Crystal is a teenage mum in despair. Her mum's bitter, her step-dad's violent and her sister and friends are too busy enjoying themselves to notice that Crystal isn't coping. Can't any one see the dark tragedy that's unfolding? Her only hope is Grace next door.

Set in South Africa, this is a raw, stripped-back account of the very worst extremes of teenage life. Cryst ...

Every child imagines a place where s/he is safe from the cruelties of this world. Liga suffers terribly. She is abused by her own father and then raped by the boys from the village. Distraught and suicidal Liga’s personal heaven suddenly and magically becomes real. For Liga, her first child Branza and yet unborn child Urdda, there is no option.

Tender Morsels is the story ...

The two main protagonists of Rich and Mad are a seventeen year girl and boy, Richard and Maddie of the book’s title, each on a journey to understand the nature of love, sexuality and sex. Thwarted in their initial forays into relationships with the objects of their fantasies, they embark on a deepening friendship.

'Rich and Mad' explores the nature of love - love between pa ...

Wonderland is a gripping read; a cross between a 'relationships' story of teen angst, and a subtle thriller with a dramatic twist. It follows the story of Jude, an 'everygirl'   character, who feels that her life is dull and uninteresting and is desperate to escape it through her acting talents. She is under pressure to get into a London drama school, bu ...

How to survive in style and on a budget is the mission behind Sam Stern’s series of cookery books and this being the fourth now published is as packed with good recipes and excellent tips as the first three.

Sam is a brilliant guide to the kitchen, food and cooking for all teenagers. In the current health conscious time that we live his recipes are not only nutritious, they are als ...

“I see they didn’t find him,” said a voice. “You obviously have him well hidden.” Harriet gasped. “Who is this?” “Did you really think you could hide a deserter? How naïve you are, Miss Baker.” For Harriet Baker, looking after her ailing father is a distressing burden, but after his death she is faced with more problems.

 It ...

Sixteen year old Kimberly Keiko Cameron (aka Skim) uses her diary, as many do, to think through issues, news and feelings. However, after a boy going out with one of the girls at school takes his own life and the students are caught up in a frenzy of both grief and speculation, Skim’s own world seems to turn upside down as well. Her diary reveals her loneliness, her feelings of isolation ...

When his mother dies suddenly fourteen-year-old Nick is sent into a boys' home, where he finds institutional intimidation and violence keep order. A blind eye is turned to sexual abuse, and the repercussions of Nick's experiences haunt him into adulthood.

Reputedly the 'enfant terrible' of teenage fiction, Burgess has used the testimony of some who suffered abuse in child ...