Teen Crime Fiction

A seven-year-old girl has been bludgeoned to death and buried in a pile of leaves. Although the police have no leads, they are pressured to close the case as soon as possible. So they call in a master interrogator to question 12-year-old Jason, the victim's friend and the last person to see her alive. Although Jason is innocent, he is shy, insecure, and wants to give answers that will satisfy everyone.

On February 22, 1853, 15-year-old Niels Nelson is prepared to be executed on Gallows Hill. The master carpenter comes to measure Niels for his coffin. The master baker bakes bread for the spectators. The messenger posts the notice of execution in the town square. The poet prepares his best pen to record the events as they unfold. A fly, Niels' only companion in the cell, buzzes. A dog hovers by his young master's window. A young girl hovers, too, pitying the boy. The executioner sharpens his blade.

From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segregation and prejudice, injustice and cruelty, two teenagers fell in love. Their life together broke the law, but their determination would change it. Richard and Mildred Loving were at the heart of a Supreme Court case that legalized marriage between races, and a story of the devoted couple who faced discrimination, fought it, and won.

La historia es la siguiente: un un hombre compra una casa un poco alejada de todo, pero ubicada cerca de ruinas que interesarían a cualquier curioso de la historia. El comprador de la casa invita a unos amigos a conocer su nuevo hogar y de paso a ver uno de esos lugares tan particulares donde los arboles están tan juntos que no dejan pasar la luz natural. Pero sucede una desgracia, cerca de "El ídolo de Astarté" uno de ellos es apuñalado y nadie puede imaginarse quién es el asesino.

Verdict : acquittée. Célia a honte d'être heureuse car qu'advient-il de votre conscience quand, à seize ans, on a été accusée d'avoir tué son petit ami ? Une vie fichue – avec l'image obsédante d'un corps étendu sur le carrelage d'une piscine vide – mais une vie à vivre.

Var der bladan i saftevandet? Kan man i det hele taget presse gift ud af en hugorm? Og mener de tre søskende Anne, Jan og Tina i ramme alvor, at de vil slå deres fætter, problembarnet Peter, ihjel?

Since their parents' divorce, 16-year-old Rig and his sister, Karma, have drifted apart. Now she is in college - too busy to even return Rig's calls. So one day he Googles her and discovers a website "shrine" filled with photos of his sister. His mother thinks it's romantic, but Rig finds the whole thing creepy; and much to his surprise, his judgmental, estranged father shares Rig's concerns. Together, they fly out to Karma's college to investigate. The website grows increasingly disturbing, with voyeuristic photos and angry rants. Then Rig is attacked at knifepoint.

Four short stories by Smith Co. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Crime and Criminals and experience the compelling world of mysteries and detectives.

We meet Rex Tanner, race car driver, on a disastrous mission to save scientist Penelope Mulgrew in 1935. Rex effects their escape using the Omnidial, a mysterious device permanently grafted to his skin, which imbues Rex with temporary super powers...when it works. Months later, Rex is approached with a new mission: American Olympians are turning up shriveled and weak, apparently drained of muscle.

Everyone has secrets in high school. But no one has a secret quite like Camila Hernandez's. For as long as Camila can remember, her mother has been in prison. And Camila has tried to make sure no one finds out. She avoids all friendships. She keeps to herself. Because if people get too close to her, they might find out the truth. And once they know, they will see her only as a criminal's daughter. Sure, some of Camila's classmates also have parents doing time. But her mother isn't any ordinary criminal. Her mother is on death row.

Kirsten and Ally were meant for each other. They go on a mission to kill Kirsten’s ex-lover. They enter one night, the lavish home of Makayla Dunn, her siblings, her dad, and her mother. And under the stark moon, there is a grizzly encounter. No one is spared, not even the pet dog named Sammy. But Dunn’s boyfriend and buddies appear, and are not very happy. There is yet a grizzlier encounter. And this one must confess sadly. For after it’s done there’s no more Kirsten and Ally.

"The Adventure of the Norwood Builder" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was the second tale published in The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1903.

Watson visits Sherlock Holmes at Christmastime and finds him contemplating a battered old hat, brought to him by the commissionaire Peterson after it and a Christmas goose had been dropped by a man in a scuffle with some street ruffians. Peterson takes the goose home to eat it, but comes back later with a precious carbuncle that his wife found in the bird's crop.

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky is considered one of the greatest Russian writers. His works have had a profound and lasting effect on 20th-century literature. His psychological penetration into the human soul had, in novels like Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, a profound influence on the 20th century novel. He also wrote a number of brilliant short stories along these same lines. "The Wedding" is one of his best.

This dual-language version is part of LinguaDisco's Language Magic learning series. This English-Spanish version is for English speakers desiring to gain fluency in Spanish by repeated listening to an entertaining story delivered sentence-by-sentence in English and Spanish...All foreign language translators, editors, and narrators are native speakers. Great care was taken with the translation to ensure fidelity to Latin American Spanish.