Bibliography: Lee, Y.S. (2010, March). The Agency 1: A Spy in the House. Somerville, MA: 9780763640675
Plot Summary: Thief and housebreaker Mary Quinn is rescued from Old Bailey and educated at Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls for a chance at a better life. She tries her hand at several careers but is bored and uninspired. Two [...]
Bibliography: Dolamore, Jacklyn. (2009). Magic Under Glass. New York: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 978-1599904306
Plot Summary: In her home country, Nimira’s mother was an artist, but after her death, Nimira leaves to look for better life. Instead, she finds herself singing and dancing in a low class music hall. That’s where she is discovered by the mysterious and [...]
Bibliography: Haines, Lise. (2009). Girl in the Arena. New York: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books. ISBN: 978-1599903729
Plot Summary: Teenaged Lyn hangs out with her friends and works a not so glamorous job in fast food. But when her latest father has a match, she is expected to be there in the arena watching next to her [...]
Bibliography: Lo, Malinda. (2009). Ash. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 9780316040099
Plot Summary: Having lost first her mother and and then her father to a mysterious illness, broken-hearted Ash is forced to do her stepmother’s bidding, but longs to return to the woods near her family home and dreams of being captured [...]
Bibliography: Warman, Jessica. (2009). Breathless. New York: Walker Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 978-0802798497
Plot Summary: Katie didn’t expect to like the boarding school, she didn’t want to be away from her older brother Will. But it was great to be out of their little town, and nice to have a whole set off people, of [...]