"Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in his uncle's little New Jersey town. He has three new friends, and they love cooling off in the creek on hot summer days. But then comes shocking news: A massive shark has been attacking swimmers in the ocean along the Jersey Shore, not far from where Chet is staying. Fear is in the air. So when Chet spots a gray fin in the creek, he's sure it's his imagination running wild. It's impossible he's about to come...

Isa de Smit grew up in her parents' art gallery in Amsterdam, but in the middle of the war she survives by selling fake paintings to the Nazis while trying to help her friend, Truus, smuggle Jewish babies to safety--but in 1943 it is hard to know who to trust.

1980s, Philadelphia. Lizzy Swift, a senior, is slowly emerging from her nerd chrysalis to brave a relationship with her longtime crush, Matt Ashley. She also befriends senior transfer Claire Reynolds, who introduces Lizzy to downtown Philadelphia-- its clubs, street life, and vibrant art scene. Claire can be moody, and confesses secrets, but doesn't tell Lizzy the whole story. --