Young Adult Fiction

The #1 New York Times bestselling tale of addiction—the first in the Crank trilogy—from master poet Ellen Hopkins.

Life was good 

before I 

met 

 the monster.

 After, 

 life 

 was great, 

 At 

 least 

 for a little while. 

Kristina Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble.

Then, Kristina meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul—her life.

Premonitions by Jude Watson - Mass Market Paperback USED VG+
isbn:  9780439702416

They weren't the ones who could have stopped her. I could have done that. I was the one who saw the future. I was the one who let her go. Grace has premonitions. They've haunted her since before her mother's death. She never knows whether she's seeing the past, the present, or the future. She doesn't know how to deal with them, and she doesn't want to - but the terrifying visions keep coming. Then Grace's best friend Emily disappears. And suddenly the premonitions she's so scared of are the only way Grace might be able to save her friend before it's too late...

Disappearance : A Premonitions Mystery by Jude Watson - Mass Market Paperback USED Like New
isbn: 9780439796392

In the latest supernatural thriller from Jude Watson, Gracie's premonitions hit very close to home when her long-lost father returns ... with some secrets buried deep in his past.

Gracie's never known her father -- he disappeared when she was little and was never heard from again. Now, after her mother's death, he's back ... with some dark secrets in tow. Is his reappearance linked in any way with the death of a local tycoon? Or the disappearance years ago of a student?
Suddenly Gracie's premonitions are a family matter...

With Anna-Marie McLemore's signature lush prose, Dark and Deepest Red pairs the forbidding magic of a fairy tale with a modern story of passion and betrayal.

"McLemore weaves another magic spell... The author spins a tale of first love, misfits forging their own places in the world, and the inherent prejudices of people who fear what they don't understand. This novel will leave an indelible mark on readers' hearts."―Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"McLemore fashions another gorgeous novel that reminds readers of the ways fairy-tale evils and, more importantly, love have their roots in the real world...McLemore’s well-choreographed story will dance on in readers’ minds." ―Booklist, starred review

"McLemore skillfully weaves together these parallel medieval and modern tales in alternating chapters...Dark and Deepest Red’s provocative, insightful collision of fairy tale and history is a powerful demonstration of McLemore’s immense talent." ―Bookpage, starred review

Summer, 1518. A strange sickness sweeps through Strasbourg: women dance in the streets, some until they fall down dead. As rumors of witchcraft spread, suspicion turns toward Lavinia and her family, and Lavinia may have to do the unimaginable to save herself and everyone she loves.

Five centuries later, a pair of red shoes seal to Rosella Oliva’s feet, making her dance uncontrollably. They draw her toward a boy who knows the dancing fever’s history better than anyone: Emil, whose family was blamed for the fever five hundred years ago. But there’s more to what happened in 1518 than even Emil knows, and discovering the truth may decide whether Rosella survives the red shoes.

This bestselling author explores the destructive nature of hatred, the crime of indifference, and the power of accepting love and responsibility.

"A powerful message, effortlessly woven into the ordinary trappings of a teenager's life." -- Kirkus Reviews

Fifteen-year-old Macey Clare has always loved her quiet, beautiful Connecticut hometown. It's the place where her grandparents live, the place where her mother grew up. Macey is looking forward to the summer to come. She's hoping for fun and romance with her neighbor's perfect grandson Austin. But when Macey wants to research the facts behind who set fire to a barn across the street from her grandparent's home, she is shocked no one wants to answer questions about the place that burned down 38 years ago. And when a tragedy strikes a new friend who lives in the inner city, something clicks in Macey. She must discover her own true colors and face whatever it is she is going to find. Can she stand alone and take responsibility for the present while uncovering the past?

Kevin has a bad attitude. He has a real knack for rubbing people the wrong way. And he's even figured out a secret way to do it with poems. But what happens when the tables are turned and he is the one getting picked on? Using elements of subversive found poetry, Rhyme Schemer is an accessible novel in verse that is both touching and hilarious, and will inspire voracious and reluctant readers alike. It is a celebration of the power of words and their ability to transform lives.

This collection of chapter books includes:

• Toad Heaven by Morris Gleitzman
• Two of a Kind Diaries : P.S. Wish You Were Here by Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen
• Two of a Kind Diaries : It's a Twin Thing by Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen
• Two of a Kind Diaries : Winner Take All by Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen
• The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
• Everything You Need to Know : The Answer Book for School Survival
• The Case of the Frog-Jumping Contest : A Jigsaw Jones Mystery by James Preller
• Lizzie Logan Wears Purple Sunglasses by Eileen Spinelli
• Lisa and Lottie by Erich Kastner
• Dinotopia : Lost City by Scott Cienein
• Dinotopia : River Quest by John Vornholt
• Monster Hunters : Mystery of the Night Raiders by Nancy Garden

Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslie's house, where they invent an enchanted land called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief.

Young Philip Singer becomes the unlikely leader of his family when, in the aftermath of a nuclear explosion over Los Angeles, his father is missing, his mother is badly injured, and his older brother, Matt, is sickly and weak.

It's Saturday night in Santa Barbara and it seems like everyone is headed to the same destination. The reason is simple: to celebrate the end of school. But for eleven different people the motives are bit more complicated—to be noticed, to hook up, to make friends, to numb the pain, to get over an ex, to say goodbye. As each character takes a turn and tells his/her story, the eleven individuals intersect, reconnect, and combine in ways that none of them ever saw coming.

