Lily Alone is set in modern times. It follows a girl named Lily, and her siblings Baxter, Bliss and Pixie. Lily’s mum (Kate) is upset because her husband Paul died. To console her, Lily suggests that she go to the local pub, and have a couple of drinks then go right back home. Kate meets a “charming lad” named Gordon at the pub. Kate also buys a credit card off one of her old friends. Because of the credit card, Kate wanted to go to the mall to buy clothes for a date with Gordon. Lily is worried each time they buy something that the card will get refused. Kate is a mother and as most other mothers do, she wants her child to be happy. She tries and tries to get Lily to buy something, but she doesn't want to. 

During the date, Gordon invites Kate on a trip to Spain, and Lily was shocked that her mum agreed to go on it! Kate says that it will be fine, and calls her ex-husband Mikey to come over and babysit. Mikey never shows up, so it’s up to Lily to take care of her siblings. Money and food run out, so the kids are forced to beg for their supper. Lily and her siblings eat quite a bit, so when  people are picky eaters, they pounce and gulp the food down. So many changes have happened to the Green children when their mother left. Will all of them survive this?

The story begins in the modern times where Tina is the main character. Her sisters are named Phil and Maddie. She is going to start junior school (which is elementary school for us Americans) and she wants to take her favorite doll, Baby. Tina’s mum doesn’t let her, but she takes Baby anyway. When she goes to school, her teacher Mrs. Lovejoy separates her from her  sisters. Tina is stuck next to the bully Selma. The story follows Tina when Mrs. Lovejoy wants to make a butterfly garden. Tina is overjoyed, but her spirits sink when she realizes that Selma will be working with her. This collaboration project will change the lives of both characters, as they even become slight friends!

What kind of a situation do you think a young girl is in to have to wake up in the middle of the night to move to a completely different state? Louisiana's Way Home is set in the 1970s. It follows a 12 year old girl named Louisiana and her granny. It starts when Granny wakes her up at 3:00 am, because they have to move all of a sudden, to a different state. During this time, Louisiana faces many challenges such as getting lost and also injuring herself. At the end… wait a second! I can’t tell you the ending. Read the book to find out what happens next!

Imagine you are a soldier in 1914 fighting the biggest war that humanity has ever experienced. Remember, WWII hasn't happened yet. You are in a muddy trench, careful not to lift your head too high, because you will get shot. The story Private Peaceful begins in the English countryside of Devon.  The characters are Tommo, Charlie, Big Joe Peaceful and Molly Monks.  It is set just before WWI starts in England.  Before the war, they all live mostly happy lives, until the Colonel forces their mother to work for him. The children live with their Grandma “Wolf” that they hate with all their might.  But after the Colonel's wife dies, their mother doesn’t have to work for him any more.They enjoy time with their mother until… the war starts.