A Life Of Fear

 

What would you do if you had to spend your whole life in hiding because society could not know of your existence?

 

Twelve year-old Luke Garner faces this situation daily, and is bored and unhappy. The Population Police have decreed that families can only have two chldren, and as a forbidden third child, he can be eliminated if he is discovered. As a "shadow child," Luke must spend his life in total seclusion in the attic of his parents' farmhouse, unable to take part in the world around him.

 

One day Luke notices the face of a girl in the window of a neighboring house where two children already live, and realizes that she is a "shadow child," too. He surreptitiously manages to get to the house, and meets Jen, a daring girl who has a plan to defy the government and bring the shadow children to light.

 

Will Luke get involved with Jen's proposal and risk his life to change his world? What is the price of freedom?

This is the first title in the "Shadow Children" series.

 

Strength From Within

 

How many times have you carefully constructed plans, only to have them drastically change due to an unexpected occurrence?

 

Thirteen year-old Brian Robeson is in a small plane on the way to visit his father. Suddenly, the pilot gets sick and slumps down in his seat - dead of a heart attack. Brian looks at the controls, dials, and switches in the plane, and has no idea what to do. He must  brace himself for the inevitable crash as the engine sputters and dies, due to a lack of fuel. How will Brian survive, alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed with only a hatchet, and his thoughts for company?

 

Be sure to read the sequel to this gripping book Brian's Winter.