A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
Melinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't even know hate her from a distance. The safest place to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that's not safe. Because there's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, i...more
So Larissa didn't get the part?Big deal. So she's failing English and math and maybe Spanish--who cares?She's having fun. She's got a life.School's not the most important thing in the world.
Damon's English teacher is so nice. Really nice. And pretty too.He'd better not say that to Jessica, though.She'd accuse him of having a crush.Like that'd happen.
Don't get him wrong. Blue thinks living by the beach is awesome. But that doesn't mean he wants to hang there all the time. After all, school can be pretty cool sometimes. Especially when Elizabeth Wakefield is around.
LaceyI know my mom--my real mom--cares about me.So what if she never writes or calls? She's probably really busy.But it will be so cool having her visit. We can go shopping and talk and...I don't know...bond or something.Right?
Anna breaks out of her close circle of friends.Anna has needed this all along. To get away from everybody and try something completely different. Meet new people. After all, change is good, right? And the drama club is so cool.
Elizabeth knows they're plotting something.It's so obvious.Jessica barely even talked to Salvador before, and now she calls him all the time. To discuss Elizabeth's love life!I know they're jealous, but I wish they'd give it up.Because I really really like this guy.