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Beat the Odds
From the Series The Contest
The prize: $10 million The rules: Be the first to complete ten tasks assigned by the Benefactor. Do not ask questions. Do not tell anyone what you're doing. Do not fail. The consequences:… Read More →
Beetle Boy
When he was seven, Charlie Porter never intended to become the world's youngest published author. He just wanted his father to stop crying. So he told him a story about a talking beetle—a… Read More →
Behind the Screen
From the Series Mason Falls Mysteries
Hannah's sister, Alexis, has been acting different lately. For one thing, she's constantly on her phone when she never used to care that much about it. But after Hannah discovers that Alexis… Read More →
Believe
When Janine Collins was six years old, she was the only survivor of a suicide bombing that killed her parents and dozens of others. Media coverage instantly turned her into a symbol of hope,… Read More →
Benito Runs
From the Series Surviving Southside
Running away is the only option. Benito's father, Xavier, had been in Iraq for more than a year. When he returns, Benito's family life is not the same. Xavier suffers from… Read More →
Beyond Crazy
From the Series Lorimer SideStreets
Being in a band is Stelle's salvation. It is her escape from the chaotic clutter at home and her mother's depression. Even though she is able to lose herself for a few hours, pounding away on Read More →
Black Blizzard
From the Series Day of Disaster
Just when Tyler thought his day couldn't get any worse, his speech team's bus gets stuck in the middle of the desert. After an embarrassing screw-up that caused the team to lose, all Tyler… Read More →
Blink
When Josh was four, a little girl named Rachel was kidnapped and never found. Twelve years later, Chatham Clairborne appears, apparently on the hunt for her runaway sister. But Josh suspects… Read More →
Blood on My Hands
All it takes is one second. One stupid move. One click of a cell phone. When Callie discovers Katherine sprawled on the ground, she bends down to help her. It's only natural—the party's been Read More →
Blow
From the Series Lorimer SideStreets
As far as Mary, a.k.a. Meringue, can tell, the only good thing about moving from Vancouver to Red Deer following her parents' divorce is that she was able to get a head-start on earning her… Read More →
Body Shot
From the Series The Dojo
Meghan lived through the car crash that killed her mom, but it left her with injuries that ruined her school sports career. Now she's the dojo's toughest female fighter. She just has to avoid Read More →
Bounce — Audisee®—Fluent Set
From the Series Bounce
High-school basketball players at the top of their games grapple with challenges on and off the court. A school cheating scandal, inner-city life, and racial tensions push these athletes to… Read More →
Bounce — Paperback Set
From the Series Bounce
High-school basketball players at the top of their games grapple with challenges on and off the court. A school cheating scandal, inner-city life, and racial tensions push these athletes to… Read More →
Boxed Out
From the Series Hoops Academy
Murph knows he’s talented enough for the varsity basketball squad along with his twin brother. So why is he still stuck playing on the JV team? When a varsity player is injured, Murph finally Read More →
Box-Office Smash
From the Series The Opportunity
Jason can't believe his luck when he opens the letter from his high school's wealthy alum Harmon Holt telling him he'll be interning on a movie set in LA. Even better, it's with one of his… Read More →
Break the Code
From the Series The Contest
The prize: $10 million The rules: Be the first to complete ten tasks assigned by the Benefactor. Do not ask questions. Do not tell anyone what you're doing. Do not fail. The consequences:… Read More →
Breakthrough
From the Series The Red Zone
Efram is new to Troy, Ohio, a town where football is everything. And as soon as he sets foot in Troy Central High, the school's head coach takes notice of Efram's perfect football build.… Read More →
Bridge
From the Series The Alternative
José can't keep up. As the only English speaker in a family of undocumented immigrants, he handles everything from taking family members to the doctor to bargaining with the landlord. Plus he Read More →
Brooklyn, Burning
When you're sixteen and no one understands who you are, sometimes the only choice left is to run. If you're lucky, you find a place that accepts you, no questions asked. And if you're really… Read More →
Calling the Shots
From the Series The Gift
Cherry has everything figured out: she'll live peacefully with her grandma, hang out with her BFF Tanaya, and go to cosmetology school after she graduates. If only Tanaya and her grandma… Read More →
Candor
In the model community of Candor, Florida, every teen wants to be like Oscar Banks. The son of the town's founder, Oscar earns straight As and is student-body president. But Oscar has a… Read More →
Certain Signals
From the Series The Gift
Rashawn is smart, owns his own car, and has some cred with the "it" crowd. But when it comes to girls, his moves and his pickup lines are a disaster. If only he knew how to read girls. When a Read More →
Chart Topper
From the Series The Opportunity
Beth didn't think that the song she posted on YouTube would be noticed by more than a few classmates at Clinton High. She was wrong. Harmon Holt noticed, and now she's an intern at his… Read More →
Cold Grab
From the Series Lorimer SideStreets
Sixteen-year-old Angelo moved to Toronto from the Philippines to join his mother, who has been living and working in Canada for most of his life. Adjusting to a new country isn't easy, but… Read More →