Carol Lynch Williams

In a polygamous cult in the desert, Kyra, not yet fourteen, sees being chosen to be the seventh wife of her uncle as just punishment for having read books and kissed a boy, in violation of Prophet Childs' teachings, and is torn between facing her fate and running away from all that she knows and loves.

The chosen one

Living with their mother who earns money as a prostitute, two sisters take care of each other and when the older one attempts suicide, the younger one tries to uncover the reason.

Glimpse

Established in the year 2020, The Haven is home to teens who are classed as Terminals, whose education, food, rest, and behavior are strictly monitored to save them from Disease, but Shiloh and Gabriel remember a different kind of life, and are on the verge of rebellion.

A Novel

The Haven

"Imagine Anna Quindlen or Sue Miller turning her attention to writing a young adult novel, and you have an idea what [Williams] has done for early teen readers..." --Audrey Couloumbis, author of the Newbery Honor Book Getting Close to Baby Thirteen-year-old Lacey wakes to a beautiful summer morning excited to begin her new job at the library, just as her mother is supposed to start work at the grocery store. Lacey hopes that her mother's ghosts have finally been laid to rest; after all, she seems so much better these days, and they really do need the money. But as the hours tick by and memories come flooding back, a day full of hope spins terrifyingly out of control.... "No one can get inside the head and heart of a 13-year-old girl better than Carol Lynch Williams, and I mean no one," said James S. Jacobs, Professor of Children's Literature at Brigham Young University, of her breakout novel, The Chosen One. Now this award-winning YA author brings us an equally gripping story of a girl who loves her mother, but must face the truth of what life with that mother means for both of them.

Miles from Ordinary

In this contemporary YA novel by bestselling author Carol Lynch Williams (The Chosen One), fifteen-year-old fraternal twins Annie and Sarah are sisters, but that is where their interaction ends. Then Annie begins to withdraw from the family, forcing Sarah to investigate why---and the abuse she uncovers changes their relationship forever.

Never Said

As the tragic death of her older brother devastates the family, teenaged London struggles to find redemption and finds herself torn between her brother's best friend and a handsome new boy in town.

Waiting

After her brother’s death, a teen struggles to rediscover love and find redemption in this “stunningly powerful free-verse story” (VOYA). Growing up, London and Zach were as close as could be. And then Zach dies, and the family is gutted. London’s father is distant. Her mother won’t speak. The days are filled with what-ifs and whispers: Was it London’s fault? Alone and adrift, London finds herself torn between her brother’s best friend and the handsome new boy in town as she struggles to find herself—and ultimately redemption—in this authentic and affecting novel from award-winning novelist Carol Lynch Williams.

Signed, Skye Harper

When a self-centered famous movie star builds a mansion near her family's diner in an isolated part of Florida, twelve-year-old Honey develops a friendship with the younger daughter that helps Honey realize how special her own family is.

Christmas in Heaven

"Evie Messenger, who can see and talk to ghosts, tries to solve the mystery of a teenage ghost who is following her"--

Messenger

Twelve-year-old Caity and her younger sister Cara must fend for themselves when their abusive mother storms out of the house with a suitcase and doesn't come back.

The True Colors of Caitlynne Jackson

As she begins high school, fourteen-year-old Carolina tries to come to terms with the death of her father and older sister, while dealing with difficult relationships with her mother and best friend and a budding romance with the boy next door.

Carolina Autumn

Twelve-year-old Elyse's plan to write an award-winning novel during the summer is interrupted when her grandmother, who has Alzheimer's disease, moves in with the family.

If I Forget, You Remember

On üç yaşındaki kız, altmış yaşındaki öz amcasıyla yedinci karısı olarak evlendirilmek isteniyor. Çünkü Peygamber onu seçti. On üç yaşındaki Kyra, izole bir toplulukta babasının üç karısı, yirmi erkek ve kız kardeşleri ve iki tane de anne karnında kardeşi ile gerçekleri sorgulamaksızın büyümüştü. Yani, eğer siz onun yasak kitapları okumak için Gezici Ironton Kasaba Kütüphanesine gizli ziyaretlerini ya da onun için seçilmiş bir erkeğe sahip olmak yerine kendi için seçmeyi umduğu Joshua ile buluşmalarını saymazsanız, sorgulamaksızın diyebilirsiniz. Fakat Peygamber, şimdiden altı karısı olan altmış yaşındaki öz amcası ile evleneceğini açıkladığında, Kyra bu zorbalığı dikkate alıp boyun eğmek ve sonsuza kadar ailesini kaybetmek korkuları arasında çaresiz bir seçim yapmak zorundadır. "Seçilmiş Kişi, kalp atışınızın hızlanmasına, dişlerinizi gıcırdatmanıza ve boncuk boncuk terlemenize neden olacak." -GregoryMaguire

Seçilmiş Kişi

Laura Anne Williams

Ceiling posters, customized T-shirts, letter boxes, or writing your own novels? What more could sisters ask for? WIth more than 30 fun and engaging activities "Sister, Sister" engages girls in productive and creative fun together while building memor

A Book of Activities Sisters Can Do Together

Sister, Sister

De dertienjarige Kyra is opgegroeid in een zeer geïsoleerde gemeenschap. Haar vader heeft drie vrouwen, zijzelf heeft twintig broers en zussen, en er zijn zelfs nóg twee kinderen op komst. Over haar leefomgeving heeft Kyra zich nooit iets afgevraagd. Totdat ze langzaamaan steeds meer in contact komt met de buitenwereld. In het geheim bezoekt ze de Boekenbus om verboden boeken te lezen. En ze ontmoet Joshua, op wie ze verliefd wordt, terwijl Kyra haar geliefde eigenlijk niet zelf mag kiezen. Als Kyra vervolgens moet trouwen met haar zestigjarige oom die al zes vrouwen heeft staat Kyra voor een wanhopige keuze. Hierbij wordt ze geconfronteerd met geweld en haar eigen angst om haar familie voor altijd te verliezen. Een krachtig en hartverscheurend boek over liefde en hoop. Het schrijnende verhaal van een meisje dat worstelt om zichzelf en uiteindelijk de waarheid te vinden. Meg Cabot

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Living with her Mormon family in Farmington, Utah, in 1878, thirteen-year-old Caroline hears a secret which causes her to change her mind about wanting to become a famous spy.

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