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PAPERQUAKE:
A PUZZLE
by Kathryn Reiss |
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GOSSIP TIMES THREE
by Amy Goldman Koss |
When an earthquake sends old letters and scraps of diary entries
tumbling out of new cracks in the walls of a house her family
is remodeling, Violet discovers a love story from nearly 100
years earlier that seems to involve her! This is a fast-paced
novel that is part mystery, part romance.
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Can the friendship of three girls survive when two of them have
a crush on the same boy?
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MY
NOT-SO-TERRIBLE TIME AT THE HIPPIE HOTEL
by Rosemary Graham |
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HOW
I FELL IN LOVE & LEARNED TO SHOOT FREE
THROWS
by John Ripslinger |
Tracy is forced to vacation with her dad, sister and brother
at the Farnsworth House, a resort where divorced parents and
their children are encouraged to spend "together time".
Here Tracy moves beyond her preconceptions and actually finds
a new understanding of her situation, new friends and even some
romance! Once you start reading this one you CAN NOT put it down!
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Even as Angel is beating him in a free throw contest in front
of the entire school, seventeen-year old Danny is falling in
love with her! But family secrets and teasing from schoolmates
threaten their relationship from the start. Will these two teens
find love on and off the court? You will want to read this fast-paced
story with plenty of action to find out!
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STONER & SPAZ
by
Ron Koertge |
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BORN
TOO SHORT: TRUE CONFESSIONS OF AN EIGHTH-GRADE BASKET CASE
by Dan Elish |
| Ben, an over-protected teen with cerebral palsy finds love with
Colleen, a pot-addicted young woman. As their romance blossoms,
Colleen encourages Ben to direct his own documentary while Ben
challenges Colleen to get clean.
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This is a hilarious, first-person account of a boy who envies
his best friend his height, good looks, athleticism and ability
to attract any girl he wants.
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AM I BLUE?: COMING OUT FROM THE SILENCE
by Marion Dane Bauer |
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MOTOWN AND DIDI
by Walter Dean Myers |
This is a wonderful, varied collection of short stories about
homosexuality as teens discover their own loves and deal with
the relationships of family members and friends.
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Two teenagers find love as they band together against the drug
dealers in their Harlem neighborhood. Read about these survivors...kids
you would like to know.
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Selected
by the Youth Services Librarians, San
Mateo County Library - 2004 |
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