Thriller. Fifteen-year-old Hope Shay is an aspiring actress attending the elite Starwood Academy for the Performing Arts, but, as the story opens, she's in a mental institution trying to explain why she and her boyfriend Logan staged her own abduction. As Hope recalls her freshman year at Starwood, where she and Logan starred in Romeo and Juliet and planned to run away to New York or Los Angeles together, you'll begin to wonder--is Hope really telling the truth? This is bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard's first YA novel--and, if you like to read while on the edge of your seat, it's definitely worth checking out.

Fiction. In this touching, though often funny story, Mia's mother dies of cancer only 12 days after being diagnosed. As Mia tries to come to terms with her crushing grief and the fears and anxieties it brings, her father has a heart attack and undergoes bypass surgery, leaving Mia and her sister Alex to wonder if they'll lose both parents in less than a year. How do you heal a broken heart? How can you trust in life again? As Mia struggles to find out, she slowly begins to recover from her loss and move forward with her life.

Fiction. All Scott thinks about is how his varsity baseball team will fare in the citywide championship--if they win, his dreams of becoming a pro ballplayer will be that much closer. He's not at all prepared for what happens in the days leading up to the tournament: his best friend and teammate, Travis, announces that he's gay. Now paranoid that he may have contracted AIDS from his friend, Scott secretly takes an HIV test. As he anxiously awaits the results and gets ready for the tournament, Scott discovers there's much for him to learn about his best friend--and about his own prejudices.

Got style? Put it to good use by making your own clothing, beauty products, fashion accessories, decorations, and so much more with the help of this hip guide to DIY for teenage girls. Though it includes easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations for each project, it also encourages you to be creative so that your final products are your own unique creations. Whether you're making something for yourself or as a gift for someone special, this book may soon be your definitive source for DIY inspiration.

Do you have your own car? Or--do you want to show your parents you'd know how to take care of a car if you got one? Then look no further than this handy guide to car maintenance and repair. It helpfully describes a car's major systems, explains what can go wrong and how to make simple repairs, discusses what you can do to prevent things from going wrong, and also provides useful tips on how to deal with a mechanic when you can't take care of the problem yourself. Whether you're driving a Ford or a Ferrari, ultimate car savviness is just a book away!

Provides knitting instructions for teens, including diagrammed instructions, solutions for common problems, and ideas for starting a knitting club

Does creative, budget-conscious cooking without animal-product ingredients sound impossible--or, at the very least, not too tasty? Not so! Vegan cook extraordinaire Isa Chandra Moskowitz shares some of her favorite, most delicious recipes in this fabulous cookbook. Isa believes that, like good music, cooking is at its best when it's innovative, experimental, and fun--and her views are reflected in her rockin' recipes, which include Green Goddess Garlic Pizza, Brooklyn Pad Thai, Pumpkin Waffles, Fresh Corn Fritters, and Glazed Orange Scones.

So you want to make your own jewelry--have you ever considered going to your local hardware store for supplies? According to author and trendy industrial designer Hannah Rogge, it's filled with exciting possibilities for creating attractive, one-of-a-kind jewelry. In Hardwear, she details over 20 projects that you can make on a minimal budget in little time--all incorporating hardware store staples such as nuts, bolts, washers, s-hooks, and o-rings. Who knew?

Provides an introduction to hand and machine sewing, and step-by-step instructions for projects including converting jeans to a skirt, a beach bag, and clothes decoration