Fiction - Social Themes

“Entertaining, disturbing, memorable, and sophisticated, this mortality tale will continue to haunt after the last pages are turned." — School Li...

Reflexiones inspiradoras y terapéuticas. Poemas íntimos y cercanos. Norman Coloma es 10kveces, una de las voces más importantes dentro de la poes...

Gary Soto writes that when he was five "what I knew best was at ground level." In this lively collection of short essays, Soto takes his reader t...

"Beats The Silence of the Lambs for suspense—it's the kind of book that had me literally gasping aloud as it rattled to its incredible conclusion...

Bo has been at war with his father for as long as he can remember. The rage he feels gives him the energy as a triathlete to press his body to th...

In this timely and gripping novel, author Bettina Restrepo exposes the challenges of one girl’s unique yet universal immigrant experience. This i...

“No one gets something for nothing. We all should know better.”   Teenagers at Wisconsin’s Nottawa High School are drawn deeper into a social net...

A dazzling and evocative novel about love and loss—with a dash of thrilling mystery—for fans of Mindy McGinnis and Courtney Summers. Owl has alw...

The editor of the classic GO ASK ALICE has compiled the poignant journals of a 14-year-old date-rape victim who contracted AIDS and died. Product...

From three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen comes a beloved follow-up to his award-winning classic Hatchet that asks: What if Brian...

You're six years old. Mum's in hospital. Dad says she's 'done something stupid'. She finds it hard to be happy.So you start to make a list of eve...

You'd think a knife in the ribs would be the end of things, but for Chuy, that's when his life at last gets interesting. He finally sees that peo...

“Both moving and hilarious. Spurge is not just an unlikely hero — it’s hard to know if he’s a hero at all. But that only makes the finale of this...

An unforgettable narrative collage told in poemsKeesha has found a safe place to live, and other kids gravitate to her house when they just can't...

Who will be the next to die?They've taken the children. And the son of a general. But that isn't enough.More horrors must come... Product Details...

It's the last swimming season for Walker, Nortie, Lion, and Jeff, and their coach is building their self-discipline in a grueling four-hour-a-day...

He's got a starting spot on the football team, good friends, and a smart, beautiful girlfriend who loves him as much as he loves her. Early in th...

Four friends,Two couples, One year that will change their lives. Liz and Sean, both beautiful and popular, are madly in love and completely misun...

A Newbery Honor BookJoan Bauer's beloved Newbery Honor book—now with a great new look for middle grade readers! When Hope and her aunt move to sm...

Angus:My mixed-breed cat, half domestic tabby, half Scottish wildcat. The size of a small Labrador, only mad. Thongs:Stupid underwear. What's the...

When she is caught in the backseat of a car with her older brother's best friend—Deanna Lambert's teenage life is changed forever. Struggling to ...

A Muslim immigrant teen struggles to hold her family together in the wake of 9/11 in this poignant novel from acclaimed author Marina Budhos.You ...