teenage boys

"Zeke would love to be invisible. His mother is struggling to make ends meet and stuck with a no-good boyfriend. Zeke knows he and his mom will be stuck forever if he doesn't find some money fast. When Zeke starts working at a local pizza place, he meets labor activists who want to give him a voice, and the living wage he deserves for his work. Zeke has to decide between living the quiet life he's carved for himself and raising his voice for justice"--Provided by publisher.

"When seventeen-year-old Ben wins an all-expenses paid trip to New York and to the US National KnitFair he finds that his apparent magnetism for trouble has followed him to a new country"--OCLC.

"With the help of his supporter, Lilliluka, and with his keen desire to become stronger burning within him, Bell Cranell reaches level ten of the Dungeon. The monsters they discover in that foggy place are terrible hulking brutes--orcs! Bell plunges into battle when something different attacks him from behind--but what? Magic, betrayal, and the forging of new bonds, all in the fourth volume of this familia myth--lived by the boy and chronicled by the goddess!"--Page 4 of cover.

"Seth has big goals of defeating Nemeses, but first he must earn the trust of the very villages he wants to protect-- not an easy task when those who use magic are just as feared the Nemeses they fight. Even worse, Seth can barely control his monstrous powers!"--Back cover.

"On the surface, Romeo has it all: success on the basketball court, a group of friends, including the beautiful Rosie. Deep down he knows something is missing: all he feels for Rosie is friendship. Everything changes when he shares a kiss with openly gay Julian at a party. Despite their obvious attraction, Romeo is less sure of himself than ever, and leaves without even telling Julian his name. With Rosie's support, Romeo begins exploring his sexuality -- and ends up running into Julian again. Realizing how little he knows about other sexual orientations and gender identities, Romeo begins to see the world in a whole new light, and he and Julian begin to fall in love. But his homophobic friends and family can't accept him as gay. After a violent confrontation with one of his old friends, Romeo becomes determined to prove that his love for Julian is real and right"--Provided by publisher.

"Nicholas, the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion, is a scrappy fencing wunderkind, and dreams of getting the chance and the training to actually compete. After getting accepted to the prodigious Kings Row private school, Nicholas is thrust into a cut-throat world, and finds himself facing not only his golden-boy half-brother, but the unbeatable, mysterious Seiji Katayama... Through clashes, rivalries, and romance between teammates, Nicholas and the boys of Kings Row will discover there's much more to fencing than just foils and lunges"--Back cover.

"In this high-interest sports novel for young readers, fourteen-year-old Logan Grant hides his badly scarred face behind an old-fashioned goalie mask"--Provided by publisher.

Fourteen-year-old Max doesn't like to eat, and he confesses his feelings about Ana---also known as his eating disorder, anorexia--in a journal that his therapist makes him keep. When he hides his journal in a geocache box, someone finds it and starts writing to him, signing it with "E." Although Max is unsure of the secret writer's identity,he takes comfort in the words that appear in his journal as they continually confide in one another about their problems. And when his parents begin having trouble and the family is on verge of splitting up, Max's eating disorder intensifies and he feels himself losing control.

"Ryan Turane, 17 years old, wants to be somebody, wants to make his mark on the world. When he gets the chance to chauffeur his idol, the famous writer Cole Hardt, he can't believe his good luck. Ryan figures that if anyone can teach him how to reach his goals of fame and fortune, it will be Cole. Soon after they meet, Ryan rolls his father's prized Corvette off the highway and into the woods where no one will spot them. Injured and trapped upside down as the night turns cold. Ryan learns more about the writing life than he ever imagined. But he also fears that he'll forever be known as 'The Kid Who Killed Cole Hardt'"--Back cover.

Presents the true story of Brent Runyon who at fourteen set himself on fire and sustained burns over eighty percent of his body, and describes the months of physical and mental rehabilitation that followed as he attempted to pull his life together.