Showing 1–13 of 13 books
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American Born Chinese
Jin Wang just wants to fit in.
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Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
Wry observations and self-deprecating British humor pepper diary entries written by 14-year-old Georgia Nicolson.
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The Carnival at Bray
Moving from Chicago to Ireland hasn't been easy. Maggie particularly misses Uncle Kevin, who shares her love of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. When tragedy falls, will Maggie's new life help her to survive?
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The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks.
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The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her. -
Fat Kid Rules the World
Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly 300 pounds, gets a new perspective on life when a homeless teenager who is a genius on guitar wants Troy to be the drummer in his rock band.
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Going Bovine
When Cameron is diagnosed with Mad Cow Disease, he sets out on an adventure with a video game obsessed dwarf and a Viking god trapped in a yard gnome in the hopes of finding a cure.
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I Am the Messenger
After capturing a bank robber, nineteen-year-old cab driver Ed Kennedy begins receiving mysterious messages that direct him to addresses where people need help, and he begins getting over his lifelong feeling of worthlessness.
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Monster
While waiting for his trial, Steve Harmon recounts the events that lead to his arrest.
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Speak
Melinda, a teenage outcast at school, works through her trauma to find her voice.
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A Step from Heaven
America is no paradise.
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Stuck in Neutral
In Stuck in Neutral, the good news is that despite his severe cerebral palsy, Shawn's life is rich and filled with the joys of BBQ potato chips, television, and incredible dreams. The bad news? His father may be trying to kill him. Through the voice of Shawn, Trueman takes the reader to a new place: inside the mind of a joyful spirit trapped in an uncontrollable body.- Realistic Fiction
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2010, Michael L. Printz Award 2001
- ISBN: 9780064472135
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Surrender
As he is dying, a twenty-year-old man known as Gabriel recounts his troubled childhood and his strange relationship with a dangerous counterpart named Finnigan.