Block, Francesca Lia                           Weetzie Bat                                        BLO YA

Follows the wild adventures of Weetzie Bat and her Los Angeles punk friends, Dirk, Duck-Man, and Secret-Agent-Lover-Man

Courtenay, Bryce                                The power of One                               COU YA

Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.

Hinton, S.E.                                                    The Outsiders                          HIN YA

The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.

Hinton, S.E.                                                    Rumble Fish                            HIN YA

A junior high school boy idolizes his older brother, the coolest, toughest guy in the neighborhood, and wants to be just like him.

Hinton, S.E.                That was then this is now                               HIN YA

Sixteen-year-old Mark and Bryon have been like brothers since childhood, but now, as their involvement with girls, gangs, and drugs increases, their relationship seems to gradually disintegrate.

Lipsyte,  Robert                                  The contender                                     LIP j

A Harlem high school dropout escapes from a gang of punks into aboxing gym, where he learns that being a contender is hard andoften discouraging work, but that you don't know anything untilyou

Strasser, Todd                         If I Grow Up                                      STR YA

Growing up in the inner-city projects, DeShawn is reluctantly forced into the gang world by circumstances beyond his control.