Melanie Pendleton
A Reason To Stay
When the mother who abandoned her comes back into her life, twelve-year-old Rory’s world 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 buried at the bottom of the lake, Rory searches for the one person that just might hold the answer.
Rory’s story is about family, friendship, and the love that is possible when we accept ourselves for who we are.
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 turning their newly-acquired home into a bed and breakfast is about to come true, Lacy is excited to help. That is, until Lacy meets a quirky neighborhood boy who tells her the house is haunted. Plagued by a fear of the dark that resulted from the accident, Lacy just got much more than she bargained for.