Books with title The Yellow Tower

Since the world's water supply had turned to poison six months ago, life had changed dramatically for Hurley. Even though he was only fifteen, he was forced to provide for his twin sister Miriam and his little brother Max. Finding safe water was getting harder and harder, and Hurley was getting desperate as he watched the line on the water drum sink a little lower every day.After searching further and further from his home, Hurley is forced to go into the city, a meaner and more dangerous place than his neighborhood in the suburbs. After exploring as much as he dares, Hurley decides to attack a lightly guarded water tower near the edge of the city. With his dad's muscle car, Hurley runs through the gate and past the lone guard, then steals enough water to keep his family safe for a while longer.Even as the extra water is making life seem a little more comfortable, however, a break-in at the house next door forces Hurley to realize that something has to change. Things are getting more dangerous and everyone left in his neighborhood is getting low on water. Together with his friend Rex, Hurley reluctanlty becomes a leader in a war that will decide whether his family, friends and neighbors will live or die of thirst.

Pete is an eleven-year-old middle school girl who desperately wants to know her biological father. But no one in her family wants to talk about him. When she comes face-to-face with the man, she is surprised to learn that she is from a mixed heritage, and learns the harsh realities of racism. She also learns firsthand about bullying so destructive that Pete begins to wonder if her life has any value at all. Her friends seem to turn away from her and she seeks solace and peace at the top of the tower near her home. Will she find the answers she longs for as she sits high above the edge of her world?

It’s just tutu much fun! What do you do with a beautiful yellow tutu? Why, put it on your head and pretend you’re a ray of sunshine! Little girls will love the story of Margo, a girl with a tutu and a brilliantly imaginative mind. Lively text and charming illustrations that celebrate individuality and friendship will have fans of this new author-illustrator sister act calling for an encore!

Pete is an eleven-year-old middle school girl who desperately wants to know her biological father. But no one in her family wants to talk about him. When she comes face-to-face with the man, she is surprised to learn that she is from a mixed heritage, and learns the harsh realities of racism. She also learns firsthand about bullying so destructive that Pete begins to wonder if her life has any value at all. Her friends seem to turn away from her and she seeks solace and peace at the top of the tower near her home. Will she find the answers she longs for as she sits high above the edge of her world?

A Tower of Deception... Death brings some families closer, but it’s ripped mine apart. I wanted to convince the police that they had the wrong suspect…but I never expected them to start suspecting me. Now, I have no choice but to keep searching for the truth, even if all my relationships fall to pieces around me. Someone is trying to make me look guilty. I never thought my mission to prove my own innocence would lead me to more family secrets. I thought I had already discovered the truth about myself. But every answer raises more questions, and everything I think I know is about to change…again. I have to find the truth, no matter how much it hurts -- before I get charged with murder.