Short For Teens

It had been an interesting nine months with morning sickness, cravings of all kinds for different foods, and finally the long-awaited time for the precious baby to arrive. Joy can't wait to become a mother...and Hildie is just as excited to become a grandmother, experiencing all of the excitement along with her dear daughter. Hester and Hildie have become the best of friends and while they share the excitement of becoming grandmothers, their daughters are sharing the ups an downs of experiencing their first pregnancies. Life is moving right along for the men in their lives with their ...

Sometimes it takes an outsider to make us see what’s right before our eyes Carolyn Butler likes Todd Keating but he won’t let anyone close enough to find out what he’s really like. And then Diego Lopez comes to town to compete in the sandcastle contest. His sculpted lips, brooding eyes and ripped body take Carolyn’s breath away. Is it any wonder Carolyn is lost in a sandcastle daze? Author’s note: Unlike my regular romance novels, this short story is intended for Young Adult readers. Mona Ingram is the author of over forty sweet, clean romances full of hope, inspiration, and ...

After healing her wounds, our shapeshifting dolphin, Misty, has no feet or a tail. She must rely on her daughter's father, Chris, to help her. Chris is a billionaire who owns a company specializing in prosthetic limbs. While creating new feet and a tail for Misty helps heal Misty physically, it also allows Chris and Misty's estranged relationship to heal.

Paige felt like she was living a terrible nightmare. Her father had lost his job and instead of having turkey and all the trimmings for Thanksgiving dinner, they had a frozen chicken and basic vegetables. There was no pumpkin pie...and there would not be any black Friday shopping! Things were definitely not back to normal when Paige left for school on Monday morning with a sack lunch her mom made. She had always bought a hot lunch with all of her friends and wasn't sure how she was going to explain her way out of that situation! If that wasn't bad enough, she found out in concert choir that...

Gracie sees a chance of fitting in at her South Carolina private school, until a "white trash"-themed Halloween party has her steering clear of the rich kids. Samuel's Tejano family has both stood up to oppression and been a source of it, but now he's ready to own his true sexual identity. A Puerto Rican teen in Utah discovers that being a rodeo queen means embracing her heritage, not shedding it...

A collection of horror/thriller stories with surprise endings to chill you and thrill you to the bone. If you are fans of Twilight Zone, Tales From the Crypt, Night Gallery, Outer Limits, One Step Beyond, and horror stories with a plot and a twist ending, look no further. Billy Wells Horror is your ticket to a journey into the macabre if you dare. The average Amazon review rating on all Billy Wells Horror collections is 4.3!! The terrors include: THE REFRIGERATOR: A man finds a message for help in a used refrigerator that was once owned by vampires in the house where his father died ten ...

The hero of this book is a prune. His journey begins in an ordinary way: he is picked, packed in a box with the rest of the crop, and carried off to the packing shed. But along the way, his life takes an unexpected turn. When his crate tips over, Prune meets Pica, a magpie. As they travel together, they meet Muskrat. The three soon become friends and begin an epic quest that will teach them much about loyalty, adventure, and courage.

In this companion story to Numbers Game, Chan Norwell comes from the perfect citizen family. His mother is chief of the city monitor force, his brother an all-star, and his sister a prodigy - which leaves little wiggle room for a nobody like Chan. He is determined to have his time in the spotlight at last. But he doesn't expect things to go so horribly wrong. Alone, dishonored, and humiliated, Chan can only see one way out.

In this authoritative book by an established mental health writer with advice from experts in the field, Rachel Kelly shares how bringing up her five children in an anxious age, and her work for ten years with young people in schools and at universities, has led to her own psychological growth. Raising resilient teenagers begins with becoming a more resilient—and better informed—parent, someone who has learned to manage their own emotions, become aware of their parenting style, and understand the world our teenagers are growing up in.

Did you know the United States would be completely different without Theodore Roosevelt? There wouldn't be a Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Parks wouldn't be preserved, and the Panama Canal wouldn't exist. He was the youngest to serve as President (at age 42) and the first President to achieve a Nobel Peace Prize. He pioneered government regulation of corporations, supporting reforms that led to reduced working hours and improved working conditions for laborers.

