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As World War II rages on, fifteen-year-old Anna Teresa Martin is sent to her grandfather’s cattle ranch in Arizona for safety. But the sleepy town she expected is now a thriving supply depot and military training center. Eager to assist the war effort, Anna begins helping out around town.

Tensions rise when rumors spread that Nazi spies are trying to stop the town’s wartime production. With a saboteur in their midst, the townspeople begin turning on one another. When Anna’s friend is accused of being the culprit, Anna is determined to prove his innocence. With her friend’s trial looming closer and Nazi prisoners on the loose from the nearby prison camp, Anna will risk everything to help her new community and discover who the real spy is.

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Fourteen-year-old Tessa has always loved her grandmother’s family fun park. Once a dazzling display of roadside attractions, highlighted by her grandmother’s puppet show, the park is now struggling after her parents inherited it. This might be the park’s last summer. Tessa, missing her grandmother, can’t bring herself to take over the puppet show, no matter how many times her parents ask.

Luckily, a strange traveling puppeteer offers to do the show for free, which might save the park from ruin. Liza captivates her nightly audiences with tales of ghosts, monsters, and witches. She is magnetic and mesmerizing—a master storyteller—but her sharp gaze often sends chills crawling over Tessa’s skin.

When children begin disappearing from the park and adults seem to fall under some kind of spell, Tessa goes undercover as the puppeteer’s apprentice to investigate. But when a friend goes missing, she must untangle a web of lies and magic in time to save them all. That’s not so easy when someone else is pulling your strings.

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Thirteen-year-old Asta has Crouzon syndrome, a condition that stopped her skull from growing as it should. Bullied for her looks, Asta has struggled to feel like she belongs. When her doctor suggests yet another surgery with no guarantee that she’ll look normal after it’s done, Asta feels more discouraged than ever.

Then Asta spots some girls from school lifting weights, and she can’t help but be interested. The girls look strong and confident–exactly how Asta wants to feel. When they invite her to join their group, Asta gathers her courage and accepts. Lifting weights helps her appreciate the strength in her body. Even better, the girls who invited her start to feel like friends.

But when one of her bullies confronts her and she’s forced to defend herself, her new strength gets her in trouble. Asta is suspended from school, and her mom forbids her from lifting. Will Asta be able to convince her mom that her lifting is worth supporting?