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When a family argument turns into an urgent hunt for a missing child, seventeen-year-old Annie Boots must do everything in her power to bring her nephew home safely. Chris Crutcher, the acclaimed and bestselling author of Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, shares a provocative story about family, loss, and loyalty that is perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Laurie Halse Anderson. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books called Losers Bracket "Genuine and affecting." When it comes to family, Annie is in the losers bracket. While her foster parents are great (mostly), her birth family would not have been her first pick. And no matter how many times Annie tries to write them out of her life, she always gets sucked back into their drama. Love is like that.But when a family argument breaks out at Annie's swim meet and her nephew goes missing, Annie might be the only one who can get him back. With help from her friends, her foster brother, and her social service worker, Annie puts the pieces of the puzzle together, determined to find her nephew and finally get him into a safe home. Award-winning author Chris Crutcher's books are strikingly authentic and unflinchingly honest. Losers Bracket is by turns gripping, heartbreaking, hopeful, and devastating, and hits the sweet spot for fans of Andrew Smith and Marieke Nijkamp.

Circe goes YA in this unapologetically feminist retelling of the Medusa myth steeped in Indian mythology, a YA epic fantasy addition to the Rick Riordan Presents imprint.<BR><BR><BR>All monsters and heroes have beginnings. This is mine.<BR><BR>Sixteen-year-old Manisha is no stranger to monsters—she’s been running from them for years, from beasts who roam the jungle to the King’s army, who forced her people, the naga, to scatter to the ends of the earth. You might think that the kingdom’s famed holy temples atop the floating mountains, where Manisha is now a priestess, would be safe—but you would be wrong.<BR><BR>Seventeen-year-old Pratyush is a famed slayer of monsters, one of the King’s most prized warriors and a frequent visitor to the floating temples. For every monster the slayer kills, years are added to his life. You might think such a powerful warrior could do whatever he wants, but true power lies with the King. Tired after years of fighting, Pratyush wants nothing more than a peaceful, respectable life.<BR><BR>When Pratyush and Manisha meet, each sees in the other the possibility to chart a new path. Unfortunately, the kingdom’s powerful have other plans. A temple visitor sexually assaults Manisha and pushes her off the mountain into a pit of vipers. A month later, the King sends Pratyush off to kill one last monster (a powerful nagin who has been turning men to stone) before he’ll consider granting the slayer his freedom.<BR><BR>Except Manisha doesn’t die, despite the hundreds of snake bites covering her body and the venom running through her veins. She rises from the pit more powerful than ever before, with heightened senses, armor-like skin, and blood that can turn people to stone. And Pratyush doesn’t know it, but the “monster” he’s been sent to kill is none other than the girl he wants to marry.<BR><BR>Alternating between Manisha’s and Pratyush’s perspectives, Sajni Patel weaves together lush language, high stakes, and page-turning suspense, demanding an answer to the question “What does it truly mean to be a monster?”<BR><BR>Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, now a hit series on Disney+.

2024 Whippoorwill Award Honor Book2025–2026 MASL Gateway Award FinalistFrom award-winning author Mindy McGinnis comes a thrilling and gripping YA mystery about a small town’s past and the secrets unearthed by way of two teen girls—and a podcast. Perfect for fans of Sadie, The Cheerleaders, and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. A lifetime of hard work has put Lydia Chass on track to attend a prestigious journalism program and leave Henley behind—until a school error leaves her a credit short of graduating.Bristal Jamison has a bad reputation and a foul mouth, but she also needs one more credit to graduate. An unexpected partnership forms as the two remake Lydia’s town history podcast to investigate the Long Stretch of Bad Days—a week when Henley was hit by a tornado and a flash flood as well as its first, only, and unsolved murder.As their investigation unearths buried secrets, some don’t want them to see the light. When the threats escalate, the girls have to uncover the truth before the dark history of Henley catches up with them.- Unlikely Allies: Lydia Chass is on the fast track to an Ivy League journalism school. Bristal Jamison is on the fast track to detention. A shared graduation requirement forces them together to solve a crime the town forgot.- Cold Case Investigation: They reopen the town’s only unsolved murder, which occurred during the infamous Long Stretch of Bad Days—a week that also brought a devastating tornado and a flash flood.- Dark History: The deeper Lydia and Bristal dig into Henley's past, the more dangerous their present becomes. Someone wants the truth to stay buried with the dead.- Amateur Sleuths: Armed with a microphone and recording equipment, the two teens turn a school project into a real-time investigation, putting themselves in the path of a killer.

