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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Take me with you Take me with you Carolyn Marsden Raised in an Italian orphanage in the years following World War II, a biracial girl named Susanna and her best friend Pina want to be adopted but fear being separated. OL14908926W
The Edge of the Water The Edge of the Water Elizabeth George,Elizabeth George Fifteen-year-old Jenn McDaniel's life on Whidbey Island becomes more complicated and her relationships with old and new friends take strange turns, partly due to the arrival of a woman researching a … OL19652387W
Being Fishkill Being Fishkill Ruth Lehrer Born in the backseat of a moving car, Carmel Fishkill was unceremoniously pushed into a world that refuses to offer her security, stability, love. At age thirteen, she begins to fight back. Carmel Fi… OL19721834W
Survival strategies of the almost brave Survival strategies of the almost brave Jen White After their mother's recent death, twelve-year-old Liberty and her eight-year-old sister, Billie, are sent to live with their father, whom they haven't seen since they were very young. Things are fin… OL20006975W
The Garbage King The Garbage King Elizabeth Laird 1 volume ; 20 cm OL20793775W
Death by babysitting Death by babysitting Susan Kimmel Wright As thirteen-year-old Nellie tries to solve the mystery surrounding a baby left at her church nursery, she gets some unexpected help from the dog her aunt has recently adopted. OL2958306W
On the Jellicoe Road On the Jellicoe Road Melina Marchetta Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia. OL4031814W
2000 Pound Gold Fish 2000 Pound Gold Fish Betsy Cromer Byars Abandoned by a mother who is hiding from the FBI, Warren escapes into horror movie fantasies while he waits for her return. OL470549W