War is hell but not in this book of truth-telling fiction. Crank up the Creedence because we're going to 'Nam and learning what the war was really like.

The true story of a gang member's journey into and out of la vida loca. And not one Ricky Martin joke.

A young boy gets blowed up, his family get super sad, and then we wrap it all up pretty easy with a rather genre ending to a literary tale.

A boy goes to live on a farm with a complete psychopath. But in a fun way.

A young girl goes with her family on vacation, she reflects on a dead classmate, and her dog doesn't die but the book won a Newberry Honor anyway.

A fat kid gets introduced into the punk rock life by a manic junkie dream dude and we all learn a lesson about being aware of all the life around us.

A young girl tells her horrifying story and if you don't need a shower after this one then you need to go to church.

A collection of poems by teenagers so get ready for some modern angst of Holden Caulfield levels.

When a black man kills the men who raped his daughter, a small southern town loses its damn mind.

A problematic author with a story containing a very muddled message about suicide.