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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Lucky in love Lucky in love Dean Hughes During a visit to Hawaii, twelve-year-old Lucky gets windsurfing lessons from an older, more muscular boy and tries to build up his own body after meeting a beautiful girl at the local Mormon church. OL15162433W
Family pose Family pose Dean Hughes Feeling unwanted, an eleven-year-old orphan runs away from his foster home and lives on the streets until he finds a new type of family at a hotel. OL16071148W
As wide as the river As wide as the river Dean Hughes When an angry mob drives Joseph Williams and his family from Jackson County, the twelve-year-old must face conflicts within his family, his own unsteady faith, and his growing desire for adventure as… OL166597W
Lucky's tricks Lucky's tricks Dean Hughes Eleven-year-old Lucky is worried that the nomadic life he and his father share will come to an end in Provo, Utah, when his father begins seeing a woman with a hostile twelve-year-old son. OL17848428W
Bases loaded Bases loaded Dean Hughes Because Gloria chews out her team members whenever they mess up, she sets the tone for infighting which in turn causes the coach to quit and leaves the future of the team in question. OL18178320W
Lucky comes home Lucky comes home Dean Hughes When his father is nearly killed in the aftermath of an earthquake, the incident helps Lucky accept the possibility that his father may remarry. OL18934905W
Switching Tracks Switching Tracks Dean Hughes A lonely ninth grader struggling with a sense of responsibility for his father's suicide learns that his new friend has cancer. OL19365506W
Grand slam Grand slam Dean Hughes Just as Thurlow feels that he may be able to lead the Scrappers single-handedly to the season championship, an injury sidelines him and threatens to take away their victory. OL20487451W
Home and away Home and away Dean Hughes Norma Hayes has always tried to make Christmas special for her family, but Christmas 1944 is especially difficult with her soldier son Glen away in Europe, and rationing and lack of money don't help… OL22317219W