Kristine Scarrow: 4 books

When your teen years are so messed up, how do you grow up happy? Andy Burton knows a thing or two about survival. Since she was removed from her mother’s home and placed in foster care when she was nine, she’s had to deal with abuse, hunger, and homelessness. But now that she’s eighteen,...

Deals with complex issues of modern family life, including blended families, single parenthood, financial stress, extended support networks, and illness Shows how, with hope and resilience, good things can come out of bad situations A portrait of the changing definition of family and how there is no...

YA novel with a heroine who runs away from parents who disapprove of her boyfriend and then must come to terms with his mental illness and need for serious help she can't provide on her own Paints a realistic portrait of dating and mental illness, both major concerns for adolescents that are often sensationalized Includes...

Strategy is everything when it comes to gaming — and girls. Zach is used to living in a world of legendary battles, epic journeys, and life-or-death situations. As a gamer, he is hard-wired for adventure, even though it’s from the comfort of his parents’ couch. But nothing has prepared...