Books with author Katherine%20Applegate

Kek come from Africa. In America, he sees snowfor the first time and feels its sting. He's never walked on ice and he falls. He wonders if the people of this new place will be like the winter - cold and unkind. In Africa, Kek lived with his mohter, father and brother. But only he and his mother have survived, and now she's missing. Kek is on his own. Slowly, he makes friends, a girl who is in foster care, an old woman who owns a rundown farm, and a cow whose name means "family" in his native language. As Kek awaits word of his mother's fate, he weathers the tough Minnesota winter by finding warmth in his new friendships, strength in his memories, and belief in his new country.

Recent high school grad Kate Quinn had the perfect summer planned—a prestigious internship at the Safe Seas Marine Conservation complete with prime beachside accommodations. It seemed the perfect setting to clear her head and prepare for the future while letting go of her past. But when her best friend Chelsea joins her at the last minute, Kate’s plans for a quiet summer go right out the window. First she loses her prized dorm room and she and Chelsea are forced to sink their life savings into a five-bedroom rental. As if finding three roommates wasn’t hard enough, it turns out the tenant in the adjoining boat house just happens to be Justin Garret, the sexy lifeguard from last summer—the very person Kate’s been trying so hard to forget.

How can you take the guy your best friend loves . . . when your best friend’s going to die?Alison Chapman has always believed she’d fall in love hard. And she does—with Sam Cody, a new guy with a gorgeous face and brooding eyes, a guy who’s impossible to resist. When Sam asks her to the Valentine’s Day dance, Alison is elated . . . until she finds out that her best friend, Isabella Cates-Lopez, has fallen for Sam, too . . . until she finds out that Isabella is dying. Now Alison wants Isabella’s last days to be her happiest ever—even if she and Sam have to hide their love. Even if, by sharing Sam, Alison risks losing him forever.From the Trade Paperback edition.

They've all grown up together on a tiny island. They think they know everything about one another...but they're only just beginning to find out the truth.Ben takes a chance that could completely change his life. He has coped just fine as a blind guy, but now he's risking an operation that could restore his sight. Who will he be if he can see? Will his secret dreams really come true? They've all grown up together on a tiny island. They think they know everything about one another...but they're only just beginning to find out the truth.Ben takes a chance that could completely change his life. He has coped just fine as a blind guy, but now he's risking an operation that could restore his sight. Who will he be if he can see? Will his secret dreams really come true?

When the summer ends . . . will love keep going? CHELSEA loves Conner so deeply that she can’t imagine life without him. But will marriage cement their love—or destroy it? KATE never thought loving Justin could feel this good. But when Justin finishes building his boat, will he sail away from her forever? GRACE’S drinking is out of control. David says he loves her and will help. But is a recovering alcoholic the right guy to have around?