Saturday is a take on the classic movie Mean Girls but has the unique twists and turns of a suspense novel.Each page introduces you deeper to the main characters and the understanding of their personalities and challenges. Saturday covers a wide range of topics that teenagers face: dysfunctional families, bullies, and everyday issues that test their faith and strength.Saturday takes the reader on a journey with seventeen-year-old Jessica, whose normal life is about to be turned upside down when her mother takes her away from her abusive father in California and leaves for a writing job in NYC. Jessica is faced with the dilemma of having to leave her friends, school, and the life she has been accustomed to.Jessica is challenged by Macy, the antagonist, who takes Jessica down a dangerous road of jealousy, turmoil, and edge-of-your-seat drama. Jessica will have to rely on her inner strength, faith, and old friends to guide her through. Will she become the heroine, or just be another victim of Macy's vengeance on anyone who challenges her?

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Book I, The Dream, finds the protagonist getting ready to go to elementaryschool. He has a hard time dealing with bullies. Joey has adventures andmeets Guides in the realm of Your Dream, that teach him to do mindfulnessmeditation. He uses this knowledge to gain confidence and deal with bullies.Joey learns to tame his own inner dragon. Watch for a matching Coloring/Workbook!Bullying is a major problem that children face. My desire is to help childrenfind the courage to create ways to stand up to bullies and to develop confidencein themselves.Mindfulness Meditation is one way to develop the self-confidence and thecreative thinking necessary to find ways of positive action. It helps developour inner strength and gives us access to our 'inner guides.'The intention of this book is to provide a platform for awareness and dialogueon the subject of bullying and to provide a coping tool for life's challenges.The purpose of this book is to foster positive change that can empower childrenand adults to deal with bullying and other adversities in their lives.

When seven-year-old Dahlia's parents are killed in a tragic house fire, she is taken away to a mysterious orphanage. Ten years later, she and her close friends at the orphanage are suffering ongoing abuse at the hands of the cruel matron and the unkind therapist, who seems to have a personal vendetta against Dahlia. When things suddenly get worse, the traumatized but feisty teenagers at Oakwood Orphanage band together and fight for a new life, fight for freedom, while battling their own dark pasts that are pushing back. Plagued by nightmares about the fire that killed her parents, a desperate Dahlia searches for answers that will bring her closure, but soon her past comes back to haunt her, and the only way to get past it is to face it head on.

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman!It's better when she's happy.Bobby is a geeky teen who is convinced that his new foster home is everything he has ever hoped for.His foster mom Katya is so different than any he has ever had; but as her behavior becomes more and more unpredictable and disturbing, he comes to realize that both he and Katya's daughter Zane are in trouble.The crazy thing is, Bobby doesn't want to leave her, and new revelations from Bobby's own forgotten past throw his quest for a real family into further turmoil.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Poignant and heart wrenching but at the same time exciting, thrilling edge of your seat unputdownableIf you enjoy gritty contemporary young adult books like those by John Green and Stephen Chbosky, give P.D. Workman's Breaking the Pattern series a try.By the author of Tattooed Teardrops, winner of the Top Fiction Award, In the Margins Committee, 2016, Bobby's efforts to make a place for himself with Katya and Zane will enthrall you and keep you guessing.Start your journey today!-----LARGE PRINT EDITIONThis edition has been formatted with Verdana 18 pt, 1.5 line spacing, and double-spaced paragraphs in accordance with the recommendations of the American Council for the Blind.

