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SkyRod by Bianca
Bussereth |
Skyler Rodriguez and his best friends, Cheese and Hodag, are always
getting in trouble. They smoke marijuana, mess around with tons of
girls, and break the law repeatedly. A fifteen year old, eighth
grade boy in Cypress Cove alternative school, Skyler gets bad
grades, hates rules, and fights with his parents way too often.
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The Millionth Moon
by W. Edmund Hood |
Robin is only nine. All she's ever
wanted is just to be herself. Her parents are dead, and nobody
believes what she tells them she saw. Now she's gone to live with
relatives she never knew she had. But a local butcher wants to kill
her, and she doesn’t know why. And then there are those kids who
come by and play with her — nice kids, but kind of strange...
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The Magical Feline and the White Haven
by Patricia Hurtado |
The Magical Feline and the White Haven is a heart-warming
story about Justin, a gifted, mildly autistic boy and his two
friends, Jonathan and Jolene. Each child deals with personal
challenges of their own, but through the power of friendship and the
help of a little magic, they discover the strength to confront and
overcome the unforgettable plight that changes their lives.
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Lafitte's Black Box
by Jake Webber |
When he can no
longer control what is real and what is imagined, Deveraux Parker
realizes that his dream has become reality.
Discovering a box
that has been buried for two centuries, he finds himself on a quest
for Lafitte's treasure through modern day New Orleans.
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The Wizard of Odd by
Soda |
“ . . . a thoughtful and
enchanting look at a new world through a young boy’s eyes. . . . will
certainly captivate the hearts and minds of children and young adults
alike. . . .With The Wizard of Odd, Soda manages to inspire a
sense of wonder, danger and excitement that will leap off the page.”
—Sphere Webzine
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Little Warriors by Pat Frank |
In the first world, a world that existed long before ours, a world
ruled by evil and greed, a band of warriors emerge from the dank,
dark world of slavery. A band of mixed clans and mutants take up
arms and rise to the call of freedom. They will fight for their
ancestral lands and the very survival of their people. They carry no
banners, raise no flags, beat no drums, take no prisoners. They are
not afraid of death; they will survive; they are warriors first….
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game
over:
a spin
the bottle novel
by Daisy Jordan |
The summer before senior year: sunny
days in Jill’s pool, nights filled with romance, the annual Cedar
Point trip, a TP-ing war, student council carwashes, college visits,
and, of course, Landon’s parties. Not everything is perfect
though…Todd’s parents’ divorce is turning nastier by the day, and
while Todd and Melanie grow closer and closer, Jill desperately
clings to increasingly infrequent moments with him, moments that rip
her heart to pieces and simultaneously make her fall even more in
love with him.
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The Same Birthday
by Carol Galusha |
Three girls who share the
same birthday grow up in the heart of the Midwest. Their unique
family dynamics lead them down different paths upon graduating from
high school. Molly leaves Terre Haute to become a model in Chicago;
Janine attends college at Indiana University; and Mary Anne leaves
her Illinois farm to marry her high school sweetheart.
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Money for Teenagers
by Diana Crabtree |
Most people would agree that their
current financial situation would be far better if they had learned
some basic lessons about money when they were young. Money for
Teenagers provides youth with an introductory financial
education and helps them establish a positive outlook about, and
healthy behaviors toward, money.
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Buzz Bradley & the Invisible Fort
by Jeff Howe |
Stinky Gallagher, the
school bully, destroyed Buzz’s tree fort last year. With summer
break upon him, Buzz is determined to outsmart Stinky. Buzz comes up
with the perfect plan - an invisible fort. Can Buzz convince his
best friends, Stuart and JJ, that it can and will work, or will they
think Buzz is just plain crazy?
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Mike Duffy and His Adventures with the World's
Smallest Person: Judgment Day! by Peter
C. Vogel |
At the end of
our first story, we left Mike Duffy up in his room on a Saturday
night, grounded. But, it hasn’t been so bad being grounded
this time; Mike has a friend he can talk to. You see, nestled
secretly in the valley of a mountainous toy pile in Mike’s room is
Demetrius Minneapolis, the world’s smallest person.
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El Niño
by Vicky Acevedo |
Diego Buonese had just celebrated his tenth
birthday in a little town in California, when suddenly the rainy
winter turns into a terrible storm. Diego, victim of a raging flood,
desperately tries to keep his head above water, but exhaustion causes
him to lose consciousness. Regaining his wits, he discovers that he is
in the strong clutches of a giant boy named El Niño, the
weather phenomenon. El Niño has superhuman strength, can fly
above the clouds, and dive to bottom of the ocean.
