Books with title To Nowhere

Robyn has sworn that she's over her ex, Nick. After all, he ditched town without a word to her. But when she hears he needs help, she's too curious about why he went missing to say no. Nick has been arrested―again―and the evidence doesn't lean in his favor. But when Robyn investigates, she discovers the situation is more complicated than it appears―and more dangerous...

In the near future, a few young women manifest extraordinary abilities called "Shine." Each girl's ability is different. Some develop extraordinary mental abilities. Some become physically strong. Others have powers that defy description. But the world does not embrace these Shines. It fears them. Camille's ability to make others see what she wants them to see is no longer a secret. Her best friend is dead. Her home is not safe. Armed with only a list of known Shines and the rumor of a secret Shine headquarters, Camille embarks on a road that seems to lead nowhere. She's determined to fight the government oppression of Shines--and her attraction to a boyfriend she can't trust. But when Camille is captured by someone bent on exploiting her Shine, she realizes the fight is not just about her freedom but her life. Will she discover what's at the end of the road to nowhere? Or will she become a slave to someone who sees her only as a means to a very profitable and deadly end?

On Elizabeth’s first discovery of the tumbledown cottages at the far edge of the woods, all she saw was the rotting thatched roof and crumbling walls. Inside the air was dank and the wallpaper was stained with damp and mold. But on the next visit, escaping from the misunderstandings and misery of being the new girl at the village school, everything has changed. The decayed thatch has been replaced by new straw, the crumbling walls are intact and smoke curls from the chimneys. Most confusing of all is the girl in the faded ragged dress who is feeding the chickens.Could the girl be a ghost child who has come back to haunt the woods where she once played? Somehow Elizabeth can’t believe in a ghost who feeds chickens. Or in ghost chickens, for that matter. There must be another answer, but it is just on the edge of her understanding. Elizabeth has to see her again. On their next meeting, when the ghost child, Ann, reaches out and touches Elizabeth something happens that Elizabeth can never understand, though it was to happen again and again. They simply become one person and only Ann walks through the door of the cottage, yet Elizabeth is still there, thinking and looking and feeling as Ann did.As Elizabeth moves back and forth between the two worlds, the past becomes a vivid reality. She enjoys being part of a lively family of six children compared to her own only child status, but she soon realizes that her trouble fitting in at school is nothing compared to not having the chance to go to school at all. And there’s also the fear that she may not find her way back to the present.In 1972 our family spent a sabbatical year in a small village in Dorset living in an old thatched cottage called Random Cottage. It was the sort of place that begged for a story! One afternoon, when we were exploring the nearby woods, we came on two derelict cottages in a small clearing. On a second visit to the cottages, we were a bit unsettled to see a man tending a beehive that we were sure hadn’t been there on our previous visit. We exchanged a few pleasantries about the weather and went on our way.Back in Oregon, with the memory of this incident still in my mind, I began to write about a girl living in Random Cottage, who finds the ramshackle houses in the woods. On a second visit, instead of seeing a man tending bees, the girl encounters someone of her own age -- a girl who had once lived in one of the cottages. While we were in Dorset, the village school had a big celebration marking its hundredth year. Many of the nearby towns and villages were celebrating their centennial that same year. It was more than a coincidence. A hundred years earlier, an Education Act mandated that all children should learn to read and write. I sent Elizabeth, who was having a hard time fitting in at the village school, back to a past where a new school was being built, but she would to go.

”How ’bout lettin’ Calvin keep his knees on loan?””Meanin’ what?””Meanin’ you let him walk, and then his knees owe you. Like maybe he’s favoredto win the District Championship next spring. Some dudes are layin’ bets. Yousay Calvin’s gonna lose. And he does.””I own Calvin’s knees.” Norris said the words slowly, like they tasted good in hismouth. He smiled and nodded. ”Okay, Deej. I like that.” He glared at Calvin. ”Don’t forget, punk.”When you’ve got a friend who’s got your back, life is good. Calvin has Deej—anda coach who thinks Calvin can win the championship in the 100-meter dash,a little brother who looks up to him, a boss who trusts him with the keys tothe car shop, and Momma, who made him promise to stay in school. And thenthere’s Junior, the girlfriend of Calvin’s dreams. You have to take things slowwith Junior, since she’s daddy’s girl, but she’s worth it.But when Calvin and Deej get suspended from school on a trumpedupcharge, things start to fall apart. Deej entangles them both in Norris’s web,and suddenly Calvin has tough choices to make. Can he hold on to what he’sgot without turning his back on his best friend?