*** Sweet Romance *** *** Compilation of seven Novellas and short stories. *** Falling in love with you best friend is fraught with danger. Resulting in either devastating pain or blissful heaven. Regardless of the outcome it will change a person’s life. All of us yearn for our soul mate. The one person who gets us. Who understands our warped sense of humor. Accepts our foibles and bad habits. That person who both loves and likes us. Quite often that person turns out to be our best friend. If not before then after.

Whether an intrepid reporter, a would-be car thief, or the last human in a world ruled by machines, at the heart of each story Alice is a girl discovering who she really is in worlds that never fail to surprise.

In Houston, NASA's mission to Mars brought "Astrokids" Cal and Leon together. Back in New York one year later, Cal is excited to show his boyfriend the city and finally introduce him to his best friend, Deb, but everything feels different, from the ads posted in Times Square to the location of Cal's favorite falafel cart. Deb has new friends, a new apartment - a new life - and Cal isn't sure of his place in it anymore. Though all Cal wanted a year ago was to come back to Brooklyn, he no longer feels like he belongs.

Let’s be real—life’s messy. People are unpredictable. Feelings get loud. And sometimes you’re just trying to keep your coffee hot and your soul steady. This little book isn’t about being perfect, polished, or religious in the stiff sense. It’s about real talk—about a totally awesome God who shows up in the chaos, the quiet, and even in the “what am I doing with my life?” moments. Inside, you’ll find 31 short bursts of truth, encouragement, and perspective—one for every day of the month, or whenever your soul needs a boost. We’ll talk about Jesus, grace, faith, ...

Master storyteller David Almond presents a beautiful collection of short fiction interwoven with pieces that illuminate the inspiration behind the stories. May Malone is said to have a monster in her house, but what Norman finds there may just be the angel he needs. Joe Quinn's house is noisy with poltergeists, or could it be Davie's raging causing the disturbance?

Richard just wanted a girlfriend - not the apocalypse. Richard Peak's senior year is looking painfully ordinary - fighting for position on the soccer team, his parents' constant arguing, a glaring lack of a girlfriend. He can't wait to graduate and join a soccer team overseas, preferably as far from home as possible. Then the president is assassinated and his life changes forever. As an alarming chain of nationwide terrorist attacks trigger a civil war, Richard finds himself on a dangerous journey for survival.

Harper Reid comes from high society. Everything about her screams money. When Harper’s mother dies suddenly, Harper discovers her life was a lie. She is buried in debt she doesn’t understand and didn’t know she had. She goes for the only solution available: She will become a mail order bride and secure a wealthy husband. Expecting a rich doctor’s salary and home, Harper is stunned to find a humble home complete with Logan’s daughter and his mother-in-law. Can they possibly reconcile their differences and find love?

A powerful collection of short stories telling the tales of a Mexican American childhood ideal for fans of Gary Soto. Welcome to Southern Texas. Meet Loco, a dog with a passion for firecrackers, and Pedro, an altar boy forced to lean a hard lesson from two of the toughest, oldest men ever to serve the Lord. Jordan and Todd are two boys from California who don't know what they're in for when they push their Texas cousins a little too far.

Warning: Short Stories for Middle School Boys Only, Because Girls Have Cooties! is a captivating anthology of fifteen standalone stories, each one a unique exploration of youth, camaraderie, and the trials and triumphs of growing up. The book, penned by the talented Gene J. Miller, is a delightful blend of Tom Sawyer's mischief, Stand by Me's nostalgia, and The Sandlot's youthful exuberance.

Brett Somers had informed his family that in the new year he was going to get married and start a family. The only problem was, he had no prospects in mind and was too old for any of the local eligible girls. He was a man of his word and prided himself on his reputation for following through on the things he said he would do. While massaging his neck and head to relieve his headache pain, he wondered how he was going to make his new year's resolution come to fruition. It couldn't be that hard, could it? Bernice was a young woman in her mid-twenties. She had picked up the nickname of 'Burnie...