High school senior Parker Fadley has quit the cheerleading squad, broken up with her popular boyfriend, and is in danger of not graduating with her class, but she refuses to tell anyone what has precipitated this sudden change in her attitude and behavior, insisting that she only wants to be left alone.
After fifteen years of horrific abuse and neglect by her mother and her mother's boyfriends, Joy struggles to understand and accept a normal life with relatives, at school, and with a boyfriend.
Although she is a good singer, Kamilla refuses to try out for the school musical because she sees herself as overweight and doesn't want anyone looking at her. Kamilla and her mom see a doctor who tells her she's a healthy weight and encourages her to exercise to feel better both physically and mentally. Kamilla's new habit leads to a new self-confidence and a special new friend. Includes a glossary, critical thinking questions, and a personal challenge.
Seventh grader Hallie is adjusting to friendship with an exciting older boy when her father, a bridge builder temporarily out of work, becomes an angry stranger in his own house.
Told in two voices, sixth-grade cousins Hannah and Cal learn a lot about family when circumstances throw them together under one roof and Hannah's love of order clashes with Cal's chaotic behavior.
As college freshman Victoria Parker moves on with her life after surviving sexual assault by her father and six months in foster care, she realizes she must muster courage to confront her past while staying true to herself.
Cara, consumed by survivor's guilt after her best friend is killed in a car accident, is not convinced attending a boarding school in Switzerland will make any difference, but new friends Ren and Hector hope to break down her emotional walls.
When Rafe Kane enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct.
"Six students are trapped in their school after a bomb goes off, and must fight to survive while discovering who among them is the bomber"--Provided by publisher.
Teachers, therapists, law enforcement officials, and others try to piece together the facts in the aftermath of a tragedy in which Len, a high school senior fed up with being bullied, shoots and kills a football hero and then commits suicide.
