and members disappear, drawn over to the dark side. Paperback, 286 pages, Young Adult, Otter Creek Press |
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A Wizard of Earthsea (Excerpt on Amazon.com)
Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance. Paperback, 183 pages |
