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An hilarious story about sibling rivalry and a child's impulse to run away from home-(and come back again!)
"When my squawking baby brother arrived, I realized I needed a new family. No one seemed to mind when I packed my bag. I took a box and used my best handwriting to write 'FREE KID', then waited for some new parents to take me home."
Waiting in a box like an abandoned pet and encountering the passersby changes the girl's perspective. At the...
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Having successfully wreaked revolution upon the City of Mandelion, the pair find themselves escaping catastrophe by the skin of their teeth and seeking refuge in Toll. In this strange, aptly named gateway town, visitors may neither enter nor exit without paying a steep price. By day, the city is well-mannered and orderly; by night, chaotic and debaucherous. Each resident, visitor, and passerby is allowed out in public only during one of these phases,...
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Two girls from the opposite ends of time, drawn together by a single cataclysmic event. … Festival of FireWhen Rowie and her sisters are in terrible danger, she remembers the Chalk Girl. … The Chalk GirlThe haunting music stole Boyd's sister away a year ago. Now it's back... Worlds AwayDavey can see colours no-one else can. His friend Kemi knows the reason why – and it's not good… … Colour BoundA still-grieving Alinta flees from the Midwinter...
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sing Tarot cards as inspiration for characters and events in the series, Madz crafts a tale of unimaginable heartbreak and hopeful reprieve through Finn, his friends, and their respective struggles with addiction and recovery.
Finn comes home from school to find his sister murdered-and his drunk father pointing a gun at his head. When his mother tries to stop her husband's violent outrage, he misfires and kills her instead.
Desperate for an escape,...
5) Rhapsody
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I am a survivor. A warrior facing battle.I will protect those I love with my life,and take back what's mine.Kaya has minutes to save the man she loves. Luke's life is hanging by a thread, and Kaya has to do the unthinkable-go back to her father. Offering herself in exchange for Luke's freedom seems a worthy way to die, but Thomas disagrees. Realizing he wants more than just friendship, he wedges himself between Kaya and her sacrifice. He'll do whatever...
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"A boarding house full of druggies. A neglected housewife. A young girl who thinks she's a superhero. A cop who wants to be left alone. And a Private Detective looking for a runaway girl. These stories collide one fateful summer in Where the Body Was, a tale of love and murder in the suburbs, told from a dozen different points of view. All the neighbors on the block have an opinion about the murder and how it happened, but which of them is telling...
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