Best Young Adult Books

'If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth.' The first of J. D. Salinger's four books to be published, The Catcher in the Rye is one of the most widely read and beloved of all contemporary American novels. 'The handbook of the adolescent heart' The New Yorker

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Human, Rights, Fiction, Historical, Coming lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

Grownup Meg, tomboyish Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. The four March sisters couldn't be more different. But with their father away at war, and their mother working to support the family, they have to rely on one another. Whether they're putting on a play, forming a secret society, or celebrating Christmas, there's one thing they can't help w...

At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no Adult, supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate; this far from civilization the boys can do anything they want. Anything. They attempt to forge their own society, failing, however, in the face of terror, sin and e...

A threetime winner of Goodreads Choice AwardsSixteenyearold Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer....

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Ma...

WINNING MEANS FAME AND FORTUNE.LOSING MEANS CERTAIN DEATH.THE HUNGER GAMES HAVE BEGUN. . . .In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and once girl between ...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Romance, Fiction, Teen, Young, Adult lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a story about what its like to travel that strange course through the uncharted territory of high school. The world of first dates, family dramas, and new friends. Of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Of those wild and poignant rollercoaster days known as growing up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower i...

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price_x0097_and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can_x0092_t pull it off alone. . . .A convict with a thirst for revengeA sharpshooter who can_x0092_t ...

What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreamsAs a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grownup he discovered that the boring parts were left out ...

The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Alternately slow moving and fast paced, it focuses on four anthropomorphised animals in a pastoral version of England. The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality, and camaraderie and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of th...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Epic, Fantasy, Dragon, Fiction lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Fiction, Childrens, Teen, Young, Science Fiction lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Fiction, Teen, Young, Adult, Children's lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

Daring to Be Different In a moving and highly engaging tale about the vagaries of adolescent peer pressure, Newbery Medal winner Jerry Spinelli tells the story of Stargirl, a high school student who is startlingly different from everyone else. The need to conform and unabashed curiosity about those who don't are at the heart of this touching ...

"We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story." At first, Jude and her twin brother Noah, are inseparable. Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude wears redred lipstick, cliffdives, and does all the t...

"My second favorite book." - Bill Gates

Jess Aarons' greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in his grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day of school, a new girl boldly crosses over to the boys' side and outruns everyone.That's not a very promising beginning for a friendship, but Jess and Leslie...

A modern classic . . . from the New York Times bestselling author who has been recognized with the Newbery Award as well as the National Book Award!Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sen...

About three things I was absolutely positive.First, Edward was a vampire.Second, there was a part of him?and I didn't know how dominant that part might be?that thirsted for my blood.And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite....

A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother_x0092_s religion and her own relationship to the world. Debut novel of renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo.Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do...

Sixteenyearold Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he hit big, Bri_x0092_s got big shoes to fill. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food banks and shutoff notices are as much a part of Bri_x0092_s life as be...

The hardcover boxed set of C. S. Lewis's classic Fantasy, series The Chronicles of Narnia, with cover art by threetime Caldecott Medalwinning illustrator David Wiesner and the full blackandwhite original interior art by Pauline Baynes.Journeys into magical realms, battles between good and evil, talking creatures, and more, await readers of all a...

Sixteenyearold and notsoopenly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn_x0092_t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone_x0092_s business. ...

The start of a bold and immersive West Africaninspired, feminist Fantasy, series for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and Black Panther. In this world, girls are outcasts by blood and warriors by choice.Sixteenyearold Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. A...

"I remember being a fourth grader [and] going so far as to have my parents take it to the school board and petition for me to be allowed to read this book." - Alice Little

Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents_x0092_ house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga_x0092_s role. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind...

Now a major motion picture starring Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton! The #1 New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist from the bestselling author of Everything, Everything will have you falling in love with Natasha and Daniel as they fall in love with each other! Natasha: I'm a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not ...

