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  • The Last True Love Story by Brendan Kiely

    The Last True Love Story

    Brendan Kiely

    Hendrix and Corrina bust Hendrix's grandfather out of assisted living, and leave LA for New York in pursuit of freedom, truth, and love.

  • The Marvels by Brian Selznick Selznick

    The Marvels

    Brian Selznick Selznick

    In 1766, a boy, Billy Marvel, is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis, runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and is captivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and ghostly presences.

  • The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake

    The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James

    Ashley Herring Blake

    When Sunny St. James receives a new heart, she decides to set off on a New Life Plan: 1) do awesome amazing things she could never do before; 2) find a new best friend; and 3) kiss a boy for the first time. Her New Life Plan seems to be racing forward, but when she meets her new best friend Quinn, Sunny questions whether she really wants to kiss a boy at all. With the reemergence of her mother, Sunny begins a journey to becoming the new Sunny St. James

  • The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros

    The Remember Balloons

    Jessie Oliveros

    James has a bunch of balloons, each of which holds a special memory, but as his grandfather ages and loses his own balloons, James discovers that he is gaining new ones.

  • The Rope Walk: A Novel by Carrie Brown

    The Rope Walk: A Novel

    Carrie Brown

    At her tenth birthday party, Alice, a motherless young girl protected by her family, encounters two people that change her life--Theo, a biracial boy from New York City, and Kenneth, an artist suffering from the ravages of AIDS.

  • Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

    Under the Mesquite

    Guadalupe Garcia McCall

    Throughout her high school years, as her mother battles cancer, Lupita takes on more responsibility for her house and seven younger siblings, while finding refuge in acting and writing poetry.

  • Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor

    Waiting for Normal

    Leslie Connor

    Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.

  • When Molly Was in the Hospital by Debbie Duncan

    When Molly Was in the Hospital

    Debbie Duncan

    Anna's little sister, Molly, has been very ill and had to have an operation. Anna tells us all about the experience from her point of view.

  • Wild Blues by Beth Kephart

    Wild Blues

    Beth Kephart

    Thirteen-year-old Lizzie relates, through a victim statement, her harrowing journey through the Adirondacks seeking her disabled friend, Matias, who was kidnapped by escaped convicts.

  • With or Without You by Brian Farrey

    With or Without You

    Brian Farrey

    When eighteen-year-old best friends Evan and Davis of Madison, Wisconsin, join a community center group called "chasers" to gain acceptance and knowledge of gay history, there may be fatal consequences.

 
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