Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues

The green points    by Quelli di ZEd
Price: Free! 4960 words. Language: English. Published on September 21, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues.

WARNING! This is a Zed Lab Experiment! "The green points" description: An evening in summer to the beginning of the years '80, a teen-ager and one friend of his of a few older years are found on a bench of the public gardens to speak of the future...
Are You My Sister? an adoption story    by Kathy Parsons Williams
Price: Free! 25610 words. Language: English. Published on September 6, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues.

Fourteen-year-old Sandy Robeson accidentally discovers she has a sister who was given up for adoption seventeen years earlier. After learning that her newly discovered sister, Sarah, lives only 45 minutes away, she conspires (possibly against her mother's wishes) to meet Sarah in a nearby mall.
Grime Diary: The American Interpretation    by Ellie Grace
Price: Free! 9940 words. Language: English. Published on September 2, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues.

Grime is raw like an open wound, rough like rubbing your face on a 5 o’clock shadow with unmistakable passion and the heart of a thousand lions. Grime has its own rules that set it apart from Hip Hop. My name is Charlie Boy. I’m or I was a DJ. My first mission was to open my ears, but now I’m coming for yours too. So listen close and don’t be afraid when it starts to bite you.
Three Point King    by Daniel Sandoval
Price: Free! 75730 words. Language: English. Published on August 21, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues.

Jack Hampton is an average boy in a small Kansas town with an incredible gift. When his mom takes a job in Denver, Colorado, Jack embarks on a journey that transforms his gift into a talent while he experiences the reality of racism, bullying, and privilege. THIS BOOK IS IN THE EDITING STAGES AND WILL REMAIN FREE UNTIL FINAL EDITING IS COMPLETED...
Death Panel    by Kim Flowers
Price: Free! 2290 words. Language: English. Published by JMS Books LLC  on August 20, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Sci-Fi & fantasy.

(4.00 from 1 review)
Jimmy never imagined that one day he would have the lives of other citizens in his hands. When he goes to the courthouse to choose which citizens are most worthy of health care coverage, nothing is as he expects. He must decide who lives and who dies.
On the Track of Loss (Jason Peirce Series #2)    by Christopher Estrada
Price: Free! 6110 words. Language: English. Published on August 8, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Drama.

(1.00 from 1 review)
One year ago Jason lost a race. Now he is training to run against the same person that beat him. In the mean time, he is spending time with the people he loves, playing tour guide, and dealing with loss.
Gerard    by Stephanie Campbell
Price: Free! 1320 words. Language: English. Published on July 2, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues.

Sally Busnick was a loner until Gerard came into the picture. Gerard is everything that she could ever want—seductive, smart, funny, gorgeous, and outgoing. Yet there is something about him that is off. He is perfect. Too Perfect. And Sally finds out all too soon that no human being can be that way.
Soldier of a Once Free Nation    by Jean Gonzales
Price: Free! 710 words. Language: English. Published on June 28, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues.

(3.00 from 3 reviews)
Flash Fiction about a perspective on Government and how it could effect its citizens in the future.
The Gizless Days of Thomas Binder: A short story from The King of Pain    by Seth Kaufman
Price: Free! 8570 words. Language: English. Published on June 18, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues.

It's the not-too-distant future. Thomas Binder has been sentenced to six months without his Giz, the government-issued device that connects him to the world, and ordered to attend group therapy. Bored out of his mind, Thomas discovers something he's never seen before in his grandfather's basement. Something he can bring to group therapy and maybe even impress the mysterious, equally gizless Elsa.
Speak Up    by Yaritza Garcia
Price: Free! 1270 words. Language: English. Published on June 1, 2012. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues.

Bailey is painfully shy. "Huh?" is the word she hears most often. But today she must make the choice of speaking up for the first time.