I wonder what it would be like to be free Not to need wings because you don_x0092_t have to fly away from your countryAnita de la Torre is a twelveyearold girl living in the Dominican Republic in 1960. Most of her relatives have emigrated to the United States, her Tío Toni has disappeared, Papi has been getting mysterious phone calls about butterflie...

She won't be anyone's cautionary tale.Hermione Winters is captain of her cheerleading team, and in tiny Palermo Heights, the cheerleaders don't cheer for the sports teams; they are the sports team. This year's summer training camp is Hermione's last, and she knows this season could make her a legend. But during a camp party, someone slips something...

A Printz Honor Book "Gorgeous and evocative . . . magnificent."The New York Times Medieval France: Dolssa is an uppercrust city girl with a secret lover and an uncanny gift. Branded a heretic, she's on the run from the friar who condemned her mother to death by fire, and wants Dolssa executed, too. Botille is a matchmaker and a tavernkeeper, st...

“Available recommendation signals suggest this title has discovery traction, but there is not enough safe category context to make a stronger reader-fit claim.”

Lara's had eyes for exactly one person throughout her three years of high school: Chase Harding. He's tall, strong, sweet, a football star, and frankly, stupid hot. Oh, and he's talking to her now. On purpose and everything. Maybe...flirting, even No, wait, he's definitely flirting, which is pretty much the sum of everything Lara's wanted out of l...

When Chloe Pierce_x0092_s mom forbids her to apply for a spot at the dance conservatory of her dreams, she devises a secret plan to drive two hundred miles to the nearest audition. But Chloe hits her first speed bump when her annoying neighbor Eli insists upon hitching a ride, threatening to tell Chloe_x0092_s mom if she leaves him and his smelly dog, Geezer, ...

What if the most terrifying person you know is your tenyearold sisterSeventeenyearold Aussie Che Taylor loves his younger sister, Rosa. But he's also certain that she's a psychopathclinically, threateningly, dangerously. Recently Rosa has been making trouble, hurting things. Che is the only one who knows; he's the only one his sister trusts....

A heartbreaking and mindbending story of a talented teenage artist's awakening to the brokenness of her family from critically acclaimed awardwinner A.S. King.Sixteenyearold Sarah can't draw. This is a problem, because as long as she can remember, she has "done the art." She thinks she's having an existential crisis. And she might be right; she ...

Told from three diverse points of view, this story of life and love after loss is one Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give, believes "will stay with you long after you put it down." We've lost everything...and found ourselves.Loss pulled Autumn, Shay, and Logan apart. Will music bring them back together Autumn always knew exactly who she was: a...

Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra.Is she ever in for a surprise.First mom announces that she's dating Mia's Algebra teacher. Then Dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of Genovia. And guess who still doesn't have a date for ...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Adventure lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for reader-fit discovery across adjacent interests. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

“Available recommendation signals suggest this title has discovery traction, but there is not enough safe category context to make a stronger reader-fit claim.”

An alternative cover edition of this ISBN can be found here.5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers with poster)The Lightning ThiefThe Sea of MonstersThe Titan's CurseThe Battle of the LabyrinthThe Last Olympian An alternative cover edition of this ISBN can be found here.5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers with poster)The Lightning ThiefThe Sea o...

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The New York Times #1 best selling series Includes 3 hardcover novels by Ransom Riggs and 12 collectible peculiar photographs. The movie adaptation of Miss Peregrine_x0092_s Home for Peculiar Children is in theaters December 2016. Together for the first time, here is the #1 New York Times best seller Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and its ...

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins ...

He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne.Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold on to. Jude learned that lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power.Now, as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is left reeling from Cardan's betrayal. She bides he...

New York Times bestselling author Jenny Han_x0092_s beloved novels are now available together in this delightful paperback boxed set!What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them_x0085_all at onceLara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren_x0092_t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are on...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Fiction, Childrens lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Fiction, Teen, Young, Adult, LGBTQ lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

In a novelinverse that brims with grief and love, National Book Awardwinning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this t...

