Coming of Age - Teens Ficton

ROMANCE. SECRETS. AND SO MANY LIES.Seventeen-year-old Aster is convinced her mother is hiding a gun. But no one, neither her crush and best friend Joshua, nor her twin sister Ivy, believes her.Until her mother fires it one dark night, claiming Aster planted it on...

Luskell has been dreaming about dead people.Her parents may be the two most powerful wizards in the country, but Luskell doesn't have any magic of her own, so she's stuck spending a summer with her grandmother in the small town of Deep River where...

Having her father away in Vietnam wasn't easy for Bets, but she soon discovers having him back home comes with its own set of problems. When a letter from her friend Emmie arrives along with a ticket to the Woodstock Music Festival, Bets has...

Welcome to the Candidacy. Where dreams go to die. Twenty-year-old Ryiah is a black mage of Combat, but she's not the Black Mage. Yet. She's had her eyes on the legendary robe for as long as she can remember, and in just one year,...

Welcome to the Candidacy. Where dreams go to die. Twenty-year-old Ryiah is a black mage of Combat, but she's not the Black Mage. Yet. She's had her eyes on the legendary robe for as long as she can remember, and in just one year,...

Veronica's mother is black, and her father is white, but she looks entirely white, not biracial. People at school start making a big deal about it, but nobody cared before she got to eighth grade. Why do they think it's their business? Her world...

Best friends Terra and Tiluk live alongside the wild orcas of Washington State. On the other side of the continent, Miles wallows in anger and self-pity fueled by his parents' divorce. In a moment of harrowing fate, their lives converge when Miles witnesses a...

A young girl raised in an Irish industrial school accidentally learns that the woman she spends an annual summer holiday with is her birth mother.Author: Heidi DanieleISBN-10: 1943006946ISBN-13: 9781943006946Publisher: SparkpressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/09/2019Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80dReview Citation(s): Voice of Youth...

After a school year of dealing with personal issues, Autumn Dawn is happy summer is finally here. Autumn plans on visiting her aunt Jessie in Minneapolis before heading back home for the class she must attend in order to pass to the next grade....

Being shipped off to live with his uncle was the best thing that ever happened to Cody, but then a wreck at the speedway nearly ruined everything. Though he's working hard to get his life back on track, there's no escaping the nightmares that...

Cody Everett has a temper as hot as the inside of a combustion chamber, and it's landed him at his uncle's trailer, a last-chance home before military school. But how can he take the guy seriously when he calls himself Race, eats Twinkies for...

My name is Raven and my new life in Honeyton is becoming complicated. It all starts when I see my uncle doing some sketchy stuff in the middle of the night that leads me to believe there might be more of a reason to...

On the last day of high school, Sophie's boyfriend breaks up with her. It turns out he thinks she is too predictable, too responsible, too mature...too boring. When Sophie turns to her best friend, Ella, for comfort and reassurance, Ella just confirms what her...

In these four original stories from the heathland, you'll meet new characters in the ongoing chronicles of the heathland and discover their personal sagas of loss and failure, of loyalty and triumph, born in the struggle for the heart and soul of the heathland....

The past always resurfaces . . . Five years after almost drowning, Olivia Cathart returns home to Caldwell Beach determined to face her fears and take some risks--not just by swimming, but by opening her heart. Hoping to rekindle her friendships, she's excited about...

A glimpse into the heart and mind of a young girl who went on to become an important queen. In the Rajput kingdom of Amber, Jodh Bai, daughter of King Bihari Mal, is now a teenager. Her clan, the Kachhwahas, are a proud warrior...

FOR FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Teavan Laurent and his older sister Suzanne, Santa Isadora seemed like a sleepy and idyllic California town to finish high school after their unexpected move west from New York City. As he struggles to make friends in a town shrouded in secrets,...

His fate has been foretold. Unless he can accept his fortune, his nation will fall to its doom.Teenage warrior Neil Vapros strives to live up to his destiny. Imprisoned at the hands of the Empire, to return to his family and sweetheart, he's forced...

Can a move half way across the country be a blessing in disguise?Juliana is trapped between Opa and Mom: Opa doesn't understand why his daughter ever left home, and Mom is doing everything possible to not spend time with her father. Juliana has had...

The offer he couldn't refuse trapped him in a game he may never win...Bryce never meant to disappear. At the start of his senior year of high school, his focus was on getting into college, running track, and spending as much time as possible...

In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.Don't miss the audiobook, read by Elizabeth Acevedo,...

Emotions are powerful.A group of empathic teenagers discover they can do more than just sense emotions. They can absorb them to gain superpowers. Supernatural strength, speed, healing, and more ... driven by hate, fear, and love.Olivia and her friends soon find themselves in a...

Freshman year is just starting, and already Mylee fears her family is falling apart. She's not interested in dating or any of the high-school drama it brings, but that's just what she gets when Sam, the most popular guy at school, invites her to...

What do you do when your world has fallen apart, and there doesn't seem to be a way to put it back together?Abby Kaiāulu (Kaw ee aw oo loo) gets the chance to start over when her family relocates from Hawaii to a small...

Though the choice seems simple, Juanita is torn. What is freedom really, if you're separated from those you love? Does living the life of a wealthy socialite mean turning her back on her poor family? Does she have the courage to face up to...

Though the choice seems simple, Juanita is torn. What is freedom really, if you're separated from those you love? Does living the life of a wealthy socialite mean turning her back on her poor family? Does she have the courage to face up to...

