If they are not accidents, who is behind them? Could it be someone Alicia has loved and trusted for years? And if it is, can Alicia ever trust again?Jamestown’s American Portraits explores the growth of different generations and cultures through the lives of young boys and girls. When idols topple, rocks roll down hilss, and other mysterious events occur, Alicia must find out if these happenings are just accidnets or if she is the target of a criminal plan that threatens the completion of the movie as well as her safety. In 1923, Alicia Martinez, living with Los Angeles oil millionaires, is thrilled to be cast in Revenge of the Aztecs, an epic film being produced in Hollywood by her best friend’s father. With haunting themes of family, faith, personal change, and courage, this powerful novel explores how a young man takes on unimaginable responsibilities.Īmerican Portraits: Revenge of the Aztecs When Alex s parents disappear in the aftermath of tidal waves, he must care for his two younger sisters, even as Manhattan becomes a deadly wasteland. Now this harrowing companion audiobook examines the same events as they unfold in New York City, revealed through the eyes of a seventeen year old Puerto Rican New Yorker. Susan Beth Pfeffer s Life As We Knew It enthralled and devastated readers with its look at an apocalyptic event from a small town perspective. He never expected to be fighting just to stay alive. He never expected that an asteroid would hit the moon, knocking it closer in orbit to the earth and catastrophically altering the earth s climate. He was worried about getting elected as senior class president and making the grades to land him in a good college. When life as Alex Morales had known it changed forever, he was working behind the counter at Joey’s Pizza. American Portraits: Revenge of the Aztecs (2001).What Do You Do When Your Mouth Won’t Open? (1981).

Awful Evelina (With: Diane Dawson Hearn) (1979).

Twice Taken by Susan Beth Pfeffer