Scenes of LamentationBy: Tera DriscollSian Wilson is like most fifteen-year-olds. Nothing seems to go his way, and the whole world is against him, or at least, he seems to think so. Living in a family of fifteen makes even the smallest of problems much harder. How in the world is he to even imagine getting help for sexuality confusion, loneliness, or depression?About the AuthorTera Driscoll has had a lifelong passion for writing and has always best written f...

Three dancers, all carrying secrets, compete to be the prima at their elite ballet school in this YA novel—now a Netflix TV show.From the New York Times –bestselling author of The Belles , Dhonielle Clayton, and the author of the acclaimed Symptoms of a Heartbreak , Sona Charaipotra.Gigi, Bette, and June, three...

"An unflinchingly honest, eye-opening, heartful story that's sure to keep readers talking." --Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give and On the Come Up"Romantic, funny, hopeful, and unflinchingly real." --Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon Vs. The Homosapiens AgendaThe uplifting story of an HIV-positive teen, falling in love and lea...

Now a Netflix TV show! Featuring a diverse cast of characters, plenty of gossip, lies, and scandal, Shiny Broken Pieces continues with the soapy drama readers loved in Tiny Pretty Things.June, Bette, and Gigi are competing one final time for a spot at the prestigious American Ballet Company. With the stakes higher than ever, these girls have everything to lose…and no one is playing nice.June is starting to finally see herself as a prima ba...

**THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • FIVE STARRED REVIEWSCelebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors—including Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft, and Kwame Mbalia.★ "Pick up Black Boy Joy for a heavy dose of happiness." —Booklist, starred review**Black boy joy is…Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic ra...

In the tradition of Old Yeller, classic boy-and-dog tale set against the events of Hurrican Katrina.Tyrone "Li'l T" Roberts meets Buddy when his family's car accidentally hits the stray dog on their way to church. Buddy turns out to be the dog Li'l T's always wished for--until Hurricane Katrina comes to New Orleans and he must leave Buddy behind. After the storm, Li'l T and his father return home to find a community struggling to rebuild their lives--and B...

**In the fourth installment of the PrettyTOUGH series, a determined young athlete is on a mission to leave her past mistakes and drama behind.“Sweet Valley High with a sports twist.”—School Library Journal“The perfect book for any girl who’s ever balanced sports with school, falling in love, and dreaming big. It felt so real—I loved it!”—Jessica Mendoza, 2X Olympic Medalist, USA Softball**Steal her boy? Shame on youSteal her spot? Not gonna happe...

A funny, fractured fairy tale (sort of) from the author of the beloved Dirt Diaries series!Ainsley never wanted to spend her summer on a fairy tale cruise--especially since, instead of lounging by the pool, she's running around the ship doing favor after favor for her cruise director mom. Things aren't all bad--it's good to see her mom acting confident again after the divorce, and she's learning a lot about obscure German fairy tales and how to fold towels into entertaining shapes ...

HOW TO CURE THE BROKENHEARTED, STOLEN BASS BLUES Toby and Zack’s first gig could make or break their Beatles cover band, the Nowhere Men. But ever since getting dumped by his girlfriend, lead singer Toby can’t quite pull off the Beatles’ feel-good vibe. When Toby finds a note hidden inside his brother’s bass claiming the instrument was stolen, he embarks on a quest to find the true owner—and hopes a girl named Michelle will help him recover his lost mojo along the way.

Someone brutally murdered Mary Mathison, daughter of a prominent and very conservative local pastor, and Avery, a transgender boy who loved Mary, is bent on finding her killer. He goes to the crime scene to do some investigating, but is quickly put in harm's way. Reluctantly, Avery must move to the sidelines to wait for the police to do their job.However, following Mary's funeral, Avery receives the first in a series of disturbing text messages that can only come from the killer, r...

A page-turning young-adult novel told from the alternating voices of two witty, sharp-edged teenage girls who compete for a role in the school production of Hamlet and for the same local bad boy, in a game of deception, betrayal, and sword play.When fifteen-year-old Julia Epstein and her Anglophone family flee Montreal in October 1970, she struggles to adjust to a new life in the suburban wasteland of North York, Toronto. Next door lives Carla Cabrielli, who works her "ass...

Brought up without a father, at 16 Jessica meets him for the first time. Before she has a chance to get to know him, her mother whisks her away to a new town. Leaving her life-long friends behind and starting at a new school is more than Jessica can cope with. Being threatened on her first day at her new school doesn't help at all. She struggles to fit in and begins to question her life.And then she is faced with a huge decision – a chance to go back to her old life – but it comes ...