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No Such Thing as the Real World No Such Thing as the Real World K. L. Going,An Na,M. T. Anderson,Chris Lynch,Beth Kephart,An Na Graduation from high school?A senior thesis?A betrayal by someone you love?A loss of innocence?The death of a parent?Losing the family you always wished you had?Facing a harsh reality?What's the line… OL15171636W
Cyberia Cyberia Chris Lynch In a future where electronic surveillance has taken the place of love, a veterinarian is putting computer chips in animals to control them, and those creatures choose young Zane, who understands thei… OL15796987W
Gypsy Davey Gypsy Davey Chris Lynch,Chris Lynch Twelve-year-old Davey is the man of the household, taking care of his mother and older sister as best he can and avoiding them when they are either too mean or too sad. OL15846150W
Prime evil Prime evil Chris Lynch "Zane and his animal comrades have foiled Dr. Gristle's terrible plots twice--the doctor still can't talk to animals, and he can't get at the heart of what makes them wild. Zane, however, can talk to… OL16118356W
Pieces Pieces Chris Lynch Eighteen-year-old Eric deals with the loss of his older brother Duane by meeting three of the seven recipients of Duane's organs a year after his death, and pondering who they are to him, and he to t… OL16361023W
Free-fire zone Free-fire zone Chris Lynch Rudi is a newly drafted United States Marine in Vietnam, and he likes being part of a squad--but the way some of his fellow soldiers behave toward their officers, the Vietnamese, and the war itself, … OL16486459W
Casualties of war Casualties of war Chris Lynch Beck is doing well working as a mechanic in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War until men start dying all around him. Beck starts to worry he's cursed and hopes a long awaited reunion with his … OL16600014W
I pledge allegiance I pledge allegiance Chris Lynch Best friends Morris, Rudi, Ivan, and Beck all sign up for military service during the Vietnam War. Though in different branches, they swear to look after each other. Morris, stationed off the coast o… OL16679955W
Walking wounded Walking wounded Chris Lynch Best friends Morris, Rudi, Ivan, and Beck all sign up for the Army when one of them is drafted into the Vietnam War, pledging to come home together. The pledge seems broken when one of them is KIA. T… OL17074134W
Free-fire Zone Free-fire Zone Chris Lynch Rudi, drafted by the U.S. Marines for the Vietnam War, feels lost without his three best friends by his side. Through letters back and forth between the friends, Rudi defends the type of soldier he's… OL17076454W
Deez Nutz Deez Nutz Chris Lynch thedt OL17310710W
Killing time in Crystal City Killing time in Crystal City Chris Lynch Seventeen-year-old Kevin tries to reinvent himself when he runs away from home and the father he hates, but living with a mysterious uncle and befriending two homeless girls just adds more complicati… OL17872435W
Extreme Elvin Extreme Elvin Chris Lynch,Chris Lynch As he enters high school, fourteen-year-old Elvin continues to deal with his weight problem as he tries to find his place among his peers. OL1921205W
Scratch and the Sniffs Scratch and the Sniffs Chris Lynch,Chris Lynch Relates the humorous attempts of wheelchair-bound Wolfgang to organize the members of the He-Man Women Haters Club into a rock band. OL1921213W
Whitechurch Whitechurch Chris Lynch,Chris Lynch Describes the stresses and strains in the triangular relationship of two aimless teenage boys and a girl living in a small town. OL1921214W
Blood Relations Blood Relations Chris Lynch,Chris Lynch Uneasy with the drunken violence and prejudice of his brother and others in his Irish neighborhood in Boston, Mick makes friends with a somewhat enigmatic Spanish-speaking loner at school. OL1921218W
Gold dust Gold dust Chris Lynch,Chris Lynch In 1975, twelve-year-old Richard befriends Napoleon, a Caribbean newcomer to his Catholic school, hoping that Napoleon will learn to love baseball and the Red Sox, and will win acceptance in the raci… OL1921222W
Ladies' Choice Ladies' Choice Chris Lynch,Chris Lynch The goal of the He-Man Women Haters Club, to avoid females at all costs, is threatened when one of the members betrays the others. OL1921224W
Political Timber Political Timber Chris Lynch,Chris Lynch High school senior Gordon Foley runs for mayor at the behest of his grandfather, an old-style politician scheming to regain power while he's in prison for fraud. OL1921225W
Gypsy Davey Gypsy Davey Chris Lynch Twelve-year-old Davey is the man of the household, taking care of his mother and older sister as best he can and avoiding them when they're either too mean or too sad. OL1921227W
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