Books with title If You Only Knew

The power of friendship can change your destiny. Everyone told Elijah Fischer high school would be different. Kids have bullied him because of his Tourette's syndrome for as long as he can remember. When someone tries to stuff him into a locker, it's clear things are the same as they've always been. The only thing different about today is that the new girl at school got to see it happen. Could his luck get any worse? So much for making a good impression. Sadie Anderson was hoping to make new friends at her new school. This guy definitely looked like he needed a friend. If he really knew her, would he feel the same? When Sadie is offered a chance to submit a portfolio to the college of her dreams, Elijah and Sadie become partners to create a novel as a class project. Little did they know how words could change their destiny. If you stories about best friends overcoming the odds, this novella may be right up your alley. Authors note: This novella can be read as a standalone but will make more sense if it's read after Love Claimed but before Jude's Song.

4 rings, 1 promise: Best Friends ForeverGrowing up is never easy. But when things get tough, you can always count on your best friends. CJ, Olivia, Morgan and Zoe know one thing’s for sure: they’ll always have each other!Zoe isn’t like her three best friends. She enjoys playing sports outside, doesn’t really care about clothes, and is a little self conscious of her body. So when her best friend Tommy admits he likes her, Zoe is caught off guard and tells him to ask CJ out instead. But then she starts having doubts about her decision. Can she share her true feelings without risking her friendships?

Hot, hardworking senior Jeremy Aames has found someone special. She's not like other girls. She's Jessica Wakefield...and she's everything he ever dreamed a girlfriend would be.Jeremy was used to having days when everything fell apart.He had no idea what to do about them.He wished there was someone who could make the whole world disappear....Then he met her.And all Jessica Wakefield had to do was smile.

A boy recently released from jail and the daughter of a prosecutor fall for each other against the odds in Prerna Pickett's YA novel, If You Only Knew.Corey has just been released from jail, and all he wants is a new beginning. But when his former gang comes knocking, Corey agrees to vandalize the home of Kent Hopper, the prosecutor who put him away.To erase the guilt she carries from getting away with a crime, Tessa spends most of her nights riding her motorcycle. When she catches Corey destroying her father’s car, she doesn’t see a criminal: She sees a way to finally right her own wrongs. So instead of turning Corey over to the police, she convinces her father to give Corey a second chance.As Tessa and Corey spend more time with each other, it becomes difficult to ignore the pull between them. But they’re both keeping secrets, and when those secrets come to light, they’ll each have to face their demons in order to have a future together.

A boy recently released from jail and the daughter of a prosecutor fall for each other against the odds in Prerna Pickett's YA novel, If You Only Knew.Corey has just been released from jail, and all he wants is a new beginning. But when his former gang comes knocking, Corey agrees to vandalize the home of Kent Hopper, the prosecutor who put him away.To erase the guilt she carries from getting away with a crime, Tessa spends most of her nights riding her motorcycle. When she catches Corey destroying her father’s car, she doesn’t see a criminal: She sees a way to finally right her own wrongs. So instead of turning Corey over to the police, she convinces her father to give Corey a second chance.As Tessa and Corey spend more time with each other, it becomes difficult to ignore the pull between them. But they’re both keeping secrets, and when those secrets come to light, they’ll each have to face their demons in order to have a future together.

4 rings, 1 promise: Best Friends ForeverGrowing up is never easy. But when things get tough, you can always count on your best friends. CJ, Olivia, Morgan and Zoe know one thing’s for sure: they’ll always have each other!Zoe isn’t like her three best friends. She enjoys playing sports outside, doesn’t really care about clothes, and is a little self conscious of her body. So when her best friend Tommy admits he likes her, Zoe is caught off guard and tells him to ask CJ out instead. But then she starts having doubts about her decision. Can she share her true feelings without risking her friendships?

From the author of Loving Encounters/Deadly Consequences comes a new young adult novel that chronicles a young woman’s life-threatening struggle with inner demons.For years Skylette has battled depression and low self-esteem. Nearing high school graduation, Sky keeps a journal full of thoughts and poems about her pain. But writing about her terrible feelings doesn’t vanquish them, so she starts secretly cutting her wrists. Somehow, she makes it to graduation, but a suicide attempt nearly ends her dreams of going to college.Still hiding the seriousness of her problems, Sky enrolls in the University of Maryland. Thanks to treatment from both a psychologist and psychiatrist, she’s gradually able to quiet the destructive, negative voices inside and even make friends. But in her darkest moments, Sky knows she’s not far from the edge—and her inner demons are trying to push her over.Sky’s fragile mental health is threatened when she discovers a long-buried family secret. As she plunges deeper into depression, she questions everything she thought she knew about who she is. Still, she has the will to survive. And if she can manage to understand and love herself, then she just might find a satisfying new beginning.

If Only You knew is a heartfelt story about a boy named Joey , who wakes up every morning with the hopes of making his mother proud with all he learns in school. But then he finds himself being bullied in not just one but all his classes everyday by some classmates. He is unable to concentrate with his schoolwork and feels scared and all alone, not knowing where to go or whom to tell. Find out how Joey learns that finding his courage and facing his fears would bring him the greatest joy at school and at home to last him a lifetime.

Corey has just been released from jail, and all he wants is a new beginning. But when his former gang comes knocking, Corey agrees to vandalize the home of Kent Hopper, the prosecutor who put him away. To erase the guilt she carries from getting away with a crime, Tessa spends most of her nights riding her motorcycle. When she catches Corey destroying her father’s car, she doesn’t see a criminal: she sees a way to finally right her own wrongs. So instead of turning Corey over to the police, she convinces her father to give Corey a second chance. As Tessa and Corey spend more time with each other, it becomes difficult to ignore the pull between them. But they’re both keeping secrets, and when those secrets come to light, they’ll each have to face their demons in order to have a future together.