Ellen Hopkins

"Told in dual perspectives through unsent letters, this heartbreaking novel follows 17-year-old twins Storm and Lake, separated in the foster care system, as they each take different paths--one incarcerated and one living on the streets--and fight to find their way back to each other"--

Written in free verse, explores how three teenagers try to cope with the consequences of their mother's addiction to crystal meth and its effects on their lives.

Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love.

Seventeen-year-old Pattyn, the eldest daughter of a large Mormon family, is sent to her aunt's Nevada ranch for the summer, where she temporarily escapes her alcoholic, abusive father and finds love and acceptance, only to lose everything when she returns home.

Describes the equipment, skills, conservation issues, and safety concerns of freshwater fishing.

Told in two voices, sixth-grade cousins Hannah and Cal learn a lot about family when circumstances throw them together under one roof and Hannah's love of order clashes with Cal's chaotic behavior.--

Kristina Snow is the perfect daughter, but she meets a boy who introduces her to drugs and becomes a very different person, struggling to control her life and her mind. Kristina is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. Then she meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild ride turns into a struggle for her mind, her soul--her life. Ellen Hopkins, whom mediabistro.com has called "the bestselling living poet...

Provides an overview of the types of vehicles used by the United States Air Force and their purposes.

For as long as she can remember, it?s been just Ariel and Dad. Ariel?s mom disappeared when she was a baby. Dad says home is wherever the two of them are, but Ariel is now seventeen and after years of new apartments, new schools, and new faces, all she wants is to put down some roots. Complicating things are Monica and Gabe, both of whom have stirred a different kind of desire. Maya?s a teenager who?s run from an abusive mother right into the arms...

Provides an overview of the United States Special Forces, including their history, weapons, and vehicles.