In the summer before college, eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner works to join the exclusive Serena Society with her girlfriend, and turns to alcohol to cope with the pressure of pledging, as her pursuit of success begins to strain her relationships.

Stunned by his mother's recent death and appalled by the way his father sleepwalks through life, Jerry Renault, a New England high school student, ponders the poster in his locker-Do I dare disturb the universe? Part of his universe is Archie Costello, leader of a secret school society-the Virgils-and master of intimidation. Archie himself is intimidated by a cool, ambitious teacher into having the Virgils spearhead the annual fund-raising event-a...

When Mallory cannot decide what to be on Career Day, it makes her feel like she is not good at anything and she ends up telling a lie that quickly gets out of control.

At an exclusive East Coast boarding school, when seventeen-year-old sophisticated troublemaker Zoey Spalding plays a game with the class list--if you lose your virginity you get a star by your name--it sets in motion a chain of shocking events that leads to murder.

Rick becomes friends with the popular new boy, Jake Garrett, football player and host of superlative parties, and in the process discovers the true nature of his schoolmates and uncovers the mystery of Jake's past.

At boarding school, Katie tries to focus on swimming and becoming popular instead of the painful memories of her institutionalized schizophrenic older brother.

Piper would like to get to know the new girl at her school, but the girl isn t very friendly. She just wants to be left alone. The other kids in their class have given up trying to be the girl s friend. Piper still wants to give her a chance. Maybe the girl has a reason for acting that way. Piper decides to find out what that reason is.

In 1984 Connecticut, sixteen-year-old Hannah Zandana feels cursed: she has wild, uncontrollable hair and a horrid complexion that she compulsively picks, and as if that weren't bad enough, her emotionally unavailable parents mercilessly ridicule her appearance and verbally shame her. Wanting to change her pathetic life, Hannah attempts to impress a group of popular girls--an ill-fated effort, except that she captures the attention of Deacon, a handsome...

Teens Ivy, Tyler, Kinley, Mattie, and Cade are involved in the death of their elderly teacher and must find a way to trust each other-- or put the blame on one.

An adaptation of the story of the Shadrack, Meshach, and Abednego helps children learn how to deal with peer pressure and stand up for what they believe in.