Still grieving for her father, twelve-year-old Birdie struggles to adjust to many changes, including when her grandmother, her mother, and her best friends all begin dating.
"Everything goes topsy-turvy for Joey as he becomes the man of the house, looking after his new baby brother, taking care of his troubled mother, and seeking out his missing father"--Provided by publisher.
Homeless and alone on the streets, sixteen-year-old Mattie Rollins and her six-year-old sister, Meg, race to discover the fate of their missing mother.
This book presents a real-world look at how American families are changing and helps teen readers gain an understanding of what it is like to be part of a single-parent family.
"In a dual narrative, Elaine struggles to protect herself and brother Stephen in 1918 New York City, and Molly, her daughter, does the same for her brother, Angus, in 1955 San Jose, California"--Provided by publisher.
As he turns eleven years old, Max continues to exchange letters with his favorite author, from whom he receives some advice about writing a play and about coping with his mother's new boyfriend.
"Robyn Tinkerbell Goodfellow, twelve, lives in a house that seems to attract trouble, so when a satellite is expected to crash, she races to learn the truth about her long-lost father before it is too late"--Provided by publisher.
Walter Wilcox's first love, Naomi, happens to be African American, so when Walter's policeman father is caught in a racial profiling scandal, the teens' bond and mutual love of the Foo Fighters may not be enough to keep them together through the pressures they face at school, at home, and online.
First, eleven-year-old Megan is astonished when her mother insists on taking her and her younger brother up to the lake cottage a week before school is out; then they find mysterious strangers following them.
"Following a tragedy that further alters the course of her life, twelve-year-old Lucy Everhart decides to continue the shark research her marine biologist mother left unfinished when she died years earlier"--Provided by publisher.
