Not Acting My Age

In the near future, England and Wales are ruled by the Coalition – a totalitarian government that monitors its population with tracking ...

When Peyton discovers that her MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter boyfriend Reed is illegally taking steroids to give him an edge in the rin...

Mischa's mother has sacrificed everything to get her daughter into Blanchard Academy.  And Mischa has done what she could to honor tha...

Ten year-old Livy and her mother visit Livy's grandmother in Australia.  They haven't been there in five years and Livy doesn'...

Rose is the star reporter for the school paper and Grant is the equally dedicated editor-in-chief.  While they've never dated, they ha...

Rachel’s mother believes that she developed the talent to be able to see a person’s “soul mate” after she was struck by lightning.   T...

Jamie Baxter is the type of kid who doesn’t get second chances and after a near-fatal incident on the football gridiron, his career p...

Milo is violently allergic to a wide variety of food and he'd like to understand why.  The doctor thinks it's genetic, but his Mom...

Rukhsana is a good girl who loves her Bengali culture, its cuisine, and her family.  She tries hard to please her mother and father, but i...

Moving from California to New Jersey is difficult for fourteen year-old Doreen.  First of all, she has to hide her big fluffy tale to avoi...

On the first day of school, Peppi Torres breaks her resolution to keep a low profile by tripping and spilling her bag in the hallway.  Mor...

In this set of eleven chapter-length essays, Chack recounts tales of her youth.   They range from her year-long battle with cancer to ...

It takes the arrival of Claire in the beginning of their senior year to get Lizzy to come out of her shell.   For years, Lizzy has lai...