The adventures of fourteen-year-old Angel Cookson Potts, cooking enthusiast and worried weight watcher, as she and her friends help her Scottish father prove that London’s famous department store, Harrods, is unknowingly selling inferior haggis.
Young Adult (ages 14-18)
Material appropriate for young adults
Charlie Farquharson’s Histry Of Canada
A humorous and satirical look at Canadian history.
Hero Of Lesser Causes
In 1946, twelve-year-old Keely is devastated when her older brother Patrick is paralyzed by polio, and she starts a campaign to reawaken his waning interest in life.
Crabbe
One night, just before final exams, 18-year-old Franklin Crabbe–smart, rich yet unhappy and a semi-alcoholic–packs his gear and drives away into the woods to disappear completely.
At The Sign Of The Sugared Plum
In June 1665, excited about coming to London to work at her sister Sarah’s candy shop, teenaged Hannah is unconcerned about rumors of Plague until the hot summer advances and increasing numbers of people succumb to the disease.