Tracy, a high school junior, becomes embroiled in the problems of a strange boy, who asks her assistance in "snatching" his half-sister from her father who has allegedly kidnapped her.

Unable to adjust to foster homes and the Residential Center, an emotionally disturbed boy runs away and is befriended by a man who cares for wounded birds.

As college freshman Victoria Parker moves on with her life after surviving sexual assault by her father and six months in foster care, she realizes she must muster courage to confront her past while staying true to herself.

"A teen struggles to overcome both the physical and emotional scars that resulted from an accident that killed her best friend"-- Provided by publisher. A year after surviving a car accident that killed her friend Trent and left her body and face scarred, Sadie can't move forward. The only person who seems to understand her is Trent's brother, Max. He looks at her scars and doesn't shy away; he knows about the list she writes in the sand at the beach...

Having found a dollhouse full of dolls in the orphanage where she leads an unhappy existence, Lucie creates a secret life for herself.

Thirteen-year-old George and his Uncle Hibbie were a team, a pair of loners separated from other people, but the arrival of an extraordinary carnival girl changes many things for both of them.

Sixteen-year-old identical twin daughters of a district court judge and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, Kaeleigh and Raeanne Gardella desperately struggle with secrets that have already torn them and their family apart.

An emotionally damaged sixteen-year-old girl begins a relationship with a deeply troubled older man.

Seventeen-year-old Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a young age, to free himself and his sisters from the grip of their emotionally and physically abusive mother.

"Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll have a future, he is confronted by demons from his past that force a tragic sacrifice"-- Provided by publisher.