by Jerome Brooks (1992)
Infatuated with the teacher who placed her in an honors program, fifteen-year-old Hope becomes spokesman for the gifted students when trouble appears to be simmering between that teacher and another in the program.
Claudia Mills
Twelve-year-old Maggie comes to dread biology class because her favorite teacher is insisting that she dissect a worm, an assignment that makes her feel very squeamish and awakens her to the question of animal rights.
Mariah Fredericks
Two teenagers connect online in a role-playing game which leads them into their own face-to-face, half-acknowledged courtship.
Adele Griffin
Her first week at a new school, shy, plain Delia befriends Amandine, not anticipating the dangerous turns their friendship would take.
Rene Saldana, Jr
Three Mexican American teenagers in a small-town in Texas struggle with difficulties at home and at school as they try to attain the elusive status of adulthood.