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  Fans of Judy Blume and Jenny Han are sure to fall head-over-heels for this funny, sweet story of crushes, competition, and the confusing reality of middle school. "Heartbreak is for suckers." When Jenna Sakai gets dumped over winter break, it confirms what she learned from her parents' messy divorce: Relationships are risky and only lead to disappointment. So even though she still has to see her ex-boyfriend Elliott at newspaper club,...

Sequel to Everything We Shut Our Eyes To Kyle Manning is a tall, strong, openly gay sixteen-year-old who makes decent grades and plays on his school's basketball team. He's a good kid who cares deeply about his family and friends. But his life has become a mess. His mom, Lela, has finally had enough of her husband Joe's serial cheating. Kyle's parents are headed for divorce, and the collapse of their marriage torments him. Divorcing parents...

  "With a deft hand, Johnson shows us there's no such thing as too young when it comes to questioning big ideas like manhood, or even family." - Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Look Both Ways and Stamped Secrets are always a gamble. Ten-year-old Anthony Joplin has made it to double digits! Which means he's finally old enough to play in the spades tournament every Joplin Man before him seems to have won. So while An...

Kelly's younger sister, Hannah, had always been strong-willed, but things take a sudden turn for the worse after Hannah prepares a project for the school science fair. Trouble begins at home between Hannah, her father and her stepmother, but Kelly soon begins to hear frightening rumors around town and at school about her sister's rebellious activities.

  Many children think their step-parents are super-villains . . . but what if they really were? 10-year-old Billy's mum has just re-married, and his new step-dad Phil is smarmy and try-hard . . . Even if he is super rich. On top of that, Billy – and his best-friend Viv – are so unpopular at school, only the IT Club rank below them in the school food-chain. And, the school bully keeps throwing bins at Billy's head. So, when Billy discover...

Fourteen-year-old Allison finds herself the center of a custody battle between her glamorous, but neglectful, movie star mother and her long-absent artist father who wants her to live with him in a small Oregon town.

An entertaining diary-style novel about a self-obsessed teenage girl and her attempts to navigate the choppy waters of life! Watch out Bridget Jones – here comes Janet!Meet Janet. She’s determined to explore Life’s True Essence, despite the countless hurdles in her way (i.e. her mother (The Mad Cow), a tragically lost mobile, the trials of Romantic Love, etc.). But while she splashes around the Deep End of the Pool of Life, could Janet be missing what’s happening on dry land?

The more things change. . .   As far as Haven is concerned, there’s just too much going on.   Everything is changing, and she’s not sure where she fits in.   Then her sister’s old boyfriend shows up, sparking memories of the summer when they were all happy and everything was perfect. . . .   But along the way, Haven realizes that sometimes change is a good thing.   “Unforgettable” —Publishers Weekly, starred review   Also by Sarah Dessen: Along for the Ride Dreamland Just Listen Keeping the Moo...

Re-issued with the charming original artwork from 1982, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 will rouse the nostalgia of a nation who have Sue Townsend firmly in their hearts.Tuesday January 1stBank Holiday in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. These are my New Year's resolutions: 1. I will help the blind across the road; 2. I will hang my trousers up; 3. I will put the sleeves back on my records; 4. I will not start smoking; 5. I will stop squeezing my spots; 6. I will be kind to the...

Jesse Dienstag's favourite sweatshirt says, 'The real world isn't real.' That's the slogan of the vacation-home community in Pennsylvania where his family has always spent every vacation and weekend for as long as he can remember. In the summer of 2019, as Jesse is about to enter his junior year of high school in New York City, he desperately wants to believe the slogan is true. For one thing, the two girls he loves —equally and desperately—are in Pennsylvania and all the stresses and pressures...

At seventeen, Del’s world seems to be falling apart. He’s managed his Asperger’s well, has a solid group of friends in his special needs class at school, and even manages to get by among people who don’t understand his brand of communication. But his parents are splitting up, and Del is certain he can save his family. To do it, he decides he needs to live out his father’s dream of musical stardom. He gets together with some of his friends and they form The Turing Machinists, an all-Asperger’s ro...

Everything changes for Cesca when her mother moves out to be with her new partner, leaving her with her brother and farmer father. Then her father meets someone else, too, and Cesca has to come to terms with a whole new way of life. BLAn extremely sensitive, moving handling of issues of first love and parental break-up BLBrilliantly-drawn relationship between Cesca and her parents BLJulia Clarke is an author to watch - her previous teenage novels, Summertime Blues and Between You and Me, have at...

"A talented 16-year-old artist slowly discovers the history of domestic violence behind why her brother left the family years earlier and why she suddenly cannot make art"--

Meeting a gorgeous guy in a rideshare headed to Lollapalooza is not how Mari expected her Chicago summer to start. She doesn't believe in dating…but TJ may just change her mind. Can an electric, weekend romance turn into more than just a summer fling?When Mari hails a Ryde to a music festival, the last thing she expects is for the car to pick up a gorgeous guy along the way. Mari doesn't believe in dating—it can only end with a broken heart. Besides, she's only staying at her dad's house in Chic...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret and the adult bestseller In the Unlikely Event comes a tale of family, friendship, and pre-teen life like only JUDY BLUME can deliver. The companion to Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson.   Can you have more than one best friend? Stephanie’s best friend is Rachel. Since second grade they’ve shared everything, good and bad. But now it’s the start of seventh grade and Alison has just moved to their neighborhood. Stepha...