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The Dark Secrets Jam features novels that focus on family, love, and heartbreak—and the difficult choices that accompany all three. Featuring strong female protagonists all wrestling with dangerous secrets, this trio of novels captures what it means to be a teenager.
Featuring the books:
The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
Sonia Rodriguez, the teenage daughter of illegal Mexican immigrants, feels stuck between two worlds. At home, she cares for the familia. At school, she tries to just be a regular kid.
Sonia plans to be the first in her family to graduate from high school and go to college. But when Sonia puts her schoolwork before her family, her mother sends her to visit her grandmother in Mexico to learn “the ways of the old world.” After returning to El Norte with a fresh perspective, Sonia is more determined than ever to succeed. But focusing on school isn’t easy when you’ve got two new baby siblings, a big family to take care of, and a drunk uncle following your every move.
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (Audiobook not included)
Melinda is just starting out in high school and feels isolated. All of her old friends have abandoned her, and everyone else seems to have grouped themselves into cliques where Melinda just doesn’t fit in. It wasn’t always this way. Something happened that is slowly but surely taking away her voice and her identity—and Melinda just doesn’t know what to do. Last summer at a huge party Melinda called the cops, and now the whole school is mad at her. But that’s not her real secret. She called the police because she didn’t know what to do, but couldn’t speak when the operator came on the line. Since then, she hasn’t told anyone the truth. As Melinda struggles to find her voice amid spiteful peers, and teachers and parents who just don’t understand, she knows the time has come to break her silence.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
When Elizabeth “Bella” Swan moves from Phoenix to the rainy town of Forks, Washington, to live with her father Charlie, she doesn’t know what to think of her new high school. Then she meets Edward Cullen, and is immediately drawn to his mysterious demeanor and good looks. At first, Edward avoids her, but soon it’s obvious that he feels the same way about her. When Bella discovers that Edward is part of a family of vampires, her feelings for him only get stronger—but being together is a struggle for them, as Edward must control his constant thirst for Bella’s blood. Their budding love is soon put in jeopardy by James, a vampire from another coven who wants to kill Bella. Edward must protect Bella from James while keeping her safe from his own desires.
