Airline captain Rayford Steele, stunned when over one hundred passengers vanish from his plane in the blink of an eye, quickly realizes the Rapture his wife had been telling him about--an event in which Jesus would return to take his followers to Heaven before they die--has happened and he has been left behind.
Eight-year-old "Scout" Finch tells of life in a small Alabama town where her father is a lawyer.
Presents ten short stories about teenage girls struggling with issues of self-worth.
Jenny's only hope for happiness lies in unraveling the truth about the past, a truth hidden in the great house that has become her prison.
Laine struggles to come to terms with her friendship with troubled Leah Greene, whose secrets were too much for Laine to bear and whose actions sent Laine on a painful journey of self-discovery.
Orphaned brothers Prosper and Bo, having run away from their cruel aunt and uncle, decide to hide out in Venice where they fall in with the Thief Lord, a thirteen-year-old boy who leads a crime ring of street children.
