identity (philosophical concept)

Lyra and her parents go to the Caribbean to visit Taunte May, who reminds her that her family tree is full of princesses from Africa and around the world.

A story in poetry and prose, in which fifteen-year-old Maria leaves her mother and their Puerto Rican home to live in the barrio of New York with her father, feeling torn between the two cultures in which she has been raised.

Alix, eighteen, is torn between her dream of becoming a pop star and her newly-discovered status as European royalty, the next in line to be the Duchess of Nasina.

"It's the first day of summer and Rachel's thirteenth birthday. She can't wait to head to the lake with her best friend, Micah. But as summer unfolds, every day seems to get more complicated. Her 'fun' new job taking care of the neighbors' farm animals quickly becomes a challenge, whether she's being pecked by chickens or having to dodge a charging pig at feeding time. At home, her parents are more worried about money than usual, and their arguments over bills intensify. Fortunately, Rachel can count on Micah to help her cope with all the stress. But Micah seems to want their relationship to go beyond friendship, and though Rachel almost wishes for that too, she can't force herself to feel 'that way' about him. In fact, she isn't sure she can feel that way about any boy--or what that means"--Publisher.

When high school sophomore Hannah discovers that her sister Alexis, a senior, is involved with someone she met online, Hannah tries to learn if it is a scam.

Grace Valmont-Diaz is an unpopular sixteen-year-old, who dreams of escaping small-town Iowa. But when she learns of her royal heritage and receives a warm but possible insincere welcome in her homeland, Evonia, she must decide if she really wants her title and all it entails.

Seventeen-year-old Noah Fuller suddenly learns that he is heir to a dukedom in Evonia, but he must decide if he wants to follow in the family business or live his life as an ordinary citizen.

A high school junior in suburban Ohio learns that she is actually next in line to the throne of the kingdom of Evonia.

Mel, seventeen, has always wondered about her father, but is surprised to learn he is a member of the Evonian nobility and that he wants her to visit him and his family.

Edwina the friendly neighborhood dinosaur, friend to children and grown-ups alike, finds a foe in young Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie, who insists that she is extinct.