Books with title Excluded

Lydie Cavanaugh just hit rock bottom. The most popular girl in the best sorority on campus has has been pushed from her pedestal by a pile of unpaid sorority dues. A sudden outsider, Lydie tries talking to her sorority sisters. She tries to earn the money to pay her debt. None of her efforts succeed. Lydie's only consolation is that she has refused to pawn her only family heirloom - her grandmother's antique book. Tucked away in a nook of the campus library, Lydie opens the cover of her book and frees a covey of spirits that transform her life - and the lives of those around her - forever.

Each book takes the form of extended interviews with six children/young adults who have had the experience specified in the title. The interviews are carefully constructed to cover both the emotional as well as the practical consequences. The aim is not to be sensational but sympathetic and informative. Extended endmatter provides advice, contact numbers and addresses. The text itself is in a question and answer format, recording as literally as possible the answers of the person being interviewed. Statistical information and questions to promote discussion are also provided. Runaway looks at six children who ran away from home and looks at their reasons and experiences. Excluded features children who have been excluded from school, and the effect it had on them.

Twelve-year-old Ethan Fost already knows what he wants to be when he grows up: A masked vigilante patrolling the streets of Cove City and fighting crime. In order to accomplish this, he has to attend Warren's School For the Gifted when he's older, a place that'll train him to control his power so he can protect the streets as a vigilante. But things take a turn for the worst when he is forcefully taken to a secluded school along with other Gifted kids who are told they are forbidden to use their powers. However, things begin to look up for Ethan when he is randomly chosen to compete in an obstacle course that will guarantee his freedom if he wins and a pass to the school of his dreams. With his two teammates, Conrad, the short-tempered pyroglee, and Timothy, the smart-mouth who can control electricity, Ethan is ready to fight to the very end.

It has always been twelve-year-old Ethan Fost's dream to attend the school where crime-fighting vigilantes are born, the school where Ethan will be taught to control his power and use it for good. But things take a turn for the worst when he is forcefully taken to a secluded school where other kids like himself are forbidden to use their Gifts. However, Ethan is one of the few students who is randomly chosen to compete in an obstacle course that is no mere kiddies playground. Whichever team wins gets to attend Warren's School for the Gifted. With his two teammates, Conrad, the short-tempered pyroglee, and Timothy, the smart-mouth who can control elecricity, Ethan is ready to fight to the very end.

It has always been twelve-year-old Ethan Fost's dream to attend the school where crime fighting vigilantes are born, the school where Ethan will be taught to strengthen his power and use it for good. But things take a turn for the worst when he is forced into a secluded school where other kids like himself are forbidden to use their Gifts. However, Ethan is one of the few students who is randomly chosen to compete in an obstacle course which guarantees his chance of attending Warren's School of the Gifted if he wins. With his two teammates, Conrad, the short-tempered pyroglee, and Timothy, the smart-mouth who can control electricity, Ethan is ready to fight to the very end.