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Jump the Cracks
DeKeyser, Stacy
978-0-73871-274-1 • $9.95
Trade Paperback Original • 5.19 x 8 • 216 pages
Fifteen-year-old Victoria is fuming when her dad fails once again to be at the train station like he’s promised. When she sees a teen mother stash her bruised little boy in the train’s bathroom and get off the train alone, Victoria makes a split-second decision. She boards the next train out of town—taking the toddler with her.
Winner of the Connecticut Press Club’s 2009 Communication Award (YA Fiction)
All the Wrong Chords
Deriso, Christine Hurley
978-1-63583-010-1 • $11.99
Trade Paperback Original • 5.25 x 8 • 280 pages
Dealing with the death of her brother, teenager Scarlett Stiles joins a rock band and falls hard for the band’s lead singer and local “bad boy.”
“[T]he story touches on the timely topic of opioid addiction while maintaining a swift and light narrative flow.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Hurley Deriso skillfully handles the delicate topic of drug addiction, humanizing this national epidemic while also creating a believable and breezy love story”—School Library Journal
Then I Met My Sister
Deriso, Christine Hurley
978-0-73872-581-9 • $9.95
Trade Paperback Original • 5.19 x 8 • 288 pages
Summer Stetson lives inside a shrine to
her dead sister. Eclipsed by Shannon’s greatness, Summer feels like she’s a constant disappointment to everyone. All that changes when she receives a special birthday gift: Shannon’s diary. Is this lovestruck, mom- bashing badass the same Shannon everyone raves about?
“Deriso illuminates a complex family that, despite the faults of every member, emerges as strong and loving. An absorbing story teens will connect with.” —Kirkus Reviews
“[W]ill be enjoyed by fans of Sarah Dessen and girls who want a realistic drama, a bit of romance, and
not an overload of angst.”—Booklist
Things I’d Rather Do Than Die
Deriso, Christine Hurley
978-1-63583-022-4 • $11.99
Trade Paperback Original • 5.25 x 8 • 304 pages
When the two most mismatched seniors at Walt Whitman High School find themselves locked in an aerobics room overnight, their confinement forces them to push past the labels they’ve assigned each other and they share a night they’ll never forget.
“The main characters are both complex and delightful. An inspirational read that readers can appreciate.”—Booklist
Thirty Sunsets
Deriso, Christine Hurley
978-0-73873-991-5 • $9.99
Trade Paperback Original • 5.19 x 8 • 240 pages
For Forrest Shepherd, getting away to the family’s beach house is the best part of the summer. But this year, Forrest’s relaxing vacation falls into turmoil as painful family secrets are revealed. She finds solace in Scott, a guy she meets on the beach, and starts ignoring her friends’ warnings that Scott is a player . . . or worse.
“Deriso has a knack for families, filling them with flawed people who maintain their bonds with love.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A feel-good romance . . . that packs a big wallop.” —School Library Journal
Tragedy Girl
Deriso, Christine Hurley
978-0-73874-703-3 • $11.99
Trade Paperback Original • 5.25 x 8 • 240 pages
Anne and Blake are perfect together. They both bring sob stories to the table: her parents died in a car wreck; his girlfriend drowned. But even as Anne starts to feel she’s finally found something good in all the tragedy, she can’t ignore signs that something’s not right with Blake.
“A deftly plotted psychological mystery.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Should appeal to fans of both April Henry’s thrillers and Sarah Dessen’s realistic romances.”—Booklist
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