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Rain is not my Indian name Rain is not my Indian name Cynthia Leitich Smith Tired of staying in seclusion since the death of her best friend, a fourteen-year-old Native American girl takes on a photographic assignment with her local newspaper to cover events at the Native Am… OL14855767W
Death's Daughter Death's Daughter Amber Benson Buffy fans will go wild!SHE WAS TARA ON BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.Now she's the author of Ace's hottest new series—killer novels featuring Calliope Reaper-Jones, who doesn't want to be daddy's little … OL14993541W
The Summer of Skinny Dipping The Summer of Skinny Dipping Amanda Howells While spending the summer in the Hamptons, sixteen-year-old Mia is disappointed that her cousin Corinne has grown so distant, but when she meets the irresistible and adventurous boy next door, everyt… OL16602435W
La regata La regata Manuel Vicent 233 pages ; 24 cm OL17641356W
The world in grandfather's hands The world in grandfather's hands Craig Strete Eleven-year-old Jimmy is upset when he and his mother must move from the pueblo to the city after his father's death, but his grandfather's patient philosophy of life helps Jimmy slowly adjust. OL1872152W
Come to Dust Come to Dust Bracken MacLeod 276 pages ; 23 cm OL19332602W
Death or Ice Cream? Death or Ice Cream? Gareth P. Jones 224 pages ; 22 cm OL19634699W
The end The end Fernanda Torres "With uncanny insight into the less virtuous corners of the male psyche, Fernanda Torres brings us five friends who once milked the high life of Rio's Bossa Nova age and are now left with memories--p… OL19712746W
The disintegrations The disintegrations Alistair McCartney Within this dizzying investigation into the mystery of death is another mystery: who is the companion igniting these memories? This enigmatic novel blurs the line between fiction and nonfiction, stor… OL19715494W
Protected Protected Claire Zorn Nearly a year after her popular older sister's accidental death, Hannah meets Anne, a guidance counselor, and Josh, a potential new friend, who offer her the chance to move forward. OL19717803W
Mammother Mammother Zachary Schomburg "The people of Pie Time are suffering from God's Finger, a mysterious plague that leaves its victims dead with a big hole through their chests. In each hole is a random consumer product. Mano Medium,… OL19721026W
In the country of Queens In the country of Queens Cari Best In 1961, shy and overprotected eleven-year-old Shirley Alice Burns must begin speaking up if she is to do what she wants, including talking about her beloved, deceased father. OL19722952W
The road to ever after The road to ever after Moira Young Ordered to leave his hometown, young Davy, an orphaned artist, escorts elderly Miss Flint to her childhood home, where she plans to die. OL19722957W
The chaos of standing still The chaos of standing still Jessica Brody Ryn, eighteen, trapped by a massive blizzard in the Denver airport, meets some unique characters who help her cope with survivor's guilt on the first anniversary of her best friend's death. OL19724588W
Darke Darke Rick Gekoski,R. A. Gekoski Dr James Darke has expelled himself from the world. He writes compulsively in his 'coming of old age' journal; he eats little, drinks and smokes a lot. Meditating on what he has lost - the loves of h… OL19728973W
Rosie and Crayon Rosie and Crayon Deborah Marcero Rosie and her pup, named Crayon, lead readers through the colorful seasons of growing up together and what it means to love and then experience loss. After a long, colorful life, Crayon dies, and Ros… OL20058829W
Match Me If You Can Match Me If You Can Anna Staniszewski 219 pages ; 20 cm OL20727097W
Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson,Katherine Paterson The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm. OL27079W
All the king's horses All the king's horses Jeffrey Asher Nesbit Two very different sophomore boys learn to love a younger sister who is dying. OL2926926W
Belle Pruitt Belle Pruitt Vera Cleaver When her adored baby brother suddenly dies of pneumonia, eleven-year-old Belle is left to cope with the devastating effects on her family. OL4988074W
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