Combine the poignancy of Thirteen Reasons Why with the energy of films like American Graffiti, Dazed and Confused, and Sixteen Candles and you get Party—a sneak peek into the lives of contemporary teens over the course of a single night. Alternating points of view and the timeless setting of an end-of-school party make this a compelling read. Those who pick it up cannot put it down.

My touch is power.

Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling Shatter Me trilogy (Shatter Me, Unravel Me, and Ignite Me) is available together for the first time in this complete box set collection!

“Dangerous, sexy, romantic, and intense. I dare you to stop reading.”--Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures series

No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon. But Juliette has plans of her own. After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovering a strength to fight for herself—and for a future with the one boy she thought she'd lost forever.

The Shatter Me series, which New York Times bestselling author Ransom Riggs called "a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love," is perfect for fans who crave action-packed novels like Veronica Roth’s Divergent, Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games, and Marie Lu’s Legend.

For as long as thirteen-year-old Azad can remember, the Islamic Republic of Iran, where he lives in the predominantly Kurdish town of Sardasht, has been at war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, and his country has been a harsh society full of spies, secrets, and "disappearances." Still, most of the time Azad manages to live a normal life, hanging out at the bakery next door, going to school with his friend Hiwa, playing sports, and taking care of his parrot. Then Azad learns that his town may soon become a target for Saddam's weapons of mass destruction. Now more than ever, Azad feels torn between his divorced parents and his conflicting desires to remain in his home or escape. His father is somehow connected to the police and is rooted in the town. His mother may be part of the insurgency, yet is ready to flee. How can Azad make the choice?

The story of how one boy's world was turned upside down in 1987 Iran is a timely and memorable introduction to the conflicts in the Middle East.

Thirteen-year-old Butterball doesn't have much going for him. He's teased mercilessly about his weight. He hates the Long Island suburb his mom moved them to and wishes he still lived with his dad in the city. And now he's stuck talking to a totally out-of-touch therapist named Liz. 

Liz tries to uncover what happened that day on the playground - a day that landed one kid in the hospital and Butterball in detention. Butterball refuses to let her in on the truth, and while he evades her questions, he takes readers on a journey through the moments that made him into the playground bully he is today. 

This devastating yet ultimately redemptive story is told in voice-driven prose and accented with drawings and photographs, making it a natural successor to The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. 

Loosely inspired by 50 Cent's own adolescence, and written with his fourteen-year-old son in mind, Playground is sure to captivate wide attention - and spark intense discussion.

In Anamakee, Garret Schuelke’s aimless hero, Floyd Spicer, returns to his hometown of Alpena, Michigan, after bombing out of college. Taking place between the final weeks of October and the beginning of November, Anamakee follows Floyd’s depressing home and social life, his nerve-racking job at the local linen service, and his schooling at Alpena Community College. 

"A stark fight song for the alienated...Anamakee is overflowing with antidotes for the doom of the ordinary day. Nothing's wasted" –Bud Smith, author of F 250 

"With Anamakee, Schuelke has brought forth that elusive thing, the generation-defining work...and it's already one of my favorite books."–Gareth Spark, author of Snake Farm

Set all over the sprawling classical world--from Athens to Alexandria, from Troy to ancient Britain--and spanning fifteen hundred years of Greek and Roman history, these twenty-one stories delve into murder and mayhem in gory and graphic detail.

Poison was the most expeditious way to dispose of a rival, but other devices worked just as well.  Worked, that is, until ancient wisdom--in the form of the classically trained sleuth--finally prevailed.  In "The Gateway to Death," Socrates finds equitable logic an infallible tool for catching a killer.  "A Pomegranate for Pluto" exposes the horrors of the reign of Caligula.  Other cases, such as the deaths of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, and the exile of the poet Ovid, are investigated by such hoary figures as Brutus, Epictetus, and even--because the gods always get in the game--the mighty Aphrodite.

Classical Whodunits exposes the venomous snakes lurking in the cradles of civilization.

Now that Ephram and Amy are newly single, they've been spending a lot of time together.  There's always been something between them, something just crackling under the surface.  And now that Amy is over Colin and Tommy, and Ephram has realized things with Madison could never work, there's nothing standing in their way.  They decide to make a fresh start and actually go out on a date, and before they know it, they're together. As in really together. As in, in love.

Of course, true love never makes room for other responsibilities.  And Ephram's been slacking in his piano playing, and Amy has gone from straight-A student to less-than-average slacker this year.  Now that they are finally together after years of dancing around their attraction, Ephram is off to intensive piano camp in Connecticut for the summer and Amy is headed to UC Boulder to improve her academic record.  But maintaining a long-distance relationship is hard work--especially when you're sixteen and everywhere you turn there's someone you could easily fall in love with...

This family business is for life...

In the small town of Clover, when you die, you are put to rest by Campbell and Sons Funeral Home. Unfortunately twelve-year-old Kip Campbell happens to be the only "son" in that title. And that's a problem for him since the funeral home business is the last thing he wants to inherit, even if he has a "gift" for it. See, it just so happens that Kip can talk to the dead. Well, they talk to him, really. They tell him what they need in order to move on to the great beyond. Kip wants to move too. Straight out of Clover. He's about to give notice -- he's done helping the dead -- when he's offered a surprising deal: Find out the secret that is holding back old Billy Blye, and Kip will receive his weight in gold. That would be enough to take him far away from Clover, and Campbell and Sons Funeral Home.