Arcadia Public Library

Five middle schoolers find a fully stocked bomb shelter constructed decades ago in the local woods by an eccentric tycoon and lost until a hurricane exposes the entrance. So, how to keep the hideout secret from interfering grown-ups--and, more particularly, from scary teen psychopath, Jaeger Devlin.

Zoe Mahar has a supernatural ability to jump back in time by twenty-three minutes, and repeat events with up to ten tries. She is on the scene when a bank robbery at Spencerport Savings and Loan goes horrifyingly wrong. As each of Zoe's playbacks creates an even more disastrous outcome, she comes to realize that there is more to who she is than she thought.

"In these three novellas, Gary Paulsen explores how children can survive the most difficult circumstances through art and the love of dogs"--Provided by publisher.

"One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued...