Books with title Out of Control

Carlos "Trip" Costas is a fiery shortstop with many talents and passions. His father is Julio Costas—yes, the Julio Costas, the famous singer. Unfortunately, Julio is also famous for being loud, controlling, and sometimes violent with Trip. He dreams of seeing his son play in the majors, but that's not what Trip wants. When Trip decides to take a break from baseball to focus on his own music, his father loses his temper. He threatens to stop donating money to the team. Will the Roadrunners survive losing their biggest financial backer and their star shortstop? Will Trip have the courage to follow his dreams, and not his father's?

Going along with the crowd can have shattering consequences Why does everyone always want you to make so many choices? Pizza or burgers, swimming or a movie, one friend or another, yes or no. For Rollo Wingate, who’s always been the biggest guy in school, sometimes it’s easier to relax and let someone else take the lead. After all, when he and his two best friends get together, they’re always on the same page—which is probably why he goes along with it when the other boys target Valerie Michon at school. Every time they see her, bad things just . . . happen. At first it’s just a taunt here, a tiny insult there. But things keeps escalating, and finally, the situation turns into something much worse. Rollo knows that a line has been crossed, and he struggles to make sense of how things could have gone so wrong so quickly. Maybe for the first time, he’s going to have to figure it out for himself.

This chapter book in Newbery Honor–winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar’s Marvin Redpost series is all about daredevils and conquering your fears! Everyone says that Marvin is going to ride his new mountain bike down Suicide Hill. And everyone is coming to watch him do it—his friends, his family, even his older brother. But the truth is, Marvin can’t climb onto the seat without wobbling. And shifting gears? Braking? Forget about it! What’s Marvin going to do? Hilarious and relatable, Marvin Redpost is perfect for kids who love to bond with quirky characters like Junie B. Jones and George Brown, Class Clown.

Theme: Hi-Lo, supernatural, loss, adversity, teen fiction. Bree knew her boss was dealing drugs. But she needed the job. Her brother only came home to steal. And her aunt was ill. “Just one last job,” Bree thought. Apartment 4A follows a struggling teen, Bree, who has to take care of herself in a less than ideal situation. Bree is an orpan living with her aunt who is suffering from dimentia. She also has a dodgy brother that drinks too much. She has no one to count on but herself, until she starts hearing noises from a nearby empty apartment. Written at a 2.0 reading level, each book contains approximately 2500 words.

Stand by for chaos! Connie and the gang think they're doing another safe, scripted BTV program. But that's before the fire, the okra incident, and the renegade nose. Meanwhile, Liz's brother Mark just got engaged. How's she supposed to fit in now that she's second fiddle? Missing families, missing identities, and missing the point all figure prominently in the 40th installment of Adventures in Odyssey. Through the usual sticky situations, your whole family will learn the importance of teamwork, grace, unselfishness, and discovering God's will. Volume 40 contains the following stories (and themes): For the Fun of It (growing up too fast) Room Enough for Two (feeling replaced) BTV: Behind the Scenes (unity) Bassett Hounds (grace) It's All about Me (credit) The Case of the Disappearing Hortons (accepting help from others) The Defining Moment (being part of a team) Mystery at Tin Flat (fitting in) All Things to All People (evangelism) Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? 1, 2, & 3 (determining God's will)

Fresh from the success of their first mission, the Spy Toys - Dan the Snugaliffic Cuddlestar bear, Arabella the Loadsasmiles Sunshine Doll and Flax the custom-made police robot rabbit - are ready for their next task. This time, the secret code that controls every Snaztacular Ultrafun toy has been stolen, and all over the world toys are revolting and turning against the children who own them. Can the Spy Toys save the day?

The power helped her get revenge, now it wants her soul.Celine got revenge against her father and has now taken his place in Hell. Not long after, she is visited by a member of Legion; a fallen angel who was thought to be nothing more than a myth. She quickly realizes the real fight for her life has just begun and in the midst of trying to uncover what Legion has in store for her, she discovers there is a terrifying evil building up inside. Is she strong enough to fight this new darkness or will she spiral out of control?

A girl looking to escape her past in New York City ends up on the run from a dangerous conspiracy in this sizzling, high-stakes novel.When seventeen-year-old Liva came to New York City, all she wanted was to escape the painful memories of her past and finally find a fresh start. Her hopes for a new future were dashed the moment she became the sole witness to a brutal murder. When she’s taken into police custody—supposedly for her own protection—she realizes something isn’t right, but it’s too late. Soon, bullets start flying, and Liva realizes that she is not just a witness, but the target—and she needs to escape before it’s too late.With the help of a sexy car thief that she met at the station, Liva manages to get away from the massacre unharmed, but now the two of them are alone in New York, trying to outrun and outwit the two killers who will stop at nothing to find them. Liva and Jay are living on the edge, but when you’re on the edge, there’s a long way to fall.

In this seventh DATA Set adventure, the kids fast-forward and rewind time with an all-controlling TV remote!Dr. Bunsen has built an all-controlling TV remote that the DATA Set use to fast-forward and rewind through real time. But things get out of remote control when they accidently change the channel! Now the kids must hop back and forth from train-robbing, Wild West cowboys to hungry underwater sharks to evil space aliens until they get back to their own reality show. Can the DATA Set find a way to reset time before the universe is broken forever? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The DATA Set chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

In this seventh DATA Set adventure, the kids fast-forward and rewind time with an all-controlling TV remote!Dr. Bunsen has built an all-controlling TV remote that the DATA Set use to fast-forward and rewind through real time. But things get out of remote control when they accidently change the channel! Now the kids must hop back and forth from train-robbing, Wild West cowboys to hungry underwater sharks to evil space aliens until they get back to their own reality show. Can the DATA Set find a way to reset time before the universe is broken forever? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The DATA Set chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

In this seventh DATA Set adventure, the kids fast-forward and rewind time with an all-controlling TV remote!Dr. Bunsen has built an all-controlling TV remote that the DATA Set use to fast-forward and rewind through real time. But things get out of remote control when they accidently change the channel! Now the kids must hop back and forth from train-robbing, Wild West cowboys to hungry underwater sharks to evil space aliens until they get back to their own reality show. Can the DATA Set find a way to reset time before the universe is broken forever? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The DATA Set chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.