An instant New York Times bestseller! _x0093_Grown exposes the underbelly of a tough conversation, providing a searing examination of misogynoir, rape culture, and the vulnerability of young black girls. Groundbreaking, heartwrenching, and essential reading for all in the #MeToo era._x0094_ _x0097_Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Belles A...

An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is New York Times bestseller Jason Reynolds_x0092_s fiercely stunning novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds_x0097_the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he_x0092_s going to murder the guy who killed his brother.A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RU...

A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST"Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soulhealing." Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT "A singular voice in the world of literature." Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down A powerful comingofage story about grief, guilt, and the risks a FilipinoAmerican teenager takes to uncover the truth ...

Awardwinning Speak author Laurie Halse Anderson's New York Times bestselling poetic memoir and call to action, which garnered eight starred reviews!Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our cu...

By day, seventeenyearold Kiera Johnson is an honors student, a math tutor, and one of the only Black kids at Jefferson Academy. But at home, she joins hundreds of thousands of Black gamers who duel worldwide as Nubian personas in the secret multiplayer online roleplaying card game, SLAY. No one knows Kiera is the game developer, not her friends,...

Kyrie McCauley, author of If These Wings Could Fly, delivers a powerful contemporary YA novel about a trio of girls fighting for each other in the aftermath of a school shooting and the lasting bonds of friendship. Perfect for fans of Laura Ruby and Mindy McGinnis._x0093_Welcome to Bell, proud home of Bell Firearms for two hundred years, and where five m...

Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill ? the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price ...Dragged to...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Romance, Fiction, Teen, Young, Adult lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park in this exhilarating and heartwrenching love story about a girl who learns to live from a boy who intends to die.Soon to be a major motion picture starring Elle Fanning! Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matt...

Three years ago, Tanner Scott_x0092_s family relocated from California to Utah, a move that nudged the bisexual teen temporarily back into the closet. Now, with one semester of high school to go, and no obstacles between him and outofstate college freedom, Tanner plans to coast through his remaining classes and clear out of Utah.But when his best frien...

Boyhood meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this unconventional love story by awardwinning author Meredith Russo!Two kids, Morgan and Eric, are bonded for life after being born on the same day at the same time. We meet them once a year on their shared birthday as they grow and change: as Eric figures out who he is and how he fits into the world, and a...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around DystopianScience, Dystopian, Fiction, Teen, Young lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

Her story is a phenomenon. Her life is a disaster.In the real world, Eliza Mirk is shy, weird, and friendless. Online, she_x0092_s LadyConstellation, the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea. Eliza can_x0092_t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves the online one, and she has no desire to try.Then Wallace Warland, Monstr...

In this moving story two teens fall in love with just one minor complication_x0097_they can_x0092_t get within five feet of each other without risking their lives.Can you love someone you can never touchStella Grant likes to be in control_x0097_even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, wha...

Here is what happens when your mother dies.It_x0092_s the brightest day of summer and it_x0092_s dark outside. It_x0092_s dark in your house, dark in your room, and dark in your heart. You feel like the darkness is going to split you apart.That_x0092_s how it feels for Tiger. It_x0092_s always been Tiger and her mother against the world. Then, on a day like any other, Tiger_x0092_s m...

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli, Mason Deaver's stunning debut will rip your heart out before showing you how to heal from tragedy and celebrate life in the process."Heartfelt, romantic, and quietly groundbreaking. This book will save lives." Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens ...

In this striking new novel by the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly and Monday_x0092_s Not Coming, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to turn their murdered friend into a major rap star by pretending he's still alive. Brooklyn, 1998. Biggie Smalls was right: Things done changed. But that doesn_x0092_t mean that Quadir an...

Based on the reallife adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie is the third book in the awardwinning Little House series, which has captivated generations of readers. This edition features the classic blackandwhite artwork from Garth Williams.Laura Ingalls and her family are heading to Kansas! Leaving behind their home in...

