Peggy Kern

A riveting and powerful story of a runaway girl lured into prostitution in New York City, perfect for fans of Ellen Hopkins and Patricia McCormick. What do you do if you're in trouble? When Michelle runs away from her drug-addicted mother, she has just enough money to make it to New York City, where she hopes to move in with a friend. But once she arrives at the bustling Port Authority, she is confronted with the terrifying truth: She is alone and out of options. Then she meets Devon, a good-looking, well-dressed guy who emerges from the crowd armed with a kind smile, a place for her to stay, and eyes that seem to understand exactly how she feels. But Devon is not who he seems to be, and soon Michelle finds herself engulfed in the world of child prostitution, where he becomes her "Daddy" and she is his "Little Peach." It is a world of impossible choices, where the line between love and abuse, captor and savior, is blurred beyond recognition. This hauntingly vivid story illustrates the human spirit's indomitable search for home and one girl's struggle to survive.

Little Peach

Fifteen-year-old Harold becomes the man of the house after his grandmother is injured. Overwhelmed by expenses and the threat of being taken by social services, Harold falls into the drug business. Bluford High.

No Way Out

John Langan

D. M. Blackwell

Paul Langan

Ben Alirez

Anne Schroff

Set in contemporary urban America, fifteen young adult novels focus on the lives of a group of high school students and their families.

A Collection of Fifteen Books

The Bluford Series

After ignoring the changes in her body over the last few weeks, Bluford High student Liselle Mason realizes she can't forget her brief relationship with Oscar Price and struggles to cope with her increasing panic after her brother notices her growing belly.

The Test

Afraid of being taken from his grandmother and placed in a foster home, Harold Davis, a Bluford High freshman, begins to work for the neighborhood drug dealer, Londell James, but Harold's choice leads him to world more dangerous than he could have imagined.

Peggy Kern

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