Simon Pulse teen fiction

A clan of teenage witches learns the way of the world from their mothers, who pass down their magical wisdom and help the girls protect the world from demons, vampires, and werewolves, but, as they approach their eighteenth birthdays the girls learn the shocking cost of their work.

Jordan's life takes a surreal turn when her ex-boyfriend Michael, who died two days earlier, shows up outside her window begging to be let in, and even though she knows it would mean her own destruction, she is very, very tempted, especially when he keeps coming back, night after night.

Jordan and Courtney seem to be the perfect couple, but then Jordan meets a girl on the Internet and everything begins to fall apart.

After receiving an apparently crank call from a man claiming to have committed murder, fifteen-year-old Andy finds his close relationship with his father crumbling as he struggles to make everyone believe him.

Four friends, all named Sarah, pass their summer with petty crimes, nature walks, relationships, and volunteer work, but when Sarah T is caught in a botched shoplifting attempt, the group's future is called into question, as well as Sarah T's skills.

Serena has a chance to join the popular crowd at her new school when her classmates discover her talent for lip reading, but the more secrets Serena uncovers, the more she begins feeling like a spy.

Kate Brown feels her life is spiraling out of control as she deals with her father's new job, her best friend's betrayal, and her own mixed feelings about Will, and decides the best thing to do is isolate herself, but she soon learns that good things can happen if she only lets them.

Four pranksters decide they are going to use their intelligence to get an unqualified student into Harvard University.

Andrea Marr is a typical Portland teenager who goes to the malls until she joins a rock band and becomes involved in the underground rock scene, but she soon learns she has to choose between conformity or rebellion.