CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2011
"Still, readers will be captivated by the story of Maddie and people in her life, and the strengths and losses that help her succeed. (Fiction. 14-18)"
High-school badass and party girl "Mad Maddie" lands in rehab after pushing herself over the toxicity limit one too many times.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2009
"It is also a celebration of life and a song of hope in celebration of family and friendship, one that will resonate loud and long with teens. (Fiction. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2009
"Authentic and relevant, this debut is one to top the charts. (Fiction. YA)"
She doesn't have the answers for why her boyfriend chose a May morning to kill six classmates and wound several others, but Valerie Leftman is one of the only people who can still remember the good in Nick Levil.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 19, 2009
"Due to the author's and the subject's popularity, this should be a much-discussed book, which rises far above the standard problem novel. (Fiction. YA)"
Neither therapy nor threats nor her ex–best friend's death can turn Lia away from her habits of cutting and self-starvation.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 9, 2007
"Cameron's power is his ability to distill a particular world and social experience with great specificity while still allowing the reader to access the deep well of our shared humanity. (Fiction. YA)"
Cameron's meticulously voiced novel begins as a comedy of manners, wittily disarticulating a certain class of New Yorker, so it takes the reader awhile to catch onto the fact that it's actually a story about the psychological pain that comes from loneliness and the difficulty in making emotional connections.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 24, 2007
"Deftly weaving together a painful confession and ambiguous ending, Lyga's dynamic writing style creates an emotionally wrenching and haunting tale. (Fiction. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 23, 2007
"A fast, jagged, hypnotic read. (Fiction. YA)"
In sharp, searing free verse divided into two-page chapters, Hopkins sketches three adolescents who have just attempted suicide.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 22, 2005
"Although the gimmick gets tedious and repetitious in spots, Lockhart shines at depicting the all-encompassing microcosm of school social life, and wisely eschews an unrealistically happy ending, instead offering hope and honest growth. (Fiction. 12-14)"
After being dumped by her boyfriend, rejected by her girlfriends and humiliated by her classmates, Ruby Oliver, a 15-year-old moderately popular girl turned pariah, reassesses her history and her actions.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2004
"Clearly and simply written with a nice balance of humor and drama, with insight into the mind of 13-year-olds and how families suffer from trauma, this story can speak to girls coping with their own transitions into adolescence. (Fiction. 10-16)"
Thirteen-year-old Isabelle has a gaping hole in her life: her father died several years ago, and she has never expressed her emotions about the tragedy.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 14, 2004
"It's a fascinating journey through a teenager's mind, only lacking information about what happened to Brent after he returned to school. (Nonfiction. YA)"
This true story of a 14-year-old boy who tried to commit suicide by setting himself on fire certainly has the power to grab the attention of many young readers, despite its length.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2001
"A wrenching tour de force despite America's overly symbolic name, it is a work of sublime humanity. (Fiction. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 31, 2000
"A thoughtful look at teenage mental illness and recovery. (Fiction. 13-15)"
