Opportunities to Start Fresh Bundle
A Solemn yet Pleasing Dream
by Noha Fahmy
"You won't believe what happened! We won the lottery to go to America!" my husband told me. It was exactly what we'd been hoping and praying for, unaware of the challenges that were to come.
- Reading Level: 4.4
- Interest Level: Post High School
Abyssinia
by Meseret Carver
The narrator reflects on the events in her tumultuous past that lead her to experience great loss and great fortune as she journeys from her homeland of Ethiopia to the U.S. as an adopted child.
- Reading Level: 4.4
- Interest Level: Middle School, Late Elementary, High School
Because of You
by Naomi Fuson
At first, Tony is the perfect boyfriend. Then he shows a dark side. With the help of a friend, Lucy decides to escape an abusive relationship once and for all.
- Reading Level: 3.4
- Interest Level: High School
Change of Heart
by Tiffany Jones
Victoria Snead has spent years working as a psychiatrist's secretary until one day, when she decides to risk it all to follow a dream.
- Reading Level: 4.1
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School
Divided in Land but Together in Heart: A Tale of Cyprus
by Kugu Soykan
Living on opposite sides of a divided Cyprus, two teen girls—one of Turkish descent, one of Greek descent—become friends with a shared goal: to bring together old friends and new.
- Reading Level: 3.7
- Interest Level: All Ages
Lucky Henry Walker: Hurricane Refugee
by John Porter
Meet Lucky Henry Walker: a real-life Hurricane Katrina canine refugee.
- Reading Level: 2.2
- Interest Level: Late Elementary
Ricky Rides the Pine
by Kyle A. Johnson
An injury in game one sidelines football star Ricky Braun for the rest of the season, but being part of a team means so much more than scoring points.
- Reading Level: 3.5
- Interest Level: Middle School, High School
Room for Company
by A.A. Gardner
Aunt Delly has always told Noelle that naughty children get taken away. When Noelle comes to find herself "stolen" by the roaders, it's nothing like what she'd been told.
- Reading Level: 1.9
- Interest Level: Middle School
The Move
by Michelle Henry
Every time Jana gets used to a place and really starts to like it and make new friends, her mom tells her it's time to leave. Is this really happening again?
- Reading Level: 4.3
- Interest Level: Middle School, High School
The Strength of a Bonsai
by Noah Grossman
When Gene arrived in America in search of new opportunity, he expected the change to be as hard as it was exciting. What he didn't expect was the now-notorious San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
- Reading Level: 5.4
- Interest Level: Post High School, High School