Books in the Teen Reads V series

Growing up in shabby Greenwell Heights, best friends Alfie and Maya have always looked out for each other. But when media boss Magnus Gold comes into Maya's life, he has an offer that will change her world. Thanks to Gold, Maya is to become a celebrity. Alfie doesn't trust the deal from the start, and finds it hard to let Maya go.

In the year 2320 the Great Disaster happened. A nuclear war destroyed all the main towns and cities. The water dried up and the world became one big desert. Welcome to Omak's world. Omak rescues an old man from a pack o ravenous snappers. He gives Omak a map to unlimited petrol and oil - a dream come true in Omak's desert world.

Everyone thinks Ella has the perfect life. A big house, the perfect mother. But it's all just one big fat lie. If anyone knew the life she lived, it would mean disaster for Ella and her mum. So the lies go on. But her mum is getting sicker. Ella is torn. She can't tell anyone the truth. But she can't cope either.

Lucas was the first human to be born on Mars. He has been brought home to Earth, but school feels more alien to him than Mars did. Lucas stands out. He has to wear a special suit in order to get around under Earth's gravity. His two best friends are the only people who don't treat him like an outsider. Until one day...

Taz Jessop and he mum move into Avalon Tower- a block of ultra-modern city flats controlled by a central computer. But Taz hates her new life and misses her friends. She finds the tower block sinister and spooky. Then Taz meets Luke, the mysterious, exciting boy from the top floor, and things start to look up. For a while.

When Eric wakes up in hospital he can't even remember his own name. They tell him he was hit by a car. He's been in a coma. But that's not the worst of it. Everyone seems to hate him. They say he did something terrible - really terrible. He can't believe he'd be so evil. But how can he defend himself, when his memory is a total blank?