How hard can it be to adopt the kitten you've fallen in love with and put your family back together?As Morley Star's 11th birthday dawns, she's convinced her wish to adopt Feather will finally come true. Surely getting him for her very own is the birthday surprise her mother has promised? And maybe...just maybe...she will finally meet her father. Her real father. But Morley is about to have a very different birthday and summer vacation than the one she hopes for. There will be more secrets revealed and surprises as she searches for what she's always needed and wanted. Getting her family back together and saving Feather won't happen unless Morley takes some big risks and faces even bigger dangers. Feather's Girl is the second in a heartwarming series of realistic novels that take place in a small seaside town. It's a place where nothing - and everything - happens for real girls with...

Morley Star, age 10, has a bully problem.And a mother who is always sad, since her boyfriend Danny left.Not to mention her annoying little sister... That's not all that's going wrong, but Morley is sure she knows how to fix it.If Danny would just come home and if she could just have a kitten, Morley thinks her life would get right back to being normal again. And happy! Just two little wishes...that's all it would take.So why is it so hard to make such simple dreams come true? Why did her step-father leave, the real reason?Why can't she have a pet?And why won't mean girl Julia just go away and leave her alone? Just Me. Morley is the first in a heartwarming series of realistic novels that take place in a small seaside town. It's a place where nothing - and everything - happens for real girls with big dreams! A coming-of-age novel series to enchant...

What is it like to be a girl who's gifted?Set against the background of the holiday season, this is a story of what it truly means to understand your own unique gift and how you can share it. When music prodigy Sam Hae Park, age 11, finds herself unexpectedly stranded at her best friend's house by a winter storm, she gets the special gift she's always been denied – a real family Christmas. This gift comes with promises made and kept, secrets hidden and revealed and special gifts shared. For Sam, her best friend Morley and the Star family, it will be a holiday that is both eye-opening and life-changing. An earlier edition of this book was published as Sam's Gift. Gifted is the third in a heartwarming series of realistic novels that take place in a small seaside town. It's a place where nothing - and everything - happens for real girls with big dreams! A...

A sweet and realistic story about friends, family and what truly matters for middle-grade girls in grades five to eight.Sam Park, Morley's best friend, has suddenly moved away without a word of warning. She's just – gone. A long-awaited vacation with her favourite aunt is cancelled at the last minute. No one will say why. Her mother says she's tired all the time and hardly ever comes out of her room. And where is her real father? Why is everything about him still such a mystery? What's really wrong with her mother? Why won't she tell Morley anything at all about the Dad she longs to know? Morley Star isn't just disappointed. She feels angry, lied to, left out and betrayed. As she searches for answers, secrets are, at last, revealed. But could it be that the biggest lies are the ones Morley is telling herself? Secrets and Lies is the...

A dangerous secret ... a daring escape ... a new beginning ...Sam Park, age 11, is spending Christmas day with Morley Star and her family. There are gifts. Music. Laughter. It's everything she always dreamed a family holiday could be. She couldn't be happier. Yet with all the joy of the Holiday season, Sam has also been keeping a dark and dangerous secret. It's one she can't possibly tell anyone, not even her two best friends. Especially not them. Even though this secret could ruin everything. Then, all too soon, Christmas comes to an end and it seems Sam's worst fears are coming true. But could there be something she discovered during the Holidays that could save her? When something beyond even her worst fears comes true, she has only a moment to chose – will she do what she's always done to stay safe? Or risk everything? Rules for Flying is the...