Ruby Electric

Ruby Electric

Dad has left the family, and Ruby and her brother, Pete, ache to have him back in their lives. Ruby fantasizes that he’s off on a CIA or an FBI mission, and that’s why he has disappeared. Through a school project, Ruby makes friends with two misfits and does some...
The Battle of Jericho

The Battle of Jericho

What a poignant, powerful story about peer pressure.Jericho and his cousin Josh are excited to belong to an elite group, “The Warriors of Distinction.”They are going to be faced with a lot of choices and questions about their values.How much will they go along with so...
Shattering Glass

Shattering Glass

Young Thaddeus Steward watches Rob come into school and move into the alpha dog role, pushing out Lane the reigning king. Some people have it, and some people don’t, and peer pressure and fitting in are so important to teens. Then Rob makes the school nerd, Simon...
Breakout

Breakout

Seventeen-year-old Del has made a careful plan to escape from foster care. She is ready to break out and find herself and her place in the world. She’s immediately caught in a traffic jam where she’s forced to sit for hours waiting to be able to move forward. She...
Zigzag

Zigzag

Seventeen-year-old Robin is one of those girls who gets her self-esteem from being “loved” by her boyfriend. If he loves me, I must be okay is her feeling. Well, this summer that boyfriend has decided to go to Europe instead of being by her side. That shakes Robin’s...