Sara Zarr
2) Gem & Dixie
Author
Language
English
Description
"Gem has never known what it is to have security. She's never known an adult she can truly rely on. But the one constant in her life has been Dixie. Gem grew up taking care of her sister when no one else could: not their mother, whose issues make it hard for her to keep food on the table, and definitely not their father, whose intermittent presence is the only thing worse than his frequent absence. Even as Gem and Dixie have grown apart, they've always...
Author
Language
English
Description
"From award-winning author Sara Zarr comes a story of the small moments that show us who we are, and how family is not just something you're part of, but something you make. Lou and her family don't have much, but for Lou it's enough. Mom. Her sister, Casey. Their apartment in the city. Her best friend, Beth. It would be better if Dad could stop drinking and be there for her and Casey, and if they didn't have to worry about money all the time. But...
4) Sweethearts
Author
Language
English
Description
After losing her soul mate, Cameron, when they were nine, Jennifer, now seventeen, transformed herself from the unpopular fat girl into the beautiful and popular Jenna, but Cameron's unexpected return dredges up memories that cause both social and emotional turmoil.
Author
Language
English
Description
In the three years since her father caught her in the back seat of a car with an older boy, sixteen-year-old Deanna's life at home and school has been a nightmare, but while dreaming of escaping with her brother and his family, she discovers the power of forgiveness.
Author
Language
English
Description
Kyle Barker thought his family was happy. When he learns that his mother has been having an affair, and his father has been living with the secret, his reality is altered. Kyle withdraws from life, and the only person he can talk to (well, text to) is his cousin Emily. But Kyle's parents want him to keep this secret from the rest of the family until after what might be their last big summer reunion. Kyle feels the walls of his relationships closing...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
"Sixteen-year-old San Franciscan Lucy Beck-Moreau once had a promising future as a concert pianist. Her chance at a career has passed, and she decides to help her ten-year-old piano prodigy brother, Gus, map out his own future, even as she explores why she enjoyed piano in the first place."-- Provided by publisher.
9) Roomies
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
While living very different lives on opposite coasts, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth and eighteen-year-old Lauren become acquainted by email the summer before they begin rooming together as freshmen at UC-Berkeley.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"At the start of seventh grade, Kyra believes her alcoholic mother, who has been sober for five years, has relapsed and with no one to count on, not even her best friend, she starts to question whether being just enough is not enough at all"--
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
When East Coast native Elizabeth receives her freshman-year roommate assignment, she shoots off an e-mail to coordinate the basics: television, microwave, mini-fridge. That first note to San Franciscan Lauren sparks a series of e-mails that alters the landscape of each girl's summer--and raises questions about how two girls who are so different will ever share a dorm room. As the countdown to college begins, life at home becomes increasingly complex....
Publisher
Fearful Symmetry
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Altered Perceptions is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy authors, donating their work to help author Robison Wells, who's crippled by debt, caused by his mental illnesses. This volume contains original short stories as well as deleted scenes and alternate versions of portions of the authors' books. Also included are essays from the contributors about how mental illness has affected their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Description
"Who better to raise teens' awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?" —Booklist (starred review)
"[A] much-needed, enlightening book." —School Library Journal (starred review)
Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, and more recount their own experiences with mental health in this raw, real, and powerful collection of essays that explores...
"[A] much-needed, enlightening book." —School Library Journal (starred review)
Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, and more recount their own experiences with mental health in this raw, real, and powerful collection of essays that explores...