Juliet Cross Livres

Focusing on textual humor in contemporary junior literature, Julie Cross employs literary criticism and humor theory to explore its complexities. She challenges the simplistic view of humor as either 'simple' or 'complex,' revealing the interplay of high and low forms within texts aimed at young readers. This analysis offers insights into the cultural and societal values of contemporary Western society, making it a significant resource for scholars in children's literature and childhood studies.

Seventeen-year-old Annie Lucas's life changes when her dad becomes the pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals. Living in Missouri and attending an all-girls school, she juggles her track ambitions and a crush on rookie pitcher Jason Brody, who is off-limits due to his past and her father's disapproval.

"An enjoyably twisty, romantic, and thoughtful prep-school mystery." -Kirkus Reviews At Holden Prep, the rich and powerful rule the school—and they’ll do just about anything to keep their dirty little secrets hidden. When former con artist Eleanor Ames’ homecoming date commits suicide, she’s positive there’s something more going on. The more questions she asks, though, the more she crosses paths with Miles Beckett. He’s sexy, mysterious, arrogant...and he’s asking all the same questions. Eleanor might not trust him—she doesn’t even like him—but they can’t keep their hands off of each other. Fighting the infuriating attraction is almost as hard as ignoring the fact that Miles isn’t telling her the truth...and that there’s a good chance he thinks she’s the killer. The Eleanor Ames series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Chasing Truth Book #2 Hiding Lies

After his girlfriend Holly is fatally shot during a violent struggle, nineteen-year-old Jackson uses his supernatural abilities and travels back in time two years, where he falls in love with Holly all over again, learns that his father is a spy, and discovers powerful enemies of time who will stop at nothing to recruit him for their own purposes.

Jackson Meyer is hiding a secret. He can time-travel. But he doesn't know how he does it, how to control it or what it means. When Jackson, and his girlfriend Holly, find themselves in danger, Jackson panics and catapults himself two years into his past, further than he's ever managed before, and this time he can't find a way back to the future.

Jackson Meyer has completed his training to become an agent for Tempest, the shadowy division of the CIA that handles all time-travel-related threats. As a time traveller himself he's on his way to becoming the best of the best. However, everything changes when Holly - the girl he altered history to save - re-enters his life, and Jackson must make an impossible choice: erase the past or change the future?

Model Finley needs someone to help her shed her "good girl" persona, so she'll try Eddie on for size.New York City model Finley is fed up with hearing the same feedback at castings: she needs to take some serious action to wipe the "good girl" stamp from her resume if she wants to launch to stardom.Enter Eddie Wells. He's shallow, predictable…and just as lost as Finley feels. Deep down, Finley is drawn to Eddie's bravado, his intensity. Except Eddie is hiding something. A big something. And when it surfaces, both loving and leaving Finley will become so much harder.

The second book in the Juniper Falls series from NY Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Julie Cross.