"Twelve-year old Joy dreams of writing music for the movies, but first she has to survive her family's move into a small apartment when her father loses his job." --

"At Creighton Fischer's new school in the town of Breton, he sees the sign: 'Lane Oslo School of Educational Reform'--and he gets it. He's a L.O.S.E.R. In the classroom, he meets other teens who, like him, are leftovers, misfits, several without family or skills or confidence. Creighton and his classmates have one advantage: support and understanding from a teacher who encourages them to feel good about themselves. So when they learn that she's leaving...

Twenty-four year old McKenzie has it all . . . Confidence, ambition, intelligence, and beauty. Honorary president of the "Superwoman" club, this feisty single mom defines the term "Strong Black Woman." Despite the hard blows life has dealt her, she's risen above a tumultuous childhood, a lonely and painful adulthood to raise a son on her own while she attends grad school and works full time. From the outside looking in, it appears as if she has it...

Annie Glloway was once a woman with boundless hopes and big dreams. There were so many good days, when everything she wanted seemed just a heartbeat away - a career in art, a peaceful marriage, a house full of children. But then there were dark times. When her husband died young her dreams died with him. Now, settling into a beachfront cottage in Maine, Annie has finally found the strength to start over again. She needs courage, and time ... and the...

Julie Winlock travels to the heart of the Peruvian rain forest, on a mission to save Manu River Research Station. The station's director, wildlife biologist Maxwell Stuart, doesn't see the need to make changes to the facility, but gradually the two fall for each other. A crisis will test Max's trust in Julie, and force her to make the most difficult decision of her life.

A follow-up to the critically acclaimed All Out anthology, Out Now features seventeen new short stories from amazing queer YA authors. Vampires crash prom ... aliens run from the government ... a president's daughter comes into her own ... a true romantic tries to soften the heart of a cynical social media influencer ... a selkie and the sea call out to a lost soul. Teapots and barbershops ... skateboards and VW vans ... Street Fighter and Ares's...