A young adult novel set in modern Africa tells the story of Chanda, a 16-year-old girl who must confront the realities of HIV/AIDS, as well as the corrosive nature of secrets and the healing power of truth.

Daniel Half Human and the Good Nazi

In 1933 Germany, Daniel Kraushaar is horrified to discover that his mother is Jewish. Daniel realizes he is half-Jewish--and half-human in Aryan eyes. Daniel keeps this secret to himself. But when his friends join the Hitler Youth, it carries fateful consequences for Daniel's family.

Dead Girls Don't Write Letters

From the acclaimed author of "Shattering Glass." When Sunny Reynolds's sister, Jazz, dies in a fire, the family falls apart. Soon, "Jazz" comes home, and everything returns to normal. But Sunny knows this girl is not her sister. Who is she? And what does she want?

Emako Blue

With the same depth of characterization that marked her Coretta Scott King Honor Book "The Red Rose Box," Woods presents the gritty story of a girl from South Central L.A. who is destined to be a star until everything changes in one horrific instant.

Hawksong

DANICA SHARDAE IS an avian shapeshifter, and the golden hawk's form in which she takes to the sky is as natural to her as the human one that graces her on land... As heir to the avian throne, she'll do anything in her power to stop the war between her people and the serpiente-even accept Zane Cobriana, their terrifying leader, as her pair bond and make the two royal families one. Trust. It is all Zane asks of Danica--and all they ask of their people--but it may be more than she can give.

Heart On My Sleeve

Told entirely through written correspondence, including e-mail, letters, and postcards, this innovative novel about a long-distance relationship between two young adults explores issues of communication and relationships with humor, poignancy, and sincerity

Monsoon Summer

My Sister's Keeper

Written with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity, this novel is about a teen who was conceived as a bone marrow match for her sister Kate, and what happens when she begins to question who she really is.

Pool Boy

Fifteen-year-old Brett Gerson is a real-life S.R.K. (spoiled rich kid)-the guy you love to hate. Yep, Brett's pretty much got life in the bag-until his dad is jailed for insider trading, and the family money swirls down the drain. Brett wishes things could go back to the way they were-until some dirty swimming pools change everything.

24 Girls in 7 Days

In his first novel for teenagers, newcomer Bradley shares a fresh and funny story told from the boy's perspective about the trauma and pageantry that is prom.