Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming of Age

Obsidian just wants to be invisible on her first day of her junior year. Things would be fine if she hadn't just switched high schools and moved back to her old house with her parent-chosen guardian, Mason. Steeped in discomfort after she lies to her teacher about her past, Obsidian quickly realizes that everything already seems to be going wrong--and it's just the first period.

Fellow classmates Damian and Car could not be more different. Damian is a jerk who is determined to get on Obsidian's black list. Car is a great guy who feels responsible for her obvious new...

Obsidian just wants to be invisible on her first day of her junior year. Things would be fine if she hadn't just switched high schools and moved back to her old house with her parent-chosen guardian, Mason. Steeped in discomfort after she lies to her teacher about her past, Obsidian quickly realizes that everything already seems to be going wrong--and it's just the first period.

Fellow classmates Damian and Car could not be more different. Damian is a jerk who is determined to get on Obsidian's black list. Car is a great guy who feels responsible for her obvious new...

Because being scared stinks

Seven-year-old Veronica Conti knows a thing or two. She knows that recess is the best part of the day. And if someone, like Maya, doesn't play at recess because she's too afraid of bugs, well, that's a HUGE problem And it has to be fixed, pronto

But when Veronica's big ideas to help Maya backfire, she learns that sometimes, to help others, you need a little help yourself.

Before you can say "bugging out," Veronica forms a team supreme with her best friend Cora, total tech whiz Ezra, and Mr. Know-It-All, her bossy big brother, Jude. Together,...

Because words can hurt you too.

Noah's the quiet type, which makes him a great friend for Veronica. She chats. He listens. She gabs. He nods. Perfect

So when Veronica spots Noah getting teased, she decides that if he won't speak up for himself, she will What she doesn't expect is that the teasing will turn on her -- and her sense of style. Veronica's so embarrassed that she agrees to a mega Makeover from Cora, the Queen of Cute. When this only makes the name-calling worse, Veronica and Noah know just who to call for back-up: the one-and-only problem-solving team, the Fix-It...

More than a dozen WWII-era German U-boats remain unaccounted for, the fate of their crews unknown. In summer 2012, sonar scanning found a submerged vessel of the right dimensions in Canadian province of Labrador. From this find grew Kill Shot, a fictionalization of the events that switches between the circumstances of the war that led the German crew to submerge and eventually die in the river, and the adventures that occur seventy years later when a teen boy finds the remains of the vessel and crew.

The boat's finder, Wednesday Smythe, is a pimply 14-year-old high school freshman...

Because losing a loved one is hard.

Ziggy isn't just a pet guinea pig. He's a rock star, a friend, and a part of Ezra's family. So when he dies, Ezra is more upset than Veronica has ever seen him. She can't just sit back and watch a friend suffer. Something must be done Laughter is the best medicine, so tons of fun is just what the Fix-It Friends order.

But when nothing seems to shake Ezra's sadness, the Fix-It crew learns that grief isn't something to get around, but something to get through. And with good friends by his side, Ezra will do just that.

Accessible...

Because no one likes to feel left out.

Friends are like sprinkles on a birthday cake--you can never have too many So when a new girl named Margot joins the class, Veronica and her BFF, Cora, welcome her with open arms. Everything about Margot is super exciting-- from her fashion designer mom to the perfect French she speaks--and everyone loves her. Especially Cora.

Before long, Cora and Margot have matching outfits and rhyming nicknames. Veronica feels left out, big time, but she won't give up on her best friend without a fight. Trouble is, the harder she tries to hold on to...