san diego (calif.)

Seventeen-year-old Jana Thompson fears that her senior year of high school might be the worst of her life as she battles self-image problems, a dysfunctional family, a monster crush, and a vicious inner-city gang.

A cabin boy on a pirate ship finds himself in San Diego in 1846 as war breaks out between the U.S. and Mexico.

Seeking more of their own kind and wanting to shake things up at school, fifteen-year-old Shelby and her new best friend, Becca, start a club, but geek solidarity may not solve their problems with weird single parents, guys, or popularity.

Fifteen-year-old Holly Kim, the copyeditor for her San Diego high school's newspaper, accidentally submits a piece ripping everyone to shreds and suddenly finds herself the center of unwanted attention--but when the teacher in charge of the paper asks her to write a regular column her troubles really start.

Thirteen-year-old Sherry is visited by the ghost of her mother, who asks Sherry to help solve a case that involves rhinoceros poaching at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, and Sherry's involvement not only helps save the rhinos, but it also brings mother and daughter closer together than ever before.

Depicts the life of two Mexican American boys in San Diego and their enjoyment of a bilingual culture.

A cabin boy on a pirate ship finds himself in San Diego in 1846 as war breaks out between the United States and Mexico.

Describes the past and present, neighborhoods, historic sites, attractions, festivals, people, industries, climate, and social problems of San Diego.