teenage boys

Despite being a huge unathletic nerd, Jonah decides to join the baseball team in ninth grade because it means he'll get to spend more time with his crush, Elliot. Jonah must navigate the highs and lows of high school as he deals with bullies, coming out, schoolwork, friendships, and being honest with who he really is.

When Jack survives a car accident that kills his father, he finds himself stranded and alone in the mountains. With few supplies, freezing temperatures, and a pack of hungry wolves on the prowl, it will take all of Jack's courage and smarts to survive.

"The ninja adventures continue with Naruto's son, Boruto! Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in his village, and now his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But this is not his story... A new generation of ninja is ready to take the stage, led by Naruto's own son, Boruto! Though burdened by a traumatic past, Kawaki slowly begins to open up to Boruto and his friends. However, the members of Kara soon infiltrate Konoha village in order to bring him back. Can Naruto and Boruto protect Kawaki from these powerful enemies?!"--Amazon.com.

A raw, powerful, but ultimately uplifting debut novel perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe from debut author Angelo Surmelis. Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn't know where he fits in. His strict immigrant Greek mother refuses to see him as anything but a disappointment. His quiet, workaholic father is a staunch believer in avoiding any kind of conflict. And his best friend, Henry, has somehow become distractingly attractive over the summer.Tired, isolated, scared--Evan finds that his only escape is to draw in an abandoned monastery that feels as lonely as he is. And yes, he kissed one guy over the summer. But it's Henry who's now proving to be irresistible. Henry, who suddenly seems interested in being more than friends. And it's Henry who makes him believe that he deserves more than his mother's harsh words and terrifying abuse.But as things with Henry heat up, and his mother's abuse escalates, Evan has to decide how to find his voice in a world where he has survived so long by being silent.This is a powerful and revelatory coming-of-age novel based on the author's own childhood, about a boy who learns to step into his light.

Wynd and his companions travel across Esseriel as the tension between humans and fairies escalates. The group is being chased by the vampyre General Zedra and by General Eks. But an unlikely group is also racing to save the children before their enemies can get to them. Just as Wynd learns startling information about his identity, a deadly confrontation ensues that causes great harm to the children.

While at a protest, Virgil Hawkins is sprayed with an experimental tear gas, and while some at the protest were maimed or killed, Virgil finds himself with the amazing new ability to channel and manipulate electromagnetic fields. But Virgil soon realizes he isn't the only one with powers. A new enemy named Hotstreak appears, and Virgil sets out to take him down.

After spending eight months in a mental institution following a suicide attempt, seventeen-year-old Conrad returns home and finds that he must rebuild his life.

Presents the stories of thirty young men who influenced the world through their inventions, achievements, and efforts. Featured biographies range from Louis Braille and Jonas Salk to David Attenborough and Jaques Cousteau. Includes color illustrations, quotes, and sidebars.

Tsai Kun-lin, an ordinary boy born in Qingshui, recalls his childhood growing up in Taiwan in the 1930s during Japanese occupation. His life was marred by the effects of war, and during his second year at Taichung First Senior High School in the 1950s, Tsai is arrested simply for joining a book club and subsequently tortured, deprived of civil rights, and sent to Green Island for "reformation.".

"All it takes is one hit on the football field, and suddenly Ash's life doesn't look quite the way he remembers it. Impossible though it seems, he's been hit into another dimension--and keeps on bouncing through worlds that are almost-but-not-really his own. The changes start small, but they quickly spiral out of control as Ash slides into universes where he has everything he's ever wanted, universes where society is stuck in the past . . . universes where he finds himself looking at life through entirely different eyes"--Publisher's description.