Books with author Heather Stella

It's 1936, and against all odds―but not without a few stumbles―Ginny Ross has made it to Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Otherwise known as the academic home of her friend and mentor, Amelia Earhart.) For Ginny, this is the next step toward her dream of becoming a pilot, but it's harder than she expected: as the only girl in her mechanical engineering program, she constantly has to prove she deserves to be there. Ginny is determined not to let the jeers of her classmates and the opinions of some backwards-thinking professors hold her back, but she is a world away from her home in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. When Amelia takes off in 1937 to fly around the globe, Ginny can't shake a feeling of foreboding. Aviation is still relatively new and communication between air and ground is patchy at best. Then Amelia disappears without a trace, and Ginny must figure out if she has what it takes to forge ahead without her mentor. With the threat of the Second World War looming large, Ginny will need every bit of salty east coast grit she can muster. Featuring historical photos of Amelia's time at Purdue University (1935–37), this STEM-friendly novel will appeal to anyone who has suffered from imposter syndrome and has had to prove their worth―to others and themselves.

PrologueIt all ended so suddenly. I remember we were sitting on a hill at the top of our farm staring up at the stars. Little did we know that at that same moment members of congress had taken a vote, a vote to end things as we know it, a vote that brought forth a horrific virus by those we were opposed to. If only we could have stayed on that hill oblivious to what was going to happen…The world changed. We changed. Everything changed. I remember how life was before the virus, before crime overtook the country, and before the government fell. Before…My name is Amy and this is my story…

For every other teenager life is focused on grades, boys, graduating, but not for Danielle. Her life changed the moment she began to get sick. She went from teeny bopper to adult in two seconds flat. This story follows her through unexpected twists and turns ... new developments each novella will have to offer. This first is more of an introductory - with more to come. Keep reading, it's not your typical girl gets sick and dies type of story .... there's much more to be found between the pages.

We had just stepped out of the bunker and taken a few steps into the forest when we realized the giant mistake that we had made. Behind us lighting up the night sky was a brilliant flaming orange inferno of what used to be Daniel’s house. Everything that he had ever known was up in flames and it was all I could do to keep him from dropping everything and running towards his now fully engulfed house. But, worse than the fact that the house was on fire was the fact that we were completely and utterly surrounded by large muscular men. We could try to make a run for it, but there were so many of them that I doubted we could get more than a few steps before they would be upon us. It was time to face facts, we were surrounded and there was no way we were getting out of here alive.