Departures

From Robin Jones Gunn, bestselling author of The Christy Miller Series and the Sierra Jensen Series, and Wendy Lee Nentwig, author of the popular Unmistakably Cooper Ellis series, comes Departures-In "Now Boarding at Gate 10," it's the summer after Christy Miller's high school graduation, and she's still hurting from Todd's recent departure. Her plans for a relaxing summer are interrupted when she and her family fly to Wisconsin for her grandparents' fiftieth wedding anniversary. But her time in the Midwest turns out to be more than she'd bargained for when someone from her past shows a romantic interest in her. Will her summer vacation change the course of her future forever? In "Please Pick Up the White Courtesy Phone," Cooper Ellis and her best friend, Claire, are flying to Seattle to spend the Fourth of July with Cooper's aunt Penny. The girls can hardly believe how perfectly everything goes upon their arrival: Penny is the best letting them explore the city, eat whatever they want, and practice driving her car. But Cooper and Claire take their newfound freedom too far one night, and it costs them much more than they'd bargained for. Will Cooper have to leave Seattle, and Penny, without resolution amongst her family? "In The Event of a Water Landing" finds fifteen-year-old Sierra Jensen on a fast-paced vacation to Montana with her friend Janna. But her trip turns sour when Janna seems to have time only for guys. Sierra is concerned about Janna's all-consuming interest in having a boyfriend. Why can't Sierra find friends to just hang out with? Will all her relationships revolve around guys? Sierra must discover the key to a faith that will keep her happy, even when others constantly disappoint her.