The Way It Works
A young biracial man, who suddenly finds himself homeless, struggles to maintain his dignity and to make his own place in the world.
A young biracial man, who suddenly finds himself homeless, struggles to maintain his dignity and to make his own place in the world.
On a caving trip with his older brother, Byron discovers a new cave but has to make some life-or-death decisions when his brother is seriously injured.
An anthology of short contemporary fiction by emerging writers and established authors.
Jinho wants respect for his skill at tae kwon do, but when he meets an unscrupulous mixed martial arts trainer, he turns his back on his sport's code of honor.
Ryan wants to be a professional snowboarder, but when he has to choose between promoting his own career and saving his cousin's life, he does the right thing, despite the loss of a great opportunity.
Rosario Gomez struggles to stay out of the gang life that killed his brother while finishing his high school diploma and preparing for the birth of his first son. But when his old friend Juan gets out of jail, his past returns to haunt him.
Trying to save his best friend from the horrors of plastic surgery, Jack ends up on the front line of a protest about unscrupulous surgeons.
When her father disappears, Ria is forced to decide if she really knew him.
After being stung by a bee, sixteen-year-old Hannah discovers she has the power to heal.
Travis and his friends train and race horses at a harness-racing track. When someone starts hacking off the horses' tails, Travis must solve the mystery before he loses everything he has worked for.
When a pond-hockey tournament takes Gear and his best friend Reuben to communities across the Arctic, Gear helps his friend solve a family mystery and connect to his Inuit heritage.
After Cameron rescues a baby abandoned in the woods, he tries to discover whether his sister is the mother.
Maddie finds a dangerous "thinspiration" online after she becomes addicted to pro-anorexia websites and develops an eating disorder.
A magical island fights back against the humans who exploit it in this fantasy novel inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest. "Enthralling" - Booklist.
After the brutal murder of their son and brother, a family reads their victim impact statements in court.
After being the victim of an armed robbery, Sean goes in search of more danger.
Spencer is sure someone is doping the racehorses at the stable where he works, but no one will listen to him until he gets some proof.
The victim of a vicious assault, seventeen-year-old Corbin struggles to get his life back and deal with the loss of his best friend.
Ian loves scuba-diving and working in his uncle's dive shop in Key West, Florida, at least until someone tries to kill him—twice.