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Boyfriends, burritos & an ocean of trouble Boyfriends, burritos & an ocean of trouble Nancy N. Rue As she struggles to recover from the fallout of boyfriend Preston's abuse, fifteen-year-old Bryn receives help from her surfer grandmother and an unusual book. OL15081840W
Limos, lattes & my life on the fringe Limos, lattes & my life on the fringe Nancy N. Rue When she is nominated for prom queen as a joke, African-American high school junior Tyler Bonning starts a campaign for an alternative prom and finds support in the pages of an old book labeled "RL." OL16282708W
Here's Lily! Here's Lily! Nancy N. Rue "Grow with the spirited, sometimes awkward, but always charming Lily as she learns what real beauty is. In this fun, entertaining story, readers meet awkward sixth grader Lily Robbins who, after rece… OL16495613W
The merciful scar The merciful scar Nancy N. Rue A compelling book, I was drawn in by the raw and relatable main character, Kirsten. I was immediately hooked as soon as I started the book, and could scarcely put it down. Kirsten is a college-aged g… OL17716074W
Lily Robbins, M.D. (medical dabbler) Lily Robbins, M.D. (medical dabbler) Nancy N. Rue After witnessing a car accident and helping a boy who was hurt, Lily becomes obsessed with health and medical care, but when she tries to transform the Girlz Only Club into a health class, she learns… OL20889244W
Meet Sophie Meet Sophie Nancy N. Rue Sophie's world: A sixth-grade field trip to Williamsburg, Virginia, stimulates the overactive imagination of future film director Sophie LaCroix, leading her to use eighteenth-century tactics to save… OL23414814W
Healing Stones Healing Stones Nancy N. Rue,Stephen Arterburn When Demetria Costanas finally confronts a fellow professor to tell him that their affair is over, it's more than the relationship that's finished. After a photo is delivered to the university presid… OL25358589W
Ask Lily Ask Lily Nancy N. Rue At last Lily is in middle school and writing an anonymous advice column. It's her secret claim to fame. The job is all fun at first, but then more serious questions fill her mailbox, even a letter fr… OL448655W
The battle The battle Nancy N. Rue While the Revolutionary War wages all around him, twelve-year-old Thomas fights his own internal battles involving anger, frustration, and lack of trust in God. OL448657W
The burden The burden Nancy N. Rue As the fighting between Patriots and Loyalists moves closer to Williamsburg, eleven-year-old Thomas Hutchinson finds himself burdened by all kinds of secrets involving the people closest to him. OL448666W
The caper The caper Nancy N. Rue While staying with his elderly aunt on Cape Cod for the summer and trying to follow his father's charge to keep himself and his sister and brother out of trouble, RUdy is worried about his flamboyan… OL448668W
The choice The choice Nancy N. Rue In Santa Fe, New Mexico, just before the end of World War II, twelve-year-old Will, his family and friends face many changes and have many consequential decisions to make with Jesus' help. OL448674W
False friends and true strangers False friends and true strangers Nancy N. Rue Sixteen-year-old Laura Duffy learns to trust God when she experiences a series of confusing and traumatic events, including a mysterious secret admirer, jealous classmates, a depressed friend, and he… OL448690W
Fault lines Fault lines Nancy N. Rue With her jaw still wired shut from the last time she stood up for what is right, Laura cannot help but get involved when local "rednecks" harrass and intimidate a group of Jewish students newly arriv… OL448691W
Friends don't let friends date Jason Friends don't let friends date Jason Nancy N. Rue Marissa's prayer group, the Flagpole Girls, lends support when Marissa's relationship with her first boyfriend becomes complicated and she has trouble communicating with God. OL448692W
The guardian The guardian Nancy N. Rue In colonial Massachusetts in 1690, Josiah, Hope, and their cousin Rebecca overcome their differences and restore their friendship to form a "merry band." OL448693W
Home by another way Home by another way Nancy N. Rue Sixteen-year-old Josh is sure diving is what God wants for him, but when he sets his sights on the Olympics and gets a diving coach, Josh gets more than diving lessons. A series of confrontations wit… OL448700W
The hostage The hostage Nancy N. Rue While tensions between the North and the South gradually increase all around him, eleven-year-old Austin faces troubles of his own as a hostage in pre-Civil War Charleston. OL448703W
Lily's church camp adventure Lily's church camp adventure Nancy N. Rue Learning to sail almost makes up for being separated from the other Girlz at Camp Galilee in Maine, but twelve-year-old Lily is homesick, feels like an outsider in her cabin, and makes a choice that … OL448714W
Lucy finds her way Lucy finds her way Nancy N. Rue As twelve-year-old Lucy prepares for the soccer Olympic Development Program try-outs, she struggles with the complexities of middle school, the relationship with her best friend, and Aunt Karen, who … OL448721W
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