Fourteen-year-old Matty Dunmore and his gang live in Nowhere, NJ, and their world of mobsters and crooked cops is about to be turned on its head. When Matty—a runner for the local Mob boss, Mr. Hill—is attacked and robbed during a delivery, he soon discovers the package he was carrying wasn’t the only one taken. The boys are told to keep watch for anything suspicious, but after the death of a higher up in the organization, their surveillance is discovered by one of the traitors. Now the friends must make a choice—tell Mr. Hill and risk the safety of their families, or keep quiet and live.Flash forward to the present. Matthew Larson is now a legitimate businessman in Florida, but his past is about to catch up with him. No one—not even his wife and son—know the truth about who he was. The Matt Larson they know is a loving husband and father, not a ghost named Matty Dunmore with a secret so big it could get Matt and everyone he loves killed. Matty needs to stay buried in the past if Matt has any hope of surviving in the present.When his former gang of friends, still tied to the Mob, discover he’s alive, Matt’s world comes crashing down around him. His son, Pete, is kidnapped by the new Mob boss in Nowhere—his former friend Lenny. Matt has no clue why Lenny would do this, but for some reason Lenny’s determined to make Matt pay. The stakes are high, life and death decisions are made at every turn, and the sins of Matt’s father threaten to doom him to a similar fate. Is there anyone left he can trust? From the author of the Devil’s Assistant books, Nowhere, NJ is the second book in the Good Bad Guys series—a new adventure series where not all the bad guys are bad, where you just might find yourself rooting for both the bad guys and the good guys as they work together to survive.

Connie has just moved to a lake in Montana. Her parents see real estate possibilities. She answers the phone. A mysterious voice asks for Johnny. She says, “Johnny doesn’t live here.” The man on the phone doesn’t believe her. He gives her a message. “Tell Johnny to meet me 8000 miles from Tokyo.” When she refuses he tells her do it or else she might be dead.Who is this mysterious caller? Who is Johnny? And why do the movers who are bringing the furniture into the cottage by the lake freak when she tells them what the caller said. They zoom away without saying one word.What is going on? Should she turn right around and flee back to Virginia herself? What kind of future could there be out west here in the middle of nowhere with an inexplicable death threat hanging over her head? Connie had better figure it all out soon or she might find herself doing the dead man’s float in the lake.

”How ’bout lettin’ Calvin keep his knees on loan?” ”Meanin’ what?” ”Meanin’ you let him walk, and then his knees owe you. Like maybe he’s favored to win the District Championship next spring. Some dudes are layin’ bets. You say Calvin’s gonna lose. And he does.” ”I own Calvin’s knees.” Norris said the words slowly, like they tasted good in his mouth. He smiled and nodded. ”Okay, Deej. I like that.” He glared at Calvin. ”Don’t forget, punk.” When you’ve got a friend who’s got your back, life is good. Calvin has Deej—and a coach who thinks Calvin can win the championship in the 100-meter dash, a little brother who looks up to him, a boss who trusts him with the keys to the car shop, and Momma, who made him promise to stay in school. And then there’s Junior, the girlfriend of Calvin’s dreams. You have to take things slow with Junior, since she’s daddy’s girl, but she’s worth it. But when Calvin and Deej get suspended from school on a trumpedup charge, things start to fall apart. Deej entangles them both in Norris’s web, and suddenly Calvin has tough choices to make. Can he hold on to what he’s got without turning his back on his best friend?

Twelve-year-old Omar and his brothers and sisters were born and raised in the beautiful and bustling city of Bosra, Syria. Omar doesn't care about politics - all he wants is to grow up to become a successful businessman who will take the world by storm. But when his clever older brother, Musa, gets mixed up with some young political activists, everything changes . . . Before long, bombs are falling, people are dying, and Omar and his family have no choice but to flee their home with only what they can carry. Yet no matter how far they run, the shadow of war follows them - until they have no other choice than to attempt the dangerous journey to escape their homeland altogether. But where do you go when you can't go home?