Physical and Mental Health
Our physical and mental health affects our thinking and behavior. Children and teens need to develop healthy life habits, avoid risky behavior, and cope well with daily stressors. Readers will learn about decisions that protagonists made that affected their physical and mental health. Some of the books tell the stories of people with disabilities, mental illness, and others whose faced mental and physical health challenges.
Counting by 7's
Willow is a twelve-year-old genius. Her world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone.
Romeo and Juliet
Two lovers are destroyed by the hatred of their families for one another in this play about prejudice, innocence, and power.
Speak
Melinda is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now nobody will talk or listen to her.
The First Part Last
In this prequel to HEAVEN, sixteen-year-old Bobby struggles between sleep deprivation, school pressures, and an increasing sense of fear as he cares for his infant daughter, Feather.
The Skin I'm In
Thirteen-year-old Maleeka, uncomfortable because her skin is extremely dark, meets a new teacher with a birthmark on her face. She learns how to value who she is and to accept what she looks like.