Gravel road

"Jeff knew his dad wouldn't live forever. But he had already lost his mom. It would be too unfair. The 9-1-1 call was shocking. The hospital, impersonal. When his dad improved, he was transferred to a rehabilitation facility. There, a transgender nurse took over his care. Jeff was appalled. But slowly, his admiration for her grew"--Amazon.com.

"'Stay out of my life. Or I'll tell.' That was over three years ago. The last time I talked to Amy McNair. One of the prettiest girls in school. She's horse crazy. And an amazing barrel racer. But I'm going to win at the annual rodeo. Beat her. It's all I've got. Even my boyfriend's parents don't accept me. Mainly because of my brothers. They aren't exactly upstanding citizens. People think I'm the same as them. If only they knew"--Back cover.

Chad is excited about his senior year in high school until his best friend is killed in an accident during wrestling practice.

"Sara Allen is different. A skinhead. Part of the punk subculture. Tyler Ruiz sees an easy hookup. And why not? He's a good-looking guy. She becomes a challenge. Then a lifeline. An escape. But something's wrong. Sara is [a] manic"--Back cover.

A novel in verse about a teenage girl dealing with alienation at school, a father in the county jail, a chain-smoking stepmom, a brother trapped in his own autistic world, and a sibling's death.

Two very different girls unite when bullying escalates at their high school.

When Neema Powell's mother's boyfriend throws her out and her mother sides with him, Neema takes shelter with her boyfriend, Nate, for only two days before moving in with her Aunt Amina, but those two days will be enough to change her life forever.

Brett Miller is one of the kings of Elkhead High, and his life seems perfectly normal with his girlfriend Jillia, until he meets Zach.

"Ian Taylor lives a secret life. At school, he's a varsity football player, dating one of the hottest cheerleaders on campus. At home, he's his divorced mother's right hand, helping her manage his autistic younger brother, Davey. To Ian, Davey is a freak. And no one must ever know he exists. But when Davey begins attending Ian's high school, everything changes..."--Back cover.

High school football player Ian Taylor tries to preserve his image by keeping his autistic brother a secret, but when his secret comes out, he must learn to overcome peer pressure and embrace the truth.