"Pregnant with her first child, homicide lieutenant Jane Candiotti is under strict doctor's orders to take it easy. But when a mass shooting claims the life of her teenage nephew, all bets are off. Jane will go to any lengths to bring down the monster who did this-- even enlisting the help of a dangerous ex-con. And when she uncovers a chilling connection between the shooting and a decades old murder case, she knows she cannot stop until the final...

Story of two competing lawyers who join together to sue a prestigious Philadelphia law firm when the firm fires one of them because he has AIDS.

Fifteen stories relate the experiences of teenagers working for many different reasons in a variety of jobs.

When Lizzie's parents refuse to give her a raise in her allowance, she decides to get an after-school job at her favorite hangout, which turns into more than she bargained for when Kate Sanders and her friends show up to taunt her.

A young boy spends his first afternoon alone at home while his mother is at work.

Text and illustrations demonstrate many occupations of mothers including plumber, dentist, subway conductor, and others.

"Before starting college, Cricket Thompson returns to Nantucket for a summer filled with hard choices and infinite possibility"--

Stuck working in the Lost and Found of the Toronto Transit Authority for the summer, seventeen-year-old Duncan finds the diary of a serial killer and sets out to stop him.

When his mother must take a job and can't afford a babysitter, a young boy gradually develops confidence about staying home alone after school.