individuality

Josie, a fifteen-year-old high school sophomore, is smart, funny, and very much her own person, but when popular senior Carson Gold starts wooing her, she cannot resist his attention.

After she is kidnapped from the exclusive boarding school she attends, heiress Marnie Skyedottir must rethink her idealized relationship with her mother, her own sense of who she is, and her relationships with others.

A high school senior tries to cope with the shifting patterns of his life while struggling to come to terms with his parents' divorce, his best friend's sudden departure, his mother's remarriage, and his father's nearly-fatal accident.

Five short stories in which young people gain a sense of self.

Witch Baby comes to live with Weetzie Bat and My-Secret-Agent-Lover-Man and has wild adventures in Los Angeles as she tries to understand where she belongs.

Marty, a child who has monsters as parents, has difficulty dealing with his differences and the fact he never has enough food to eat for lunch.

Eddie wants to be like his big brother, a very good athlete, but is not good at sports, so Harold helps him discover how to use his own special talent--talking.

Seven children enjoy a variety of activities, such as going to the museum and having celebrations, each in his or her own way.

Taquandra Fu, the weirdest girl in class, decides to try being normal for a change.

An off-beat and unusual child does everything differently from other people but is comfortable with his unique outlook on life.