Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen

★★★

"All my parents do is drink.  They have me.  Do you know what it's like waking up every morning knowing you're not good enough?  There are only two things wrong with me-everything I do and everything I say.  They'll never be happy until I'm dead."

The Other Side of Truth by Beverly Naidoo

★★★

Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult

★★★★

"People always say that, when you love someone, nothing in the world matters.  But that's not true, is it?  You know, and I know, that when you love someone, everything in the world matters a little bit more."