BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Series: Surviving Southside

CHILDREN'S

Released: May 1, 2013

THE ALLIANCE

by Gabriel Goodman

"A brief, believable and sobering look into bullying and school bureaucracies. (Fiction. 12-16)"

After the suicide of Jamie Ballard, a gay teen who was being bullied, two very different students at Southside High try to start a Gay-Straight Alliance. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: May 1, 2013

THE FIGHT

by Elizabeth Karre

"An inspiring tale, simply told. (Fiction. 12-16)"

Teens at Texas' ethnically diverse Southside High fight an anti-gay school policy after incidents of homophobic bullying. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: March 1, 2011

BENITO RUNS

by Justine Fontes

"For reluctant readers and fans of the Bluford High series. (Fiction. 12-14)"

Each book in the high-interest/low-reading-level Surviving Southside series is narrated by a different student at Texas' racially diverse Southside High School. Read full book review >