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Josie Poe Palouse, Washington, 1943 Josie Poe Palouse, Washington, 1943 Kathleen Duey Living with her family in the farming town of Palouse, Washington, during World War II, thirteen-year-old Josie worries about her brother's strange behavior and wonders why he has not enlisted. OL11026766W
Sebastian's roller skates Sebastian's roller skates Joan De Deu Prats,Joan De Déu Prats Sebastian is a timid boy who doesn't say much but has a lot to say. All that changes after he finds a pair of roller skates in the park OL12078260W
Overcoming low self-esteem Overcoming low self-esteem Melanie J. V. Fennell This work provides a complete self-help recovery programme to help combat low self-esteem. It includes insights on how to build and enhance self-image and self-acceptance. OL12305008W
As You Wish As You Wish Jackson Pearce Ever since Viola's boyfriend broke up with her, she has spent her days silently wishing—to have someone love her again and, more importantly, to belong again—until one day she inadvertently summons a… OL13650523W
Liar, liar, pants on fire Liar, liar, pants on fire Gordon Korman Zoe, an imaginative third grader, thinks that she has to make things up to be interesting, until a good friend and an eagle convince her that she does not have to lie to be special. OL15022415W
Keeping the Moon Keeping the Moon Sarah Dessen Fifteen-year-old Colie is spending the summer with her eccentric Aunt Mira while her mother travels. Formerly chubby and still insecure, Colie has built a shell around herself. But her summer with he… OL15024559W
Marvin and the mean words Marvin and the mean words Suzy Kline Marvin overhears remarks made by his second-grade teacher and is sure she hates him. OL15056036W
The tallest of smalls The tallest of smalls Max Lucado A rhyming story about how Jesus can lift up even those who feel small and worthless. OL15072057W
A Sweater for Duncan/Un suéter para Duncan A Sweater for Duncan/Un suéter para Duncan Margaret Gay Malone Little Duncan penguin is proud of his fuzzy coat. He sticks out his chest as he waddles among the other penguins. He knows he is the handsomest one in the frozen south. Trouble jumps in when his fuzz… OL15278523W
Crosses Crosses Shelley Stoehr Unhappy at home, Nancy and her friend Katie adopt punk lifestyles and find relief in cutting themselves, until Nancy is forced to confront her problems. OL15823058W
Being me Being me Julie Broski A young girl tells what it is like being her, describing the things she likes to do. OL16030704W
McKendree McKendree Sandra Belton In 1948, while spending the summer with her aunt in West Virginia to find her family roots, Tilara begins visiting the "colored" old folks' home called McKendree, makes new friends, and learns to lov… OL16062614W
Loss Loss Jackie Morse Kessler A lifetime of being bullied has left fifteen-year-old Billy angry and frightened, but when he is tricked into becoming Pestilence, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, with the power to inflic… OL16183996W
The Girl with the Mermaid Hair The Girl with the Mermaid Hair Delia Ephron *A vain teenaged girl is obsessed with beauty and perfection until she uncovers a devastating family secret.* *Click*. Sukie Jamieson takes a selfie after her tennis lesson. *Click*. She takes on… OL16469599W
Rani Rani Kimberly Morris In the first story, a water sprite named Deb has tricked Rani into looking after a whole flock of rain clouds and he won't take them back unless Rani answers a riddle about Pixie Hollow's three great… OL16529336W
Keeping the moon Keeping the moon Sarah Dessen Fifteen-year-old Colie, a former fat girl, spends the summer working as a waitress in a beachside restaurant, staying with her overweight and eccentric Aunt Mira, and trying to explore her sense of s… OL175866W
The end or something like that The end or something like that Ann Dee Ellis As the first anniversary of her best friend Kim's death nears, fourteen-year-old Emmy tries to fulfill her promise to make contact with Kim's spirit, but she gains new perspective from unexpected con… OL17869481W
As good as dead As good as dead Elizabeth Evans When Esme, the woman she betrayed twenty years ago, arrives on her doorstep, bringing with her a past she thought was buried forever, Charlotte is faced with a choice of redeeming the old friendship … OL17870824W
1 year, 100 pounds 1 year, 100 pounds Whitney Holcombe Holcombe chronicles how to transition from "the fat girl" to being a healthy, confident young woman. When she stepped onto her bathroom scale and "230" glared up at her, that number controlled her li… OL17925852W
Chasing tail lights Chasing tail lights Patrick Jones Seventeen-year-old Christy wants only to finish high school and escape her Flint, Michigan, home, where she cooks, cleans, cares for her niece, and tries to fend off her half-brother, a drug dealer w… OL18167841W
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