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Open Secrets
A teen girl faces sexual harassment and misogyny when she tries to succeed in the local music scene.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL550L
The Player
A gay hockey player in a secret relationship with a teammate worries how coming out will affect their chances in the sport.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL370L
No Known Address
A teen in conflict with his parents searches for a place to live and a way to keep his life together.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL530L
No One's Baby
To make decisions for the future, you have to find out the truth about your past$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: 620L
Spin Out
A teen has to come to terms with his life when online car-racing and reality collide.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3
Locked Up
A teen fears that years in juvenile detention have made it impossible for him to make a life in the outside world.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL520L
On the Run
A teen realizes the only way to stop ending up back in juvenile detention is to take responsibility for his decisions.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: HL580L
Push Back
Zaine enters a restorative justice agreement to avoid criminal charges. But will his rage or some new gang members land him back on the streets first?$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL600L
Cold Grab
Recently arrived from the Philippines, Angelo needs friends to fit in, but he gets in with a group of teens involved in crime.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL560L
Gang Girl
As a newcomer from Russia, 16-year-old Sasha thinks she has found a new start in a girls' volunteerism group. But she quickly learns the group is really a front for a girl gang and has to find a way out.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL600L
SideStreets Teacher's Resource Guide
Outlines, activities and ideas to help teachers guide students reading SideStreets books in the classroom.
$14.95, Loose-leafInterest ages: 14-18
Epic Fail
Three teenagers from a multiracial, mixed-income neighborhood face the consequences of a traumatic sexual assault when photos of the incident appear online. A tough but realistic story about teen relationships, rape culture and how social media can magnify its impact.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4
Ride or Die
Kanika, a 15-year-old Black girl from a small town, is lured into the sex trade when she falls for an older teenage boy. Based on true-events, this book recounts the physical and emotional abuse experienced by young victims of sex trafficking, and how one girl survives and escapes.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL610L
Saving Grad
Vienna, a mixed Native American teen, and her mother struggle to escape her step-father's constant violence by moving to a new city to start new lives.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: HL610L
Dark Side
When ending it all seems like the only way out$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 610L
Dead to Me
Ever since Logan found out that his uncle was involved in his dad's death, he's been full of resentment — until he gets in trouble with the law and realizes he needs to face up to his anger.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: 600L
Riot School
Five teens break into a small-town high school over the decision to close their school. How far they will go to protest having no control over decisions that affect their lives?$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 700L
Rez Runaway
Raised on an Indian reserve, seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief runs away when his devout Christian community discovers he is gay.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 600L
Cutter Boy
All Travis wants is a slice of life
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 14-18Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: HL640L