Books with title Promises

Vote! Vote! Vote! Class elections at Abigail Adams Junior High are underway, and the Beacon Street Girls are in the middle of it all! As the drama escalates, election posters begin to disappear. Katani is really worried. Could someone very close to her be responsible? "And why," asks Charlotte, "is everyone so competitive?" That's not all. Mr. Popular, Dillon Johnson, is running too, and he's making big promises. Can he keep them? Henry Yurt, aka the Yurtmeister, has plastered smiley face posters all over the school that are too silly for words, or ... maybe not. Will the candidate with the best ideas win the election, or will big promises take the day!

After defying the ruthless Enclave, surviving the wasteland and over-throwing the tyranical leader of Sylum, Gaia Stone now faces her greatest challenge yet - to lead the people of Sylum back to the Enclave and persuade the Protectorat to grant them refuge. With Leon finally by her side, Gaia is hopeful that she can settle her people and finally start the life with him that she's always wanted. But in Gaia's absence, the Enclave has become even more ruthless, picking girls from outside the wall to serve in an experimental baby factory. Babies with the right genes are now a priceless commodity with the potential to reshape life inside the wall and redifine humanity. And when it becomes clear that her genes are exactly what the Enclave needs, Gaia is appalled by the lengths they will go to...

Caragh M. O'Brien's Promised is the conclusion to the thrilling YA dystopian adventure Birthmarked Trilogy, where the world is divided between those who live inside the wall and those who live outside. After defying the ruthless Enclave, surviving the wasteland, and upending the rigid matriarchy of Sylum, Gaia Stone now faces her biggest challenge ever. She must lead the people of Sylum back to the Enclave and persuade the Protectorat to grant them refuge from the wasteland. In Gaia's absence, the Enclave has grown more cruel, more desperate to experiment on mothers from outside the wall, and now the stakes of cooperating or rebelling have never been higher. Is Gaia ready, as a leader, to sacrifice what--or whom--she loves most?

Exciting new magical adventure series for girls – will you answer the call of Silver Dolphins?Antonia is a secret Silver Dolphin – she's responsible for helping the creatures of the bay when their environment is threatened, by responding to the call of her magic necklace.When her cousins come to stay, Antonia’s loyalties are divided between family and her dolphin friends. New Sea Watch members are also causing rifts and she can’t help getting swept up in rivalry with Rosie, the latest volunteer. Will Antonia end up breaking the most important promise of all?

Eleven-year-old Kaden has managed to stay under the radar for most of his life. With the exception of Kubla, a pet crow, Kaden doesn't have any friends his own age and he's okay with that. After all, friends can ask inconvenient questions. Questions like Why do you live with your grandmother and where is your father? Questions Kaden doesn't want to answer. Apart from school and a few trips to town, Kaden and Gram keep to themselves, living a simple life at their cabins outside the small community of Promise. But now Kaden's life is getting a lot more complicated. He's starting middle school, which brings its own set of problems for a boy who doesn't fit in. And then he learns that his father, a man he has never known, is getting out of prison and moving to Promise. After years of being the outsider at school, Kaden is given a chance to come out of his shell when Yo-Yo, a new boy, moves to the area and offers friendship. But can Kaden trust him? Will Yo-Yo be a real friend after he learns about Kaden's father? The true meaning of friendship, love, responsibility, and loyalty is explored in this novel for middle-grade readers.

At 15, Lene is questioning everything. She is sick of the compulsory League of German Girls' meetings, and everyone being made to fight for a final victory that never seems to come. She is in love with Ludwig who lives upstairs and listens to enemy broadcasts. Like Lene, he rejects the war and the endless Nazi indoctrination. But he has caught the attention of his ruthless Hitler Youth squad leader, Kurt. Unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse, Lene has to watch every step, every word to protect those she loves. When Ludwig is ordered to the Eastern Front, can Lene and Ludwig hold on to their promise to one another and resurface from the darkness of the abyss in post-war Berlin?

Much to the dismay of her family, Betty Lou Kolinski is leaving home to attend high school. The teen dreams of being a famous author, and believes Vincentian promises her the opportunity to achieve her goals. Danny Kolinski meets a dark-haired beauty and is walking on air. At sixteen, life for him promises everything he's ever wanted until he loses his job and is severely beaten by the town bullies. Some promises bring joy and friendship, while others should never have been made. Find out how the Kolinski kids fare concerning the promises they made.

Fifteen years ago my parents ran away from their home to protect a baby--their baby--me.Five years later, I meet someone else who had a secret to hide, and was also in hiding, like me.Fast-forward five more years and he promised he would be back. I promised I wouldn’t forget him.I’ll be sixteen next month, a teenage fairy hiding in the human realm. I’ve waited six years wondering if my witch will ever come back. Wondering every day if he’s even alive. Wondering if he will keep his promise.I knew of the dangers, but I wasn’t prepared for them to find me. Will a promise be enough when everything evil is against us, and what we could become?Shari is your typical teenager playing sports, laughing with friends, struggling through school, and waiting anxiously for her sixteenth birthday. But she holds a secret. She's a fairy from the Pararealm hiding out in the Human realm, away from the prying eyes of a manipulative council who seeks power.Her parents brought their baby girl away from all their family and friends in the hopes that she would live a normal, safe life. On her first day of kindergarten, she found a witch, Nicholas, who too was being kept in the Human realm, away from the council. Quickly the two became inseparable and their families became the best of friends. When Shari was nine, her heart broke. Nicholas had to leave. He and his family were going back to the Pararealm to help save other magical children who were under the council's thumb in a school called the Academy.Six years later, he returns with the new knowledge that they both lived, loved, and fought together a thousand years ago, and on their death a prophecy was declared. The council has known only part of the prophecy and they are on a manhunt for the lost fairy, the descendent who wasn't at their Academy. Nicholas is just as determined that they never find her. Shari is caught in the middle and soon realizes that destiny has played her final hand and she's smack in the middle of it all.Together they need to face the dangers and prove that destiny didn't make a mistake keeping them together.