Not Acting My Age

This is the third book in a series (I reviewed My Sister's Wedding and My Summer Vacation in previous entries) and represents somethin...

Three generations of women from the same family, each one telling her story as a teenager, separated from the others by 15-16 years. Each o...

In something of the quirky tradition of YA buddy novels like Stargirl , this is the story of a new girl in town (Bea) who befriends an outca...

Katie lives in a troubled family. Her mother is an alcoholic and her father is overbearing (and ironically also a psychotherapist). As her o...

Because her parents have embarked on a trip to Afghanistan to film a documentary, Viola gets dumped at a private school in South Bend IN. I...

S'up dog? Sometimes you have to go off the deep end and read a book from the other side... Carter is 14, mildly handicapped by ADHD and...

Picking up a few months after My Sister's Wedding ended, this sequel continues the story of Maddie Hickman's struggles with family ...

Samara and her father, the pastor at a local church, have a fair share of problems to cope with. Sam's mother, whose always managed to ...

Austin is tired of being picked on by Dean Ottmer. In the midst of watching the annual No-Jesus Christmas Parade, she comes to a realizatio...

Madeline Hickman reads a lot of self-help book. In some other story, Maddie's obsession might be the cause for some amusement, but when...

According to the blurb on the jacket, this is the story of a young couple who struggle with their feelings for each other and with the boy...

At the beginning of his Freshman year, Cameron makes the mistake of showing up late for a gym meeting, and showing up with long hair and his...

In a bit of a departure for me, this is the story of Sutter, senior and party animal extraordinaire. Once he "fortifies" himself ...

OK, I'll start off by noting a minor conflict of interest. I didn't realize until I read the jacket bio, but Nova Ren Suma attended...

Cycler introduced us to Jill, the girl with an odd pathology of turning into a boy (Jack) once a month instead of getting her period. It w...

Becca has a bad habit of sharing aloud whatever is in her head, which often leads to embarrassing situations. After her overly blunt apprai...

Morgan and Cam are as close as a pair of nearly-16 year-olds can be. They've been friends since birth and are something of a star couple...

Finn is a fifteen year-old girl living in Ontario with a whole series of problems and issues including: 1) A childhood friend Jersy who rea...

After a third attempt to murder Crown Princess Aurelia, the king asks for help from his old friend to help uncover the killer. Instead, the ...

Savannah was named by her mother after the destination of a hurricane, but she hardly feels that powerful. Instead, coping with her strict ...