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Seventeen-year-old Truth Bangura wants nothing more than to know a life beyond her hometown. Writing and performing is her only solace in a life overwhelmed by a drifting relationship with her best friend, an emotionally turbulent home environment, and the reality that her below-average grades make her true dream—escaping her mother's grasp after graduation—uncertain. When Truth learns she's pregnant by her ex-boyfriend, she makes one decision she's finally sure about: an abortion.

Beloved author Kasie West once again delivers a witty, lighthearted romance that will charm her legions of fans and is perfect for readers of Jenny Han and Huntley Fitzpatrick. At sixteen, Hadley Moore knows exactly who she is—a swimmer who will earn a scholarship to college. Totally worth all...

“A heart-wrenching quest for identity every YA reader will relate to, and a deep dive into the meaning of family."" —Ellen Hopkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author Debut author Dante Medema explores the emotional fallout after a teenage girl discovers she is the product of an affair...

Best friends Amani and Huda are getting nervous about their GCSEs - and their future beyond school, which they're both wildly unprepared for. Shy, quiet Amani has an outwardly picture-perfect family - a father who is a successful TV presenter, a loving mother and an adorable younger brother - while confident and impulsive Huda has grown up with over-affectionate foster parents who are now expecting a baby of their own.

Perfect for fans of Justin A. Reynolds and Talia Hibbert, this comedic romp explores the social hierarchy of high school, the ego of a teenage boy raised in a culture marred by toxic masculinity, and the meaning of “the truth will set you free.” As the grandson of a late, great action star...

Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Rupi Kaur, this heartrending story told in prose and poetry weaves together the stories of a mother and daughter’s lives. In this stunning sophomore novel, acclaimed writer Jasmin Kaur explores trauma, fear, courage, community, and the healing power of...

From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Rest of the Story comes a powerful novel about loss, love, and moving on. Nothing is going as planned for Macy this summer. Not the job at Wish Catering, and definitely not Wes. But Macy soon discovers that the things you expect...

Wie weit würdest du für die Wahrheit gehen? Als Juul das Grab ihres großen Bruders Milan besucht, kann sie nicht fassen, was sie dort sieht: Jemand hat in die frische Erde "Truth + Dare = Wahrheit" geschrieben. Milan liebte dieses Spiel und war bei YouTube für seine waghalsigen Videos bekannt. Dann erhält Juul auch noch eine Trauerkarte mit einer erschütternden Botschaft: Wenn sie wissen möchte, wie ihr Bruder wirklich gestorben ist, muss auch sie sich auf eine Mutprobe einlassen.

Carson Mastick is entering his senior year of high school and desperate to make his mark, on the reservation and off. A rock band - and winning the local Battle of the Bands, with its first prize of a trip to New York City - is his best shot. But things keep getting in the way. Small matters like the lack of an actual band, or the fact that his brother just got shot confronting the racist owner of a local restaurant.

Seventeen-year-old Seelie Stanton never wanted to kill anyone. She never wanted to be invisible in her own family; she never wanted to crush on her best friend, Alyssa, and she definitely never wanted to know how effectively a mallet could destroy a human head. But the universe doesn't care what she wants and neither does Shane Mayfield. When the former high school basketball star attacks her, she has no choice but to defend herself. She saves her own life, but she can't bring herself to talk about what happened that night.

From Sara Shepard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars, comes another riveting addition to her twisted Lying Games series, about secrets, lies, and killer consequences. Foster child Emma Paxton is finally starting to get the hang of walking in her dead twin sister’s...