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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE. A sweet and subversive coming-of-age novel by award-winning memoirist and screenwriter Ariel Schrag. When Adam Freedman—a skinny, awkward, inexperienced teenager from Piedmont, California—goes to stay with his older sister Casey in New York City, he is hopeful...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, PEOPLE, AND TOWN & COUNTRY NAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE WASHINGTON POST GOTHAM BOOK PRIZE FINALIST MULANEY READS BOOK CLUB PICK A big and big-hearted novel—one enthralling, transformative year in...

Adam Smith has a tent, blankets, a water bottle, friends, and a school voucher. What more could he need? He’s doing great overall, but winter is coming fast, the gangs know his face, and he is failing cooking class! Choices have to be made. Stay and fight, or run? But if he stays, how will he survive? And if he runs, will she come with him?

The Ninharsug Award for Science is rarely given. Adam has won it. With it he can choose his future. Rebelling against his parents, Adam follows his crib-mate, Evie, into the Fleet Academy. Once there he falls afoul of the Psychic Wing, the menacing new branch of Space Fleet, who has recruited Evie. He is determined to save her. But first he must save himself. The Psychics plan to usurp the throne of the Ancient of Days, leader of the Most High Federation of Planets, and Adam stands in their way.

A 15-year-old boy who calls himself Adam Smith is alone and poor, struggling to survive. Adam must work to eat and stay warm and clothed. During his difficult journey toward adulthood, he deceives his way back to school, makes friends and enemies, contemplates the mysterious world of relationships, and discovers a secret that might just save his life and the lives of many others in the dangerous city.

Adam Dupree is at a literal crossroad of life. Dupree’s life has become a living hell, and it’s time to make a change. Turn right and end it. Or, turn left, break free, and see where life takes him. That one decision sends Dupree on an epic journey of rediscovery, as he attempts to understand the mystery inside himself. Moving down a literal and figurative highway, his life attains meaning by defending the weak, protecting the poor, and standing up for what is right in an unjust world.

Can one person change the world? Can a book? Crimes Against Posterity is the story of how an orphan’s tragic beginnings lead to a revolutionary movement that sweeps the globe. A must-listen for anyone who believes in the possibility of a better tomorrow.

As a small child, Terry Haynes is involved in a fatal car accident, losing everyone he loved. Amy Doorie is a small-town girl who wants nothing more than to escape her mundane life. After 10 years away, Terry returns, but not as the same person. With secrets that he cannot explain, can Terry be with Amy without risking her life? With a mysterious stalker determined to make his fears a reality, can Terry keep the life he has always wanted?

As a small child, Terry Haynes is involved in a fatal car accident, losing everyone he loved. Amy Doorie is a small-town girl who wants nothing more than to escape her mundane life. After 10 years away, Terry returns, but not as the same person. With secrets that he cannot explain, can Terry be with Amy without risking her life? With a mysterious stalker determined to make his fears a reality, can Terry keep the life he has always wanted?

Bailey Reynolds never thought she would never in her life have to choose between someone that will give her everything she wants and someone that makes her feel like she is everything in his life. How does this southern spitfire choose between what her heart wants versus what her head tells her she wants?

As a small child, Terry Haynes is involved in a fatal car accident, losing everyone he loved. Amy Doorie is a small-town girl who wants nothing more than to escape her mundane life. After 10 years away, Terry returns, but not as the same person. With secrets that he cannot explain, can Terry be with Amy without risking her life? With a mysterious stalker determined to make his fears a reality, can Terry keep the life he has always wanted?