A timeless story of the strength of family, the meaning of home, but above all, about the difficulties of young women to grasp the disparities between domestic roles and personal growth. Little Women is a book as popular today as it was when first...

After Covid-19 ends, sixteen-year-old Theo yearns for her life to get back to normal. Instead, her mother plans to move her from Chicago to a small, sleepy town in the Midwest. Her best friend warns her she is heading to a redneck land, where...

"We live in such a messed-up world where going to school and getting a job is mandatory, but living is not."Seventeen-year-old Nila Izawa's life in small-town Japan is orderly, simple, expected. On the walk home from school before winter break, Nila finally sees that...

Luciana is as deadly as she is beautiful-she just doesn't want anyone to know itThe only thing Lucy loves more than the thrill of a good fight is her childhood friend, Prince Eamon. Already enough of an outsider, she's willing to hide her fighting...

Jocelyn has always been afraid of her voice-now it might be Kyona's only hopePrincess Jocelyn spends her life in Kyona's court, afraid of the unnatural power her voice releases. With unexplained tension building around the freed slaves who returned from the South Lands twenty...

Eldarin and Eldeena, twin siblings orphaned at a young age after the murder of their parents, were raised in the village of Umbraxia at the orphanage. Kept in the dark as to the nature of their parents' deaths, the two grew up as normal...

After spending her first month of high school grounded, Cathy Kagelli is finally allowed to socialize and uncover what her boyfriend, Jason Davids, has been up to without her. When Cathy realizes Jason has been experimenting with a variety of drugs, she devises a...

Everyone on campus knows Remy Cameron. He's the out-and-proud, super-likable guy who friends, faculty, and fellow students alike admire for his cheerful confidence. The only person who isn't entirely sure about Remy Cameron is Remy himself. Under pressure to write an A+ essay defining...

When one fateful accident ruins Samantha's dreams of dancing in Barcelona, she finds herself kicked out of the only home she's known for the last twelve years and sent back to live with her family. But her return comes with a devastating shock when...

Shows young people that magic, sorcery, and super-powers are not required to succeed As though pulled from today's headlines, the eponymous title Scourge is a highly contagious and deadly disease Will appeal to fans of George R.R. Martin who prefer a medieval adventure story...

A timely, speculative thought experiment in perspective, privilege, and identity. --KirkusThe conceit behind Shusterman's latest is truly unique. While it exhibits the author's usual storytelling aplomb, it also manages to delve into more serious and timely subject matter, such as racism, sexism, and homophobia....

Ena never hoped for a peaceful life. She never dreamt she'd become a killer either.Ilbrea: A country mercilessly ruled by the seven Guilds where commoners struggle to survive-no one knows the cost of survival better than illegal healer Ena Ryeland. Ena is offered a...

The magical sequel to Sword of Light (The Four Keys, Book One).Freya and her army are rising up... They have no shame, and they will kill whoever gets in their way.With an evil army wreaking havoc on her town, Andie needs to find the...

The magical sequel to Sword of Light (The Four Keys, Book One).Freya and her army are rising up... They have no shame, and they will kill whoever gets in their way.With an evil army wreaking havoc on her town, Andie needs to find the...

Rise of the Rainbow Tribe(TM) - Of Angels, Jinns and WarriorsIn an affluent neighbourhood in West Toronto, a precocious and privileged teenage girl, Shakti Clairemont, is not your average teenager. She's painfully awkward, introverted and blessed with clairvoyance. Ordained by the spirit world, Shakti...

Some secrets change your entire life. Some secrets get you killed.Lauren is an elite gymnast training full-time to qualify for the Olympic team, when an unexpected and terrifying incident changes everything in her world. Forced to abandon her identity, she has no choice but...

What made Dylan's life so difficult to cope with? Like so many other insecure, sensitive fourteen-year-olds, Dylan confronts the usual series of problems, but his seem more stressful than most. Firstly, he needs to adapt to a new, large city school in Perth after...

If you had the chance to change your future, would you take it?Perfect for fans of Neal Shusterman and Jason Reynolds, this powerhouse, mind-bending YA debut follows two teens, a generation apart, whose fates collide across time--and outside of it.TodayDuring arguably the worst week...

Color Me In meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter in Everything Within and In Between, a deeply honest coming-of-age story about reclaiming a heritage buried under assimilation, the bonds within families, and defining who you are for yourself.For Ri Fern疣dez's entire life,...

Minisc Premier has never wanted to be like his father. Most kids would kill to have the Hero of Light, the most famous Elementalist in history, as their dad. Minisc hates the pressure though, and wants only to bring his mother's dying wish to...

At first glance, Ellie Brown appears to be a typical, rather awkward teenager from a stable lower-middle-class family living in a small town in Maine. But as the readers get to know Ellie better, they will find she is dealing with issues at home...

Homeless? This can't be true! Laura discovered at an early age that life can change in an instant. From Miss Popularity to the girl in the background, Laura finally views people for what really counts. The only person in her corner is her mother....

"The energy. The clarity. The beauty. Elisabet Velasquez brings it all. . . . Her voice is FIRE!"--NYT bestselling and award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson An unforgettable, torrential, and hopeful debut young adult novel-in-verse that redefines what it means to "make it," for readers of...

A heartbreaking tale of first love, loss and learning to let go.Josh is 16, in year 11 and living a pretty average Aussie high school life, except he refuses to take risks. Parties are a no, alcohol a definite no and talking to his...