Teen Issues - Dangerous Relationships
Annotation:Luke prefers letting others make his decisions but he is compelled to choose whether or not to stand by the best friend whose reckless behavior may have caused another student's death. (250 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:Kyle discovers shattering results of the decisions he makes and does not make about school, the girl he likes, and his future. (223 p. Gr 8-12)
Annotation:Despite her friends' warnings about his creepy behavior, Tess falls for intense, pretentious Micah. (229 p. Gr 8-12)
Annotation:When Alex starts dating Cole, a new boy at her school, he closest friends increasingly mistrust him as the relationship grows more serious. (359 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:In a remote corner of Washington, where she and her father have gone to escape her obsessive boyfriend, Clara meets new friends who have their own secrets. (172 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:Lani and Jason, her best friend's boyfriend, fall in love, causing Lani tremendous anguish and guilt. (268 p. Gr 7-10)
Annotation:After her older sister runs away, Caitlin begins an abusive relationship with a boy who is mysterious, brilliant, and dangerous. (250 p. Gr 8-12)
Annotation:When her ex-boyfriend starts stalking her, Cameryn must use her knowledge of forensic sciences to protect herself. (234 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:Olivia is thrilled to be selected to take a college fiction seminar taught by her idol, Father Mark, but the priest's enthusiasm for her writing develops into something more. (208 p. Gr 7-12)
Annotation:Ann transforms from a happy, popular A-student and track star to a solitary, abused girl whose love for the emotionally-scarred Connor has separated her from everything. (253 p. Gr 8-12)
Annotation:The charismatic Skye chooses Catherine for her best friend in this chilling portrait of a teen seduced into ruin by an unrelenting peer. (276 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:During a difficult time in her life, Carly becomes obsessed with her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend. (396 p. Gr 8-11)
Annotation:When shy Grace is paired with the wild Mandarin on a school project, an explosive friendship begins but, all too soon, Grace discovers that Mandarin is very troubled, even dangerous. (308 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:Johanna, one of the best students in her class, develops a passionate attachment to troubled Paul and finds her plans for the future changing. (216 p. Gr 8-12)
Annotation:A mousey brunette who goes unnoticed in school discovers she has a sneaky, wild side when she teams up with a flashy blonde classmate to shoplift. (260 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:A high school student enters into an affair with one of her teachers. (264 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:Paul is a loner until, just as her is becoming friends with "the freaks", the school bully encourages him to join his gang by giving him a knife. (216 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:After getting a job at a vintage clothing shop and quickly bonding with two older girls, Veronica finds herself making bad decisions in order to keep their friendship. (279 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:Johanna finally begins dating the girl she has loved from afar, but Reeve is as much trouble as she claims to be as she and her twin brother damage Johanna's self-esteem and already precarious relationships. (293 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:Cassie is drawn by dangerous new friends into a world of sex, drugs, and violence while her parents remain oblivious. (232 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:Gracie and Savanna are total opposites and best friends until Savanna's lying and manipulative behavior begin to bother Gracie. (298 p. Gr 7-10)
Annotation:Six months after her mother's death, Holly finds some happiness in a secret affair with Paul but, after becoming friends with Paul's girlfriend, Holly worries that others will find out. (209 p. Gr 9-12)
Annotation:Poppy's new friends talk her into shoplifting. She continues but must make some serious choices about her life and her loyalty to her friends. (309 p. Gr 8-11)
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