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Kissing Tennessee: and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance

10 best books like Kissing Tennessee: and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance (Kathi Appelt): Dogtag Summer, 13: Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen, Story Time, Dig!, Love & Sex: Ten Stories of Truth, Dark Waters, The Monsters of Morley Manor: A Madcap Adventure, Guess What?, A Wizard's Dozen: Stories Of The Fantastic, What's in a Name

Dogtag Summer
AuthorElizabeth Partridge
ISBN1599901838
Twelve-year-old Tracy-or Tuyet-has always felt different. The villagers in Vietnam called her con-lai, or "half-breed," because her father was an American GI. And she doesn't fit in with her adoptive family in California, either. But when Tracy and a friend discover a soldier's dogtag hidden among...
13: Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen
AuthorJames Howe
ISBN1416926844
"If thirteen is supposed to be an unlucky number...you would think a civilized society could come up with a way for us to skip it."

-- from "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" by Bruce Coville

No one will want to skip any of the twelve short stories and one poem that make up this collection...
Story Time
AuthorEdward Bloor
ISBN0152052224
George and Kate are promised the finest education when they transfer to the Whittaker Magnet School. It boasts the highest test scores in the nation. But at what price? Their school's curriculum is focused on beating standardized tests; classes are held in dreary, windowless rooms; and students are...
Dig!
AuthorAndrea Zimmerman
ISBN0152167854
Dig up rock and dig up clay! Dig up dirt and dig all day!

Mr. Rally and his faithful dog, Lightning, have a busy day ahead of them, but they don't mind. What could be more fun than using a big yellow backhoe to build a pool at the school and a drain for the rain? Follow Mr. Rally through his day as he travels...
Love & Sex: Ten Stories of Truth
AuthorMichael Cart
ISBN0689832036
"More than thirty years ago a pioneering young adult librarian named Margaret A. Edwards protested that 'many adults seem to think that if sex is not mentioned to adolescents, it will go away.' "As succeeding decades have demonstrated, silence is no arbiter of behavior. Not only has sex not gone away,...
Dark Waters
AuthorChristopher Holt
ISBN1619696851
Having narrowly escaped a pack of vicious wolves, canine heroes Max, Rocky, and Gizmo are happy to find a moment of peace as they travel down the mighty river. Soon, the trio come across a lavish boat moored close to shore. They're wary of facing another community of dogs, but when they climb on board, they...
The Monsters of Morley Manor: A Madcap Adventure
AuthorBruce Coville
ISBN0152047050
What do you get when you mix together--
werewolves, vampires, mad scientists, wizards, aliens, alternate dimensions, tiny people, Transylvania, ancient curses, giant frogs, evil clones, ghosts, lawyers, shape-changers, fallen angels, journeys through hell, zombie warriors, body snatchers,...
Guess What?
AuthorMem Fox
ISBN0152004521
This is a throwback review from back when I had my dream job:


One of my duties as a librarian is to hold up the rights of academic freedom! Book banning will not be tolerated! I have already had several run-ins with parents who object to my carefully chosen selections and I am always articulate...
A Wizard's Dozen: Stories Of The Fantastic
AuthorMichael Stearns
ISBN0590865420
Do you believe in magic? For this collection is overflowing with everything mystical, magical, fantastic and unbelievable. This book features stories by Patricia Wrede, Jane Yolen, Bruce Coville and many others. "A balanced and pleasing introduction to the genre".--School Library Journal.

"Do...
What's in a Name
AuthorEllen Wittlinger
ISBN0689845324
I was so excited to re-read this book. Someone gave it to me when I was in junior high (2002ish, probably, when it was new). It popped into my mind about a year ago and for the longest time I could not remember what it was called and couldn't find my old copy. Finally someone on Goodreads solved it for me - look...
Bird
AuthorZetta Elliott
Young Mekhai, better known as Bird, loves to draw. With drawings, he can erase the things that don't turn out right. In real life, problems aren't so easily fixed.

As Bird struggles to understand the death of his beloved grandfather and his older brother's drug addiction, he escapes into his...
Summerhouse Time
AuthorEileen Spinelli
ISBN0375840613
Every year a rented pink cottage full of family, swapping stories, and riding waves mean Summerhouse Time for Sophie. Best of all is sharing a room with her favorite cousin and laughing and trading secrets like two happy peas in a cousin pod. Sophie can't wait! But when she asks the now-a-teenager Colleen...
Things Left Unsaid: A Novel in Poems
AuthorStephanie Hemphill
ISBN0786837454
Sarah used to be the good girl. The one who always had her hand raised in class, always obeyed her parents.
Until she met Robin. Once Robin comes into the picture, Sarah's life changes. Her closet begins to fill with black clothes. Good grades become something to be studiously avoided. And maintaining...
Always and Forever
AuthorAlan Durant
When Fox dies, Mole, Hare, and Otter are devastated. They feel they will never get over their great sadness. How can life go on without him? Then one day Squirrel comes to visit. She reminds Fox's family of all the funny things he used to do. And as the friends share dinner and tell stories, they realize at...
Ghosting
AuthorEdith Pattou
On a hot summer night in a Midwestern town, a high school teenage prank goes horrifically awry. Alcohol, guns, and a dare. Within minutes, as events collide, innocents becomes victims—with tragic outcomes altering lives forever, a grisly and unfortunate scenario all too familiar from current...
Farewell, My Lunchbag
AuthorBruce Hale
ISBN0152026290
Danger may be Chet Gecko's business, but dessert is his delight. . . .
Chet Gecko's hunger for mystery is matched only by his appetite for cockroach casserole, mosquito marshmallow surprise, and stinkbug pie. So when the cafeteria needs help nabbing a food thief, Chet digs into the case with a passion...
The Blazing Bridge
AuthorCarter Roy
ISBN1531878318
Ronan Truelove’s best friend, scrappy smart aleck Greta Sustermann, has no idea that she is one of the thirty-six Pure souls crucial to the safety of the world. But Ronan’s evil father has figured it out—and he’s leading the Bend Sinister straight to Greta. If they capture her, she’ll suffer...
This Book Isn't Fat, It's Fabulous
AuthorNina Beck
ISBN0545017033
This hilarious novel, starring an unforgettable queen-sized queen bee, will have readers in stitches-- AND swooning over the love story.

Manhattan It Girl Riley Swain is no pudgy wallflower. She's brash, bold, fashionable, and yes, fabulous. Riley has no qualms about kissing her best friend's...
Gone Camping: A Novel in Verse
AuthorTamera Will Wissinger
ISBN0544638735
Hiking in the great outdoors, catching fish, watching the stars come out at night—camping is fun. Until it’s time to sleep. Then, Lucy wonders, what kinds of creatures lurk in the dark? With only her brother and grandpa as tent-mates, will Lucy be able to face her camping fears?
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