Since Rivers’s real father left him and his mom six years ago, Uncle Daddy has been taking care of Rivers in all the ways a dad cares for a son — even teaching him how to play baseball. Then his real father returns. Rivers is confused and angry. He had always thought that he’d express his anger at his father by socking him in the stomach. Now, face to face with him, Rivers’ feelings are more complicated than he’d imagined. Will the reappearance of his dad affect his relationship with Uncle Daddy? This heart-felt story, told from the point of view of a nine-and-a-half-year-old boy, is filled with insight and touches of humor.
After her mother accidentally causes the death of her Mexican boyfriend, Kathleen runs away and becomes addicted to drugs, as told through diary entries. Immigration and drugs are hot topics. Ages 13+
For many generations, the men in Alexandra’s family have been sponge divers — first on the Greek island of Kalymnos and now in the Florida village of Tarpon Springs. Diving has always been considered a man’s job by Alexandra’s family — dangerous and demanding. But when tragedy strikes, Alexandra decides to become a sponge diver herself despite her family’s objections. And she learns that as dangerous as the underwater world can be, there are always more dangers waiting on shore . . .
Bad Trouble
Matteo Alacran was not born; he was harvested with the DNA from El Patron, lord of a country called Opium. Can a boy who was bred to guarantee another’s survival find his own purpose in life? And can he ever be free?
