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Til's parents are divorced and she is forced to live with her physically abusive mother.

Ten-year-old Star Mackie lives in a trailer park with her flaky mom and her melancholy older sister, Winter, whom Star idolizes. Moving to a new town has made i

Eighteen-year-old Conn leaves Ireland and sails to America, where he helps build the first Ferris wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.

After years of running away from each temporary home, Rose steps from the yacht she's been employed on for the last time. Her worn backpack is filled with only

"Discusses George Ferris' invention of the Ferris Wheel and the man behind it, including the idea, the obstacles, and the eventual success"--