Poverty & Homelessness
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All Out of Pretty
Andrea knows what it's like to be pretty. Thanks to her gorgeous, drug-addicted mother, she also knows where pretty can lead... At 16, Andrea is yanked from the safety of her Gram's home and… Read More →
First Avenue Classics ™ Grades 9–12 Collection (Multi-User) — eBook Set
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
From Alice and the Wizard of Oz to Hamlet and Don Quixote, your favorite characters from literature are now accessible from any digital device. First Avenue Classics transform unabridged… Read More →
Lorimer SideStreets — Hardcover Set
From the Series Lorimer SideStreets
Edgy high/low fiction for teen reluctant readers. Each SideStreets novel deals with real-world issues and features contemporary teen characters, many from diverse backgrounds. Male and female Read More →
No Known Address
From the Series Lorimer SideStreets
Teen homelessness is not always connected to poverty and crime. Sometimes there's more to the story. Tyler comes from a privileged family. When he's blamed for bringing prescription narcotics Read More →
Oliver Twist: or, the Parish Boy's Progress
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
Raised in a workhouse for orphans, Oliver Twist never knew his mother, who died just after he was born, and he has no idea who his father could be. He escapes the workhouse and runs away to… Read More →
Outta Here
Outta Here is the story of a lively and imaginative small-town teen living with a mom whose pain medication has led to addiction, leaving little money for basics—like food. Elise's best… Read More →
Over the Tracks
From the Series Suspended
For most of Lucy's life, it's just been her and her mom, and Lucy's been okay with that. But when a serious illness strikes Lucy's mother, Lucy has to grow up faster than she expected. As the Read More →
Push Back
From the Series Lorimer SideStreets
Sixteen-year-old Zaine Wyatt's mother walked out of his life when he was twelve, and he was kicked out of his aunt's house. After living on the streets and getting badly beaten up, he is back Read More →
Runner
From the Series Lorimer SideStreets
Kyle never expected to see Calgary's hard side—its seedy neighborhoods marked with trash-filled lots, abandoned buildings, abandoned lives. But when his 14-year-old sister Meghan runs away… Read More →
Saving Grad
From the Series Lorimer SideStreets
Vienna, a mixed-race teen and her mother experience racism and domestic violence while living with her stepfather. They try to escape the situation by moving to a big city where they begin to Read More →
Suspended — Audisee®—Fluent Set
From the Series Suspended
This series looks at how and why teenagers get into trouble. Dramatic, diverse, and empathetic, Suspended titles are geared toward reluctant readers. Each book follows a character at a… Read More →