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Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood Benjamin Alire Sáenz As a Chicano boy living in the unglamorous town of Hollywood, New Mexico, and a member of the graduating class of 1969, Sammy Santos faces the challenges of "gringo" racism, unpopular dress codes, th… OL106704W
Split Split Swati Avasthi A teenaged boy thrown out of his house by his abusive father goes to live with his older brother, who ran away from home years ago to escape the abuse. OL15468529W
iBoy iBoy Kevin Brooks Sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was an ordinary Londoner until an attack that caused fragments of an iPhone to be embedded in his brain, giving him incredible knowledge and power, but using that power ag… OL15897273W
Family Family Micol Ostow In the 1960s, seventeen-year-old Melinda leaves an abusive home for San Francisco, meets the charismatic Henry, and follows him to his desert commune where sex and drugs are free, but soon his "famil… OL15999045W
Come with me Come with me Tracy Bilen Sixteen-year-old Sara's mother goes missing before she and Sara can move to a new town to escape Sara's physically abusive father. OL16175849W
Desert Angel Desert Angel Charlie Price In the California desert, fourteen-year-old Angel is on the run from the man who abused her, killed her mother, and intends to kill her too. OL16460771W
Breaking beautiful Breaking beautiful Jennifer Shaw Wolf Allie is overwhelmed when her boyfriend, Trip, dies in a car accident, leaving her scarred and unable to recall what happened that night, but she feels she must uncover the truth, even if it could hu… OL16597000W
The Rebels Of New Sun A Blending Time Novel The Rebels Of New Sun A Blending Time Novel Michael Kinch In the year 2069, turning seventeen means mandatory Global Alliance work assignments that range from backbreaking drudgery to deadly canal labor. Trying to survive in a world that's been ravaged by p… OL17380938W
Yeny and the children for peace Yeny and the children for peace Michelle Mulder Yeny's family moved from a village to a city in Colombia hoping to escape violence, only to face kidnappers and bullies. Yeny and her friends decide to face the danger and organize a peace carnival, … OL17850248W
Are you still there Are you still there Sarah Lynn Scheerger "Gabriella Mallory, AP student and perfect-daughter-in-training, stands barefoot on a public toilet for three hours while her school is on lockdown. Someone has planted a bomb and she is hiding. The … OL17862616W
Adam's war Adam's war Sonia Levitin When Adam and his friends start a war with a rival club over a clubhouse, the conflict ends in violence. OL1938372W
Knockout Games Knockout Games Greg Neri As a gang of urban teenagers known as the TKO Club makes random attacks on bystanders, Erica, who is dating the gang leader, wrestles with her dark side and "good kid" identity. As a gang of urban t… OL19983630W
Bog child Bog child Siobhan Dowd In 1981, the height of Ireland's modern "Troubles," eighteen-year-old Fergus is distracted from his upcoming A-level exams by his imprisoned brother's hunger strike, the stress of being a courier for… OL20947742W
"Why did it happen?" "Why did it happen?" Janice Cohn With the help of his parents and teacher, a young boy deals with his feelings about the robbery of the neighborhood grocery store. Includes a note to parents. OL3009149W
What happened on Planet Kid What happened on Planet Kid Jane Leslie Conly To help her deal with her separation from her family, worry about her mother's serious operation, and suspicions about a new friend's abusive father, twelve-year-old Dawn creates an imaginary world w… OL48543W
Dreamrider Dreamrider 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… OL5737778W
The knife that killed me The knife that killed me Anthony McGowan Paul Vanderman could be at any normal high school where bullies, girls, and annoying teachers are just part of life. But "normal" doesn't apply when it comes to the school's biggest bully, Roth--a tw… OL5834272W
Hip-Hop High School Hip-Hop High School Alan Lawrence Sitomer Theresa Anderson is smarter than anyone knows. But with the example of her superachiever older brother, Andre, towering above her, she hasn’t even been trying. How can a girl compete against the favo… OL5844903W
Wringer Wringer Jerry Spinelli As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it. OL77083W
Genesis Alpha Genesis Alpha Rune Michaels When thirteen-year-old Josh's beloved older brother, Max, is arrested for murder, the victim's sister leads Josh to evidence of Max's guilt--and her own--hidden in their favorite online role-playing … OL8755743W
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