I Never by Laura Hopper After learning that her seemingly-happy parents are separating, and that a popular senior is interested in her, seventeen-year-old Janey King’s priorities shift from track, school, friends, and family to something more.
Fragments of the Lost by Megan Miranda Even though she thinks Caleb’s mom blames her for his accidental death two months ago, Jessa agrees to pack up her ex-boyfriend’s bedroom, but every item she touches makes Jessa question what she knows about his death, his family, and their year-long relationship.
No Saints in Kansas by Amy Brashear In Holcomb, Kansas, in 1959 the Clutter family is murdered and Carly Fleming, recently arrived from New York, inserts herself into the investigation, along with New Yorker writer Truman Capote.
Instructions for a Secondhand Heart by Tamsyn Murray Jonny and Neve, both fifteen, bond after her twin brother, in whose shadow she has been living, becomes Jonny’s just-in-time heart donor.
R.I.P. Eliza Hart by Alyssa Sheinmel Ellie Sokoloff is attending Ventana Ranch School in Big Sur, because she hopes that the wide-open setting will cure her claustrophobia and she was delighted to find Eliza Hart, her childhood friend, also in attendance; but Eliza has changed and for no apparent reason starts spreading rumors about Ellie, until one day she is […]
Ready to Fall by Marcella Pixley Seventeen-year-old Max, struggling to come to terms with his mother’s death, is cast as the ghost in Hamlet and finds strength in his new theater friends.
Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody Ryn, eighteen, trapped by a massive blizzard in the Denver airport, meets some unique characters who help her cope with survivor’s guilt on the first anniversary of her best friend’s death.
Being Fishkill by Ruth Lehrer Born in the backseat of a moving car, Carmel Fishkill was unceremoniously pushed into a world that refuses to offer her security, stability, love. At age thirteen, she begins to fight back. Carmel Fishkill becomes Fishkill Carmel, who deflects her tormentors with a strong left hook and conceals her secrets from teachers and social workers. […]
Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills Claudia agrees to coach actors in her high school’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” leading to new friendships–and maybe even new love.
Good and Gone by Megan Frazer Blakemore While on a road trip with her depressed older brother and gay friend, to find a missing musician, fifteen-year-old Lexi grapples with painful memories of sexual assault by her ex-boyfriend.
