Fiction - Social Themes

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...

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...

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...

From three-time Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen comes a moving middle grade novel about four strangers fighting for the life they want.In the w...

Called a “masterpiece” in a starred review from School Library Journal, award-winning author Chris Crutcher’s acclaimed Staying Fat for Sarah Byr...

From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Once and For AllLove can be a very dangerous thing. After her sister left, Caitli...

Two books in one: If There Be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday, from V.C. Andrews's classic series that begins with Flowers in the Attic. Product D...

Don't miss this timely contemporary young adult novel from Alex Flinn, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beastly, about a teenage boy's...

A 2021 Oregon Book Award WinnerAn NPR Best Book of 2020A Finalist for the 2021-22 Maine Student Book AwardAndre Norton Award finalist Jenn Reese ...

A bind-up of the first two books in V.C. Andrews’s classic Flowers in the Attic series, an international phenomenon! Read the first two books in ...

A New York Times Bestseller! There may only be one killer, but no one is innocent in this thriller from Natasha Preston, the #1 New York Times be...

In this riveting novel, two boys discover the true meaning of family and the sacrifices it requires. Two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmid...

Within Cole Matthews lie anger, rage, and hate. Cole has been stealing, fighting, and lying for years. His attack on a classmate has left the boy...

“Heartwrenching.” —VOYA (starred review) * “Beautiful, captivating prose.” —RT Book Reviews * “I can’t recommend this book highly enough.” —Kathl...

Love turns to deadly suspense and horror in this "fresh take on a murder mystery thriller" (VOYA's Teen Perspectives) from Natasha Preston, #1 Ne...

Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award* "An emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships." -- Publisher...

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five friends who need to stick together after they set u...

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...

Notes From Your BooksellerGordon Korman’s latest coming-of-age novel about a group of friends who discover an abandoned bomb shelter is filled wi...

Two kids from two different worlds form an unexpected friendship in this lens into the interworking of empathy. Told in alternating narratives, T...