Neufeld, John

Twelve-year-old Ben Derby spends his spring break volunteering at a Santa Barbara day care center for homeless children.

When fourteen-year-old Sharelle becomes pregnant by her future brother-in-law, her life is irrevocably changed by love and concern for her baby.

High school senior Ava Van Buren is assigned the task of writing an article about censorship in her complacent midwestern community.

As her parents and teachers refuse to recognize Lisa's increasingly severe depression, three of her friends devise a plan to help her with amateur psychiatry.

As her parents and teachers refuse to recognize Lisa's increasingly severe depression, three of her friends devise a plan to help her with amateur psychiatry.

Twelve-year-old Ben Derby spends his spring break volunteering at a Santa Barbara day care center for homeless children.

When the Fickett family decides to adopt an African-American child, they are faced with threats, angry phone calls, a burning cross on the lawn, and an ultimatum from their oldest daughter.