Relates the angst-ridden life of fourteen-year-old Libby Madrigal as she tries to deal with her unhappily married alcoholic father and overeating mother, moving to a new town, and finding the perfect boy to "seriously" kiss.

To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription meds wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired.

Rose, nearly sixteen, is used to traveling around with her alcoholic father but connects with the people of a small, coastal Australian town, especially classmate Pearl and reclusive Edie, who teaches her to sew a magical dress for the Harvest Festival while a mystery unfolds around them.

When his mother's drinking problem causes him to spend several months with country relatives in upstate Wisconsin, sixteen-year-old Carl begins to build a new life for himself, only to see it threatened by a serious mistake from his painful past.

Marcelle is clean and sober, attending a tough-love version of after-school rehab, and barely hanging out with her user friends. One night she gets a text from her best friend, Hannah, asking Marcelle to cover for her. The next morning, Hannah is missing. Marcelle was the last one to hear from her... and now she's lying to everyone about the text, and more. -- adapted from jacket

Eleven-year-old Edgar and his mother move to Dawson, a town in Yukon, Canada, for a new start, but when Edgar fears his mother's destructive behavior will force them to leave, he turns to a dog named Benjamin to help him stop the worst from happening.

Marty Pig tiene, a sus catorce an̋os, una vida complicada: se burlan de su nombre, tiene un padre alcohólico y está enamorado de su vecina, que tiene novio. Unos días antes de Navidad, se encuentra con que el cadáver de su padre yace en la sala y tiene dos opciones: llamar a la policía o esconder el cuerpo y fingir inocencia. Martyn opta por la segunda, sobre todo, porque está harto de que no lo dejen tranquilo. Logra salir avante de la investigación...