Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and peer pressure

When sixteen-year-old Lark Austin is kidnapped from her Virginia hometown and left to die in a snowy forest, she leaves behind two friends who are stunned by the loss.

Don't miss this excellent catalyst for one-on-one and classroom discussionToday's top authors for teens and young people come together to share their stories about bullyingas bystanders, as victims, and as the bullies themselvesin this moving and deeply personal collection.

A powerful National Book Award Finalist from the acclaimed, bestselling author of Monster.

"e;Jimmy always told me there were only two kinds of gangbangers: Those who were dead and those who were going to die.

Fifteen-year-old Katey (aka Kid) goes to school in the Gamea mall converted into a school run by corporate sponsors.

Fourteen-year-old Jennie's life is turning upside down.

This appealing teen read tells the story of Katie, a teen from an abused home, and her journey through foster care.

When Annie discovers she's pregnant by her boyfriend, she's devastated.

Who in his right mind wants to talk to a shrink?

Being a teenager can be tricky.

In his Nautilus Award-winning classicTouching Spirit Bear, author Ben Mikaelson delivers a powerful coming-of-age story of a boy who must overcome the effects that violence has had on his life.

This wasn't the way it was supposed to go.

From the acclaimed Printz Honor winner author Stephanie Hemphill comes this powerful fictionalized account of the Salem witch trials from the point of view of three of the real young women living in Salem in 1692.

Everything is going to be fine .

Mike has his junior year well under control.

In any race, there are drivers and, at the front of the pack, there are racers.

What's it mean to think team?

Cooperstown!

Jamie Reardon has always heard that bad things come in threes.

Some kids say Mason Avrett is slow.

The groundbreaking and widely praisednovel about a school shooting, from the acclaimed author of Monster.

This New York Times bestselling novel from acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers tells the story of Steve Harmon, a teenage boy in juvenile detention and on trial.

A powerful novel of drugs, violenceand second chances.

A classic memoir that's gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable from the bestselling former National Ambassador of Books for Young People.

This groundbreaking novel in verse from Walter Dean Myerstwo-time Newbery Honor winner and five-timeCoretta Scott King Awardwinneris a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story set in Harlem.

Lockdownis the powerful tale of fourteen-year-old Reese Anderson, who has spent 22 months in a tiny cell at a progress center.

A truly exceptional book.

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There are times when a tree can no longer withstand the pain inflicted on it, and the wind will take pity on that tree and topple it over in a mighty storm.

There are enemies within and without.

Victoria Finnegan to marry Kevin Ork in the Rose Bower of Cynthia Flair Botanical GardensSunday, June 17, 3 p.

From Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winner Rita Williams-Garcia, Every Time a Rainbow Dies is a moving, lyrical, and diverse love storyperfect for fans of One Crazy Summer who are ready for an older voice.

From New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green comes a baseball book pulsing with action.

A poignant story from the mega-bestselling Jacqueline Wilson, told with warmth and sensitivity.

WINNER OF AN ABA AWARD.

From beach-read favorite Rachel Hawthorne, author of Caribbean Cruising and Island Girls and Boys, comes a ski-slope romance for those cold winter nights!

Maybe Mab was real.

The sparklingly funny debut picture book from Juno Dawson, bestselling writer and activist.

This beautiful HarperCollins Children's Classics edition is perfect for every bookshelf.

The 8th title in the New York Times bestselling Big Nate series!

Four stray dogs all with a story to tell of their rescue and how they came to live at Munchy Flats Cottage with their people, Flossie and Jo.

"e;Tradition is a deeply felt, powerful, devastating and, ultimately, hopeful look at toxic rape culture and its destructive effects.

A short story from the Fighting Words collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written and illustrated by two of the most outstanding talents in children's fiction todayIreland, 1955: Charley's used to being lookout for Mammy - or 'Sal Capone', as she's known in the local papers.

Barely Breathing by Rebecca Donovan is a US bestseller and the incredible sequel to Reason to Breathe.

Reason to Breathe by Rebecca Donovan is a US bestselling phenomenon.

OMG, Madison Parker is back for the deliciously mean follow up to The Fame Game.

Inthis striking new novel by the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly and Mondays Not Coming, Tiffany D.

For fans of the Royal Diaries series and of Gail Carson Levine, here is the second adventure in a middle grade time travel series from Newbery Honor-winning Kathryn Lasky!

Kathryn Laskys latest is a sleight-of-hand that will have you clapping your hands.