Interracial half-siblings come together for the first time and embark on a cross-country road trip to confront their absentee father before he dies.

Four diverse junior high school students face adversity in the form of budding romantic relationships, gangs demanding proof of loyalty, feelings of insecurity, the quest for popularity in a new school, and more.

"The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community. The Nash family is close-knit. Tom is a popular teacher, father of two teens: Eli, a hocky star and girl magnet, and his sister Deenie, a diligent student. Their seeming stability, however, is thrown into chaos when Deenie's best friend is struck by a terrifying, unexplained seizure in class. Rumors of a hazardous outbreak...

The conclusion to the trilogy reveals the secrets of the dystopian world and the consequences of a fateful decision.

Patchwork family is the story of a boy's struggle to find his place in a blended family. With a new brother, sister, and mom, he is sure that nothing will ever be the same until his new mother finds a way to bring all his happy memories to the forefront.

In September 1944 eleven-year-old Billie lives with her great aunt, Doff, eagerly waiting for her older brother Leo to return from boot camp, and desperate to find the father that left when she was little; but Leo brings a friend with him, a Navajo namedDenny, and the injured dog they have rescued and named Bear--and when the two young men go off to war Bear becomes the thread that ties them all together, and helps Billie to find a true friend.

The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.

Giovanni "Gia" Spumanti and her cousin, Isabella "Bella" Rizzoli, spend the summer in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, and find their friendship and family bond threatened by the people they meet.

Katsuyamas never quit -- but seventeen-year-old CJ doesn't even know where to start. She's never lived up to her mom's type A ambition, and she's perfectly happy just helping her aunt, Hannah, at their family's flower shop. She doesn't buy into Hannah's romantic ideas about flowers and their hidden meanings, but when it comes to arranging the perfect bouquet, CJ discovers a knack she never knew she had. A skill she might even be proud of. Then her...

Young Francie Nolan experiences the problems of growing up in a Brooklyn, New York slum.