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61) The Frail Days
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old drummer Stella, guitarist Jacob and bassist Miles need a wild singer for their old-school rock band. When they discover nerdy Tamara Donnelly, who nails the national anthem at a baseball game, Stella is not convinced Tamara's sound is right for the band. Stella wants to turn Tamara into a rock goddess, but Tamara proves to be a confident performer who has her own ideas about music and what it means to be epic cool.
When their band,...
62) Out of Order
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Sophie sees her move to Victoria as a chance to start over and leave her old self behind. She is soon drawn into the orbit of the charismatic but troubled Zelia. As their friendship develops, and Zelia's behavior becomes increasingly self-destructive, Sophie struggles to maintain both the friendship and her own sense of self. Then Sophie meets Max. At first, Max seems to be Zelia's opposite: direct, straightforward and sure of herself....
63) Dancing Naked
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Kia is sixteen and pregnant. Her world crumbles as she attempts to come to terms with the life growing inside her and what she must do. Initially convinced that abortion is her only option, Kia comes to understand that for her, the answers are not always black and white. As the pregnancy progresses, Kia discovers who her real friends are and where their loyalties lie. It is through her relationship with the elderly Grace that she learns what it means...
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Tej and Liam are going snowboarding. When they take a shortcut over a treacherous logging road and have an accident, their adventure becomes more about survival than fresh powder. Tracked by a hungry bear, while trying to outrun the weather without any food, Tej and Liam learn about their friendship and what it will take to survive. When Tej is hurt, Liam decides he has to go for help-alone.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Español
Description
Zach y Ashley han estado saliendo por un tiempo, y las cosas van bien—hasta que Ashley se entera de que está embarazada. Ella se enoja y culpa a Zach. Ella no estaría en este estado si él no hubiera sido tan descuidado. Insistente primeramente en un aborto, ella se vuelve contra Zach. Confundido, Zach lucha con lo que debe hacer y cuáles son sus responsabilidades. Ponerse de acuerdo con las reacciones de sus familiares y amigos, Zach se da cuenta...
66) Tag Along
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
It's junior prom night. Andrea is grounded for getting her older brother to buy booze for her, Paul is having panic attacks, Roemi has been stood up by his Internet date, and Candace is busy tagging a building (before she gets collared by a particularly tenacious cop). By happenstance, the four near-strangers end up together, getting into more trouble, arguing and ultimately helping each other out over the course of eight madcap hours.
67) Reaction
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Thirty years before Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the antislavery movement won its first victory in the British Parliament. On August 1, 1834, the Abolition of Slavery Bill took effect, ending colonial slavery throughout the British Empire. Over the next three decades, "August First Day," also known as "West India Day" and "Emancipation Day," became the most important annual celebration of emancipation among people of African descent...
68) Running the Risk
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
After being the victim of an armed robbery, Sean should be terrified but he isn't. He finds he likes the rush that comes from danger and tries to recreate the feeling. But when his risk-taking leads him to some of the worst parts of town, and he finds himself face-to-face with the original armed robbers, he finds he must do the right thing.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
Español
Description
La vida de Allie ha dado un giro terrible. Sus padres se pelean todo el tiempo, le está yendo muy mal en la escuela y, por si fuera poco, piensa que tal vez esté embarazada. Incapaz de enfrentar a sus padres, decide irse de su casa y tomar la carretera con su amigo Razz, un patinador profesional de skateboarding. Cuando un enfrentamiento pone a Allie en peligro, Razz y Allie deciden volver, pero pasan justo por el camino de un tornado. Para sobrevivir...
70) First Time
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Haley and Lynn are best friends. When Lynn meets Chad, a player several years older, Haley feels left out. She tries to be happy for her friend, but when her mother's new boyfriend starts making unwanted advances, Haley finds she has no one to tell. Not wanting to upset her mother's happiness and finding that Lynn is drifting away, Haley has to face her tormentor alone and face up to some very hard truths.
71) Last Kiss
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Billy O'Reilly, a farm boy in rural Iowa, has been secretly dating Lisa Wells, the popular, wealthy daughter of the president of the local college. It's a complicated relationship: people of HER class don't associate with people of HIS class. Her controlling father does not approve of the relationship, her "real" boyfriend is growing suspicious, and her troubled stepbrother is adding to the drama by stirring up trouble. Billy's life is thrown into...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Español
Description
Josh había estado viviendo en un hogar de grupo después de ser delatado por Scott, su alguna vez mejor amigo. Ahora se ha ido a vivir con su hermano y prepotente cuñada y ha sido enviado a una clase diseñada para enseñarle a lidiar con su ira. Cuando un viejo enemigo continúa empujando sus botones y Scott aparece con sus viejos trucos, Josh se esfuerza por controlar su temperamento. Enmarcado por un crimen que no cometió, llevará toda su fuerza...
73) Burn
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"The best thing to do for someone who thinks he’s lost his whole life is to make him feel like it’s been given back to him. That’s why I can do this. Fire can fix it." William Tucker always does the right thing. He excels at high school, works at the grocery store, passes out bulletins at his father’s church, and still finds time to fight fires as the newest volunteer firefighter in Coosa Creek, Alabama. But no matter how many good deeds...
74) Riley Park
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Corbin plays hockey and is known as a scrapper on and off the ice. Fighting makes him feel strong. Corbin's friend, Darius, is socially adept and popular, and Darius's reckless risk-taking makes Corbin feel alive. With Rubee, a girl both boys like, Darius crosses a line, and after a party at Riley Park, Darius and Corbin are attacked. Darius is killed; Corbin is seriously injured. Corbin fights his clouded memory-he can't identify...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Henry Holloway isn't immoral, he's just hungry. His mother died when he was nine, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Andy and his friends, all amiable small-time crooks. When Uncle Andy is sent to prison, Henry takes up residence in an abandoned tree house in order to escape the notice of Social Services. His mission? To survive on his own while preserving his cherished independence. Fortunately, Henry possesses all the skills...
76) Mercy Lily
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
I take the bees outside, unscrew the lid of the bee jar, and listen to their angry buzzing. "I hate you," I whisper. Lily's mother has slowly been losing herself to multiple sclerosis. After traditional treatment fails, she uses bee sting therapy, administered by Lily, to alleviate her pain. Lily is trained as a veterinary assistant, so she can easily handle the treatments. What she can't handle is what happens when the bee sting therapy fails and...
77) Skylark
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Angie lives in an old car with her brother and mother. Homeless after their father left to find work, the family struggles to stay together and live as normally as possible. It is difficult though. Between avoiding the police and finding new places to park each night, it is a constant struggle. When Angie discovers slam poetry, she finds a new way to express herself and find meaning and comfort in a confusing world.
Author
Series
Lucy tries sports volume 4
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this picture book, Lucy and her friends learn introductory hockey skills as they try out a new sport.
79) Crash
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Just when sixteen-year-old Cameron thinks he's going to straighten out his troubled life, his parents break up and he ends up living on the street with his dog, Ozzie. He meets a girl named Mackenzie, who has been sleeping in a pup tent in the park. With her help, he tries to survive on the street and continue with school, despite the new challenges in his life.
Finding a safe place for them to crash at night is difficult, and panhandling for money...
80) Before we sleep
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A red fox and a gray dormouse joyfully play in their forest home as the season begins to change from fall to winter. Soon, the dormouse must hibernate, and the friends will part. As the time for sleep nears, the fox tries to keep the dormouse awake. Sleep indeed must come, but not before the two friends have shared one last story, knowing they will be together again in the spring.This gentle friendship story is the perfect allegory for the bedtime...
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