Impulse By: Ellen Hopkins

3 Kids
1 Goal- to get better
Tony has had a painful childhood where even his parents didn't believe in him. Tony is gay and because of his painful past he takes prescription drugs, painkillers mostly, to try to stop the pain.

Venessa's Mother is bipolar and her father is off fighting in the war which leaves her with he Grandmother. Venessa's Grandmother is the sweetest lady but the pain of living with her bipolar mother still haunts Venessa and to try to stop the haunting memories she cuts herself.

Conner seems like he has the perfect life on the outside but he is constantaly pushed by his parents to be perfect and achieve as higly as his sister. When the pressures get to be over the top Conner can't deal with it any longer so he puts a gun to his chest and shoots himself but lives.

When the paths of Tony, Venessa, and Conner are intertwined at Aspen Springs Rehab Center for people like Tony, Venessa, and Conner you never know what could happen.

But the real question is who will live to go home??

Glass By: Ellen Hopkins

Kristina continues on her path with Crank, Meth, Glass (whatever you want to call it) and it continues to lead her astray. With her new baby, Hunter, at hand things could get worse, especially after she meets Trey who takes her under his wing and supplies her with Meth . Kristina gets a job at the Seven Eleven which looks like it could be good but you never know. Join Kristina on another whirlwind adventure as her mom kicks her out takes her baby and continues on the wrong path with Glass.

Crank By: Ellen Hopkins

Crank is about a girl named Kristina who is about as good as a girl can be. Good grades, nice friends, good reputation, and never any trouble but when she visits her father, a drug addict, things turn for the worse. Kristina's bad self, which she has named Bree, takes over when she meets a boy named Adam, better know as Buddy, and starts smoking, cranking, and drinking. While doing those things she is raped while she is high and she becomes pregnant and decides she will keep her baby.

Yet there still is the question what will happen to the good Kristina as Bree takes control?

A Crooked Kind Of Perfect By: Linda Urban

Zoe has always dreamed of playing piano, being famous, and playing in carnage hall. When her father comes home with a Perfectone D-60 Organ she is not exactly thrilled. She receives lessons from a teacher and her teacher invites her to proform at a Preform-A-Rama. Maybe she may not be a famous piano player but sometimes perfect is just a little crooked.

You Don't Know Me By: David Klass

John tells his life story, his mother meeting another man, who he calls the man who is not my father. The man who is not his father beats him, abuses him and uses him. At school its not much better, when John asks out Gloria (his crush) she says yes but then takes him to the basement and they get caught and she blames him. After that John couldn't feel any worse but when he is asked out by Violet Hayes who plays Saxophone in the band John plays Tuba in. When John says yes they go to the dance together and they see Gloria who yells at John but they Violet saves John. Finally the man who is not his father is caught by John's mother beating John. John is hospitalized and the man who is not his father finally goes away.

Guitar Girl By: Sarra Manning

When Molly starts a band with her two best friends she never expects to become famous. They begin playing at a couple concerts but nothing much until they meet Dean and his friend T. Then the band takes off. The Hormones become a leading band that every ones talking about and soon Molly is living every ones dream of being famous.

Molly soon realizes that maybe being famous isn't just fun and games. She has to learn to cope with being famous and being the force behind the band or leave.

ZigZag By: Ellen Wittlinger

When Robins boyfriend takes off to a camp all summer in Europe, Robin doesn't know what to do without him until her Aunt and her Cousins whose Husband/Father died recently have asked her to take a cross country trip with them. Robin later finds out how the Fathers death has altered the family. One of them is coping with bulimia while the other is drawing pictures of blood and violence.

Little does Robin know but this cross country trip may not just be a crazy summer with a bunch of pretty messed up relatives but also a whirlwind adventure that is not just about where you end up but the ride there. Join Robin on this life changing and whirlwind adventure.