In The Trouble with Thirteen, Miles writes about adolescent issues such as the separation of parents, friends moving away, the death of a pet, and the effects of puberty on adolescent girls.

The young protagonist of Just the Beginning learns to appreciate her own worth and to better understand her relationships with others after she is humiliated by her suspension from school and her mother's newfound employment as a cleaning lady.

The Real Me depicts an eleven-year-old girl fighting sexual discrimination in school over the issue of course selection.

This spunky young girl also fights for her right to have a paper route at a time when it was illegal for girls to have paper routes. Miles explores the meaning of friendship in All It Takes Is Practice when racial tensions surround a character from an interracial family. The Secret Life of the Underwater Champ is...