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61) A time to dance
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Language
English
Description
In India, a girl who excels at Bharatanatyam dance refuses to give up after losing a leg in an accident.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Five months after Liv's older brother, Jonah, accidentally shot himself, Liv is the one who takes care of Jonah, and she has not spoken to Jonah's best friend, Clay, whose father owns the gun, even though she knows Clay is suffering, too.
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Series
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English
Description
Fourteen-year-old misfit Robin Murphy is so unpopular at high school that his name is slang for "loser," and so when he begins dating the beautiful and popular Sophie her reputation plummets, but he finds acceptance as a student in a drawing class at Harvard.
65) Punching the air
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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A young artist and poet's prospects at a diverse art school are threatened by a racially biased system and a tragic altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood.
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Series
Gone fishing volume 2
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"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? Includes a variety of poetic forms--from aubade to haiku--as well as writing tips about rhyme and rhythm"--
69) Some girls bind
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Genderqueer adolescent Jamie and their gay friend, Levi, come out to Jamie's brother Steve, who encourage both of them to seek acceptance from friends and family.
71) Hidden
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When fourteen-year-olds Wren and Darra meet at a Michigan summer camp, both are overwhelmed by memories from six years earlier when Darra's father stole a car, unaware that Wren was hiding in the back.
73) Audacity
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"A historical fiction novel in verse detailing the life of Clara Lemlich and her struggle for women's labor rights in the early 20th century in New York."--
74) Crank
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Series
Language
English
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Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina -- she's fearless. Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul -- her life.
75) Manning up
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After collapsing on the field, Jack, a high school football player who struggles with body dysmorphia, finds himself in therapy and rehab.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam built to create a man-made lake for America's wealthiest businessmen collapsed, unleashing twenty million tons of water onto the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, below; told in the voices of six children and many othersthis is the story of the ordinary people of the town, their losses and their survival--and of the bitter aftermath when those for whom the dam was built denied all responsibility for the shoddy dam...
Author
Series
Eleanor Kane books volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A new girl at school throws nine-year-old Eleanor's relationship with her best friend Pearl into disarray.
78) Tricks
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love.
79) Crazy
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
While growing up in the 1960s, Laura uses art to cope with her mother's mental illness.
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