Showing results by publisher "Books in Motion" in Teen & Young Adult

During the Great Depression, Seabiscuit captured American hearts from the soup kitchens to the White House. In this classic story, Ralph Moody recounts the true story of a plucky horse that refused to quit, a down-on-his-luck jockey determined to help his horse win, and the trainer who brought out the best in both.

Prior to the Civil War, the fastest mail between the West Coast and the East took almost thirty days by stagecoach along a southern route through Texas. Some Californians feared their state would not remain in the Union, separated so far from the free states. Then businessman William Russell invested in a way to deliver mail between San Francisco and the farthest western railroad, in Saint Joseph, Missouri - across two thousand miles of mountains, deserts, and plains - guaranteed in ten days or less.

This is the sequel to Freckles - the moving story of a young girl whose kindness and wholesome philosophy brightens the lives of everyone she meets.

Set in an ethereal bookstore where all of the employees are fictional characters who have yet to be written, and must live a purgatory-like existence tending to the literary canon until their author shows up to claim them, “Blank Paige” follows Paige—an intelligent young woman who is the only character to arrive in the Store without any knowledge of her genre or story. Paige’s appearance sends the world of the Bookstore into a tailspin—causing the characters to question how much free will they have over their own lives, and threatening to destroy the very fabric of imagination.

With the help of her friends Quince, Cam, and Maggie, Evelyn “Eevee” Acker was finally ready to meet her birth parents, who, she’s recently discovered, are fae. That should be the end of the story. But Eevee doesn't find what she’s looking for. Instead, she has a choice to make: save her birth parents, who she’s never met, and put herself and her loved ones in danger? Or leave her birth parents to their fate, accepting she'll never have the answers she’s been searching for her whole life? There are some in Elfaeme who may force her to choose.

The summer before her senior year had been a major disappointment for seventeen-year-old Eevee. Especially the bit at the end, when she had been dumped by her boyfriend of ten months. But her friends Maggie and Cam are a text away to help her pick up the pieces of her broken heart. In an effort to help distract Eevee from her woes, her parents give her a sealed envelope containing information about her adoption. Eevee is shocked when she finds a handwritten note from her birth mother claiming that Eevee is fae, and warning of danger if Eevee tries to uncover her true identity.

Trapper's treasure! The high point of any trapper's year was the summer rendezvous, the annual gathering where mountain men from all over the frontier met to trade the pelts they had risked their lives for. But for Kit Carson, the real danger lay in getting to the rendezvous. He was leading a party of trappers, all of them weighed down with a year's worth of furs. That was enough to make them a tempting target for any killer on the trail - especially when the trail led through Blackfoot territory.

Christopher "Kit" Carson was a true American legend: He could shoot a man at 200 yards, trap and hunt better than the most skilled Indian, and follow any trail - even in the dead of night. His courage and strength as an Indian fighter earned him respect throughout the West. But all of his skills were put to the test when he got caught up in a manhunt no one wanted him to make.

The Outcasts, a ragged band of teenagers, search for a place of peace on a planet of chaos. Danger lies in every shadow, and the fragile thread that holds them together threatens to fall apart. A powerful, faceless army pursues them, as well as a special breed of creature both mysterious and lethal. Hiding in the Font of Knowledge, the Outcasts encounter new friends and old enemies. But nothing is simple or clear in this ravaged world.

On the vast and indescribably beautiful South Rim of the Grand Canyon a young Hualapai boy faces a bleak future in 1902. River Thunder's mother has just passed into the Spirit World and River Thunder will carry his flute, courage and trusting innocence to the Hackberry Day School still standing today on old Route 66 while never once imagining how his fate will one day soar like an eagle over the magnificent Grand Canyon.

In 1944, while much of the world is at war, 14-year-old Teddy wages her own war against herself, her brother, and her perfect, and perfectly despised, mother. Forced to spend the summer at the beach with a grandmother she'd never met, Teddy faces her enemies with arrogance and anger. But as the summer unfolds, she begins learning the answers to some painful questions about the past that destroyed her family and left her mother and grandmother bitterly divided.

Young Nate Lawton is caught between the rigors of the fledgling United States Navy's discipline and the demands of his ambitious Captain. Nate seems doomed to pay the price of his newly appointed rank of Acting First Lieutenant on the USS Hancock, a brig fresh from the shipyard. He becomes the captain's scapegoat, and the target of the crew's hatred. He must choose between his patriotic duty, and the implicit responsibility of his office.

Growing up can be tough for anyone, but Erica Mathews' life is about to take a turn for the worse as she discovers that the world she has known to exist was the true fantasy. While trying to hang onto a "normal life" she unravels the true mystery of who...or what...she is, only to be faced with the ultimate of sacrifices.

A Race Towards Destiny! The end has come...not only for the Outcasts but for all of Dulunae. An intrepid group of young survivors continue to forge their way to a safe hayven that may or may not exist. Meanwhile, dormant volcanoes awaken and explode, pouring fire streams across the planet's surface. From the inferno arise the ultimate agents of death and destruction, paving the way for their leader. Animals of all kinds lurk in the darkness. Grim alliances form. Shadow Beasts emerge with dubious motives.

Cordelia Lu Hankins is the half Caucasian, half Chinese - and all albino. She has grown up in a remote lumber town with her distant father and a giant stepmother nicknamed Babe (after Paul Bunyan's blue ox), convinced she is ugly. Then, in the summer of 1918, when she is fourteen, she falls in love with the dashing Squirl. One day they meet on the mountain and Cordy receives her first kiss, as well as a wild ride down a log flume that gets Squirl fired.

Survival is only the beginning. On Dulunae, the Planet of Two Moons, a ragged band of teenagers called the Outcasts search for a place of peace known as HayVen. Danger lurks at every step of the journey. Mindless armies of Antibodies relentlessly attack the Outcasts. Chitin - an invulnerable new breed of creature - strikes silently with lethal razor-sharp pincers. Below the scarred face of Dulunae, hideous monsters wrap poisonous tentacles around their victims.

The twin moons of the planet Dulunae are shifting, causing the seas to rage and fiery rivers of rock to seethe underground. The planet is changing, and so are its inhabitants: it is time to seize power before it is too late. The Outcasts are a mismatched group of young survivors trapped in this world of threats and enemy creatures. All the while, the Font of Knowledge awaits the startling revelations of the planet's Unfolding. To survive, the Outcasts must do the unthinkable.

Emma is a 17-year-old girl just trying to find a place in an unsteady world. With her mother moving them around her entire life, no one has been permanent. When senior year begins, Emma is determined to sink some roots into Seattle and finally start living life. Especially when she discovers she has the power to kill terrifying monsters with a single touch. Suddenly, a whole new world explodes around her. The new boy in school that is mysteriously in every one of her classes is too beautiful to be human.

This collection contains Stolen Orb, Unfair Trade, Slave Trade, Baka’s Curse, Haunted Secrets, and Rodent Buttes, the first six books of the Nums of Shoreview, an altered creatures epic fantasy adventure series.

In the fae realm, the Unseelie King Nightglade has ruled for centuries. However, recent mistakes have put a deadline on his reign. If he can’t find a queen in ten new moons, his rule will be over. The catch? The crowns make the final decision, not him.