The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as Nazism are recreated in the classro...

Str-S-d:I'll begin with Lucy. She is definitely first on the list. You can't believe how it feels to be in the cafeteria and turn around and there she is staring at me like I'm some disgusting bug or vermin. Does she really think I WA...

Nicole Maris has it all: looks, popularity, and Brad Selden, the hottest guy in school, at her fingertips. But then Brad decides to take someone else to the prom! Now Nicole's got a project on her hands: find an even better prom date....

In the middle of the night Garrett is taken from his home to Harmony Lake, a boot camp for troubled teens. Maybe some kids deserve to be sent there, but Garrett knows he doesn't. Subjected to brutal physical and psychological abuse, h...

Her street name is Maybe. She lives with a tribe of homeless teens -- runaways and throwaways, kids who have no place to go other than the cold city streets, and no family except for one another. Abused, abandoned, and forgotten, they...

When two students arrive at the school dance armed with guns and start shooting into the crowd, their classmates are left to cope with the tragedy and tell in their own words what they thought led to such a horrible act, complete with...

This is a psychological thriller from a bestselling American author. Wrongly accused of her best friend's murder, now she's on the run...When seventeen-year-old Callie Carson is found standing over the body of her best friend holding ...

From Todd Strasser, a "truly shocking" (Kliatt) account of the prison-style workings of teen boot camps.Garrett is an average fifteen-year-old, except that he's in love with an older woman. Even though Garrett gets good grad...

Her street name is Maybe. She lives with a tribe of homeless teens--runaways and throaways, kids who have no place to go other than the cold city streets, and no family except for one another. Abused, abandoned, and forgotten, they st...

Watch your back.Kate Blessing may have made it to senior year, but being the boss of her family has taken its toll. With the cracks in the Blessing front starting to show, their weaknesses are becoming apparent. As Kate tries to keep ...

What if the bomb had actually been dropped? What if your family was the only one with a shelter?In the summer of 1962, the possibility of nuclear war is all anyone talks about. But Scott's dad is the only one in the neighborhood who a...

Featuring a new trim size and a new line look, Todd Strasser's acclaimed account of school violence that Kirkus Reviews calls "vivid, distressing, and all too real."For as long as they can remember, Brendan and Gary have bee...

Bolita (Bo for short) and Kyle are not exactly in the same clique: She's the shy girl working backstage at the school play, and he's front and center as Time Zone High's star quarterback. But then Kyle blows out his knee, quits footba...

In a gripping novel with a plot pulled from the headlines, Todd Strasser turns his attention to gang life in the inner-city projects. DeShawn is a teenager growing up in the projects. Most of his friends only see one choice: join up t...

When Dan and his family go from middle class to homeless, issues of injustice rise to the forefront in this relatable, timely novel from Todd Strasser that VOYA calls "poignant," "darkly humorous," and "except...

"A powerful novel…that is especially timely." —Booklist (starred review)"Taut, compact, and suspenseful, the novel raises important questions about war." —Kirkus ReviewsFrom award-winning author Todd Strasser...

It ain't easy being the boss....Life's been tough for Kate Blessing. Her parents are still on the outs, the family's about to hit the mattresses, and one of their own is threatening to pull rank. Kate's also managing two guys: one who...

From the author of The Wavecomes a poignant and timely novel about a group of seventh graders who are brought together—and then torn apart—by an afterschool club that plays a video game based on WW2. There's a new ...

pThis novel dramatizes an incident that took place in a California school in 1969. A teacher creates an experimental movement in his class to help students understand how people could have followed Hitler. The results are astounding. ...