family problems

Tired of interpreting for his deaf family and resentful of their reliance on him, high school senior Theo finds support and understanding from Ivy, a new student who also has a deaf parent.

Told from separate viewpoints, Odette returns in 1909 after a two-year absence, promising to rescue her disabled sister, Tru, from the monsters they were taught to believe in.

"Continues the story of Scarlett and Will, two teenagers madly in love with other, but now separated by distance and goals that threaten their forever love"--Provided by publisher.

Two and a half years since Cassie's mother put her in a mental institution against her will, Cassie has turned eighteen and been emancipated. She is, however, entirely unready for college life, and the psychological damage done by her mother proves hard to get rid of. Then Cassie learns truths about her family that makes her wonder if it was her mother all along with mental illness, and, if so, Cassie wonders if she has the responsibility of trying to help her.

Dan Cereill, an uber-nerd, identifies six impossible things he can work on to try to get his life back in order--kiss girl-next-door Estelle, get a job, try to branch out from his nerdy ways, cheer up his mother, talk to his estranged father, and figure out how to be a good person.

Seventeen-year-old Abraham can't stop getting in fights at school, earning him suspension after suspension. His grandmother thinks her son, Abraham's uncle with an extensive police record, can talk some sense into her troubled grandchild. With his father dead and his mother long gone, Abraham wonders if trouble is in his genetics or if he can escape his bleak-looking fate.

In 1969, as her own family is falling apart, ten-year-old Mamie finds comfort in conducting a one-sided correspondence with the least famous astronaut heading toward the moon on Apollo 11.

Seventeen-year-old Kevin tries to reinvent himself when he runs away from home and the father he hates, but living with a mysterious uncle and befriending two homeless girls just adds more complications.

When sixteen-year-old Kara starts receiving mysterious notes from a stalker, she pieces together events from her past--including the death of her older sister--in order to figure out who it is.

"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--Provided by publisher.