Fault Line
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| Author | Patrick Jones |
| ISBN | 0802777465 |
They say opposites attract, and that could be the only explanation for Johanna's attraction to Paul. Wherever Paul goes, laughter follows, and Johanna longs to be a part of his inner circle. Getting Paul into her life turns out to be the easy part. Keeping Paul happy is tough, even for an overachiever...
| Author | Richard Anthony D'Ambrosio |
| ISBN | 0440364574 |
"Full and deep and immensely moving . . . a standout shocker."--Library Journal
The child called Laura was the worst case Dr. Richard D'Ambrosio had ever encountered. As a toddler, she had been held in a frying pan and horribly burned. Now she was twelve, labeled schizophrenic, and housed in...
| Author | Beth Hilgartner |
| ISBN | 0395502144 |
At first Alexandra thought it was a dream. She would just lie there in the forest, quite still, until she really woke up. But the birdlike little girl tugged at her hand again. She tried to explain: "I'm Zan, and I'm lost." The little girl only smiled, clearly not understanding.
That was how Alexandra...
| Author | Judy Waite |
| ISBN | 0689876424 |
True Cause is the true cause. Lucky, so lucky. I love you. These are the phrases that fifteen-year-old Elinor has grown up with on the farm where she and her fellow Followers, led by the amazing Howard, live. It is a simple, material-less lifestyle, but Elinor is one of the Chosen, a special group of young...
Sometimes it takes getting hit with a hockey puck to help you see what's good for you! Carolyn Mackler is back -- and V is off on a solo road trip -- in this funny, poignant follow-up to Vegan Virgin Valentine.
V Valentine is the queen of meaningless hookups. Ever since her mom dumped her with her...
| Author | Dana Reinhardt |
| ISBN | 0385746989 |
Simone’s starting her junior year in high school. Her mom’s a lawyer for the ACLU, her dad’s a political cartoonist, so she’s grown up standing outside the organic food coop asking people to sign petitions for worthy causes. She’s got a terrific younger brother and amazing friends. And she’s...
| Author | Kirsten Smith |
| ISBN | 0316017353 |
On her fourth birthday Penny received a globe from her mother: "If you ever need me . . . just remember I'll always be somewhere on here." Two weeks later her mother left, never to return. In a powerful verse novel, Penny charts the landscape of her high-school years--her older sister's wild ways, her best...
| Author | Connie Rose Porter |
| ISBN | 0618056785 |
"With authority and grace" (Essence), Imani All Mine tells the story of Tasha, a fourteen-year-old unwed mother of a baby girl. In her ghettoized world where poverty, racism, and danger are daily struggles, Tasha uses her savvy and humor to uncover the good hidden around her. The name she gives her daughter,...
| Author | E.R. Frank |
| ISBN | 0689853858 |
Most well-known for her devastatingly poignant teen tales of urban desperation and redemption, renowned young adult author E. R. Frank switches gears and narrows her focus to the pivotal events of one 8th grade classroom.
The progressive petri dish of Forest Alternative's middle school...
| Author | Darrien Lee |
| ISBN | 1933967714 |
This week I have started reading '16 Going on 21' by Darrien Lee. So far this book is really intense it jumps straight into the action. Denim and Dré have been friends since they were three years old and it is clear how much they love each other. The only thing in their way is Denim's annoying and overbearing...
| Author | Sherri Winston |
| ISBN | 0316114308 |
Kayla Dean, junior feminist and future journalist, is about the break the story of a lifetime. She is auditioning for the Lady Lions dance team to prove they discriminate against the not-so-well endowed. But when she makes the team, her best friend and fellow feminist, Rosalie, is not happy.
