From the acclaimed author of Brooklyn, Burning comes Guy in Real Life, an achingly real and profoundly moving love story about two teens that National Book Award–finalist Sara Zarr has called "wholly original and instantly classic."
It is Labor Day weekend in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and boy and girl collide on a dark street at two thirty in the morning: Lesh, who wears black, listens to metal, and plays MMOs; Svetlana, who embroiders her skirts, listens to Björk and Berlioz, and dungeon masters her own RPG. They should pick themselves up, continue on their way, and never talk to each other again.
But they don't.
This is a story of the roles we all play—at school, at home, online, and with our friends—and the one person who might be able to show us who we are underneath it all.

Guy in Real Life

Teen & Young Adult

Brezenoff, Steve

Literature & Fiction

Balzer + Bray

Noah, Lily, and Simon have been a trio forever. But as they enter high school, their relationships shift and their world starts to fall apart. Privately, each is dealing with a family crisis divorce, abuse, and a parent's illness. Yet, as they try to escape the pain and reach out for the connections they once counted on, they slip like soap in a shower. Noah's got it bad for Lily, but he knows too well that Lily sees only Simon. Simon is indifferent, suddenly inscrutable to friends. All stand alone in their heartache and grief.

The Absolute Value of -1

Contemporary

CarolRhoda Books

Brooklyn, Burning

When you're sixteen and no one understands who you are, sometimes the only choice left is to run. If you're lucky, you find a place that accepts you, no questions asked. And if you're really lucky, that place has a drum set, a place to practice, and a place to sleep. For Kid, the streets of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, are that place. Over the course of two scorching summers, Kid falls hopelessly in love and then loses nearly everything and everyone worth caring about. But as summer draws to a close, Kid finally finds someone who can last beyond the sunset. Brooklyn, Burning is a fearless and unconventional love story. Brezenoff never identifies the gender of his two main characters, and readers will draw their own conclusions about Kid and Scout. Whatever they decide, Brooklyn, Burning is not a book any teen reader will soon forget. Brooklyn, Burning is the story of two summers in Brooklyn, two summers of fires, music, loss, and ultimately, love.

Carolrhoda Lab ®

Noah, Lily, and Simon have been a trio forever. But as they enter high school, their relationships shift and their world starts to fall apart. Privately, each is dealing with a family crisisdivorce, abuse, and a parent's illness. Yet, as they try to escape the pain and reach out for the connections they once counted on, they sliplike soap in a shower.

I Dare You (School Mysteries)

Raintree

Scary stories for striving readers.

The Thing in the Woods (Shade Books)

Children's Books

Animals

Stone Arch Books

Girls have been sleepwalking and then disappearing, all over town. After Maya's class visits the museum, Maya starts to think that the missing girls might have something to do with the new mummy exhibit. But the only way for her to find out is to sleepwalk at midnight.

The Mummy at Midnight (Shade Books)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Capstone Press

Gutters, Tad, Kayla, and May are in a club called the Braves. They take turns giving each other dares. This time, Kayla is dared to sleep over inside a creepy old house. When her friends show up the next morning, Kayla won't wake up. She's still alive, but poisoned, and in a coma. A piece of paper nearby is marked with one letter, K. Is someone trying to kill Kayla? The remaining three Braves will have to find out who's after their friend.

I Dare You! (Vortex)

Mysteries & Detectives

James "Gum" Shoo's art class heads to the museum. They've been learning about forged art, but they never expected to find a fake in the gallery! Only Gum and his gumshoe friends will be able to solve this museum caper.

The Painting That Wasn't There (Field Trip Mysteries)

Arts, Music & Photography

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Books by Brezenoff, Steve

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Guy in Real Life

Guy in Real Life

The Absolute Value of -1

Brooklyn, Burning

The Absolute Value of -1

I Dare You (School Mysteries)

The Thing in the Woods (Shade Books)

The Mummy at Midnight (Shade Books)

I Dare You! (Vortex)

The Painting That Wasn't There (Field Trip Mysteries)