The Issues books are in-depth examinations of subjects that are often difficult to talk about, such as abortion rights, feminism, assisted dying and mental health. They are written by authors who have a personal involvement and commitment to the subject they are writing about.

Off the Grid

Home-schooled and naïve, Cody must attempt to fit in and stand up for what he believes in when he moves to the city.

War In My Town

Bruna lives an idyllic life in a small Italian village in the 1940s, with the worries and joys of any fourteen-year-old girl. The reality of WWII seems far away from her life. But war does come, and as Nazi soldiers occupy her village Bruna must help her family cope with their dangerous new reality. A true story.

The Farmerettes

Six girls just out of high school spend the summer of 1943 on a farm, doing the work of the men who are off fighting the war in Europe. We follow the stories of Helene, Peggy, Binxie, Isabel, Jean, and the mysterious "X." Friendship, romance, hardship, and heartbreak shape their summer, all against the backdrop of the Second World War.

The Frail Days

Stella and her newly formed band must decide whether to change their edgy rock sound to get into a conservative summer music festival.

Blank

Jessica struggles with retrograde amnesia after she is injured by a bison on her family’s ranch.

Punch Like a Girl

After Tori is sexually assaulted, she tells no one, but her rage and confusion erupt into violent behavior that mystifies her friends and family.

Beethoven's Tenth

In this murder mystery, piano tuner and unlikely sleuth Frank Ryan is forced to solve a mystery in order to save his life.

Off the Rim

Dylan struggles to focus on basketball playoffs when his girlfriend, Jenna, becomes the target of threats from an anonymous cyberbully.

Audacious

Raphaelle's involvement with a Muslim boy is only slightly less controversial than her contribution to a student art show.

Tru Detective

In this chilling graphic novel, Truman, the prime suspect in his girlfriend’s murder, struggles to find the truth.

Rock the Boat

Webb thinks he has what it takes to make it in Nashville, but one shady music producer may have the power to crush Webb’s dreams.

Hardball

Griffin’s intent to win a baseball scholarship is put on hold when he must prove his cousin innocent of possessing steroids.

Off Pointe

Meg lives for ballet and doesn’t like to try new things, so a summer at dance camp learning new styles proves challenging.

Honeycomb

Nat hopes her trio will win a chance to sing at a big music festival, but first she has to learn to trust her own voice.

About That Night

When her boyfriend Derek disappears, Jordie looks like a suspect. What does she know about that night?

Forcing the Ace

Alex wants to enter a magic competition, but first he’ll have to learn to share the spotlight with a rival magician.

The Way Back

Things go from bad to worse when Colby, who is drug-addicted, loses her home and then ends up pregnant. Maybe now she will find a real family.

If It Bleeds

Nicole Charles is a gossip columnist for a big city paper who gets the chance to cover a murder after she finds the body.

Homecoming

When Fiona’s dad is released from prison for a crime he says he did not commit, Fiona struggles with whom to believe and how to move forward.

The Artful Goddaughter

In this work of crime fiction, Gina Gallo, Mob goddaughter and unwilling sleuth, tries to return a valuable painting to an art gallery.