The Hate U Give meets Get Out in this honest and powerful exploration of prejudice in the stunning novel from sisterwriter duo Maika and Maritza Moulite, authors of Dear Haiti, Love Alaine.ISN'T BEING HUMAN ENOUGHWhen teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, ...

Dill has had to wrestle with vipers his whole life_x0097_at home, as the only son of a Pentecostal minister who urges him to handle poisonous rattlesnakes, and at school, where he faces down bullies who target him for his father_x0092_s extreme faith and very public fall from grace.The only antidote to all this venom is his friendship with fellow outcasts Trav...

From the New York Times and internationally bestselling authors of the Illuminae Files comes a new sciencefiction epic. . . .The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with th...

A debut novel based on the true story of the iconic painter, Artemisia Gentileschi.Her mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice: a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father's paint.She chose paint.By the time she was seventeen, Artemisia did more than grind pigment. She was on...

Sixteenyearold Cinder is considered a technological mistake by most of society and a burden by her stepmother. Being cyborg does have its benefits, though: Cinder's brain interference has given her an uncanny ability to fix things (robots, hovers, her own malfunctioning parts), making her the best mechanic in New Beijing. This reputation brings P...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Fiction, Teen, Young, Adult lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

Game of Thrones meets Red Rising in a debut young Adult, Fantasy, that's full of rivalry, romance... and dragons.Annie and Lee were just children when a brutal revolution changed their world, giving everyone_x0097_even the lowborn_x0097_a chance to test into the governing class of dragonriders.Now they are both rising stars in the new regime, despite backgrounds...

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Dear Martincomes a pitchperfect romance that examines class, privilege, and how a stroke of good luck can change an entire life.Meet Rico: high school senior and afternoonshift cashier at the Gas 'n' Go, who after school and work races home to take care of her younger brother. Every. Single. Day. ...

A missing girl on a journey of revenge. A Serial like podcast following the clues she's left behind. And an ending you won't be able to stop talking about.Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water.But...

A startling, fiercely feminist reimagining of Cinderella from the bestselling, awardwinning author Jennifer Donnelly.An instant New York Times bestseller!Don't just fracture the fairy tale. Shatter it.Isabelle should be blissfully happyshe's about to win the handsome prince. Except Isabelle isn't the beautiful girl who lost the glass slipper and ...

Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an allwhite farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.Heartbreaking, funny, and beautif...

Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird.Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family ...

Lara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her.They aren_x0092_t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she_x0092_s written. One for every boy she_x0092_s ever loved_x0097_five in all. When she writes, she can pour out her heart and soul and say all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes onl...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Fiction, Coming, Of, Age, Teen lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for imaginative storytelling, atmosphere, or character-driven reflection. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexicoshe'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to settle in a camp for Mexican farm workers. Esperanza isn't ready for the hard labor, financial struggl...

In a community that isn't always understanding, an HIVpositive teen must navigate fear, disclosure, and radical selfacceptance when she falls in loveand lustfor the first time. Powerful and uplifting, Full Disclosure will speak to fans of Angie Thomas and Nicola Yoon. Simone GarciaHampton is starting over at a new school, and this time thing...

The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that was "made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir" ( Bustle ), Lady Smoke is an epic Fantasy, about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people. The Kaiser murdered Theodosia's mother, the Fire Queen, when Theo was only six. He took T The sequel to the...

The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars, One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. Pay close attention and you might solve this.On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, t...

The first ten lies they tell you in high school."Speak up for yourself?we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an endofsummer party by calling the cops, so now nob...

Seventeenyearold Marisol Morales and her little sister Gabi are detainees of the United States government. They were caught crossing the U.S. border, to escape the gang violence in their country after their brother was murdered. When Marisol learns that the old family friend who had offered them refuge in America has died and they are going to be...

Sixteenyearold Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1687. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave her beloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she has never met. Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire to be true to he...

Miranda is an ordinary sixth grader, until she starts receiving mysterious messages from somebody who knows all about her, including things that have not even happened yet. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she?s too late....