A year after he accidentally killed his best friend while street racing, Cody has stopped racing and is trying to work off the cost of repairing his car, until his boss announces he will keep the car if Cody doesn't pay it off at once....
Sixteen-year-old Haley must deal with the unwanted advances from her mother's new boyfriend....
This collection joins together sixty essays on the philosophy of love and sex. Each was presented at a meeting of The Society for the Philosophy of Sex and Love held between 1977 and 1992 and later revised for this edition. Topics addressed include ethical and political issues (AIDS, abortion, homosexual rights, and ...
This collection joins together sixty essays on the philosophy of love and sex. Each was presented at a meeting of The Society for the Philosophy of Sex and Love held between 1977 and 1992 and later revised for this edition. Topics addressed include ethical and political issues (AIDS, abortion, homosexual rights, and ...
After experiencing his friend Tom's home life and out-of-control behavior, Craig has to decide upon the future of their friendship....
Lance Loughton and Emery Dulman were brought up together at Elmerston Grammar-School. They were both in the upper or sixth form; but Lance was nearly at the head, while Emery was at the bottom, of the form. They were general favourites, though for different causes. Lance was decidedly best liked ...
When Jack's best friend Leah informs him that her mom is getting her a "boob job" for her sixteenth birthday, Jack begins his research and learns the pros and cons of plastic surgery....
If love conquers all, what conquers love? All of us yearn for affection. We ache for intimacy. We pine for solace. We burn for love. Indeed, love can be baffling and tormenting. The world's troubles would lift and drift if those whom we loved, could love us in return. This ...
Marigold is a bright young girl who never got to know her father and is raised by a big family. The author and creator of the Anne of Green Gables series beatifully weaves four short stories together into an amazing plot ... This is the extended and annotated edition including an ...
Writer Jack Adler describes 75 famous friendships throughout history from mythical to contemporary times. Along the way, the lives and personalities of artists, politicians, philosophers, soldiers, and outlaws are outlined, including some personal details that may not be well-known. Presenting sketches of individuals like Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, Adam Smith ...
As the school bully, Brandon is perceived as being dumb, which he uses to his advantage to learn about those around him and decides to help the new family in town when he learns their secrets....
When Dinah Galloway takes a cross-country train to appear on a talent show, she realizes that someone is after a priceless treasure left by her late father, while her elderly piano teacher, who is also on the train, disappears....
When Jason gets sick, he must deal with the frustration of not being allowed to pitch in an important baseball game....
Jason gets sick right before he is supposed to pitch an important game, and he deals with the frustrations of feeling bad....
After moving to a new town with his unemployed father, Quinn struggles to fit in both at the skate park and in school and finds himself failing miserably until another skateboarder, Jasmine, starts to take an interest in him....
Ben wants to learn to surf like everyone else in his Nova Scotia town, but he gives up after his first disastrous attempt, until he meets Ray, a surfing veteran from California who promises to teach him the sport....
Aaron, who lives with his grandmother since his mother's death, copes with hyperactivity, his relationships with his best friend and a school bully, and his grandmother's health as he awaits his father's return with a surprise....
When winter finally brings snow and ice to their Friesland village, nine-year-old twins Evert and Afke and their classmates are delighted when their teacher announces that the class is going on an all-day ice skating picnic....
Pierre, sole survivor of an aristocratic family in the French Revolution, escapes to America aboard the Fair American with the aid of Sally, Andrew, and Andrew's father....
A secret refuge and a knothole in her fence lead Abby into some difficult situations before she makes a new friend and renews an old friendship....
When Julie finds a way to get back at the girl at school who is always bullying her, she feels great until things take a serious turn....