Teen Reads

Normal. Who is to say what this word means? For Magda Newman, it was a goal. She wanted her son Nathaniel to be able to play on the playground, swim at the beach, enjoy the moments his friends took for granted. But Nathaniel’s severe Treacher Collins syndrome - a craniofacial condition - meant that other concerns came first. Could he eat without the aid of a gastrointestinal tube? Could he hear? Would he ever be able to breathe effortlessly? But Nathaniel looks at “normal” from a completely different perspective.

The night of the car accident changes everything for Jace Northall, leaving him an orphan at three years old. Fast forward 12 years later, Jace is struggling to survive his teen years. Frequent relocations complicate his life, leaving him feeling lonely and frustrated. After his most recent move, Jace is hopeful they have finally found a place to call home, where he can finally just be a normal kid.

Arden isn’t excited about moving. Los Angeles was an easy place to fit in and find a supportive queer community. But Winifred, Michigan? That sounds like a much more difficult place to exist. Pasadena, California, is the perfect city for Gabe’s reinvention. Everyone knew everything about him in small-town S elby, Illinois. Gabe, who wants to be out and proud, can’t wait to relocate. When Arden and Gabe randomly meet in the lobby of a motel in Nebraska, it feels like fate.

The second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of the best writers around, and compiled by certified guy Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Thriller is a pulse-pounding collection of brand-new short stories, each one guaranteed to keep you riveted until the final page.

In this poignant coming-of-age story of new memories, surprises, and moments of healing, Kereen Getten beautifully captures the edge of adolescence, when everything is thrilling, amazing, and terrifying in a way it will never be again.

Penelope's average life changed forever the day she discovered her ability to shapeshift. After finding her true homeland hidden in the clouds above, Penny’s never felt more alive. Unfortunately, in the skies of Azure, magic is punishable by death. With the ruler of Azure, Lord Esmond, in pursuit and the land on the brink of war, Penny and her friends race to find the only hope left. A map to a weapon hidden in the ruins of a sunken city. But first they’ll have to get past their most ominous foe yet...The Guardians of Atlantis.

Wyatt is 15, and nobody in his homophobic small town of Lincolnville, Oregon, knows that he’s gay. Not even his best friend (and accidental girlfriend) Mackenzie. Then he discovers a secret from actual history: Abraham Lincoln was in love with another guy! Since everyone loves Lincoln, Wyatt’s sure that if the world knew about it, they would treat gay people differently, and it would solve everything about his life.

The Legends Collection Volume Series is an ongoing collection of books, designed to teach about some of the guiding stories that help shape humanity into what it is today. This book teaches lessons and give warning, and even a scare or two to keep it interesting.

Now you can gain a super-sharp memory, quickly and easily, while you drive, exercise, or relax. The breakthrough techniques in this program are the result of intensive research into the best way to train the human mind.

Möchten Sie Dänisch lernen oder einfach Ihre Sprachkenntnisse erweitern? Möchten Sie nicht nur wie ein Muttersprachler sprechen, sondern auch alle Nuancen verstehen? Herzlich willkommen zu Polyglot Planet! Hier erhalten Sie die richtigen Hilfsmittel, Energie und Motivation, um Dänisch fließend zu verstehen und zu sprechen.

Möchten Sie Niederländisch lernen oder einfach Ihre Sprachkenntnisse erweitern? Möchten Sie nicht nur wie ein Muttersprachler sprechen, sondern auch alle Nuancen verstehen? Herzlich willkommen zu Polyglot Planet! Hier erhalten Sie die richtigen Hilfsmittel, Energie und Motivation, um Niederländisch fließend zu verstehen und zu sprechen.

Möchten Sie Spanisch lernen oder einfach Ihre Sprachkenntnisse erweitern? Möchten Sie nicht nur wie ein Muttersprachler sprechen, sondern auch alle Nuancen verstehen? Herzlich willkommen zu Polyglot Planet! Hier erhalten Sie die richtigen Hilfsmittel, Energie und Motivation, um Spanisch fließend zu verstehen und zu sprechen.

Avec notre collection " Apprendre à parler russe - Lecture facile | Cours audio facile " vous maîtriserez rapidement les compétences d'écoute et de conversation nécessaires pour pouvoir discuter avec tous ceux dont c'est la langue maternelle. Votre professeur audio vous aidera à perfectionner votre prononciation et vous comprendrez même la grammaire sans avoir besoin de vous plonger dans d'ennuyeux manuels.

Vous êtes débutant dans l'apprentissage du russe ou avez besoin de faire quelques révisions ? Vous souhaitez non seulement pouvoir parler couramment mais aussi comprendre clairement ce que l'on vous dit ? Bienvenue chez Polyglot Planet. Gr'ce à nous, vous disposez maintenant des outils adaptés, de l'énergie et de la motivation qu'il vous faut pour comprendre et parler russe en toute confiance.

Could Earth’s apocalypse really be worse than puberty for Daniela Rose-a depressive schizophrenic girl destined to meet a mysterious orphan boy who haunts her chaotic dreams? One girl. One boy. One mission. To protect their home-Earth-from invasion by the planet’s previous occupants...This epic story weaves an intricate tapestry of Divine guidance, faith, isolation, hope, and loss as it follows two children from their beginnings to their ends. If you knew your ending, how would you have lived your beginning?

As the students of Coolidge High School prepare for their annual Christmas play, excitement mounts. Performed at the local theater, the play - with the students in complete charge of the performances - has become a tradition in town. Everything is going well until the morning of the final performance, when calamity hits. Should the students cancel the final performance or try to turn the disaster into something good?

Never seen before private diary entries they don’t want you to know about. Peek into the mind of the making of a maverick, a window to the soul of an angry, young girl, who will come of age in a city on the verge of total annihilation.

It takes a big risk in the mixed martial arts arena for 98-pound weakling Johnny to find that real power comes from within. This audiobook is another exciting addition to the Guys Read library.

Wes’ life has been nothing but one tragedy after another since he went to see a certain game at Yankee Stadium, and it can all be traced back to one man: all-star Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter. Now, he must pay.

CJ just blew the half-mile relay for his track team, but the race on his mind is the one that’s happening off the field in this short story from all-star author Jacqueline Woodson.