The Dark Unwinding

Girl in Reverse

The World of Norm

The Secret Box

Absolutely Truly

Abuelita's American Dream: A Puerto Rican Migrant's Story

Maizy Chen's Last Chance

King of the Screwups

Set in Northern California in the late ’70s, this timeless coming-of-age story examines the nature of evil, the art of storytelling, and the possibility of redemption.

Fifteen-year-old RJ Armante has never known a life outside his dead-end hometown of Arcangel, CA. The Blackjacks still rule as they have for generations, luring the poorest kids into their monopoly on petty crime. For years, they’ve left RJ alone…until now.

When the Blackjacks come knocking, they want RJ to prey upon an old loner. But RJ is at his breaking point. It’s not just about the gang who rules the town. It’s about Charley, his younger brother, who is disabled. It’s about Roxanne, the girl he can’t reach. It’s about the kids in his crew who have nothing to live for. If RJ is to resist, he must fight to free Arcangel of its past.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Dark Unwinding

Sharon Cameron, 2012

Girl in Reverse

Barbara Stuber, 2014

The World of Norm

K.M. Soehnlein, 2000

The Secret Box

Whitaker Ringwald, 2014

Absolutely Truly

Heather Vogel Frederick, 2014

Abuelita's American Dream: A Puerto Rican Migrant's Story

Danise B Sumner, Lola Usupova, 2023

Maizy Chen's Last Chance

Lisa Yee, 2022

King of the Screwups

K.L. Going, 2009