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  • Paper Covers Rock

    by Jenny Hubbard

    At the beginning of his junior year at a boys' boarding school, 16-year-old Alex is devastated when he fails to save a drowning friend. When questioned, Alex and his friend Glenn, who was also at the river, begin weaving their web of lies. Plagued by guilt, Alex takes refuge in the library, telling his tale in a journal he hides behind Moby-Dick . Caught in the web with Alex and Glenn is their English teacher,... (more)
  • Drowning Instinct

    by Ilsa J. Bick

    There are stories where the girl gets her prince, and they live happily ever after. (This is not one of those stories.) Jenna Lord's first sixteen years were not exactly a fairy tale. Her father is a controlling psycho and her mother is a drunk. She used to count on her older brother--until he shipped off to Iraq. And then, of course, there was the time she almost died in a fire. There are stories where the... (more)
  • But She Is My Student

    by Kiki Archer

    Miss Katherine Spicer started her first day at Coldfield Comprehensive, confident, enthusiastic and very well qualified; that was until she met the eyes of the student sat hidden in the corner of her classroom. Kat's final weekend of freedom was about to turn her life upside down and threaten everything she had been working for; how was she to know those mesmerising green eyes would reappear here? Great lesbian... (more)
  • Innocents

    by Cathy Coote

    Written when Cathy Coote was nineteen, Innocents is a taut, wickedly clever descent into the anatomy of an obsession, the debut of a precociously assured and provocative young literary voice. Forcing someone vulnerable and naive into a sexual relationship to satisfy a twisted desire is perverted, even evil. But when the perpetrator is a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl, is she culpable? And if the victim is her... (more)
  • Treacherous Love

    The Diary of an Anonymous Teenager

    by Beatrice Sparks

    Fourteen-year-old Jennie's life is turning upside down. Her father has walked out, and her anguished mother seeks solace in pills. Her best friend practically abandons her to be with a boyfriend. It seems like Jennie's real best friend is her diary. Then she meets Mr. Johnstone, the substitute math teacher. Jennie has never met such a charismatic teacher. She feels honored when Mr. J. seems to single her out for... (more)
  • Teach Me

    by R. A. Nelson

    "A raw and dazzling portrait of obsession and betrayal." - Holly Black, best-selling author of Valiant and TitheCaroline "Nine" Livingston is immediately drawn to her new English teacher, Mr. Mann, to his brilliant exploration of poetry in class, and to the way he talks to her like an equal. What began as a friendship soon becomes more, as the two willfully tumble into a passionate romance that goes... (more)
  • Boot Camp

    by Todd Strasser

    Garrett's parents send him to Harmony Lake, a very expensive, exclusive, and private boot camp specializing in behavior modification for troubled teens. Behavior modification isn't what Garret believes he needs, but will he believe the same after months at Harmony Lake at the mercy of the "fathers" that govern his new "family"? Garret's intelligence and wit just might help him survive the "work" and the... (more)
  • Boy Toy

    by Barry Lyga

    Josh Mendel has a secret. Unfortunately, everyone knows what it is. Five years ago, Josh’s life changed. Drastically. And everyone in his school, his town—seems like the world—thinks they understand. But they don’t—they can’t. And now, about to graduate from high school, Josh is still trying to sort through the pieces. First there’s Rachel, the girl he thought he’d lost years ago. She’s back, and she’s determined... (more)
  • Something Happened

    by Greg Logsted

    "All around me I see people laughing, joking, and walking around with these huge, goofy smiles plastered on their faces. I've begun to wonder how they do it, and more important, will I ever be able to be like that again?" Five months after his dad's unexpected death, Billy Romero is still struggling with the loss. Billy's mom spends more time talking to her Bluetooth than to him, and his best friend, Ziggy, just... (more)
  • This Gorgeous Game

    by Donna Freitas

    A CHILLING NOVEL ABOUT THE ISOLATION OF BEING STALKED AND THE ABUSE OF POWER.   Olivia Peters is over the moon when her literary idol, the celebrated novelist and muchadored local priest Mark D. Brendan, offers to become her personal writing mentor. But when Father Mark’s enthusiasm for Olivia’s prose develops into something more, Olivia’s emotions quickly shift from wonder to confusion to despair. Exactly what... (more)