"Leslie's journal records her troubles at school, at home, and with her best friend, not to mention the problems that come with a new relationship." --

Sent to counseling for hitting his girlfriend, Caitlin, and ordered to keep a journal, sixteen-year-old Nick recounts his relationship with Caitlin, examines his controlling behavior and anger, and describes living with his abusive father.

When her abusive boyfriend dies in what seems to be a drunk-driving accident, Sawyer is secretly relieved until she opens her locker and finds a note from a secret admirer that says "You're welcome."

"High school junior Bettina Vasilisis is trapped in a relationship with her basketball star boyfriend when she meets Cowboy, a car mechanic whom her traditional father would not approve of"--

"Destini Fletcher hates Tubman High from day one. When Tyron Becker singles her out, Destini is thrilled to be a part of Tyron's crowd. But he scorns her budding friendships with Alonee, Jaris, and Sami, and mocks her attempts to earn good grades. Do her excuses for Tyron's increasingly brutal behavior and bad attitude put her at risk?"--Publisher's web site.

When seventeen-year-old Alex starts dating Cole, a new boy at her high school, her two closest friends increasingly mistrust him as the relationship grows more serious.

"When high school senior Betts meets Aiden at the candy store where she works, she knows the two of them are destined to become an 'us'. As the relationship progresses to sex, Betts starts keeping secrets from her best friend, Jo. Things Jo wouldn't understand, because Jo doesn't see how good Aiden is for Betts. She finds him needy. Possessive. Controlling. She's wrong. With a love like this, nothing else matters." --

"This beautifully crafted coming-of-age young adult novel set in Nova Scotia focuses on a young woman's family, friendships, conflicts, healing and inner-strength."-- Larkin Day just escaped a nasty year in high school to spend a summer of refuge in seaside Nova Scotia. It's here she learns that the best way to heal is to give in to something greater than yourself. When an arsonist attempts to destroy that one thing she holds dear, Larkin is forced...

"When Miosotis Flores discovers that her sister Amarilis's fiancé is physically abusive to her, she must decide how to help, while also caring for a rescue dog and pursuing better grades in school"--

"Told in multiple voices, when popular Mike Parker's girlfriend informs North Bay Academy's principal that he has been hitting her, students react differently, revealing their own insecurities and problems." -- When Mike Parker's girlfriend shows up at school with a bruise on her face, she walks into the principal's office and said Mike hit her. The students have questions. Why did she go to the principal and not the police? Why did she stay so long...