Books with title Summer of the Stranger

When Wesley opens a package that arrives at Angel Investigations by special delivery, he immediately falls into a coma. It's clear he's fallen victim to some kind of magic spell, and Angel sets off with Gunn to find out who or what could be behind the attack. No easy task, since it turns out that everyone who could possibly help them -- from magic-shop owners to the LAPD -- has been affected by the same supernatural slumber. Meanwhile, Cordelia uncovers a Vampire plot to plunge the Earth into constant darkness, so that the creatures of the night can assert their power without the fear of daylight. It's up to her to help prevent it...but she's alone with the still-unconscious Wesley, and as she tends him it becomes increasingly clear that he is in the throes of a terrifying nightmare. Unless she can rouse him it may be the end -- for him as well as the rest of humankind.

Twelve-year-old May is living in a desolate situation with only her grandmother, who is depressed about the absence of May’s mother, and her father, who works long hours and is almost never around. Due to her circumstance and her resentment over having to live in a low-income neighborhood, May often finds herself picking fights and getting into trouble. But when May is caught graffiti-ing her least favorite teacher’s classroom, she is faced with a choice: expulsion or one-on-one summer school with the teacher she most detests. Begrudgingly, May chooses summer school and ultimately learns that her teacher has a secret past--and might just hold the key to answers no one else will give May about her mother.

My name is Jane. I am fifteen years old, and I used to think I had all the answers. I just finished my freshman year of high school. I live in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. There is nothing remarkable about my town. I live in a modest house in the center of the old section of town. My mother died of cancer not long ago, so my father is the only parent left to guide me through my ‘formative years’. He does the best he can, but I can be a challenge.I have begun to miss my mother very much. I recently discovered the monster haunting my developing body: sex. I have also determined that I am not particularly attracted to boys. I mentioned this to my best friend, Marge. She simply responded, “Just wait!” I don’t think she entirely understood the situation.But, it’s summer now. I have three whole months ahead of me to goof off. And I intend to make full use of them. After all, I live in a quiet little town in the middle of nowhere. What could possibly go wrong?

Evelyn laughed, cracking the ice. "The end of summer is coming up fast boys, better enjoy yourselves while you can!" she said.Marion is desperate to be able to ride her new horse while Christopher is equally determined to ride someone else's. Summer hurtles to a close at pony club camp and Noel, Dick and Henry are all about to set off in different directions to begin entirely new lives when the end of summer turns out to be more of an end than anyone expected...Josephine Pullein-Thompson's well loved characters return in the sequel to 'After the Pony Club'.

In the summer of 1942, Belle excitedly awaits the arrival of her worldly older cousin, Caroline, who will join the family at their grandparents' island cottage in Michigan. Belle dreams of being introduced to French sophistication and style. But Carrie brings much more than that: She carries the troubling reality of the world war that is ravaging Europe. On quiet Turtle Island, a place where everything always stays the same, this one summer will bring about a world of change. Set against the backdrop of breezy island cottages and a faraway war, this heartrending tale from National Book Award winner Gloria Whelan is the story of a beautiful place and a unique friendship—and how events thousands of miles away shape them both.