Social & Family Issues

[set star] "Fiction and history coalesce in a rich, ripping tale of assassinations, political intrigue and religion. . . . LaFevers’ ambitious tapestry in...

I never did leap the coals of the Beltane fire and complete my journey to womanhood. Dawn found me standing on the strand beside my mother. We watched as m...

A new short story collection from the brilliantly bizarre Bruce Coville Children's Literature From stories ranging from weird to heartbreaking to thrillin...

Spencer loves movies, but real life is boring, right? When his late grandfather's will reveals the tasks he wants his grandsons to undertake, Spencer thinks...

Zanna is a rebellious pre-teen city girl with a fondness for tattoos and bad boys. But after her last rebellion-a strawberry tattoo on her ankle-her moth...

josh Mendel Has A Secret. Unfortunately, Everyone Knows What It Is.five Years Ago, Josh’s Life Changed. Drastically. And Everyone In His School, His Town—...

I'm Madison Avery, in charge of heaven's hit squad . . . and fighting it all the way. When Madison died the night of her prom, she knew her life would neve...

millions Of Readers Of Hatchet, The River, Brian’s Winter, And brian’s Return Know That Brian Robeson Is At Home In The Canadian Wilderness. He Has Stood U...

with Dan Mcandrews's Murder Finally Behind Her, Scarlett Has High Hopes For A Fresh Start At Wakefield Hall Collegiate, The Elite English Boarding School ...

A First Entry In A Debut Series Is Set During A Holiday Season In Maine And Finds The Questionable Moral Decisions Made By Emily And Chase Causing Them To B...

calliope (or Cal As She Calls Herself) Wants Nothing More Than To Stay Put; To Stop Traveling Cross-country With Her Mother, Sleeping In A Tent, And Aband...

Sounding Off is award-winning children's author Ted Staunton's 24th book, and his first for a young adult audience. Featuring the town of Hope Springs, home...

Narrated From Several Different Perspectives, Tells The Story Of The 1956 Murder Of Two Teenaged Girls In Suburban Baltimore, Maryland.Categories: Teen &...

This is the second book in Meg Cabot's funny, mysterious new teen series.Things aren't pretty for Emerson Watts. Em was sure there couldn't be anything wors...

Ever since a walk home on a particularly stormy day, Jessica Mastriani has had an ability like no other. She became known worldwide as Lightning Girl—a p...

Cass McKenna much prefers ghosts over "breathers." Ghosts are uncomplicated and dependable, and they know the dirt on everybody . . . and Cass loves dirt. S...

Danny has survived everything life has thrown at him: being abandoned at birth, multiple abusive foster homes, life as a con man in training. But when his l...

Dear Squidge, I really like you but...I ripped the letter up. Pathetic. "How am I going to do this, Bec? Help me." Cat's always been the perfect girl next...

It's "bead season" at slippery rock high. This year the bead-snatching grad game called "Gotcha" has been banned as an official school activity because the...

Feeling Like She Does Not Fit In With The Other Members Of Her Family, Who Are All Thin, Brilliant, And Good-looking, Fifteen-year-old Virginia Tries To Dea...

"Yeah but...," I started, then I decided to confront what I thought was probably really bothering her. "Look, about Jonno. I didn't mean for anything to hap...

Tessa Reynolds is finishing up her junior year of high school. She's just had a humiliating experience at the prom, and she's constantly struggling with h...

I was in her trailer with her and she didn't want errands running. Oh no. She wanted to rehearse a scene from the film -- with me. And it wasn't just any o...

do You Think That Room Service Will Deliver Chocolate? Asked Izzie, Who Was On Her Knees On The Floor With Her Face In The Minibar. We're All Out Here. y...

seventeen-year-old Cassie Morgan Lives With A Time Bomb (a.k.a. Her Stepfather, Dino Cavalli). To The Public, Dino Is A World-renowned Violin Player And C...

“In Tex, the raw energy for which Hinton has justifiably reaped praise has not been tamed—it’s been cultivated, and the result is a fine, solidly cons...

Slather on the sunblock and welcome to The Nannies, where toddlers have stylists and a lost Sidekick can be the social kiss of death, cerulean blue swimmi...

will Claire's Florida Bffs Become former bffs? Back In Orlando For The Summer, Claire Is Reunited With Her Florida Best Friends, Sarah, Sari, And Mandy, A...

Thirteen-year-old Laney is not happy caught between her divorced parents, but she’s learning to adjust. One day Laney bumps into her classmate Tom, who i...

2011 Red Maple Award ― Shortlisted Fourteen-year-old Sam McLean is less than thrilled with the prospect of moving to a collection of old mansions on the ...

A remarkable novel about one of the most important and loving relationships in Gary Paulsen's life.The wonderful grandmother seen through the eyes of a youn...

Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampire clan — Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, faces certain death. Can Darren reverse the od...

Isabel is the girl who rules the school with an iron fist and a gang of minions who do her bidding. Her friends are scared of her, her teachers can't get th...

When Eliza Lands An Internship At A Club, Mara, Eliza, And Jacqui Are Annoyed Until They Learn That The New Au Pair, Laurent, Is Gorgeous, French, And Male,...

lucy Is A Baby When She Joins The Sandoni Clan: Rocco (one Of Three Sandoni Brothers) Wins A Buick Convertible In A Poker Game; Rhodi (one Of Five Sandoni...

Perfect for fans of Divergent and The Hunger Games, this special movie tie-in edition of the first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner ser...

The movie tie-in edition of the #1 bestselling trade paperback includes a collectible full-color, fold-out poster with photos of the movie cast on both side...

In Idyllic Rosewood, Pennsylvania, Four Very Pretty Girls Just Can't Help But Be Bad. . . . Hanna Will Do anything To Be Rosewood's Queen Bee. Spe...

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon d...

Disappear into the first book in Michael Grant's Gone series—specially priced for a limited time—before the series finale, Light, is published on 4/2/2...

it's Summer. It's Hot. And It's Time To Hook Up.cousins Ella, Beth, And Jamie Are At Their Family's Beach House, And They're Gearing Up For The Wildest Tim...

A young woman goes to the ends of the earth—and beyond—to rescue the man she loves in this sweeping epic. Publishers Weekly Readers with a taste for fanta...

Since Inheriting His Father's Business At Age Sixteen, Ty Has Developed The Skills And Discipline Needed To Succeed As Brooklyn, New York's, Top Drug Dealer...

Love at first sight becomes a hilarious search for the one in this romantic comedy! Categories: Teen & Young Adult RomanceContemporary

The runaway bestseller now in paperback! An epistolary novel for the 21st century, this sharp, funny, and true-to-life breakout hit about friendship is t...

Hell hath no fury... Jenny Green is a spoiled teen "princess" and the newest junior at Montreal's Molson Academy. Jenny wants a fresh start in her new sc...

The third book in the New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestselling Internet Girls series. Through their instant messages, the “winsome threesome”â...

GERT GARIBALDI ISN'T ONE OF those people who believe high school is the best part of life. She has a whole notebook full of rants about high school, and sh...