Melanie Pendleton
A Reason
to Stay
When the mother who abandoned her comes back into her life, twelve-year-old Rory's life is turned upside down. Now she must choose: say goodbye to the woman who has been like a mother or let go of the thing she wants most. After discovering a letter at the bottom of the lake, Rory searches for the one person who just might hold the answer.
The House on Winging Way
Twelve-year-old Lacy owes her aunt everything. It was Aunt June who took her in after she survived a car accident that claimed the lives of her parents. So when June's dream of opening a bed and breakfast is about to come true, Lacy is excited to help. That is until Lacy finds out the house is haunted. Plagued by a fear of the dark that resulted from her accident, Lacy's new home becomes more than she bargained for.
Truth, Lies, and Strocketball
Eleven-year-old Jeremy Morris may be the inventor of strocketball, the coolest game in the neighborhood, but as a student, he knows how to fly under the radar. That’s how he’s managed to coast through school. But when the toughest teacher in sixth grade discovers his reading anxiety, Jeremy’s coasting days are over.