The Castle Key

Let's Party (Two of a Kind, No. 8)

Me and Luke

Facts Speak for Themselves, The

Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me

Is Everyone Moonburned but Me?

Going Through the Gate

Hero

Ages 13 years & over. Gritty, heartfelt and ultimately redemptive stories for young adults. At 64 Wilnut Street. A fifteen-storey brick building butted against a pocket of comfortable houses, some of which have pools and three-car garages. Two teenagers slouch outside the front door, the lock broken again. A shopping cart lies abandoned in the lobby. The halls hang heavily with the smell of roach spray and a rivalry of last night's dinners. And behind each tightly locked apartment door lie the hidden stories and unspoken dreams of the people who live there. Against the backdrop of this inner-city building, thirteen teenagers labour to overcome the challenges in their lives. There is David, who tries to talk to his father's ghost, and Jennifer, who flirts with men she does not want. Asim, who faces hatred directed against his Muslim family, and Allie, who spends the night on suicide watch over her depressed mother. These intimate stories reveal the troubled encounters and secret hopes of the teens who live in "The Building" as they struggle to turn obstacles into opportunities and make their way in the larger world.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Castle Key

Karen Krossing, 2000

Let's Party (Two of a Kind, No. 8)

Megan Stine, 1999

Me and Luke

Audrey O'Hearn, 2005

Facts Speak for Themselves, The

Brock Cole, 1997

Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me

Katy Kelly, 2004

Is Everyone Moonburned but Me?

Stella Pevsner, 2000

Going Through the Gate

Janet S. Anderson, 1997

Hero

Pete Johnson, 2010