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Author
Series
Tacky the penguin books volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[1988]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.
3) Wringer
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.
4) Monster
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
5) Dumplin'
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.
6) Breathless
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
At boarding school, Katie tries to focus on swimming and becoming popular instead of the painful memories of her institutionalized schizophrenic older brother.
8) Game Changer
Author
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
A mysterious football accident sends a high school reeling in this award-winning multimedia-format novel from Tommy Greenwald
Thirteen-year-old Teddy Youngblood is in a coma, fighting for his life after an unspecified football injury at training camp. His family and friends flock to his bedside to support his recovery—and to discuss the events leading up to the tragic accident. Was this the inevitable result of playing
9) Trapped
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
232 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Seven high school students are stranded at their New England high school during a week-long blizzard that shuts down the power and heat, freezes the pipes, and leaves them wondering if they will survive.
10) Baseball great
Author
Series
Baseball great novels volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
250 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
All twelve-year-old Josh wants to do is play baseball but when his father, a minor league pitcher, signs him up for a youth championship team, Josh finds himself embroiled in a situation with potentially illegal consequences.
12) Old hat
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
After buying one outrageous hat after another in an attempt to keep up with the latest fashions set by his teasing animal friends, Harbet the dog learns that true happiness comes from being yourself.
13) Goth Girl rising
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kyra, who is also known as Goth Girl, returns home from the Maryland Mental Health Unit to find out that things have changed, particularly her friend Fanboy, who has transformed into somebody she barely recognizes, which causes her anger and dark memories to return.
14) I can help
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Zahra loves spending time with Kyle at school, but when her other classmates start teasing her for helping him she starts making choices she regrets"--
15) Pants on fire
Author
Publisher
HarperTempest
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having become a proficient liar in order to keep everyone happy, rising high school senior Katie Ellison is stunned when her old middle school friend and local pariah Tommy Sullivan returns to town, and suddenly things start looking a lot different to her.
16) Glass houses
Author
Series
Morganville vampires volume 1
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
247 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Morganville, Texas, a town where evil terrorizes the streets under the cover of darkness, Claire Danvers, who has had enough of her current dorm situation, moves off campus and discovers that her new roommates are vampires.
Author
Publisher
BookBaby
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this easy-to-read e-book for busy parents, Dr Justin Coulson provides simple strategies to guide parents as they work to create confidence in their kids.
Using cutting-edge psychological science, and honest, straight-from-the-heart stories that every parent will relate to, you will discover:
* The 5 biggest confidence crushers
* The 5 best confidence and self-belief boosters
* 20 questions to clearly identify your
...19) Trust me
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 27 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color.
Language
English
Description
Kim, 15, wants to go away with two girlfriends for the weekend. It transpires that boys will be present and no adults. Do Kim's parents forbid her to go and make her feel that they don't trust her? An audience also watches the drama and discusses the family's quandary with psychologist Peter Quarry. An outstanding award winning DVD that stimulates great discussion.--Kanopy.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 30 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
Language
English
Description
This short documentary depicts an Aboriginal Winnipeg teen’s struggle to stay in school and away from local gangs. Filmed over 2 years, the film is a moving portrait of one family trying to break the cycle of addiction, violence and poverty in an environment filled with anger and despair.
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