Tansy Piper’s mother writes horror novels, and each must be written in the place in which it is set. Tansy is a reluctant nomad, forced around the country according to her mother’s writing needs. Her newest home is in a small Texas town where her grandfather grew up. Lucky for her mother, the house they [...]

Tags: family problems, friendship, ghosts, high schools, mental illness, secrets, suicide, supernatural
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Danny is small, but powerful. His diminutive size may keep others in the high school hierarchy from taking him seriously, but in the gymnastics world Danny is well on his way to the top. As a sophomore, he already has his eye on championships and a full-ride scholarship. Danny trains at school, during the off [...]

Tags: foster care, high schools, rape, secrets, sexual abuse, sports, suicide
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When Eddie Reeves’ father commits suicide, Eddie is left desperately grasping at straws trying to find a reason for his death. The father she knew wouldn’t just jump off a building without explanation, but perhaps his suicide shows that she never really knew her father all that well. In the aftermath of his death, Eddie’s [...]

Tags: family problems, friendship, grief, mystery, photography, romance, suicide
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Fifteen-year-old Grace Manning is a candy striper in a nursing home, and Mr. Sands is the one patient who makes the job bearable. He keeps up with her sarcasm, teaches her to play poker . . . and one day cheerfully asks her to help him die. At first Grace says no way, but as [...]

Tags: death, illness, interpersonal relations, suicide
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Perfect Parker Fadley isn’t so perfect anymore. She’s quit the cheerleading squad, she’s dumped her perfect boyfriend, and she’s failing school. Her parents are on a constant suicide watch and her counselors think she’s playing games…but what they don’t know, the real reason for this whole mess, isn’t something she can say out loud. It [...]

Tags: guilt, high schools, interpersonal relations, secrets, suicide, trailer
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