SideStreets

Marcus has lived a life of privilege and the consequences of his actions during a class ski trip forces him to face his demons. One student dies and another becomes a paraplegic.

Raised on an Indian reserve, seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief tries to be like the other guys. But Joe knows he's different - he's more interested in guys than girls. One night Joe makes a drunken pass at his best friend and, by the next morning, everyone on the rez is talking about Joe. His mother, a devout Christian, is horrified, and the kids who are supposed to be his friends make it clear there's no place for him on the rez. Joe thinks about killing himself, but instead runs away to the city. Alone and penniless on the city streets, Joe has to come to terms with who he really is.

Emerson Yeung is constantly pressured by his parents to be the perfect son and when his phone is stolen and used to post racial threats online he feels his only way out is suicide until his plans are changed by a chance meeting.

Ever since Logan found out that his uncle was involved in his dad's death, he's been full of resentment; until he gets in trouble with the law and realizes he needs to face up to his anger.

Luna Begay, a studious teenage girl, is brought to a party by her sister Issy where she ends up drugged and assaulted by the charming and sophisticated Jon and remains in denial about the rape until her sister Issy figures out that Luna is pregnant.

Travis' secret habit of cutting himself with a razor blade has him wondering how he can get close to his new friend Chyvonne without making himself too vulerable, but spending time with her might help him discover a better way to get an adrenaline rush.

"In the middle of the night, five teens break into a small-town high school to protest the decision to close the school and move them to a big city school. Led by Bilan, whose experience with the Arab Spring fired a passion to peacefully fight against injustice, the Gang of Five occupy their old school. The local police chief and the town quietly cheer them on. When the school board calls in a security firm to break up their occupation using any means necessary, including force, the Five have to decide how far they will go to show their outrage at having no control over decisions that affect their lives"--Amazon.

Sofie begins to question her sexuality and her relationships, especially with her boyfriend Paul, while on a road trip with Clea, the only lesbian at school.

"Being in a band is Stelle's escape from her mother's depression and the chaotic clutter at home. Although she is able to lose herself playing drums in the basement of her dad's new house, once she leaves, it's like the world is going crazy. One bandmate's parents refuse to acknowledge that he is gay. Her band's only potential lead singer dresses like a vampire. Even her best friend with the 'perfect family' is on edge. It's the confused conversations Stelle has with her grandmother that hold the key to unlocking the unhappiness at the heart of her family"--Back cover.

Gina Rondelli strives to look perfect even if it takes surgery and pills, causing others to call her fake. When she begins dating the handsome Colter, they make the perfect couple until things take a dangerous turn. Now Gina must choose between her safety and her image of perfection.