Bestselling author Tony Abbott’s YA novel-in-verse is an unflinching and heartbreaking look at a boy’s junk-filled life, and the ways he finds redemption and hope, perfect for fans of The Crossover and Long Way Down. Junk. That’s what the kids at school call Bobby Lang, mostly because his rundown house looks like a junkyard, but also because they want to put him down. Trying desperately to live under the radar at school—and at the home he shares with his angry, neglectful father—Bobby develops a sort of proud loneliness. The only buffer between him and the uncaring world is his love of the long, wooded trail between school and home. Life grinds along quietly and hopelessly for Bobby until he meets Rachel. Rachel is an artist who sees him in a way no one ever has. Maybe it’s because she has her own kind of junk, and a parent who hates what Rachel is: gay. Together the two embark on journeys to clean up the messes that fill their lives, searching against all odds for hope and redemption. Narrated in Bobby’s unique voice in arresting free verse, this novel will captivate readers right from its opening lines, urging them on page after page, all the way to its explosive conclusion.

Tar loves Gemma, but Gemma doesn't want to be tied down - not to anyone or anything. Gemma wants to fly. But no one can fly forever. One day, somehow, finally you have to come down. Commissioned and produced by Oxford Stage Company, Junk premiered at The Castle, Wellingborough, in January 1998 and went on to tour throughout the UK in 1998 and 1999. "John Retallack's excellent adaptation of Melvin Burgess's controversial Carnegie Medal winning novel is splendidly unpatronising...a truly cautionary tale" (Independent)

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In 'Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's,' Laura Lee Hope intricately weaves a heartwarming tale of six siblings going on a summer vacation with their Aunt Jo. Set in the early 20th century, the book explores themes of family, adventure, and maturation. Written in a classic children's literature style, the book is filled with vivid descriptions and engaging dialogues that transport the reader to the idyllic countryside. Hope's attention to detail in character development and setting makes this a charming and timeless read. Laura Lee Hope, a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, created the 'Six Little Bunkers' series to provide wholesome entertainment for children. Her background in children's literature and her ability to capture the innocence and wonder of childhood shine through in this delightful book. I highly recommend 'Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's' to readers of all ages who enjoy heartwarming family stories and nostalgic depictions of early 20th-century life.

After eight years of torment, Alex realizes that his father's friend can help him and that makes him very confused and angry, because he can not understand why he had to suffer for eight years! Alex lives in a village that everyone hates him. All but Gary and a beautiful fifteen-year-old girl named Anahita. But being with Alex is a death sentence for anyone but Gary. He goes to his father's house at night, which is now in ruins and Anahita secretly takes food for him while this makes Alex angry, because it has death sentence for Anahita and he does not want Anahita to be punished, but Anahita does not care. That night, some young boys see them and want to tell the Keyholder, but suddenly something strange happens and all the boys are killed in a strange way. Stranger than that, Anahita realizes that Alex remembers nothing about the boys coming. Anahita does not say anything to him, while the question for her is how they were killed.

Heart attacks happen to other people #thingsIthoughtweretrue When Morgan's mom gets sick, it's hard not to panic. Without her mother, she would have no one—until she finds out the dad who walked out on her as a baby isn't as far away as she thought... Adam is a stuck-up, uptight jerk #thingsIthoughtweretrue Now that they have a summer job together, Morgan's getting to know the real Adam, and he's actually pretty sweet...in a nerdy-hot kind of way. He even offers to go with her to find her dad. Road trip, anyone? 5000 Twitter followers are all the friends I need #thingsIthoughtweretrue With Adam in the back seat, a hyper chatterbox named Amy behind the wheel, and plenty of Cheetos to fuel their trip, Morgan feels ready for anything. She's not expecting a flat tire, a missed ferry, a fake girlfriend...and that these two people she barely knew before the summer started will become the people she can't imagine living without.