After years of bullying, Joshua Harper's life has completely turned around, thanks in no small part to his girlfriend Eve Devereaux.With the holidays approaching, he's started to realize that as tough as being in a relationship is, finding her the perfect gift may be even tougher.Christmas is the season for giving. But what do you give the girl to whom you owe everything?

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Spooky arrives at a wilderness boot camp for troubled teens with two suitcases and an ultimatum: either she keeps her head down over the summer or she won't be allowed home at the end of it. All she wants to do is survive the pyros, bullies, and power-tripping counselors, get through senior year, and start her life somewhere new. She'll do just about anything to protect that future.But when an encounter with another camper goes awry and ends with Spooky hiding in the woods, something else finds her. Something ancient and powerful has sent out feelers, hoping to catch a human alone. For its purposes, one human is as good as any other. Even a delinquent teen will do.If Spooky wants to survive to see any kind of future, she will have to figure out how to gain leverage over a god. And as if the one wasn't bad enough, a pantheon of dark entities are lining up between her and the life she's always wanted...For fantasy fans, comes one girl's journey through dark worlds of magic, gods, and monsters.¿

Roy Perkins struggles in high school and has three strikes against him. He never knew his dad, his mom died in a meth-lab explosion, and his alcoholic uncle beats him. He is sent to live with a caring foster family. But his troubles continue. Lexile measure HL530L.At Finding Forward Books, we publish easy-to-read novels with positive life lessons for teens. They have realistic stories about young people overcoming challenges. Our mission is to help teens achieve success and find their way forward through life. The books are for all students, including English learners and those with learning disabilities. They are printed in Open Dyslexic, a font to accommodate individuals with dyslexia. They have been praised in Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly BookLife Reviews, Foreword Clarion Reviews, and BlueInk Reviews.

Dear Bully,Why do you hate me? That is a fair question. I am a quiet person. At lunch, I eat alone. I mind my own business. I do not interact socially with anyone at recess. I read my books. Last month, you decided to ruin me. For a month, you teased me about not having a cell phone. You were smart. You waited until the teachers had left the playground area to harass me. You said that I was poor, and my clothes were cheap. I don't care about cell phones! I like reading. I would have ignored you if you didn't say anything about my parents. I want to tell them what you did to me, but I can't hurt their feelings. I cannot let them know that I think we are poor. It would crush them. I can't inform the principal because I don't want him to look at me differently. My only solution is to suffer in silence. I probably won't give you this letter. I will pretend to be sick. That way, I don't have to be bullied by you.Sincerely,An Avid ReaderHave you ever been bullied? Have you wondered, "Why did this person pick me?" In your mind, it didn't make any sense. Students experience bullying in schools, on social media, and in public areas all over the world. In my fictional book, "Writing a Bully's Wrong," there are 25 letters written by bully survivors. In each letter, those students give an insight into how bullying affected them emotionally and physically. Also, there is a response from their bully. The bully provides their side of the story. Lastly, there is a bonus letter. My goal is to help students stand up against bullying worldwide. If I help one student, it is a step in the right direction.

Why do kids kill? Author Michael J. Manley researched the factors that play a role in this deadly phenomenon. His short story is based on research citing acclaimed forensic psychologist and researcher Marcus Martin, who explored the subject for top universities, and on material from psychological journals and news articles.Is it caused by current events and social media, the easy availability of guns, or perhaps violent video games? Or are the killings simply hidden DNA factors?The age-old mystery of why kids kill dates back to ancient times. The Romans trained their youth to go into battle at a young age and to fight for their lives. In today’s world of video games, the author proposes that the same urge to kill is happening once again. Young minds assimilate to the killing in the gaming industry’s video games just as they did when they were trained as gladiators.What happened to the kids who didn’t make it as gladiators and were sent home to their villages? Did they kill their neighbors and parents, just as today’s young people mindlessly shoot others? Is history repeating itself?Author Bio: Born in the Los Angeles community of Watts, Michael J. Manley graduated from the School of Forensic Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, behavior science and psychology. Now retired, this is the author’s ninth published novel. He doesn’t just write, but researches his stories to "script" the concepts and theoretical premises of people with obstructive, compulsive behaviorism. His novels include Parlay, The Emeritus: Who Will Rule? The Tides of Time, The Gene Factor, Games of the Gods, The UBER-GROOVER, Shadow, Forward/Rewind, Still Waters Run Deep, and Caedere, all available.

