Books with author Claire J. Griffin

”How ’bout lettin’ Calvin keep his knees on loan?””Meanin’ what?””Meanin’ you let him walk, and then his knees owe you. Like maybe he’s favoredto win the District Championship next spring. Some dudes are layin’ bets. Yousay Calvin’s gonna lose. And he does.””I own Calvin’s knees.” Norris said the words slowly, like they tasted good in hismouth. He smiled and nodded. ”Okay, Deej. I like that.” He glared at Calvin. ”Don’t forget, punk.”When you’ve got a friend who’s got your back, life is good. Calvin has Deej—anda coach who thinks Calvin can win the championship in the 100-meter dash,a little brother who looks up to him, a boss who trusts him with the keys tothe car shop, and Momma, who made him promise to stay in school. And thenthere’s Junior, the girlfriend of Calvin’s dreams. You have to take things slowwith Junior, since she’s daddy’s girl, but she’s worth it.But when Calvin and Deej get suspended from school on a trumpedupcharge, things start to fall apart. Deej entangles them both in Norris’s web,and suddenly Calvin has tough choices to make. Can he hold on to what he’sgot without turning his back on his best friend?

”How ’bout lettin’ Calvin keep his knees on loan?” ”Meanin’ what?” ”Meanin’ you let him walk, and then his knees owe you. Like maybe he’s favored to win the District Championship next spring. Some dudes are layin’ bets. You say Calvin’s gonna lose. And he does.” ”I own Calvin’s knees.” Norris said the words slowly, like they tasted good in his mouth. He smiled and nodded. ”Okay, Deej. I like that.” He glared at Calvin. ”Don’t forget, punk.” When you’ve got a friend who’s got your back, life is good. Calvin has Deej—and a coach who thinks Calvin can win the championship in the 100-meter dash, a little brother who looks up to him, a boss who trusts him with the keys to the car shop, and Momma, who made him promise to stay in school. And then there’s Junior, the girlfriend of Calvin’s dreams. You have to take things slow with Junior, since she’s daddy’s girl, but she’s worth it. But when Calvin and Deej get suspended from school on a trumpedup charge, things start to fall apart. Deej entangles them both in Norris’s web, and suddenly Calvin has tough choices to make. Can he hold on to what he’s got without turning his back on his best friend?

"How 'bout lettin' Calvin keep his knees on loan?" "Meanin' what?" "Meanin' you let him walk, and then his knees owe you. Like maybe he's favored to win the District Championship next spring. Some dudes are layin' bets. You say Calvin's gonna lose. And he does." "I own Calvin's knees." Norris said the words slowly, like they tasted good in his mouth. He smiled and nodded. "Okay, Deej. I like that." He glared at Calvin. "Don't forget, punk." When you've got a friend who's got your back, life is good. Calvin has Deej--and a coach who thinks Calvin can win the championship in the 100-meter dash, a little brother who looks up to him, a boss who trusts him with the keys to the car shop, and Momma, who made him promise to stay in school. And then there's Junior, the girlfriend of Calvin's dreams. You have to take things slow with Junior, since she's daddy's girl, but she's worth it. But when Calvin and Deej get suspended from school on a trumped-up charge, things start to fall apart. Deej entangles them both in Norris's web, and suddenly Calvin has tough choices to make. Can he hold on to what he's got without turning his back on his best friend?

Emma Reynolds knows what she wants: ace year 12, get into the Victorian College of the Arts then join a dance company and become a professional dancer like her Mum. It’s the beginning of the year and Emma has her last year of school and her future mapped out, with the opinion that nothing will get in her way.When her long time crush Daniel finally notices her, Emma thinks her life can’t get any better but already her perfectly planned year is falling apart. She starts her first job teaching dance where she meets Riley, an arrogant circus performer student who always seems to be in the right place at the right time.Emma is on track to making her dreams a reality, until an event changes her and those around her lives forever. Nothing will ever be the same and she questions everything she thought she wanted. With family pressure to be the best, torn between two boys who couldn’t be more different and a future very different from the one she had hoped for, what and who will she choose? Sometimes, the best laid plans, are not the best plans for you.