In 16 th -century France, ruled by a Church that overtaxes peasants and burns heretics, Marius must postpone his apprenticeship to care for his brother, who birth took their mother's life, and who the villagers and the Church believe will become a werewolf. While working as an apprentice in a London theater company in 1597, Richard uncovers a mystery involving the disappearance of his father and a traitorous plot to overthrow Queen Elizabeth. A Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel. An anthology of stories for teenagers exploring the topics of religion, belief, and spirituality by award-winning authors. Wallace Wallace is sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the school play where, in spite of himself, he becomes wrapped up in the production and begins to suggest changes that improve not only the play but his life as well.
Alternate chapters tell the stories of the slaves.
F LOWR Lame and suddenly orphaned. Kira is the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians. Drawing lessons Mack, Tracy NEW YA F MACK Rory begins to lose the passion for making art that she shares with her father after she finds him kissing his female model and fears for the safety of her parents' marriage. During his first 24 hours after finishing high school, Ellis unexpectedly becomes part of an inner-city world far different from his comfortable life, which helps deal with his best friend's recent suicide. Her parents' gambling addiction robs First Mate of her childhood as she must care for her younger siblings and earn money to pay family expenses.