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Soaring Cindy
by Kathy Conroy and Kristina D'amico
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www.SoaringCindy.com |
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Across Time: Mystery of the Great
Sphinx By O.J. Harp III
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Honorable Mention (Teenage Category)
2007 NY Book Festival's Book Contest
Across Time: Mystery of the Great Sphinx – an adventure with
beginnings in ancient Africa – is a sci-fi story filled with
mysticism, magic, future technology, and the history and lore of
ancient Egypt (Kemet), with its spells, Pharaohs and pyramids. It
overflows with humor and the mischievous antics of school-aged kids.
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Girls Only:
No Strokes Allowed
by Lisa Bernstein |
Most books on strokes are filled with stories of victims in their
latter years, of high blood pressure and bad cholesterol. Girls
Only is for young women and about the once considered rare
phenomenon of Vertebral Artery Dissection--aka cerebellar infarct--
which is gradually and sadly becoming more prominent.
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really good friends
by
Daisy Jordan |
For Jill Sherer, high school’s shaping up to be better
than she could’ve imagined. From the first week of cheerleading
practice, she and her best friends Hillary and Lorylyn are included in
a circle of popular girls who open the door to a world of exciting
social possibilities. And on the first day of school, Jill meets Todd
– hot, smart, athletic, funny, and a flirt – the boy of her dreams.
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DEMON
by Craig W. Tweedie
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Neil has been bullied since as far back as he can remember. One
evening, he is beaten near death over an altercation that took place
earlier that day in school. In his delusion, he is met by Luharen, a
six-hundred-year-old demon that offers Neil unlimited power and
vengeance. Read more... |
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Young Vampire:
Lamia
of Akkad
by Birde Williams
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Long ago...
...in
ancient Mesopotamia,
lives a young boy
called Uraby, who wants nothing more than to be sixteen at last.
His plans are cut short, however, when many complications land him
alone and homeless in the distant Akkad...
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The Magic
Airplane
by Peter Walker |
Shirley Hill's mother was good at everything. Lisa was America's
greatest daredevil ever. No one can replace her in Shirley's life
when she is killed driving in the Indianapolis 2000. Then her dad,
Brian, tells Shirley he wants to introduce her to a new woman in his
life. How could he even think of it?
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A Journey Far Away
by
Mark Smiley |
He longs to travel somewhere far away where he can discover this
hidden secret.Sammy is a misfit snake who more than anything wants to find
happiness.
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Finny's Voyage Through the Universe
by
Geeta Pati |
Finny’s Voyage Through the Universe
recounts the events surrounding the “Big Bang,” in a manner that is
captivating and educational to children of all ages.It’s a story of the exciting adventure of Finny, a curious
fish, as he travels through space and time with his guide, Mr. Guru,
a supercomputer.
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A Child’s Guide
by
Elizabeth Dayton |
A child’s early experience
with literature will help shape the rest of his or her life.A Child’s Guide answers the most common questions asked by
parents, teachers, and counselors regarding children’s literature:
“What is the best book I can read with my child for this specific
situation or problem?”
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Before You Say Yes to Sex or a Baby
by Kimberly Timmis-Kennedy |
Before You Say Yes to Sex or a Baby is intended to awaken young
ladies personal hero within so that they can be strong and smart
when approaching the curves of life. It is
meant to encourage the readers to focus on healthy goals and
education so that a more positive future is obtainable.
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The Magic of Midnight
by Aaron Hahner
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One extraordinary
Halloween night, five children discover that all is not what it
seems and their lives will never be the same. The spirit of
adventure. The depth of mystery. The power of tragedy and hope. This
is a story of great things – of both the children of the light and
of the masters of darkness.
One extraordinary
Halloween night, five children discover that all is not what it
seems and their lives will never be the same.
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KIDS'
DAY...
by
Deborah Claire
While camping in the mountains with her parents and three
brothers Diana meets a witch who grants her wish that adults
stop working and start playing.
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Bush
Flyer
by
George F. Baker III
Matt
Campbell and his mom, Lisa, are on the adventure of a lifetime
as they experience a harrowing flight to Kiyana, Alaska, and
learn to survive in the arctic.
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