Sixteen-year-old Charlie Abbott lives with her father, a once-brilliant mathematician subject to mood swings and depressive episodes.

Making sure her dad gets out of bed and takes his meds is part of Charlie's daily routine, but lately she's been distracted by her crush, Lachlan. Her grades are slipping and her mom is starting to ask questions. When Lachlan finally asks her out, Charlie is over the moon--until she realizes that her father has disappeared. With only a note to go on, Charlie begins to retrace her father's steps. Along the way, she meets people who help her understand not only where he might be but also who he really is. As she discovers the truth, her search takes on greater urgency and scope.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for teen readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

In a year that promised perfection, V's life is about to get flipped upside down. Between the heartbeats of a new romance and the loyalty of her best friend, she's thrown into a maze of secrets where every truth uncovered shadows a lie. Can V navigate the darkness to become the hero of her own story?

As the school year kicks off, V isn't just equipped with a car; she's armed with new love and the unwavering support of her best friend-her future's never shone brighter. Yet, the road ahead is far from smooth. V must steer into uncharted territory that threatens her very ideals.

V's world is suddenly shaken by family turmoil and an academic scandal. She plunges headfirst into a case that's as personal as it is perplexing. As every clue draws her deeper into a labyrinth of lies, V must confront an elusive adversary-a cunning cheater whose secrets are worth more than just the final score. The stakes are higher than ever and her resolve is tested. What lengths will she go to uncover the truth?

Broken Stars is the third book in the Chronicles of V series-a fresh chapter in V's life, where she embarks on a captivating quest for the truth, demanding a courage she's not sure she possesses. Join V as she confronts the ultimate test of wills, where every choice can either mend a starry dream or leave it in fragments.

The simmering menace and mystery kept me absolutely gripped...a smoldering novel that I could not put down. --Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne

Rebecca meets The Secret History: gloriously dark, gloriously Gothic. --Sara Collins, bestselling author of The Confessions of Fannie Langton

Named a Best Book of 2021 by Goodreads - Entertainment Weekly - Parade - PopSugar - Brit+Co - Romper - Frolic - Crime Reads - SheKnows.com - Women.com

Discover the secrets of Caldonbrae Hall in this riveting, modern gothic debut set at an all girls' boarding school perched on a craggy Scottish peninsula.

For 150 years, high above rocky Scottish cliffs, Caldonbrae Hall has sat untouched, a beacon of excellence in an old ancestral castle. A boarding school for girls, it promises that the young women lucky enough to be admitted will emerge resilient and ready to serve society.

Into its illustrious midst steps Rose Christie: a 26-year-old Classics teacher, Caldonbrae's new head of the department, and the first hire for the school in over a decade. At first, Rose is overwhelmed to be invited into this institution, whose prestige is unrivaled. But she quickly discovers that behind the school's elitist veneer lies an impenetrable, starkly traditional culture that she struggles to reconcile with her modernist beliefs--not to mention her commitment to educating girls for the future.

It also doesn't take long for Rose to suspect that there's more to the secret circumstances surrounding the abrupt departure of her predecessor--a woman whose ghost lingers everywhere--than anyone is willing to let on. In her search for this mysterious former teacher, Rose instead uncovers the darkness that beats at the heart of Caldonbrae, forcing her to confront the true extent of the school's nefarious purpose, and her own role in perpetuating it.

A darkly feminist tale pitched against a haunting backdrop, and populated by an electrifying cast of heroines, Madam will keep readers engrossed until the breathtaking conclusion.

They want our silence...
They want our obedience...
Let them see our fire burn

Can you imagine the feeling of confusion & incompleteness children go through, due to the absence of incarcerated fathers? Take this journey as a son finds a creative way to restore his hope & patience of looking forward to his father coming home eventually. This book is intended to promote over the phone reading between incarcerated fathers & their children. I'm sure this is a book that fathers will enjoy reading to their children, while the child will enjoy the pictures and feelings of love that flows from it.

Simone Thibodeaux is about to switch things up.

Check her life: It's sealed in a boy-proof container. Her Haitian immigrant parents send Simone to an all-girls high school and enforce strict no-dating rules. As for prom? Simone is allowed to go on one condition: Her parents will select her date (a boy from a nice, Haitian immigrant family, obviously).

Simone is desperate to avoid the setup -- especially since she has a serious crush on another boy. It's time to take action. Simone and her fellow late-bloomer friends make a senior year bucket list of all the wild things they haven't done yet. Like: going out dancing, skipping class (what), and oh yeah -- deciding their own prom destinies.

But as the list takes on a life of its own, things get much messier than Simone expected. Can she figure out which rules are worth breaking and which might save her from heartbreak?

Can a young girl with a juvenile record convince the authorities that a greenhouse full of plants are the witnesses to a crime-and that she can prove it?

