Three girls could not be more different. Kaelynn lived with her grandmother, an old lady with a mean streak. Yessenia left an abusive stepfather to live with her boyfriend s mother. Lyric was from a good family. Pretty and popular in school. How did she end up pregnant and at Pathways? They met at the county program. It was more comfortable than attending the town s one high school, isolated and with growing bellies. They could still take regular classes. And hopefully graduate on time. Each girl soon relies on their growing friendship, which will see them through the drama.From the Great Plains to the borderlands to the Mississippi Delta, rural America is struggling. The population is shrinking. And the economy is shifting away from agriculture. Without a safety net, rural families struggle with depression, drug abuse, alcoholism, and other problems. Gravel Road Rural addresses the contemporary issues affecting rural America in an unflinching way.

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Emma Swanson has always been in the shadows at Summit Middle School. Her family's wealth and power have not helped her win any popularity contests. But Mai and Carson make Emma realize that she doesn't need to be part of the in crowd to be happy...read more

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Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ronette Bradley hasn't exactly been an ideal student. Certainly she's no over-achiever. But she's caught a lucky break. And she's determined not to screw up. Part romance--part confessional--part college adventures--each novel is approximately 28,000 words--160 pages...read more

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ronette Bradley hasn't exactly been an ideal student. Certainly she's no over-achiever. But she's caught a lucky break. And she's determined not to screw up. Part romance--part confessional--part college adventures--each novel is approximately 28,000 words--160 pages...read more

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ronette Bradley hasn't exactly been an ideal student. Certainly she's no over-achiever. But she's caught a lucky break. And she's determined not to screw up. Part romance--part confessional--part college adventures--each novel is approximately 28,000 words--160 pages...read more

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ronette Bradley hasn't exactly been an ideal student. Certainly she's no over-achiever. But she's caught a lucky break. And she's determined not to screw up. Part romance--part confessional--part college adventures--each novel is approximately 28,000 words--160 pages...read more

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Product Description: Brandi is smart and outgoing, but sometimes insecure and gullible. Marisa is graceful and articulate, but often too driven. Shane is a natural leader with a lot of spirit, but rebellious and headstrong. The girls have been inseparable since middle school...read more

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Brandi is smart and outgoing, but sometimes insecure and gullible. Marisa is graceful and articulate, but often too driven. Shane is a natural leader with a lot of spirit, but rebellious and headstrong...read more

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Brandi is smart and outgoing, but sometimes insecure and gullible. Marisa is graceful and articulate, but often too driven. Shane is a natural leader with a lot of spirit, but rebellious and headstrong...read more

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The real-estate experts from HGTV's Designed to Sell share the secrets for successful real estate sales, furnishing the practical tools and techniques one needs to sell a home for maximum profit, with tips on how to select a real estate agent, understand buyer motivations, accentuate a home's strengths, develop clear sales goals, make the right repairs and renovations, and more. Original. 30,000 first printing.