A 16-year-old girl has been living with her dad and step-mom in Florida for 8 years, since the tragic death of an older sister in Vermont. Her birth mom in Vermont had a mental breakdown and was judged unsuitable to… Read More ›
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The Beauty That Remains
Three teenagers living in the same area die unexpectedly (and within a short time of each other) of leukemia, a car wreck, and suicide. Left behind to grieve and somehow make sense of their tragedies are a twin sister, a… Read More ›
Chaotic Good
Cameron Birch and her twin brother Cooper have moved with their parents from Portland, Oregon, to Eugene, where her mother has accepted a job with the university and where her dad has retired to work in his garden. Having recently… Read More ›
Foolish Hearts
This is a rather traditionally-told high school story with a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream a central focus. There is also an online gaming component. A fair range of characters appears and none are one-dimensional. Thoughtful insights are revealed… Read More ›
Ashes to Asheville
A lesbian couple has two biological children (one per wife) and moves from their home state of West Virginia to Asheville NC because NC permits same-sex marriage. The story is told from the youngest girl’s point of view. She is… Read More ›
Before Now
Atty is the daughter of a Haitian immigrant-turned-policeman and Native American woman who is a nurse or some kind of caregiver. They both work long hours, and she’s left to herself a lot. She is a smart girl and a… Read More ›
Jek/Hyde
A modern re-telling of the Jekyll and Hyde story set in a high school world. Frequent bad language, primarily abusing the name of Jesus Christ and then supplementing with variations of the F-word and shit or ass. Frequent sexual references,… Read More ›
Good and Gone
A 15-year-old girl goes on a road trip with her clinically depressed older brother and gay next-door neighbor to find a rock star who’s gone missing. Along the way they meet interesting characters and learn things about themselves and others…. Read More ›
The Date to Save
This is a charming book in the vein of “High School Musical,” where different students of all kinds come together for a big united finish. Largely due to incompetence on the part of the principal, four major annual school events… Read More ›
Here We Are Now
A 16-year-old girl has been raised by her single Jordanian immigrant mother in Indianapolis. In poking around old papers, she discovers her dad is a famous rock musician. She writes him a few letters asking to meet him. One day… Read More ›
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