New Releases by Gayle Friesen

Gayle is compelled to return to her childhood home where her modern family life clashes with her parents'' traditional Mennonite life.

Jes struggles to balance her life, dealing with her mother''s second marriage, her devious soon-to-be stepsister Angela, and her best friend''s lovesick behavior.

In this novel by Gayle Friesen, the sequel to Losing Forever, change and heartbreak make Jes''s life more confusing than ever.

In this novel by Gayle Friesen, by turns hilarious and touching, a summer at camp changes everything -- and a young woman learns to be herself.

In Gayle Friesen''s powerful novel, 15-year-old Ben can''t make sense of his life. He lives in a house full of women, yet he can''t talk to girls. He tries to be a jock, but can''t even make the co-ed volleyball team. And ridicule from the guys has driven Ben to give up the one thing at which he truly excels -- dance. Now, he''s being bullied by a thug named Claude, who''s found out about Ben''s ballet classes. Ben feels his anger and frustration grow with each passing day. Then Great-Aunt Frieda comes to visit and Ben learns about the old woman''s life in Russia. He''s surprised at how Frieda dealt with the Men of Stone -- Stalin''s agents who terrorized her community and family. As Frieda tells her powerful story, Ben begins to understand who he is and what kind of person he wants to be. But first he must get past the rage that has taken control of his life.

Fourteen-year-old Claire spends August with her Mother on the family farm.