Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Themes - Sexual

When her younger brother becomes victim to Ridgeview High's worst group of bullies, Peyton Greene sets out to hire the most feared student in school to protect him. It never occurs to her that the antisocial, two-time senior won't agree to do it, even for the large sum she's willing to pay.

Sam Guerra can't afford to pick a fight at school and risk another expulsion, but after witnessing the beginning of a humiliating locker room beat down, he gets involved anyway. Soon more students approach him with offers of money and requests for protection. Having zero interest in becoming...

Jessica has finally moved far away from her abusive home and the bullies who tormented her in high school. Now, after graduation, Jessica is hoping for a happy ending-and in college, she believes she's found the man who will give her the love and caring she's always dreamed of.

But when her fantasy of a "knight in shining armor" becomes reality, Jessica quickly learns that life isn't like the fairy tales. When her "knight" begins to reveal he's a much different person than she first met, Jessica struggles to keep faith in him, hoping to save the sad and damaged soul she sees hidden deep...

Will Moore has been Missy Jamison's best friend for years, and until recently, she hadn't considered going there with him for fear of losing the only relationship she trusts. But senior year is almost over and dating other people hasn't worked out, not with Missy's crazy home life constantly pushing her further into Will's safer world, making her attraction to her BFF more difficult to ignore.

When a forgery incident at school lands Missy under house arrest and banned from spending time with Will, she's unable to ignore her dysfunctional home life any longer. In a desperate...

All that Pearl knows can be encapsulated in one word: Seed. It is the isolated community that she was born into. It is the land that she sows and reaps. It is the center of her family and everything that means home. And it is all kept under the watchful eye of Papa S.

At fifteen years old, Pearl is finally old enough to be chosen as Papa S.'s companion. She feels excitement . . . and surprising trepidation that she cannot explain. The arrival of a new family into the Seed community--particularly the teenage son, Ellis--only complicates the life and lifestyle that Pearl has depended...

The Story: Jenika's life changed in an instant. One day she lived in the countryside with her mother and ten siblings, and the next she moved with her aunt to the city, where she was promised an education but was instead forced into a life of cooking, cleaning, and despair. The only thing that kept her going was her singing. Read this inspiring tale of a girl who overcame the odds, written by girls who understand her struggle. Bilingual in Creole and English.

The Story Behind the Story: Written by a team of young women served by the Restavek...