Jessica Almasy

Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by luck and chance. This is the story of one such child. As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future a world away. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads a quiet, peaceful existence on the coast...

Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic.

Not all expectant parents are fortunate enough to be blessed with a healthy baby. Charlotte and Sean O'Keefe were one such couple who now faced sleepless nights, mounting bills, and the stares of others because of their daughter, Willow. In spite of her physical ailments, the now six-year-old Willow was smart and beautiful. Still, following a series of events, Charlotte and Sean were forced to confront some tough questions they had never wanted to...

With her kitten, Moisturizer, missing and having fought with her best friend, Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine finds it hard to concentrate on doing her best as her classmate's Friend of the Week.

Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister.

"The story of a man's last wish to make a difference--and of the loved ones he leaves behind fulfilling their destinies at last" -- "Handsome, widowed, sophisticated, utterly charming, Paul Parker won the heart of a wealthy young Frenchwoman--the daughter of an American financier, the granddaughter of a major French art connoisseur--as his second wife. In two marriages, he has fathered a challenging son and three very different daughters. But as...

Third-grader Clementine's school field trip to Plimoth Plantation leads to all kind of discoveries, from fourth grade eating rules to the source of the stink on the bus.

"When seventh-grader Eleanor reads an article online claiming that an asteroid will hit Earth in April, she starts an underground school club to prepare kids for the end of the world as we know it."--

Story of two young girls who are accused of being witches in Salem, Massachusetts and how twenty people lost their lives and many more lives were ruined.

Belly spends the summer she turns sixteen at the beach just like every other summer of her life, but this time things are very different.