Books with author Mary Reynolds

A group of twelve boys named East reside in a Florida Everglades reform camp. A cruel leader and an electrified, orange fog force field hold them captive. The fog shifts with the arrival of a brazen woman, Breeze Morgan.In 2042, Breeze lands at Maverly Wilderness Camp to pay back a debt. During pre-job shadowing a boy busts her nose and Breeze humiliates the program director. Somehow, she's still offered the job and she accepts. Breeze soon discovers the camp's cruel and hope-stealing culture. She considers leaving, but the dozen delinquents steal her heart.Despite their dark past and dreary future, most of the East boys still have a shred of hope. Breeze awakens that hope possibly costing her much more than the debt she already owes.

This is the second volume of the Sandstone Nevada series. Sandstone's oldest citizen, Gabby Hayes Peterson is nowhere to be found. Maria is moving out of Rusk's house and Sandstones 1,000th citizen is due at any moment. When Rusk is relegated to a menial task that has nothing to do with finding Gabby, it doesn't sit well with him. So he decides to leave town for a few days so he can think about what he will do to find Gabby. Surprisingly he doesn't have to decide what to do because, Rusk ends up right in the middle of it and there are no more menial tasks after that. So spend some time in Sandstone Nevada and see what the citizens are up to, because there is always…something up in Sandstone.

Strange things happen when the place you call “home” is no longer your address.Twelve-year-old Rafe Ryder’s year couldn’t get worse. His parents have shipped him off to live with his grandmother and he doesn’t know if he’ll ever see his sick father again. Arriving in Maine, Rafe plots his return to England, but the possibility of a homecoming slips further from his grasp when an adventure in a corn maze at his new school goes wrong, and he and twelve of his schoolmates are mysteriously transported to Mystfira—a realm of angels, leprechauns, gargoyles and fairies—and home to an elite angelic training school. Forced to co-exist with student angels and surrounded by more danger than he ever could have imagined, Rafe searches for a way home only to stumble upon a scheme to destroy the heavens. Can he find a way to save himself and his friends…or will they be lost forever?

When growing hatred and division unleashed by a recent election reach his high school, senior Eddie Barajas takes a stand against racism. Now, white supremacists are targeting him, and old fears rise up to haunt him, challenging all of his coping skills. What are the right choices to make, and can Eddie make them? In this stand-alone sequel to Shut Up, in which he was a victim of sexual abuse as a young boy, Eddie experiences his first love and learns what it means to be a true American.

This is the second volume of the Sandstone Nevada series. Sandstone's oldest citizen, Gabby Hayes Peterson is nowhere to be found. Maria is moving out of Rusk's house and Sandstones 1,000th citizen is due at any moment. When Rusk is relegated to a menial task that has nothing to do with finding Gabby, it doesn't sit well with him. So he decides to leave town for a few days so he can think about what he will do to find Gabby. Surprisingly he doesn't have to decide what to do because, Rusk ends up right in the middle of it and there are no more menial tasks after that.So spend some time in Sandstone Nevada and see what the citizens are up to, because there is always…something up in Sandstone.

Melissa doesn't consider herself abused-Rudy only hits her occasionally when he's drinking-until she realizes the effect his abuse is having on their child. Finally Melissa leaves Rudy, and she and Cheyenne go to the shelter for battered women. As difficulties with group living arise, however, she misses the good times with Rudy. The clarity of Melissa's decision soon fades, and she finds herself again in a dangerous situation, more trapped than ever before.

When their mother is called to Iraq with her National Guard Unit, 17-year-old Mario Barajas and his 10-year-old brother, Eddie, are sent to live with their Aunt Carmen. Soon after the boys move in, their aunt’s boyfriend, Denton, begins spending more and more time at Carmen’s, particularly with Eddie. When Mario notices that his little brother is laughing less and behaving rather strangely, he soon discovers the sexual abuse that Eddie has been suffering at the hands of Denton. With their mother miles away, their aunt’s boyfriend threatening to split the boys up into different foster homes, and his brother refusing to tell anyone else the truth, Mario must do whatever he can to keep his brother safe. This is a gripping and moralizing tale of trust, betrayal, and secrets that should never be kept.

At the age of twelve, Cassie is old enough to babysit. But when the father of two children for whom she babysits fondles her, Cassie is too confused and embarrassed to know what to do. She becomes more and more frightened as he continues to aggressively molest her. At last, she tells her teenage cousin, Lisa, and together they try to find ways to cope. Lisa realizes the escalating situation is more than the two of them can handle on their own and she breaks her vow of silence. The story explores the conflicting emotions of a young adolescent and the concern of parents who must protect their daughter's privacy and her well-being. In spite of the horrors of molestation, this is ultimately a story of healing and hope.

Melissa doesn't consider herself abused—Rudy only hits her occasionally when he's drinking—until she realizes the effect his abuse is having on their child. Finally Melissa leaves Rudy, and she and Cheyenne go to the shelter for battered women. As difficulties with group living arise, however, she misses the good times with Rudy. The clarity of Melissa's decision soon fades, and she finds herself again in a dangerous situation, more trapped than ever before.