Dark Room Etiquette

Two or Three Things I Forgot to Tell You

If He Had Been with Me

Kindness for Weakness

The Jam Doughnut That Ruined My Life

Extraordinary Means

The Mockingbirds

Geography Club

When Adam Blake lands the best elective ever in his senior year, serving as an aide to the school psychologist, he thinks he’s got it made. Sure, it means a lot of sitting around, which isn’t easy for a guy with ADHD, but he can’t complain, since he gets to spend the period texting all his friends. Then the doctor asks him to track down the troubled freshman who keeps dodging her, and Adam discovers that the boy is Julian—the foster brother he hasn’t seen in five years.

Adam is ecstatic to be reunited. At first, Julian seems like the boy he once knew. He’s still kindhearted. He still writes stories and loves picture books meant for little kids. But as they spend more time together, Adam realizes that Julian is keeping secrets, like where he hides during the middle of the day, and what’s really going on inside his house. Adam is determined to help him, but his involvement could cost both boys their lives…

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Dark Room Etiquette

Robin Roe, 2022

Two or Three Things I Forgot to Tell You

Joyce Carol Oates, 2012

If He Had Been with Me

Laura Nowlin, 2013

Kindness for Weakness

Shawn Goodman, 2013

The Jam Doughnut That Ruined My Life

Mark Lowery, 2015

Extraordinary Means

Robyn Schneider, 2015

The Mockingbirds

Daisy Whitney, 2010

Geography Club

Brent Hartinger, 2003