Seventeen-year-old Julius Monroe hates his life. He hides the truth of his father's abuse with careful lies and a kick-ass jacket that keeps everyone at bay. But Julius' careful facade crumbles after a run-in with the school administration puts him on a collision course with his best friend's sister and her jealous boyfriend.But escaping the school bully and his father's abuse isn't his only worry. The worst monster is Lela, whose manipulations threaten to expose every secret that Julius is so desperate to hide.When his worlds collide, Julius must make a choice. Live with the monsters he knows, or take a chance on being free.

From New York Times best-selling author Amy Tintera, a high-stakes sci-fi adventure about a teen girl who will do anything to escape her troubled home—even if that means joining a dangerous monster-fighting squad. Perfect for fans of Warcross and Renegades. Seventeen-year-old Clara is ready to fight back. Fight back against her abusive father, fight back against the only life she’s ever known, and most of all, fight back against scrabs, the earth-dwelling monsters that are currently ravaging the world. So when an opportunity arises for Clara to join an international monster-fighting squad, she jumps at the chance.When Clara starts training with her teammates, however, she realizes what fighting monsters really means: sore muscles, exhaustion, and worst of all, death. Scrabs are unpredictable, violent, and terrifying. But as Clara gains confidence in her battle skills, she starts to realize scrabs might not be the biggest evil. The true monsters are the ones you least expect.- A Dystopian World: Ravaged by earth-dwelling monsters known as scrabs, this is a near-future world where survival means fighting back with everything you have.- A Desperate Escape: For seventeen-year-old Clara, joining a monster-fighting squad isn’t just a job—it’s the only way out from under the fist of her abusive father.- Found Family: On a team of misfits and outcasts, Clara might find more than just battle skills. She might find a place to belong... if they all live long enough to see it.- A Dangerous Conspiracy: Clara soon learns that the scrabs might not be the only monsters. In the high-stakes world of corporate-funded monster hunters, the deadliest enemies are the ones you trust.

We Were Liars meets Riverdale with a supernatural twist in this timely #metoo thriller about mean girls, murder, and race in a quiet Midwestern suburb.<BR><BR> Violet Choudhury may be part of the popular clique at school, but as one of a handful of brown girls in a small Illinois town, all she really wants to do is blend in and disappear. Unfortunately for her, she’s got a knack for seeing spirits, including the dead—something she’s tried to ignore all her life. But when the queen bee of Violet’s cheerleading squad ends up dead following a sex tape that’s not as consensual as everyone wants to believe, Violet's friends from the spirit world decide it’s the perfect time for Violet to test her skills and finally accept the legacy of spiritual fighters from whom she’s descended. Her mission? Find the killer. <BR><BR> Or else she’s next.

After clashing with her Catholic school teacher over Thomas Jefferson's enslavement of people, Roberta Forest, a thirteen-year-old, questions religion and hypocrisy-at school, home, and nationwide-as the Watergate scandal unfolds.

It’s the summer of 1962 in the small town of Springdale, Connecticut. Thirteen-year-old Bibi Reilly and her family welcome fun-loving Aunt Addie for a two-week vacation. When Dad loses his license for speeding and Mom breaks her leg, Addie extends her stay to help with Bibi and her twin brothers. But Bibi is confused when she witnesses her aunt’s outbursts and mood swings, and she's further confused when adults depend on her to keep their secrets. Aunt Addie isn’t the only neighborhood visitor that summer. Handsome and charming Stan Polansky, on a month’s leave from the army, is staying just two houses away with his aunt and uncle. Behind his boyish smile and charismatic personality, Stan is hiding a secret of his own—a dangerous secret. And Bibi is about to find out what it is.