by Susan Katz Miller (2013)
"Susan Katz Miller grew up with a Jewish father and Christian mother, and was raised Jewish. Now in an interfaith marriage herself, she is one of the growing number of Americans who are boldly electing to raise children with both faiths, rather than in one religion or the other (or without religion). In [this book], Miller draws on original surveys and interviews with parents, students, teachers, and clergy, as well as on her own journey, to chronicle this controversial grassroots movement"--Dust jacket flap.
Ginger Jamison
When Ryan Beecher returns home after a long deployment in Afghanistan, Lexy barely recognizes her husband. The man who left was cruel and abusive. The man who came back is a badly injured stranger with no memory of their life together. Lexy can't believe how much Ryan has changed. The wounded Marine is now gentle, caring and tender. Can Lexy trust this lover who seems to live only for her pleasure ... as he seeks his salvation in her healing embrace?
Isabel Quintero
Sixteen-year-old Gabi Hernandez chronicles her senior year in high school as she copes with her friend Cindy's pregnancy, friend Sebastian's coming out, her father's meth habit, her own cravings for food and cute boys, and especially, the poetry that helps forge her identity. With unfailing honesty, sixteen-year-old Gabi records her thoughts about her joyous, heartrending, and life-changing senior year. The plot contains pervasive profanity and mature themes.
Hannah Roberts McKinnon
When her older sister, Marni, is paralyzed jumping off the cliffs into the lake near their house, twelve-year-old Lace feels responsible for the accident and struggles to find a way to help heal her family.
Stephanie Hemphill
When a new glassblower arrives to help in the family business, the attraction Maria feels for him causes a web of conflicting emotions to grow even more tangled.