Books with title According to Aggie

As far as 11-year-old Aggie knows, everything is great. Friends, school, family…all are fine and fun and predictable. But one random day, Aggie's longtime friend Fiona starts to pull away, canceling plans and acting, well, kind of different. It's not like anything happened―or did it? There aren't any good answers, and Aggie is left wondering how she's supposed to act now that her friend seems to have moved on without her. It turns out, though, that a new friendship can turn up just when you need it most.

As far as 11-year-old Aggie knows, everything is great. Friends, school, family…all are fine and fun and predictable. But one random day, Aggie's longtime friend Fiona starts to pull away, canceling plans and acting, well, kind of different. It's not like anything happened—or did it? There aren't any good answers, and Aggie is left wondering how she's supposed to act now that her friend seems to have moved on without her. It turns out, though, that a new friendship can turn up just when you need it most.

An art mystery rocks society and the Catholic Church.Secrecy and forbidden love escalate into extortion and murder.A mugging in Venice sets off an escalating chase.An ancient panel poses questions about the identity of New Testament evangelist Luke. Its astounding secret pits a vengeful archbishop against Jana, an Australian art restorer, and ruins her friendships with work colleagues. An attractive priest adds emotional uncertainty. The dilemma changes everything, including how Jana regards her own safety, how she thinks about love, what she feels about beliefs and religion; and completely upsets the strained relationship with her calculating mother. Armchair travel and adventure at its best, According to Luke is a thriller full of secrecy, symbols, faith, and forbidden love. It unfolds to show how dangerous small changes can be; and how big their effect is on ordinary life.Will the evidence about who St Luke was convince you?Church politics and forbidden romance merge together in this page-turner. A superb mystery from Rosanne Dingli.Janet Woods, author of Salting the Wound

If it's not one thing, it's a mother! Kit's life is simple--farmwork, school, and dance--until her beloved dance teacher, Ursula, gets sick and her mother decides to homeschool Kit because of an incident at school. Kit doesn't know how she can possibly deal with her mother, the Lady of Sorrows, and she can't stand not dancing. The senior students take over giving lessons at the dance studio, giving Kit some respite from her daily struggles with her mother. The arrival of Luis and Clara, professional dancers who will serve as substitutes at the studio, transforms her days and gives her hope. Luis is gorgeous, a brilliant teacher and dancer, and very supportive of Kit, even encouraging her to apply to a special dance school in Montreal and volunteering to take her to the competition and personally introduce her to the director. And that is when Kit's life gets complicated.Finally! The subs are here! Luis and Clara Coll and baby Lola. When we arrive for class they are simply there occupying the studio, no introduction or grande entrance. Luis just says, "Come in, come in, to the barre, sweatshirts off, please, let's see what we have here." … He says ballet is the most royal of dance. In a black T-shirt and tights his body looks royal, exquisite. Lean, carved muscles look powerful as coiled rope, still, waiting to whip into action. Hers too. They make me think of high-class horses. —FROM THE BOOK