“[H]aunting and harrowing.” ―Booklist (starred review)“Vivid, distressing, and all too real.” ―Kirkus ReviewsIn this 20th anniversary edition of Todd Strasser’s gut-wrenching and critically acclaimed
From award-winning author Todd Strasser comes a gripping new novel that explores the struggles of war, the price paid by those who fight in them, and what it really means to be a hero.Jake Liddell is
A teenage paparazzo makes a dangerous discovery in this timely look at celebrity “that is likely to be snapped up and make a lasting impression” (School Library Journal).All Jamie Gordon wants to do i
Nicole Maris has it all: looks, popularity, and Brad Selden, the hottest guy in school, at her fingertips. But then Brad decides to take someone else to the prom! Now Nicole's got a project on her han
As a member of a mobster family, Kate feels guiltless in the role that she plays to help keep her family fortune flowing, but when her mother decides to leave and the family faces ruin, Kate must figu
Impact Zone: The most dangerous part of the wave You gotta beat it...or you'll eat it. Ever since he went up against the locals and broke into the lineup, Kai has had his own crew. Spazzy is a summer
IMAPCT ZONE The most dangerous part of the wave You gotta beat it...or you'll eat it. The summer is hot, and so is action out on the line-up. There's a big competition coming up, with some serious b
Impact Zone: The most dangerous part of the wave. You gotta beat it...or you'll eat it. Kai is stoked when he gets to Sun Haven. He hasn't been on a board in a while. And SH has some primo waves. Sc
The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such
From the author of The Wave comes a poignant and timely novel about a group of seventh graders who are brought together―and then torn apart―by an afterschool club that plays a video game based on WW2.There’s a new afterschool club at Ironville Middle School.Ms. Peterson is starting a video game club where the students will playing The Good War, a new game based on World War II.They are divided into two teams: Axis and Allies, and they will be simulating a war they know nothing about yet. Only one team will win. But what starts out as friendly competition, takes an unexpected turn for the worst when an one player takes the game too far.Can an afterschool club change the way the students see eachother…and how they see the world?“By using a gaming lens to explore the students’ entrée to prejudice and radicalization, he succeeds in lending immediacy and accessibility to his cautionary tale.”―Kirkus Reviews
One group on the Jersey Shore, another in Laguna Beach. Both have the same summer-tastic setup: total strangers sharing a house. No one sleeps, no one cleans, and everybody parties. And to pay their w
The seven bite-sized stories in this second of the three-book series include a ghost train, a boy whose obsession with video games literally consumes him, and a hotel that still accepts guests . . . d
Set 'em up. Blow 'em off. And shut 'em down. Kennin's gaining popularity with the gearheads, and the word on the street is all about his sweet driving skills. Everyone wants a piece of him, but to g
The cops cracked down on illegal races, and now the only street racing around is at the hottest casino on the strip. The casino owner is starting his own high-stakes, high-payoff drift team -- and the
The third installment of the Nighttime series is packed with short scary stories sure to please young readers. A phantom text messenger, a skeleton on the hunt for his missing foot, and ghostly hitch
Drift it. Sling it. Slide it. Shred it.... Just don't get T-boned. Kennin is new to Sin City, running from a tragic past and anxious to start a life outside the gearhead crowd. But he can't resist t
The seven unnerving stories in this original collection feature action figures that come alive at night, a ghost's first encounter with an MP3 player, and a karaoke machine that terrifies a sleepover
