Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mick Mick Chris Lynch,Chris Lynch His friendship with two Hispanic students offers fifteen-year-old Mick an alternative to the drunken savagery of his brother and the narrow thinking of his Irish-American neighborhood in Boston. OL1921232W
Hit count Hit count Chris Lynch I hit him so hard, the clash of helmets and pads sounded like a gunshot across the field. I crushed him with the hit, held on to him, and crushed him again when I slammed him into the ground . . . I … OL20002274W
Inexcusable Inexcusable Chris Lynch High school senior and football player Keir sets out to enjoy himself on graduation night, but when he attempts to comfort a friend whose date has left her stranded, things go terribly wrong. OL22323340W