Julie Halpern's Maternity Leave tells the profane, profound and just plain funny story of a professional woman who thinks she's ready for a baby but her maternity leave proves otherwise. Thirty six ye
I got a better look at some of my fellow patients in this freak hole, and they all look pretty close to my age. They come up to the check-in desk to get pills. After they take them, the desk people lo
Punks, Poseurs, and Pervs—Just Another Day at High SchoolJessie is so excited to start her sophomore year of high school, with her carefully planned outfits and her ample stash of school supplies. But
Anna Bloom has just come home from a three-week stay in a mental hospital. She feels...okay. It's time to get back to some sort of normal life, whatever that means. She has to go back to school, where
In Girl on the Ferris Wheel, Julie Halpern and Len Vlahos expertly tackle this quirky and poignant romance that explores what first love really means-and how it sometimes hurts like hell.Tenth graders
What if your soul mate was decided for you?It started happening a few years ago: the names of MTBs—“meant to be” mates—appeared emblazoned on the skin at age eighteen. Agatha’s best friend has embrace
The profane, profound and just plain funny story of a professional woman who thinks she's ready for a baby but her maternity leave proves otherwise.Thirty-six-year old Annie Schwartz-Jensen and her hu
When the emotional strain of her father's accidental death is exacerbated by her boyfriend's infidelity, Alex refocuses on her family life only to learn that her best friend, Becca, is dying of cancer
On the first day of Lillian's summer-before-college, she gets a message on her cell from her sort-of friend, Penny. Not only has Penny faked her own kidnapping, but Lil is the only one who figures it
On the first day of Lillian’s summer-before-college, she gets a message on her cell from her sort-of friend, Penny. Not only has Penny faked her own kidnapping, but Lil is the only one who figures it
Alex and Becca have always been best friends. But when Becca does something nearly unforgivable at Alex’s dad’s funeral, Alex cuts ties with her and focuses on her grieving family. Time passes, and
A follow-up to Get Well Soon finds Anna returning from a three-week stay in a mental hospital and struggling to resume a normal life in the face of her parents' arguments, peers who are afraid to ask
An enduringly popular collection of beloved dishes from around the world featuring classic and easy-to-cook recipesWhen it was first published in 1985, The Good Food was one of the first cookbooks dev
