Cody Heron moves from Indianapolis to West Hollywood, and goes to a school mostly for gay boys. He meets Jonis Ian and Jamian, who are his guides to school. He then meets Fetchin' Wieners, Kameron Smith, and Reggie George, or the Ken Dolls. They are the most popular boys in school. He develops a crush on Reggie's ex-boyfriend, and things only get worse from there.
For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough.
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened army sergeant commands a Sherman tank with a five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
When Matthew explores the 'spiral' in his grandmother's garden (a strange structure built by his late grandfather) he discovers an entrance into the magical world of 'the Shadows' where he meets his new Shadow friends, Yorrick and Alice, and begins his great adventure.