Girl Under Glass is the story of a rootless, rebellious young girl sinking deeper into juvenile delinquency. Given one more chance to avoid juvenile hall, a judge assigns her to community service with a cranky botanist studying plant communication. When he is beaten and left for dead, Kelsey must convince the lead detective that an entire greenhouse full of plants is witness to the crime, and she knows how to prove it.

Girl Under Glass builds on the intriguing science behind The Secret Life of Plants, What Plants Know, The Hidden Life of Trees, and Finding the Mother Tree, all dealing with the cutting-edge research being conducted into the ability of plants to warn other plants of invasions of predatory beetles and certain diseases, and to alter their chemistry from tasty to toxic.

Two friends. One fake dating scheme. What could possibly go wrong?

Frank Li has two names. There's Frank Li, his American name. Then there's Sung-Min Li, his Korean name. No one uses his Korean name, not even his parents. Frank barely speaks any Korean. He was born and raised in Southern California.

Even so, his parents still expect him to end up with a nice Korean girl--which is a problem, since Frank is finally dating the girl of his dreams: Brit Means. Brit, who is funny and nerdy just like him. Brit, who makes him laugh like no one else. Brit . . . who is white.

As Frank falls in love for the very first time, he's forced to confront the fact that while his parents sacrificed everything to raise him in the land of opportunity, their traditional expectations don't leave a lot of room for him to be a regular American teen. Desperate to be with Brit without his parents finding out, Frank turns to family friend Joy Song, who is in a similar bind. Together, they come up with a plan to help each other and keep their parents off their backs. Frank thinks he's found the solution to all his problems, but when life throws him a curveball, he's left wondering whether he ever really knew anything about love--or himself--at all.

In this moving debut novel David Yoon takes on the question of who am I? with a result that is humorous, heartfelt, and ultimately unforgettable.

A new coming-of-age novel hits the market about Nicole - a 10-year-old girl with an undiagnosed anxiety disorder who struggles to cope through challenging life circumstances.

Meet Nicole, a sweet-natured 10-year-old with long brown hair, a comforting pink teddy bear, and a far-from-easy life to live.

For Nicole, home life is volatile. School is hard to endure. It constantly feels like she's sick, but doctors can't find a cause or reason that explains why her stomach hurts so much. Nicole suffers from something unknown to her; something more than physical, and it's up to her alone to figure out how to cope and why she has these feelings.

In My Stomach Hurts: A Tale of Anxiety, readers view life experiences through Nicole's eyes while she deals with unpredictable family situations, tumultuous friendships, and the everyday challenges of simply growing up.

Embark on a journey of living with anxiety alongside Nicole. The narrative follows her from age 10 to age 15, all the while illustrating how one small girl can learn how to push through and cope with her anxiety disorder.

The novel carries a resounding message of hope, strength, and endurance throughout the pages. It brings relatable life circumstances to the spotlight - demonstrating how anxiety can warp reality into a marred, difficult to deal with hurdle.

Written to be accessible to readers of all ages, My Stomach Hurts gives a voice to anyone who copes with anxiety and seeks to find a lasting solution to their churning stomach, fast-beating heart, and racing mind.

Piper was a little girl when Mom described Dad as an evil monster who died before she was born. It scared Piper to be half monster, and her lingering fear has become an identity crisis that follows her to college. So when a stranger shows up whispering info about her alleged father's recent death, she's desperate to know more.

It seems she may be heir to the Hennessy fortune, but she'll have to find her father's hidden will to prove it. Unfortunately, Piper's not the only one searching for the document, and an annoyingly handsome guy is challenging her birthright.

When cryptic clues lead Piper to the abandoned Hennessy estate, she becomes tangled in a web of dark family secrets, and instead of digging up Dad's lost will, she exhumes a long-buried lie. Now that she knows the shocking truth, dangerous people will do anything to silence her. Racing against time, Piper must risk one last chance to secure her legacy or die trying.

Devora's perfect future shatters. Instead of attending Vlacklear Academy, she is sent to the Fortress-a prison holding murderers and thieves that make up the soldiers in His Majesty's Army. She fears it is the end of her.

Suppressing her forbidden Seeing abilities, Devora is thrust into the role of soldier, and must learn to defend herself while avoiding Warden Hazor and his ruthless right-hand man, Captain Blake.

When Devora's Seeing abilities are exposed, she's thrown into a tournament to win her right to live. She must turn to Captain Blake for help or be slaughtered like all the other Seers before her.

Toys will be toys!

Thirteen-year-old Jonathan Foster is a dedicated miniature model-maker, specializing in fantasy and comic book characters. While his down-to-earth father wishes his son would find a less solitary interest, Jonathan resists.

Out on a walk after an altercation with his father, Jon finds a deposit of unusual sparkling mud in a stream. Feeling it might be of use, he uses it to mold a goblin. He finds that the model has an unusually brilliant finish and looks uncannily realistic. Though, there's definitely a vague air of menace about it when it comes to life.

