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Shabanu Daughter of the Wind
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Suzanne Fisher Staples |
When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must e… |
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Envy (Luxe Series, Book 3)
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Anna Godbersen |
Jealous whispers.Old rivalries.New betrayals.Two months after Elizabeth Holland's dramatic homecoming, Manhattan eagerly awaits her return to the pinnacle of society. When Elizabeth refuses to rejoin… |
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Where's home?
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Jonathan London |
After hitching a ride to California, fourteen-year-old Ben and his father endure some tough times on the streets of San Francisco and in a homeless shelter while trying to find a real home for themse… |
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My one hundred adventures
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Polly Horvath |
THE WINNER OF a National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, and countless other awards has written her richest, most spirited book yet, filled with characters that readers will love, and never forget. Jane… |
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Then Again, Maybe I Won't
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Judy Blume |
Unable to accept or explain his family's newly acquired wealth, his growing interest in sex, and a friend's shoplifting habit, a thirteen-year-old finds the pains in his stomach getting worse and wor… |
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The thieves of Tyburn Square
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Dave Jackson |
In 1817 a teenage brother and sister are relieved from the abuses of Newgate Prison in London by the prison reform efforts of Quaker minister Elizabeth Fry. |
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Taking charge
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Carin Greenberg Baker |
Lee teams up with his old enemy, Kevin Whitaker, to teach a karate class at the local homeless shelter. |
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The Ask and the Answer
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Patrick Ness |
Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has carried a desperately wounded Viola right into the hands of their worst enemy, Mayor Prentiss. Immediately separated from Viola and imprisoned, Todd is forc… |
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That was then, this is now
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S. E. Hinton |
Sixteen-year-old Mark and Bryon have been like brothers since childhood, but now, as their involvement with girls, gangs, and drugs increases, their relationship seems to gradually disintegrate. |
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Someplace to go
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Maria Testa |
Davey describes how he spends his time after school trying to keep safe and warm until he can meet his mother and older brother when the shelter opens at eight o'clock. |
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Off the wall
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Laura Dower |
Has the whole world gone bonkers? Mrs. Wing takes a sudden leave of absence, but no one knows why. Aimee's dog Blossom is having puppies--but with the wrong doggy dad. Worst of all, a new Web board h… |
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Dreamrider
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Barry Jonsberg |
Michael Terny is at his seventh school in four years and he knows that whatever he does, he will be ridiculed and pushed around. Michael is the fat kid. But Michael is also a lucid dreamer--he can re… |
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The knife of never letting go
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Patrick Ness,Nick Podehl |
An unflinching novel about the impossible choices of growing up, by an award-winning writer.Imagine you're the only boy in a town of men. And you can hear everything they think. And they can hear eve… |
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A safe place
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Maxine Trottier |
To escape her father's abuse, Emily and her mother come to a shelter where they find a safe place to stay with other women and children in similar circumstances. |
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The Secret Rites of Social Butterflies
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Lizabeth Zindel |
When does truth become gossip?Maggie’s parents have just split up, and she’s moved from New Jersey to New York City with her mom. Desperate to make new friends and to distract herself from troubles a… |
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