Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out. When Hinton Helsinger leaves the Youth Correctional Center, he's set on reforming his impulsive ways. But things at home have changed: his dad has been killed, his mom's remarried his uncle, and his uncle is the new kingpin of the family gang that...

Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out. Tension between African Americans and Somalis at Rodney's high school erupts into a food fight that turns into a riot. In the midst of the violence, Rodney helps a Somali classmate to safety. Soon Rodney and Jawahir fall for each other. Against the pleas of their families and friends, they can't help but follow their hearts. As groups on both sides of the...

Point guard Mercedes Morgan has caught the attention of big-time college recruiters. But when a gang-related shooting lands her sister in a coma, the star player struggles to help her family leave the past behind while also saving her season.

Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out. Ian's band is finally taking off. But the band's front man and Ian's best friend, Orlando, can't catch a break as a black kid in their white town. Tension with a security guard lands both Ian and Orlando in jail, and when Orlando is held indefinitely, someone will need to take over the band until he gets out. When Orlando chooses Chase, the band's bassist,...

Lucas dreams of getting a basketball scholarship and helping his mom out of poverty. But his brother tries to steer him toward making easy money on the street. Can Lucas keep his focus and stay true to his dream?

In Troy, Ohio, there's Trojan football and then there's everything else. It's been that way as long as anyone can remember. But it's been more than a decade since Troy took home the state title. This season, they finally have a chance to end the drought. Brian Norwood is the son of a Trojan football legend. His father starred on the last championship team-an undefeated team. And it seems like every sacred Trojan tradition began with his dad. Now Brian...

Camila is hiding a giant secret: her mother is on death row. To prevent discovery, Camila avoids friendships. She keeps to herself. If people find out, they will see her only as a criminal's daughter.

Deja's mom is always in trouble with the law. Now her mom is behind bars―and having another baby. Deja agrees to raise baby Heaven, but being a parent is harder than expected.

When Paige's mom returns from her final tour of Air Force duty, she brought something home with her-an addiction to pain pills. Can Paige help her mom get clean without ruining their relationship and her own ROTC dreams?

Rosie's ex-Marine Corps father still barks orders like he's in uniform, but Rosie's glad he's home. When her dad decides to re-enlist, Rosie's anger spins out of control and causes major problems. Can she get her life back on track?