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I hadn't meant to tell you this
by Jacqueline Woodson
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Marie, the only black girl in the eighth grade willing to befriend her white classmate Lena, discovers that Lena's father is doing horrible things to her in private
1994; 115 p.; isbn:0385320310 More Information |
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What Jamie saw
Carolyn Coman
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Having fled to a family friend's hillside trailer after his mother's boyfriend tried to throw his baby sister against a wall, nine-year-old Jamie finds himself living an existence full of uncertainty and fear
1995; 126 p.; isbn:1886910022 More Information |
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Don't you dare read this, Mrs. Dunphrey
Margaret Peterson
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In the journal she is keeping for English class, sixteen-year-old Tish chronicles the changes in her life when her abusive father returns home after a two-year absence
1996; 108 p.; isbn:0689800975 More Information |
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Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson
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A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school
1999; 197 p.; isbn:0374371520 More Information |
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They cage the animals at night
Jennings Michael Burch
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1984; 293 p; isbn:0451159411 More Information |
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Breathing underwater
Alexandra Flinn
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Sent to counseling for hitting his girlfriend, Caitlin, and ordered to keep a journal, sixteen-year-old Nick recounts his relationship with Caitlin, examines his controlling behavior and anger, and describes living with his abusive father
2001; 263 p.; isbn:0060291990 More Information |
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Every time a rainbow dies
Rita Williams-Garcia
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After seeing a girl raped and becoming obsessed with her, sixteen-year-old Thulani finds motivation to move beyond his interest in his pigeons and his grief over his mother's death
2001; 166 p.; isbn:0060292024 More Information |
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America by E.R. Frank
Frank, E. R
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Teenage America, a not-black, not-white, not-anything boy who has spent many years in institutions for disturbed, antisocial behavior, tries to piece his life together
2002; 242 p.; isbn:0689847297 More Information |
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Silent to the bone
E.L. Konigsburg
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When he is wrongly accused of gravely injuring his baby half-sister, thirteen-year-old Branwell loses his power of speech and only his friend Connor is able to reach him and uncover the truth about what really happened
2000; 261 p.; isbn:0689836015 More Information |
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The lost boy : a foster child's search for the love of a family
Dave Pelzer
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1997; 340 p.; isbn:1558745157 More Information |
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When Kambia Elaine flew in from Neptune
Lori Aurelia Williams
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Shayla, an aspiring writer growing up in a poor section of Houston, can't figure out the new girl next door, Kambia Elaine, who tells fantastic stories. She slowly realizes that Kambia Elaine needs help, but Shayla doesn't know where to find it
2000; 246 p.; isbn:0689824688 More Information |
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Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society
Adeline Yen Mah.
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During the Japanese occupation of parts of China, twelve-year-old Ye Xian is thrown out of her father's and stepmother's home, joins a martial arts group, and tries to help her aunt and the Americans in their struggle against the Japanese invaders. Includes historical notes.
2005; 242 p.; isbn:0060567341 More Information |
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