problem families

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problem families

Doppelganger

2006
When a sixteen-year-old member of a race of shape-shifting killers called doppelgangers assumes the life of a troubled teen, he becomes unexpectedly embroiled in human life--and it is nothing like what he has seen on television.

Eye of the storm

2000
Paralyzed after a riding accident, Rain finds herself growing close to her physical therapist, Austin, as she struggles to protect herself from her family, who are determined to steal her inheritance.

Lightning strikes

2000
Rain's dreams of becoming a famous actress are threatened by her family's dark secrets.

Families in peril

an agenda for social change
1987

Summer of secrets

2008
Lonely without her grandmother and ex-boyfriend, sad about the troubles in her parents' marriage, and struggling with anxiety after nearly being raped, Darcy Willis learns that one of her friends is hiding a difficult secret.

Prizefighter en mi casa

2007
Following a car accident that left her with epilepsy, twelve-year-old Chula--with a little help from a visiting fearsome Mexican boxer--tries to deal with the repercussions her new condition has on her family, neighborhood, and school.

Granny

2009
In London, England, twelve-year-old Joe discovers that his grandmother is not just physically repulsive and horribly mean, she is also involved in an evil plot against him, but the adults around them fail to see behind her mask.

Stolen car

2008
Plagued with her mother's bad judgment in choosing boyfriends, fifteen-year-old Danielle is in denial about her boyfriend Reid, but when her best friend Ashley convinces Danielle to go on a road trip away from the mess of her life Danielle finds herself driving across Michigan in a stolen car.

Cheated

2008
Fifteen-year-old Mick recalls a series of betrayals and other life-changing events at home, school, and during the break-up with his girlfriend, and considers how those troubles led to his arrest for murder.

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