Synopsis Percy is a teenager with ADHD and anger issues. He thought his largest problem was trying not to get booted out of boarding school …
Contemporary
Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans | Parent Guide
Synopsis Michael Vey seems like a typical fourteen-year-old boy, except for the occasional stutter from Tourettes Syndrome. Michael is far from mediocre with his capacity …
Geekerella by Ashley Poston | Parent Guide & Review
Synopsis of Geekerella Elle lives with her step-monster and two step-sisters, who love spending time at the country club and spending money trying to become …
Heist Society by Ally Carter | Parent Guide
Synopsis Katarina Bishop is not a typical fifteen-year-old. For her birthday, all she wanted was to be out of a life full of stealing and …
On the Fence by Kasie West | Parent Guide
Synopsis On the Fence is a cute contemporary romance about a sixteen-year-old girl named Charlie who is the ultimate tomboy. She doesn’t know anything about …
Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff | Parent Guide
Synopsis Verna LaVaughn is fourteen and needs a job. She decides to be a nanny for a little family. The mom, Jolly, is seventeen and …
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana | Parent Guide
Synopsis This is the life of Sandra Uwringiyimana, a refugee fleeing from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dive into the political strife and racism …
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare | Parent Guide
Synopsis City of Bones begins when fifteen-year-old Clary walks out of the Pandemonium Club in New York City. The last thing she expected was to …
Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo | Parent Guide
Synopsis Charlie Bones is a ten-year-old living with his cruel grandmother and her three evil sisters. After finding a photo of a missing person, he …
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner | Parent Guide
Synopsis Four orphan children are afraid of being split up, so they run away and make a home for themselves in a boxcar. They come …