juvenile fiction / girls & women

As she struggles to recover and survive, seventeen-year-old homeless Charlotte "Charlie" Davis cuts herself to dull the pain of abandonment and abuse.

Ten-year-old Grace is crushed to learn that her grandparents' bakery might close after thirty years and wonders how her own business, which they inspired, can survive if theirs cannot, but she and her friends use their talents and newly-acquired business skills to try to save the day.

Fifteen-year-old Shay is trying to cope with being overweight and getting bullied in school, but when she falls in love with mysterious Blake, insecure Shay needs the help of her two best friends to make love prevail.

"Freya and Archie are sent back to Earth by Odin in order to locate a banished Valkyrie and bring her back to Asgaard. But Brunnhilde has built a life for herself on Earth and has no desire to return. And what Freya learns about that life, changes her understanding of her own family"--.

"A sixteen-year-old girl living with bipolar disorder learns to balance romance, friendship, and grief"--.

Crystal must choose between her dream of becoming the first college student in her family, or keeping a promise to her twin sister, Amber, to raise together the baby one had in high school.

"Romeo and Juliet meets The Fast and the Furious in this edgy romance set in the suburbs of Washington, DC"--.

"A teenager living in an alternate-history futuristic Versailles must escape its walls by selling a happy-enducing makeup called Glitter"--Provided by publisher.

Jessica and the other viragos must find who is responsible for the haunting music that is compelling Nightshade residents to commit crimes.

"Secret Cookie Club members Grace, Emma, Olivia and Lucy are thrilled to be back in Flowerpot Cabin with their beloved counselor, Hannah. But when a mysterious letter arrives, Hannah is plunged into despair. After puzzling out the contents of the letter, the campers make a plan to help Hannah--a plan that requires a daring mission to boys camp and a big batch of campfire cookies"--Provided by publisher.