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Diego Benevides works hard. His single mother encourages him to stay focused on school, on getting into college, on getting out of their crumbling neighborhood. That's why she gave him her car. Diego's best friend, Lawson, needs a ride--because Lawson is dealing. As long as Diego's not carrying, not selling, it's cool. It's just weed. But when Lawson starts carrying powder and pills and worse, their friendship is tested and their lives are threatened. As the lines between dealer and driver blur, everything Diego has worked for is jeopardized, and he faces a deadly reckoning with the choices he and his best friend have made
Three teenagers flee their dangerous hometown relying on each other as they make the perilous journey from Guatemala to the U. S. The circumstances that lead them to leave everything they love behind are replaced by different, equally harsh situations once they arrive in a place they thought would provide safety.
A post-apocalyptic novel about an unnamed father and son traveling south through a desolate landscape after an unspecified cataclysm has destroyed civilization. They must scrounge for food and shelter while avoiding other survivors, including cannibalistic gangs, in a world where everything is gray and dead. The story focuses on their deep bond and the man's efforts to keep the boy safe and preserve his humanity in a brutal world.
Ezra wakes up one day to find his older sister gone. No note, no sign, nothing but an email address hidden somewhere only he would find it. Ezra never expected to be left behind with their abusive stepfather and their neglectful mother, how is he supposed to navigate life without Bea? Bea knew she needed to get as far away from home as possible. But a message in her inbox changes everything, and she finds herself alone in a new city, without Ez, without a real plan, chasing someone who might not even want to be found.
A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.
Told in dual perspectives through unsent letters, this . . . novel follows 17-year-old twins Storm and Lake, separated in the foster care system, as they each take different paths--one incarcerated and one living on the streets--and fight to find their way back to each other.
Beautifully realized story of Muir, a self-reliant 17-year-old girl who's about to age out of the foster-care system. But when she's placed into what will likely be her final foster home, she finds herself making new connections that challenge her well-worn sense of independence.
A 16-year-old girl named Alicia is grappling with the aftermath of a sexual assault by a teacher. The novel explores themes of trauma, reclaiming one's story, anger, sexuality, race, and self-identity, using the Greek myth of Medusa as a central metaphor for a girl who is demonized for surviving. The book follows Alicia as she deals with isolation, prejudice, and the fear that her abuser may have victimized others, while also finding strength in a new, diverse group of friends and a burgeoning attraction to a girl at her school.
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