The next thing he knows, the goblin creates a miniature army of models who begin wreaking havoc on Jon's life since they are not opposed to taking lives in the most brutal fashion. Discovering that the goblin model is the general of this hostile army, Jon must return to the source to find answers so that he can save those closest to him.

Ellis only has four days of her sophomore year left, and summer is so close that she can almost taste it. But even with vacation just within reach, Ellis isn't exactly relaxed. Her father has been in a coma for years, the result of a construction accident, and her already-fragile relationship with her mother is strained over whether or not to remove him from life support. Her best friend fails even to notice that anything is wrong and Ellis feels like her world is falling apart. But when all seems bleak, Ellis finds comfort in the most unexpected places.

Toys will be toys!

Thirteen-year-old Jonathan Foster is a dedicated miniature model-maker, specializing in fantasy and comic book characters. While his down-to-earth father wishes his son would find a less solitary interest, Jonathan resists.

Out on a walk after an altercation with his father, Jon finds a deposit of unusual sparkling mud in a stream. Feeling it might be of use, he uses it to mold a goblin. He finds that the model has an unusually brilliant finish and looks uncannily realistic. Though, there's definitely a vague air of menace about it when it comes to life.

The next thing he knows, the goblin creates a miniature army of models who begin wreaking havoc on Jon's life since they are not opposed to taking lives in the most brutal fashion. Discovering that the goblin model is the general of this hostile army, Jon must return to the source to find answers so that he can save those closest to him.

As his best friend Sparky says, Flint's nothing but the Titanic.

And his mother, a.k.a. the Sarge, says, Take my advice and stay off the sucker path.

The Sarge milked the system to build an empire of slum housing and group homes. Luther's just one of the many people trapped in the Sarge's Evil Empire--but he's about to bust out.

If Luther wins the science fair this year, he'll be on track for college and a future as America's best-known and best-loved philosopher. All he's got to do is beat his arch rival Shayla Patrick, the beautiful daughter of Flint's finest undertaker--and the love of Luther's life.

Sparky's escape plans involve a pit bull named Poofy and the world's scariest rat. Oh, and Luther. Add to the mix Chester X., Luther's mysterious roommate; Dontay Gaddy, a lawyer whose phone number is 1-800-SUE'M ALL; and Darnell Dixon, the Sarge's go-to guy who knows how to break all the rules.

Bucking the Sarge is a story that only Christopher Paul Curtis could tell. Once again the Newbery Award-winning author of Bud, Not Buddy and The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 gives us a whole new angle on life and a world full of unforgettable and hilarious characters. Readers will root for Luther and Sparky every step of the way.

Praise for The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963

An exceptional first novel.--Publishers Weekly, Starred

Ribald humor . . . and a totally believable child's view of the world will make this book an instant hit.--School Library
Journal, Starred

Praise for Bud, Not Buddy

Curtis has given a fresh, new look to a traditional orphan-finds-a-home story that would be a crackerjack read-aloud.
--School Library Journal, Starred

My name is Danielle. I'm eighteen. I've been stealing things for as long as I can remember.

Dani has been trained as a thief by the best there is--her mother. They never stay in one place long enough for Dani to have real connections, real friends--a real life.

But in the town of Heaven, everything changes. Suddenly, Dani must question where her loyalties lie: with the life she's always known--or the one she's always wanted.

Fifteen-year-old Fitzgerald--Fitz, to his friends--has just learned that his father, whom he's never met, who supports him but is not a part of his life, is living nearby. Fitz begins to follow him, watch him, study him, and on an otherwise ordinary May morning, he executes a plan to force his father, at gunpoint, to be with him.

Over the course of one spring day, Fitz and his father become real to one another. Fitz learns about his father, why he's chosen to remain distant and what really happened between him and Fitz's mother. And his father learns what sort of boy his son has grown up to become.

A poignant novel partially set in a world of silence

High school senior Theo is fluent in two languages: spoken English and sign. His parents and brother, Jeremy, are deaf, but Theo can hear, which has over the years cast him in the role of interpreter for his family. Unfortunately, it's not a welcome duty, especially in the case of his mother, Palma. She is a successful sculptor who, being deeply suspicious of hearies, expects Theo to act as her business manager. And Jeremy relies on Theo for company and homework help. It's become especially frustrating lately because Theo has met a fascinating new girl at school, Ivy, with whom he wants to spend as much time as possible. Theo's father, Thomas, is the only one who has never burdened him, but that changes when Thomas has a stroke. Palma, frightened and self-absorbed, cannot bring herself to nurse her husband, leaving Theo with the full burden to bear. But with the help of Ivy and some of her friends, Theo is finally able to change his family's dynamics and find time to plan his future.