Academics have never been Sofie’s strong point; she’s too busy spending all of her free time with her boyfriend, Paul, the captain of her high school’s soccer team. When her English teacher implements
As far as Mary, aka Meringue, can tell, the only good thing about moving from the big city to a small town after her parents’ divorce was that she was able to get a head start on getting her driver’s
Martin’s been diagnosed with ADHD, but he feels something about his diagnosis isn’t right. The Ritalin he’s prescribed doesn’t seem to make a difference. When Martin’s grades continue to sink no matte
Academics have never been Sofie’s strong point; she’s too busy spending all of her free time with her boyfriend, Paul, the captain of her high school’s soccer team. When her English teacher implements
Tyler Josten has never caught a break. Abandoned by his mother, physically and emotionally abused by his father , he grows up with a wild temper, fighting anyone he sees as a bully—including the polic
As far as Mary, aka Meringue, can tell, the only good thing about moving from the big city to a small town after her parents’ divorce was that she was able to get a head start on getting her driver’s
When he was fifteen, Kevin took a car for a joyride and got in an accident that seriously injured a pedestrian. Now known as "Strider" in juvie, he has spent more than two years incarcerated, learning
In and out of juvie since he was thirteen, Ryan is running out of chances. This time, Ryan is determined to stay out for good. Being just a few months shy of eighteen means that next time he's picked
Sixteen-year-old Zaine Wyatt's mother walked out of his life when he was twelve, and he was kicked out of his aunt's house. After living on the streets and getting badly beaten up, he is back at his a
Sixteen-year-old Angelo moved to Toronto from the Philippines to join his mother, who has been living and working in Canada for most of his life. Adjusting to a new country isn't easy, but when Angelo
When Sasha moves from Russia with her mother, she's eager to start a new life. At her new school she joins CREW (Confident, Remarkable, Excellent, Welcoming), a girls' volunteer group. But she quickly
Vienna, a mixed-race teen and her mother experience racism and domestic violence while living with her step-father. They try to escape the situation by moving to a big city where they begin to start n
A 15-year-old Black girl from a small east coast town is lured into the sex trade by an older teenage boy. Based on true events, this book recounts the physical and emotional abuse experienced by youn
A 14-year-old half Native American girl, from a mixed-income suburb, is raped at party she attends with her two friends. Two years later, photos of the incident appear on social media, which has serio
