Castle, Jennifer

Looks at the friendships between people from popular culture and history including John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, and others.

Middle school friendships can be a source of great joy one day, then pain and anxiety the next. "Friends and Frenemies" examines the complexities of friendship and helps readers start building communication tools that will last a lifetime. The book tackles big questions such as: How can I make friends? and What if I feel like I need to end a friendship? Friends and Frenemies includes not just advice, but also comments from real kids, advice from older teens who have been there and done that, quizzes, polls, and other interactive elements that encourage readers to engage with the book, adding their own thoughts and experiences.

Ari, working to overcome depression, enters into a summer romance with Camden, a boy she has long admired from afar.

In the aftermath of a car accident that killed her family, sixteen-year-old Laurel must face a new world of guilt, painful memories, and the possibility of new relationships.

In the aftermath of a car accident that killed her family, sixteen-year-old Laurel must face a new world of guilt, painful memories, and the possibility of new relationships.

Five teens starring in a documentary film series about their ordinary lives must grapple with questions of change and identity under the scrutiny of the camera.