Now...
| Author | Brenda Woods |
| ISBN | 0142404187 |
Emako Blue was supposed to be a star. She was beautiful and good-hearted. She was Monterey's best friend. She was the only girl Jamal cared about, the one who saw through his player act. She was the one who understood the burden of Eddie's family. She was the best singer anyone had ever heard, with a voice...
| Author | Olivia Birdsall |
| ISBN | 0385733704 |
Mia never thought she'd be the child of a broken home. Yet when she's 15 years old, one day her father just up and moves out. As her family life crumbles, her love life is finally coming together. Julian, her brother Allen's best friend and her longtime crush, has finally noticed her—and being with Julian...
| Author | Diane Les Becquets |
| ISBN | 1582346747 |
It’s the summer before Lucy’s senior year in high school, and life in her sleepy Louisiana town is about to be turned upside down. Her mama’s flirting with the dark stranger who runs the art gallery, her best friends Mary Jordan and Evie have boys on the brain, the drama teacher is sparking some powerful...
| Author | Ruth Pennebaker |
| ISBN | 0805067299 |
Don't think twice is a book about a teenage girl named Anne. She was in a relationship with her boyfriend, Jake, at the time, when her unplanned pregnancy occurred. However, she and Jake soon broke up and Anne was left to keep Jake from knowing about her being pregnant and sharing the news with her parents....
| Author | Lara Deloza |
| ISBN | 0440237874 |
A fresh, honest look at the difficult choices and unexpected joys in a girl’s life under pressure.
Lucy Doyle is about to explode. She’s sure her name might as well be Loser because she‘s never, ever been kissed. To make matters worse, nearly all of her friends have left her behind for boys....
Pelly D thinks her whole glorious life stretches ahead of her; but young building worker Toni V has just found her diary, buried in a water can, in rubble, in a construction site. There's a note: Dig, Dig Everywhere. It's forbidden, Toni V knows, but curiosity drives him on - he hides the diary, and begins...
| Author | Laura Pedersen |
| ISBN | 0345458303 |
“There could be no doubt left in anyone’s mind that my life had all the makings of a country-and-western song.”
The second of seven children (with another on the way), Hallie Palmer has one dream: to make it to Vegas. Normally blessed with an uncanny gift for winning at games of chance,...
| Author | Heather Waldorf |
| ISBN | 0889954267 |
An opportunity to escape a dull summer -- and perhaps to find a future for herself after high school - persuades Rainey Williamson to join a school-sponsored program that will take her and five other teenagers on an eight-week road trip across Canada. The challenge of this journey is heightened, in view...
| Author | Jessica Blank |
| ISBN | 1423106423 |
Why would anyone choose to live on the streets? There is Eeyore, just twelve years old when she runs away from her priveleged home, harboring a secret she's too ashamed to tell anyone. Rusty is a sensitive gay teen who winds up alone when his older boyfriend ditches him in Hollywood. Squid has gone through...
| Author | Megan Shull |
| ISBN | 0786856912 |
Gorgeous teen superstar Grace Kincaid has it all--an electric smile, million-dollar endorsement deals, and blond cover-girl looks. But what happens when America's "It" girl doesn't want "It" anymore? With the paparazzi stalking her every move, Grace quietly slips out of a TEEN PEOPLE photo shoot,...
| Author | Marina Budhos |
| ISBN | 1416903526 |
Jaya, Maria, and Lola are just like the other eighth-grade girls in the wealthy suburb of Meadowbrook, New Jersey. They want to go to the spring dance, they love spending time with their best friends after school, sharing frappés and complaining about the other kids. But there’s one big difference:...
| Author | Jill Wolfson |
| ISBN | 0805076697 |
I haven’t even explained yet about the Knitting Lady. Who is she? How did I wind up on her doorstep? How did I meet the other girls who became my friends—no, they became more than friends—despite the fact that they drove me absolutely crazy.
I need to take a giant step back, return myself...
| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
| ISBN | 0142406163 |
Genre/Category: Jacqueline Woodson
This book follows the story of Lena and her sister as they run away from their sexual abusive father to find their mother's family halfway across the country. As they travel, they meet all kinds of people, and begin realizing that those who loved them the...
| Author | Francine Prose |
| ISBN | 0061375179 |
What really happened at the back of the bus?
Did they, or didn't they?
Did she, or didn't she?
Something happened to fourteen-year-old Maisie Willard—something involving her three friends, all boys. But their stories don't match, and the rumors spin out of control. Then...
