Is Justine crazy? Everyone thinks so... Her mother. The kids at school, and the teachers and administrators too. Even the police who pick her up from her night rambles. Maybe them most of all. Justine's therapist says she is 'troubled', but it means the same thing. He thinks that her vivid, reoccurring nightmares and atrocious behavior point to some trauma in her past; but Em, Justine's mother, can't explain it. Justine used to have Christian, her best friend and skateboard partner. He was the only one who accepted her. Maybe because skating is the only time that Justine is really free to be...
Is Justine crazy? Everyone thinks so... Her mother. The kids at school, and the teachers and administrators too. Even the police who pick her up from ...
We all have secrets. But at a certain point, they become too big to keep.
If you asked Ruby, she'd tell you she's happy with her life. She's tough and independent and doesn't depend on anyone else. The road that has led her here has not been easy, and she's blocked a lot of it from her memory.
But things aren't as rosy as she would have everyone believe, and the road ahead of her is filled not only with gangs, drugs, and depression, but other challenges that Ruby hasn't even imagined.
Winner of "In The Margins" Top Ten Best Books for Teens Award...
We all have secrets. But at a certain point, they become too big to keep.
If you asked Ruby, she'd tell you she's happy with...
Is Justine crazy? Everyone thinks so... Her mother. The kids at school, and the teachers and administrators too. Even the police who pick her up from her night rambles. Maybe them most of all. Justine's therapist says she is 'troubled', but it means the same thing. He thinks that her vivid, reoccurring nightmares and atrocious behavior point to some trauma in her past; but Em, Justine's mother, can't explain it. Justine used to have Christian, her best friend and skateboard partner. He was the only one who accepted her. Maybe because skating is the only time that Justine is really free to be...
Is Justine crazy? Everyone thinks so... Her mother. The kids at school, and the teachers and administrators too. Even the police who pick her up from ...
Justin had made a mistake. A big, life-changing mistake. He already failed June once. He wasn't there when she needed him, and because of him, their lives will never be the same. June is everything to Justin, and he must be everything to her. He must protect June at all costs. Justin is prepared spend the rest of his life keeping her from getting hurt again. But it seems they are always falling behind, barely keeping one step ahead of the nightmares. There is always one more hazard, just around the corner. -A heartbreaking and intense story of the journey of two children to find themselves...
Justin had made a mistake. A big, life-changing mistake. He already failed June once. He wasn't there when she needed him, and because of him, their l...
Justin had made a mistake. A big, life-changing mistake. He already failed June once. He wasn't there when she needed him, and because of him, their lives will never be the same. June is everything to Justin, and he must be everything to her. He must protect June at all costs. Justin is prepared spend the rest of his life keeping her from getting hurt again. But it seems they are always falling behind, barely keeping one step ahead of the nightmares. There is always one more hazard, just around the corner. -A heartbreaking and intense story of the journey of two children to find themselves...
Justin had made a mistake. A big, life-changing mistake. He already failed June once. He wasn't there when she needed him, and because of him, their l...
We all have secrets. But at a certain point, they become too big to keep.
If you asked Ruby, she'd tell you she's happy with her life. She's tough and independent and doesn't depend on anyone else. The road that has led her here has not been easy, and she's blocked a lot of it from her memory.
But things aren't as rosy as she would have everyone believe, and the road ahead of her is filled not only with gangs, drugs, and depression, but other challenges that Ruby hasn't even imagined.
Winner of "In The Margins" Top Ten Best Books for Teens Award...
We all have secrets. But at a certain point, they become too big to keep.
If you asked Ruby, she'd tell you she's happy with...
Award-winning author P.D. Workman brings you a compelling and thought-provoking tale of human growth, compassion, and understanding.
Taylor is a teen teetering on the edge of a steep precipice. Disowned by his family, living on the street, battling abuse and prejudice, he struggles to discover who he really is and how to carry on with life.
The last person you would expect to touch him is Roz, whose foremost identity is a Christian wife and mother. But her world is about to be shaken. Through all that happens, Roz understands she has to be there for Taylor, knowing he is only...
Award-winning author P.D. Workman brings you a compelling and thought-provoking tale of human growth, compassion, and understanding.
Award-winning author P.D. Workman brings you a compelling and thought-provoking tale of human growth, compassion, and understanding.
Taylor is a teen teetering on the edge of a steep precipice. Disowned by his family, living on the street, battling abuse and prejudice, he struggles to discover who he really is and how to carry on with life.
The last person you would expect to touch him is Roz, whose foremost identity is a Christian wife and mother. But her world is about to be shaken. Through all that happens, Roz understands she has to be there for Taylor, knowing he is only...
Award-winning author P.D. Workman brings you a compelling and thought-provoking tale of human growth, compassion, and understanding.
Fans of Jodi Picoult and S.E. Hinton will love Michelle, award-winning author P.D. Workman's captivating account of Michelle's thought-provoking and eye-opening story of poverty, abuse and addiction.
"Daddy... can't we come with you when you leave this time?"
When Michelle asked to be taken away from her abusive mother, she never expected to lose everyone she loved in the process. They said they would keep her and Kenny together. Her daddy said he would be back. And she never even got to say good bye to Marcie.
All too soon, they were...
A heart-breaking story.
Fans of Jodi Picoult and S.E. Hinton will love Michelle, award-winning author P.D. Workman's captivating account of ...
One day, fifteen-year-old Carmina Knight's life was perfect, and the next, she'd lost everything. Her family, her home, almost everything that she knew. Alone on the streets, she can't trust anyone, but she also can't make it alone.
Neil Crowther is the investigator on the Knight case. He knows that he has to unravel the web of deceit and track Carmina down quickly, or there will be no one left to save.
Praise for Cynthia has a Secret
--Cynthia has a Secret hooked me at the beginning and kept me interested right to the last page. Filled with...
One day, fifteen-year-old Carmina Knight's life was perfect, and the next, she'd lost everything. Her family, her home, almost everything that she ...