H. M Bouwman

Owen and Eleanor Move In is a story about what it means to have a home...and what it means to be a friend When eight-year-old Eleanor moves into the bottom half of a duplex with her family, she is not happy. Her old home was way, better. In her old home, she even had her own bedroom. Not any more-now she has to share with her big sister. The situation needs to change, and she knows just how to fix it. When Owen, age seven, meets Eleanor, he's excited-finally,...

Owen is doing the same creative writing project for homeschooling that Eleanor is doing in public school! They have to write an interesting story about their lives. The problem is: their lives aren't that interesting. So Eleanor decides to fix the problem by doing exciting things--with not-so--great results. When they join a community martial arts class, Owen sees a different way to make an interesting story happen...by making something up that sounds...

Told in two voices and times, Artie runs away from her abusive stepfather and Rayel from an arranged marriage, and both find adventure on the high seas beyond Raftworld.

"Growing up a farm girl, Peggy's life has never been particularly exciting. But a lot changes in 1941. Her friend Joe starts acting strange around her. The Quaker hostel nearby reopens to house Jewish refugees from Europe, including a handsome boy named Gunther and a troubled professor of nothing. And her cousin and best friend, Delia, is diagnosed with leukemia--and doesn't even know it. Peggy has always been rational. She may not be able to understand...