Stellar

No food. No money. Nowhere to live. This novel by Eric Walters about runaways and life on the streets is reminiscent of Barbara Haworth-Attard's "Theories of Relativity" - the first winner of the Stellar Book Award.

When she arrives to spend Thanksgiving with her actress mother, sixteen-year-old Leigh is horrified to discover that her mother is planning to marry the producer who had fired Leigh the summer before and whose daughters are determined to sabotage their father's relationship as well as any hopes of reviving Leigh's budding acting career.

Fifteen-year-old Kendra Bishop quickly regrets her rash decision to write to a new reality television show when she finds herself in Monterey, California, living with a large family of activists rather than in a Manhattan apartment with her uptight, money-oriented parents.

Fourteen-year-old Teresa Tolliver struggles to fit in with the "normal" kids in her school.

Fourteen-year-old Ben Friedman flees Nazi Germany only to find himself in a battle for his life and his soul.

This young adult historical novel focuses on Charlotte and her family, Loyalists who are forced to flee their home in the Mohawk Valley as a result of the violence of the Sons of Freedom during the American Revolution. At the beginning, fifteen-year-old Charlotte Hooper is separated from her sweetheart, Nick, who sympathizes with the Rebels. The war has already taken the lives of her three brothers, and it is with a sense of desperation that Charlotte and her parents begin the long trek north to the safety of Fort Carleton.

The daughter of Ulster's mighiest warrior must find her own path through grief, pain and wonder.

It has been a few months since Jade discovered her strange new "powers"-- and she's pretty sure that a dream is no longer just a dream. Especially these dreams. How else do you explain seeing someone in your sleep who ends up on the front page of the morning paper, the victim of a murder? And what happens when one of the intended victims turns out to be someone a little too close to home? This time Jade is more than willing to use her abilities to solve the murder. But will she figure it out in time?

Ronnie Page loves her life at Raven's, an idyllic mountain lodge that her family has owned for generations. But suddenly tragedy destroys her bliss. The family must sell Raven's and move to Shelter Bay. When Ronnie is accused of murder, even she is uncertain of her absolute guilt or innocence, but one thing is clear: everyone has something to hide in this bittersweet tale.

Eighteen-year-old Jace travels to Mexico with his family to celebrate his birthday, while still dealing with the death of his older brother.