Gateway by Lee Robinson
The world of judges, lawyers, and custody hearings is totally foreign to thirteen-year-old Margaret. When her parents' beleaguered marriage finally ends, the familiar comforts of Charleston home are changed forever. How will she hold her own against the legal eagles her parents have hired? Help comes from some surprising sources as Margaret experiences the joys and heartaches of growing up.

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn by Dorothy Hoobler
Fourteen year old, Seikei, has clung to the impossible dream of becoming a samurai, although, as a merchant's son, he would never be allowed. When he is recruited by Judge Ooka to help solve a case of theft on the Tokaido Road, Seikei eagerly grabs the opportunity to serve this master and to act the part of a young samurai.

In the Middle of the Night by Robert Cormier
Denny Colbert knows that something happened to his father years ago when he was a teenager, something tragic involving a fire in a movie theatre full of kids. He also knows that his father gets unsettling phone calls in the middle of the night, no matter where they move or how carefully they keep to themselves. But he doesn't know why the woman with the soft, enticing voice keeps calling him, with her pleas to get to know him and her subtle promises of pleasure at their meeting. Her offer of friendship could be sincere; or it could be a new form of terror for his family, a terror grown out of a past tragedy and the ongoing calls in the middle of the night.

A Place to Hide by Robert Westall
Lucy's father hands her a suitcase full of cash, with the instructions that she is to change her name, change her looks and hide where nothing is familiar. While fleeing she is horrified to discover herself a news story, with her father suspected of murdering her.

Reef of Death by Paul Zindel
Seventeen-year-old, American P.C. McPhee, joins his adventurous Uncle Cliff and a beautiful Aboriginal girl, Maruul, as they dive at the Great Barrier Reef off Australia. They have hopes of discovering a mythical tribal treasure as well as solving the mystery of Maruul's brother's death. Not for the faint-hearted, this non-stop, action-packed thriller has no shortage of gruesome bloody deaths, horrifying, man-eating sea monsters, or sadistic torture scenes.

The Terrorist by Caroline Cooney
Billy Williams accepts a package from a stranger and recognizes, seconds too late, what it is. He uses his body to shelter the crowded subway car from the worst effects of the bomb. His sister Laura cannot come to terms with the tragedy and tries to find his killer. The exotic Jehran has a connection with the bombing, she knows, but is Jehran a victim, a terrorist, or something else entirely?