Kirjahaku

Izzy and bff Seven (whose name was supposed to have been "Steven", but the "t" was left off his birth certificate) set out to rescue a dog, Bone, from its abusive owner. Although they fail repeatedly, they cannot stop trying-though Izzy wonders why not. What's so important that they have to risk "life and limb" to save this dog? But then Izzy learns a truth about Seven, a reality that is so horrible, that she realizes it isn't only Bone who needs saving-it is Seven.

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Quick Pick, and an ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Young Readers Nancy and Katie are best friends with one big thing in common—they both cut themselves: “Not by accident, we do it purposely—and regularly—because physical pain is comforting, and because now it has become a habit.” Crosses was the first novel for young adults to deal with an increasingly widespread disorder, and “graphically describes the cry for help of many adolescents and how far they have to fall before they are even noticed” (Voice of Young Adults).

A novel for your adults.A dangerous secret...Sixteen-year-old Kyra is odd. She can "mind-speak" with her adoptive father. She has no recollection of anything about her life before age ten. One leg is so badly damaged she has to walk with a brace. And all she wants in her junior year of high school is to be cool.Instead, she becomes a werewolf...Suddenly, a madman is hunting Kyra with plans to use her as his lab rat. A big grey werewolf is killing humans in her town. And worse, her adoptive father might be dating her biological mother. Torn among allegiances to her father, her newly discovered family, and the werewolf pack, Kyra must learn to control the beast within and find a way to stop the madman who threatens to destroy them all.A horrifying act...Selene is a beautiful, tough punk-rocker leader of the meanest gang in school-and a werewolf through and through. She is on the top of the world and plans to stay there. Then Selene kills a human and unleashes her bloodlust: a murderous rage that threatens to turn her into a mindless, violent beast. Terrified of what she might become, Selene runs away.Now, far from home in the company of killer werewolves, Selene must run again. She must find a way to regain her humanity and defeat the bloodlust before it overwhelms her.And she must do it quickly, because someone is following her...