"Fourteen-year-old Jack falls under the spell of a delinquent Florida neighbor and gets way more trouble than he bargained for"--

Since he was captured by the Glorious Path, a militant religion based on the teachings of a former soldier, fifteen-year-old Cal has served the Path in its brutal war with the remains of the United States government, and tried to survive and protect his younger brother, but when he kills an officer to protect a stray dog, Cal is forced take his brother and the dog and run.

Nick finds himself unable to trust anyone but the being he has been warned will ultimately kill him, a situation that is complicated by his efforts to control his abilities and a sacrifice that he must make to defeat an ancient force.

A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.

"Every Friday, in the cafeteria, one of the kids gets up in front of the whole school and does something. A performance. Today it's John's turn."--Front jacket flap.

One cold morning, a lonely boy wishes for something to do. Then someone who knows what winter is all about comes to play. A boy is lonely because all of his friends are hibernating for the winter, until he finds Jack Frost writing on his windowpanes.

Two boys are in bed talking about girls, how boring and silly and fearful they are, until it suddenly occurs to them that there might be ghosts about. Suddenly they find someone with more courage than they have.

Meet Otto, a boy with disgusting habits. He's full of madcap plans and crazy ideas. If it's trouble you're looking for, he's sure to be up to his neck in it.

Throughout his day, a young boy thinks of his father who is working in the coal mine that is located underneath the ocean.

Elmore Green likes being an only child, so when his parents bring a new small person, his baby brother, into the house he is not pleased and does his best to keep the new small person out of his life.