Ninth-grader Andy's quiet life is threatened when his father falls in love and their restaurant is "discovered," bringing the Mafia in for a cut of the increasing business

It Happened at Cecilia's

Tamar, Erika

Children's Books

Simon Pulse

Living in a poor Puerto Rican family complicates life for ten-year-old Marisol when she realizes that pursuing her love for ballet may expose her brother to danger

Alphabet City Ballet

Arts, Music & Photography

Harpercollins Childrens Books

Delighted to win a scholarship to ballet school and inspired by the new world of beauty, movement, and discipline, Marisol fears that her dream of becoming a dancer will disappear when violence erupts in Alphabet City.

Literature & Fiction

Harpercollins

Meet The Girls of Lighthouse Lane. . . 
Katherine is the daughter of the lighthouse keeper. She dreams of becoming a painter. But in 1905, a girl can't grow up to be a famous artist -- can she?
Rose just moved to the town of Cape Light. She wants to fit in with her new friends, but Rose has a secret she can't share with anyone. . . . 
Lizabeth is Kat's rich cousin who always gets what she wants. But Lizabeth soon finds out that money can't keep her from losing the most precious thing of all. . . .
Amanda's mother passed away, and now Amanda keeps house for her minister father. When she meets a very special young man, can she find the courage to be friends with him in spite of her father's disapproval?
The quiet New England town of Cape Light never seems to change. But in the year 1905, the lives of these four friends will be transformed in ways they never could have imagined. . . .

Katherine's Story (The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #1)

Kinkade, Thomas

Biographies

Sometimes a dream Can turn into a journey . . .
Katherine Williams has dreamed of going to art school her entire life. Her family can't afford to send her, but her father promises to pay half her tuition if she can earn the rest of the money. Kat agrees -- her dream is going to come true! But when her father breaks his promise, she is devastated -- and more determined than ever to get to art school in Boston . . . even if she has to run away.

Katherine's Story (The Girls of Lighthouse Lane, Book 1)

Katherine is the daughter of the lighthouse keeper. She dreams of becoming a painter. But in 1905, a girl can't grow up to be a famous artist -- can she?
Rose just moved to the town of Cape Light. She wants to fit in with her new friends, but Rose has a secret she can't share with anyone. . . . 
Lizabeth is Kat's rich cousin who always gets what she wants. But Lizabeth soon finds out that money can't keep her from losing the most precious thing of all. . . .
Amanda's mother passed away, and now she keeps house for her minister father. When Amanda meets a very special young man, can she find the courage to be friends with him in spite of her father's disapproval?
The quiet New England town of Cape Light never seems to change. But in the year 1905, the lives of these four friends will be transformed in ways they never could have imagined. . . .

The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #2: Rose's Story

When she moves to Cape Light, Rose Forbes is eager to make new friends and keep her mother's past hidden. While she quickly finds friends, Rose also faces a new challenge: The only way to save Midnight Star, a horse at her uncle's stable, is to enter a riding competition in which girls aren't allowed to compete. Rose must risk everything by disguising herself as a boy in order to save Star ... but will it be enough?

Rose's Story (The Girls of Lighthouse Lane, Book 2)

THE GIRLS OF LIGHTHOUSE LANE #3: LIZABETH'S STORY
 Thomas Kincade
 The quiet New England town of Cape Light never seems to change. But starting in 1905, the lives of these four friends will be transformed in ways they could never have imagined. 
 Beautiful but spoiled Lizabeth Merchant always has her mind on the latest fashions and her own appearance. But when her little sister, Tracy, contracts scarlet fever, Lizabeth is forced to take a closer look at what people and values are most important to her.
 Through the lives of four friends in the New England town of Cape Light, the emotion and atmosphere underlying Thomas Kinkade's inspirational paintings comes to life.

The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #3: Lizabeth's Story

The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #4: Amanda's Story

The quiet New England town of Cape Light never seems to change. But starting in 1905, the lives of these four friends will be transformed in ways they never could have imagined.  In the fourth book in the series, love is in the air for Amanda, the most reserved and responsible of the Lighthouse Lane girls. After her mother passed away, Amanda's needs and desires took a backseat to her responsibilities of keeping house for her busy father, who is the town's preacher, and helping to raise her younger sister, Hannah. But as her romantic relationship with Jed develops, she is forced to take a closer look at herself and understand what she really wants in life.

Marisol has always loved to dance—to the salsa at family parties, to the boom boxes on Loisada Avenue.Then she wins a scholarship to ballet school and discovers an inspiring new world of beauty and discipline. But when violence erupts in Alphabet City, Marisol’s dream starts to slip away. To keep dancing she must make heartbreaking choices—perhaps impossible ones. 
 1996 America’s Commended List (CLASP)

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It Happened at Cecilia's

Alphabet City Ballet

Alphabet City Ballet

Katherine's Story (The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #1)

Katherine's Story (The Girls of Lighthouse Lane, Book 1)

The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #2: Rose's Story

Rose's Story (The Girls of Lighthouse Lane, Book 2)

The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #3: Lizabeth's Story

The Girls of Lighthouse Lane #4: Amanda's Story

Alphabet City Ballet