Donna Shelton

Dawn and Perry are best friends. That's until Brian finally notices Dawn. Brian is a real catch and Dawn can't quite believe her luck. Suddenly there's not enough time for Perry. Not enough time when his big secret becomes public knowledge and the hurt, shame and abuse become too much to bear. Not enough time when he needed her most. And so begins Dawn's battle through guilt and despair to find life again – a life after loss.Breaking Dawn is a title in the highly contemporary Cutting Edge fiction series for young adults. The series features fast-paced quick reads. Each book focuses on difficult topics and situations that many teenagers will have experienced first-hand or through friends.Breaking Dawn is ideal for readers aged 14+ with a reading age of 12+.

Breaking Dawn

On her first day at a new school, Ana finds a surprise from her mom in her backpack. The good luck charm turns her whole day around. But the lucky object has a dark side too. Can Ana get rid of it before her luck runs out? In the fictional town of Scarecrow, California, tweens keep discovering mysterious and sometimes magical objects at the Vintage Rose Antique Shop. When they take these objects home, strange things begin to happen. Does the family who inherited the store have an active imagination? Or is the store really haunted? Each story is a tale about a specific relic found at the store. Stories will appeal to the most reluctant reader who enjoys the mysterious and somewhat creepy.

Lucky Me

Teresa Schaeffer

Peter Lancett

Emily Andrews

Frances Cross

Sample Set: 6 Books (1 each of 6 titles) Titles Include: Breaking Dawn, Seeing Red, The Questions Within, The Finer Points of Becoming Machine, Marty's Diary, and The Only Brother. This is a series for young adults who find conventional fiction irrelevant or too hard to read. The series takes an honest and hard-hitting approach to subject matter that many teens will identify with, such as self-abuse, family breakdown, suicide, and sexuality. At 25,000 to 35,000 words, the books are shorter than your average novel, but still look like a trade paperback. The clear, carefully chosen font is slightly larger than normal, and paragraphs are broken with a space.

Cutting Edge

Laila M. Dawson

María C. Lucas Murillo

Beginning Spanish

Con brio!, Loose-leaf Print WileyPLUS

Themes: Moving, Sibling Relationships, Friendship, Fitting In, Supernatural, Mystery, Fiction, Tween, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. When a relative she never knew passes away, TenleyÍs life gets turned upside down. Her dad inherits his auntÍs home and antique shop. But both are in the gloomy town of Scarecrow, California. Tenley has to leave her whole life behind and start over at a new school. Not only does her brother embarrass her on the first day, but she also becomes the target of a bully. Just when it seems like things canÍt get any worse, she makes a strange discovery at her parentsÍ antique shop. ThereÍs a secret room filled with creepy objectsand one of them is up to no good. Will Tenley be able to solve the mystery of the secret room before anyone gets hurt? In the fictional town of Scarecrow, California, tweens keep discovering mysterious and sometimes magical objects at the Vintage Rose Antique Shop. When they take these objects home, strange things begin to happen. Does the family who inherited the store have an active imagination? Or is the store really haunted? Each story is a tale about a specific relic found at the store. Stories will appeal to the most reluctant reader who enjoys the mysterious and somewhat creepy.

The Secret Room

Themes: Hi-Lo, Bullying, sexuality (features gay character), suicide. This is a series for young adults who find conventional fiction irrelevant or too hard to read. The series takes an honest and hard-hitting approach to subject matter that many teens will identify with, such as self-abuse, family breakdown, suicide, and sexuality. At 25,000 to 35,000 words, the books are shorter than your average novel, but still look like a trade paperback. The clear, carefully chosen font is slightly larger than normal, and paragraphs are broken with a space. Themes include: bullying, sexuality, suicide - Perry and Dawn have been glued at the hip since first grade. Their bond was instantaneous. The two had their own little language for their own little world. Perry came from a broken home, but at Dawn's house, he was accepted for who he was--homosexual. But during her senior year in high school Dawn falls in love with Perry's secret crush. As Dawn dates the popular high school football player, their lifelong friendship is torn apart by jealousy.

When Dawn begins neglecting her best friend Perry to hang out with her new boyfriend, Brian, their friendship deteriorates to the point where Dawn reveals a dangerous secret that could prove devastating.

Donna Shelton

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