Books with title Angela 1: Starting Over

The last chance... Sally Larson is thrilled when she moves in with her cousin Dana's family. After years of living in foster homes, Sally longs to have a real home, and she's determined to make a good impression.As long as Sally lets Dana control her life, she feels she'll be accepted. After all, her cousin is pretty, popular, and the lead singer for The Droids, Sweet Valley High's smash rock band. Sally even hopes to overcome the resentment of Dana's brother, Jeremy. But when Dana begins to resent her, too, Sally's afraid she'll have to leave - and she knows this is her last chance to make a life for herself. Will Sally ever be able to call Sweet Valley home?

After losing her husband, Janet Porter’s life in the wooded heights of Oregon's Willamette Valley has begun to settle down.Everything changes when her son Nate calls from Iraq with unsettling news. Returning home on a medical discharge, Nate doesn't want the accolades or service medals he's offered; he wants to be left alone.Desperate for help, Janet confides in Andy McNamara: a war veteran who volunteers at the local V.A. clinic.It soon becomes clear that Nate's wounds go far deeper than his torn-up leg. As a freak tornado touches down in the Willamette Valley, they're all thrown into a new world – a world of starting over.

Angela's life has suddenly been turned upside down! Her parents recently divorced, she is forced to move, and she relocates to a coastal town in Texas. Angela struggles with feelings of guilt, blaming herself for the divorce, and enrolls in the Honors Program at her new school. She shines academically, makes new friends, but is shocked by the aggressiveness of a group of popular girls who have it in for her from the beginning. If the "mean girls" weren't enough to contend with, the principal, Mara Petty, dislikes Angela for no apparent reason and is oblivious to the bullying that Angela endures. Angela and her friends discover something far more sinister than bullying in their school -- corruption, and they uncover actual evidence. Will the powerful people prove to be more than Angela and her friends bargained for if they expose the truth? What are the consequences, and who is responsible?

Fifteen-year-old Angela Fournier is uprooted from her life when her parents divorce. Moving to a lovely coastal town in Texas, Angela, her mother and her younger sister settle into their home in the new city. Angela enrolls in the Honors Program, makes two best friends easily and shines in her academics. Inspired and taught by her mother the importance of education, tolerance, and kindness, Angela is surprised by the vehemence of a group of popular "mean" girls who have it in for her from the beginning. If that's not enough, the haughty, school principal, Mara Petty, seems to be jealous of Angela and oblivious to the bullying Angela has to endure. But Angela and her two best friends discover something far more sinister in their school than everyday bullying-evidence of corruption from some powerful people may prove to be more than they bargained for. Will Angela and her friends set an injustice right? What price will they pay for doing so, and who is responsible? David Bedford's adolescent characters spring to life with his spot-on dialogue and enormously entertaining storyline. Angela will resonate with teens and sends an important social message about fighting injustice, standing up for one's beliefs, and risking all to reveal the truth.

Angela’s life has suddenly been turned upside down! Her parents recently divorced, she is forced to move, and she relocates to a coastal town in Texas. Angela struggles with feelings of guilt, blaming herself for the divorce, and enrolls in the Honors Program at her new school. She shines academically, makes new friends, but is shocked by the aggressiveness of a group of popular girls who have it in for her from the beginning. If the “mean girls” weren’t enough to contend with, the principal, Mara Petty, dislikes Angela for no apparent reason and is oblivious to the bullying that Angela endures. Angela and her friends discover something far more sinister than bullying in their school -- corruption, and they uncover actual evidence. Will the powerful people prove to be more than Angela and her friends bargained for if they expose the truth? What are the consequences, and who is responsible?

Every family has secrets. I just never thought that the secret that my family was keeping was about me. It all started with an invitation to spend a week in England with my best friend. When my parents couldn't find my birth certificate, I became suspicious. My organized mother never loses things, and mine was the only one missing. A simple blood test in biology lab made me even more concerned that they were lying to me. I accidentally discovered that the man who raised me as his daughter could not be my biological father. Then I found a forged birth certificate on the computer. When I couldn't find any baby pictures of myself, I figured out the truth. I had been adopted. But one day my best friend and I discovered a secret that even my parents didn't know. When the secret came out, my life would never be the same. I had been raised in a military family that moved around a lot. I was used to new schools and new friends, but my family always stayed the same. I suddenly found myself moving in with a family that I didn't know. I had a new family, a new name, a new school, and a new life. Not only did I have to get used to all the changes, but so did my new parents and siblings. They had memories that didn't include me, traditions that I had never been a part of, and family vacations that I had never been on. I wasn't quite sure how I would fit in with them. I had to learn to start over with my new life.

It took four years, but Mike Cosley finally managed to get through the nightmare of high school. But then he was faced with the decision of what to do with the rest of his life. Lucky for him, the answer was at the back of his closet.Stepping through a mysterious doorway, Mike finds himself in the midst of a wizard, a demon, and all sorts of wondrous things - including a school that teaches magic. Through the help of the professor Fitzpot Fizzlebottom, Mike enrolls in the Wizardly Studies program and sets off to begin his new life in a strange world.Meanwhile, a mysterious figure has set his sights on Mike...

New term, new school - but India Jane isn't looking forward to being the new girl in Year Eleven.Everyone else already has their circle of friends and India Jane feels like she's on the outside looking in. At least she's at the same school as Joe, the boy she met on holiday in Greece, and she's hoping that they may become more than just friends. But the paths of true love and friendship never seem to run very smoothly . . . The second book in the CINNAMON GIRLseries.