Most Read This Week In Gritty

[close] There are some FEROCIOUS books that will engage reluctant readers out there - they especially hook those hard-to-reach-boys. This group is all about the raw, hard-edged tales of hard-scrabbled kids living hard-scrabbled lives.

[close] You thought Delta's flight 507 was safe. You obviously didn't expect the Boning jet to crash onto a uninhibited island in the South Pacific. The handful of survivors must brave the weather, animals and even each other. Will you survive?

[close] On a rural island in the center of Lake Michigan, there is a boarding school known as Lakepoint Teen Recovery Center. From teenage drug addicts, to suicide survivors, to people suffering from eating disorders, this place is known as one of the finest government-funded teen rehab centers in the United States.

[close] Where did you begin?' Where are you going? How did you get here? We know you've heard of this place, a infamous spot in downtown LA full of crime, drugs and poverty. Why are you here?