Stephanie Morrill Books in Order

Popular high school senior Skylar Hoyt decides to change her life after a disturbing summer party. Returning to church brings new questions about her friendships and identity, while family conflict and romantic pressures make a fresh start difficult.

Skylar Hoyt's determination to leave partying behind strains her friendships and sense of identity. With her parents demanding loyalty, her sister facing pregnancy, and her boyfriend wanting attention, she struggles to balance personal change with the needs of others.

After graduation, Skylar Hoyt accepts a summer visit to her grandparents in Hawaii, hoping to escape gossip, family problems, and her former boyfriend. Distance offers a fresh start, but questions about faith and unresolved relationships follow her there.

Stephanie Morrill and Jill Williamson explain how to revise a novel, identify manuscript problems, and track characters and settings. The guide also discusses critique groups, publishing options, and preparing to pitch work, helping young writers move beyond a first draft.

Teenage novelist Ellie Sweet transforms frustrating friendships and romantic disappointments into a medieval story. When details of her manuscript become public, the people behind her fictional characters react, complicating her relationships with two boys and her former friends.

With her debut novel approaching publication, Ellie Sweet expects her life to improve. Difficult revisions, skepticism from publishing professionals, and uncertainty in her relationships instead leave her struggling to write and questioning the dream she worked to achieve.

In 1924 Chicago, eighteen-year-old Piper Sail investigates the disappearance of her best friend Lydia. A young detective reluctantly helps her search, taking Piper from her wealthy neighborhood into streets where organized crime and social expectations complicate the truth.

Evalina Cassano and Taichi Hamasaki fall in love in wartime San Francisco, despite prejudice and legal barriers. When Taichi's family is incarcerated at Manzanar, their letters sustain the relationship while Evalina speaks out against the injustice surrounding them.

This companion guide supports teaching Stephanie Morrill's historical novel Within These Lines. Intended for grades seven through twelve, it offers an additional resource for classroom use, home schooling, or parents exploring the book with young readers.

Aspiring detective Piper Sail investigates a young woman’s claim that her brother’s apparent suicide was murder. In 1920s Chicago, her search for answers brings her into contact with organized crime and dangers beyond the mystery she expected.