Best friends are forged by fire. For Winona Olsen and Lucille Pryce, that fire happened the night they met outside the police station, both deciding whether to turn their families in for abuse and mistreatment. They realize they can't wait until graduation to start their new lives. They need out. Now. All they need is three grand, fast. And really, a stolen convertible to take them from Michigan to Las Vegas can't hurt.

"Adam, a high school senior, rescues Julian, a freshman, from an abusive situation"--

When her friend Monday Charles goes missing and Monday's mother refuses to give her a straight answer, Claudia digs into her disappearance.

Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in Nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in India and that there is no hope of escape.

Craig and Tom have been friends since second grade, but that was five years ago and Craig is getting sick of Tom's out-of-bounds behavior. When Craig begins to realize that he may have more potential in school than he ever thought, he starts to distance himself from Tom, who is both the class clown and the school bully. But severing ties with an old friend is never easy, and a foolhardy incident in a local park pulls Craig back into Tom's orbit. Faced...

« Je lui ai dit d'arrêter, mais elle a continué. Pourquoi? Pourquoi a-t-elle continué ? » Solitaire de nature, Noam accepte l'invitation insistante de son meilleur ami à un party. Croyant avoir enfin une chance avec Judith, la fille sur laquelle il tripe, l'adolescent ne réalise pas tout de suite ce qui lui arrive... Jusqu'à ce qu'il comprenne la gravité du geste posé et que le mot « victime » fasse son chemin dans sa tête. Lorsque...

Cristián, un niño que sufre los abusos de su padre alcohólico, en un desesperado intento por escapar, pide a la luna que lo proteja, conformando un pacto muy especial. Por otro lado, su madre se enfrenta al extravío de su hijo y lucha por encontrarse con él. Cristal, por medio de las voces narrativas de la madre y el hijo, logra cautivar al lector a través de sus distintas perspectivas. A su vez, permite la conexión con los personajes y su...

The Powerful Bully Elk tells the story of a boy who has a crazy dream, in fact a nightmare, about an elk that chases him through various scenes and bullies him along the way. This tale brings to life the tactics a bully might use in real life. It also highlights two important factors to consider regarding bullying behavior and what sets bullying apart from lower-level conflict. Readers can relate to the dream experience felt by the boy who has a difficult...

Un relato más del universo de "EN EL ÚLTIMO VOLUMEN", pero ahora narrado por ELOÍSA (protagonista de "AL SONIDO DEL BAILE", libro 2 de la serie). Al encontrar un bulldog, siendo aún un cachorrito (abandonado dentro de una caja de zapatos en la puerta de su casa) Eloísa decidió urgentemente cuidar del animal. El problema es que Doña Lola, su madre, es alérgica al pelo de perro. Sin ninguna alternativa, ella intenta conseguir ayuda de su...

In the era of social media and viral videos, public shaming is a serious threat to teens. Public shaming is more than just feeling a little embarrassment. It can be dangerous and even deadly. Through firsthand accounts by teens who have experienced it and insights from experts, readers can learn how best to recognize and rise above public shaming.