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FINDING GOOD TROUBLE

Parker Frazier attends Somerset High School, a suburban white school. Over the weekend, a fight breaks out during a basketball game against an inner-city black school. Tempers flared, and racial epithets were shouted. On Monday, protestors appeared outside the school. One young man caught Parker's attention. While driving home after school, he witnessed a police officer brutally arrest the young black man he saw that morning. Parker videotaped it with his phone and posted it on Facebook. He was not prepared for what happens next. This story deals with the sensitive issues of racism and racial injustice. (Any names or places mentioned in the story are fictional and are entirely coincidental.)

SETH

According to Egyptian mythology, Seth is the God of Chaos. Seth, the main character of this story, is appropriately named because his life becomes a whirlwind of chaos. He is sixteen-years old and lives at home with his mother and twin sister. He is gay. However, he tries to keep it a secret. His life begins a downward spiral when his sister’s boyfriend discovers his secret. Then, he meets a new boy in school who has a troubled past. Will Seth be able to control the chaos erupting around him?

A DELICATE SITUATION

Dorian Gale is beginning his freshman year in college. New friends encourage him to join Campus Pride, a gay organization on campus. There is only one problem: Dorian’s father is Senator Jonathan Gale. A series of events on campus might jeopardize his father’s political aspirations, and Dorian could become a delicate situation to his father’s campaign.

REGGIE'S JOURNAL

A witty and entertaining story of a young man, Reggie Faulkner, who is assigned by his creative writing teacher to maintain a weekly journal. Follow along as he begins to understand himself better through his weekly entries.

OTHER SINFUL THINGS

Jacob Long is the obedient preacher's son. His father is a religious zealot who interprets the Bible to conform with his narrow and bigoted views of sin. When a transgender student, Tiffany Martin, enrolls in his high school, Jacob is faced with the moral dilemma of deciding between the teachings of his father or what he feels within his heart is right.

DOOR NUMBER THREE

There is a defining moment in everyone’s life when they must make a difficult choice. Zac Barnes, a state high school track star, has to face that moment when he meets football player, Adrian Lewis. As others enter his life, Zac must make a choice. Should he choose Door Number Three?

A MOURNING STORM

Sometimes life isn’t fair. Fifteen-year-old Richie Ferguson has to learn this the hard way when his mother dies of cancer, and he’s forced to live with a father who left two years earlier for another woman. Richie’s life becomes a storm, whirling around with no sense of purpose or direction. Will the tumultuous winds destroy him or will he find a calm sea in time to save his own life?