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Lizard by Dennis Covington
Sent by his guardian to live at a Louisiana school for retarded boys, Lizard, a bright, deformed youngster, escapes with the help of a visiting actor who gives him a role in his repertory company's production of "The Tempest."
Shark Bait by Graham Salisbury
Twelve-year-old Mokes is torn between obeying his father, the police chief in the small town of Kailua, Hawaii, and being with his friends who plan to go see a fight between an island boy and a sailor.
With a Hammer for My Heart : a novel by George Ella Lyon
Deep in Kentucky's Appalachian Mountains live a handful of down-to-earth, loving, zealous, confused folks. All of them are in search of a shade of truth (though some seek deeper shades than others) and the right to live their lives according to particular rhythms. Lawanda, a teenager who is afraid she'll get stuck in the Appalachian hills, wants to go to college.
Blue Skin of the Sea ; a novel in stories by Graham Salisbury
Here's a rare, sensitive one about a young man coming of age in a Hawaiian fishing village. What do you do if your biggest fear surrounds you? . . . indeed, what if that which you fear brings life (and death) to those you love? For Sonny Mendoza, it's the sea itself which fills him with fear, and its his wrestling with its powerful force that brings him to adulthood.
True Believer by Virginia Euwer Wolff
Living in the inner city amidst guns and poverty, fifteen-year-old LaVaughn learns from old and new friends, and inspiring mentors, that life is what you make it--an occasion to rise to.
Book of the Day: Born Blue by Han Nolan
Janie was four years old when she nearly drowned due to her mothers neglect. Through an unhappy foster home experience, and years of feeling that she is unwanted, she keeps alive her dream of someday being a famous singer.
Book of the Day: Please Don't Kill the Freshmen by Zoe Trope
A memoir of the then-fifteen-year-old author's high school experience to that point, in which diary entries reflect her struggles, angst, and rebellion.Book of the Day: Happy Kid by Gail Gauthier
After his mother bribes him into reading a self-help book on how to form satisfying relationships and enjoy a happy life, cynical eighth-grader Kyle finds there may be more to the book than he realized.
Agnes Parker-- Keeping Cool in Middle School by Kathleen O'Dell
Agnes Parker tries to maintain her old persona and keep a low profile in middle school, but her best friend Prejean's problems, persistent harassment from the eighth-grade boys, and a friendship with an interesting boy in her art class make it difficult.Book of the Day: Garage Band by Gipi
A group of friends who get to use a garage owned by one of the boys’ dads to practice until something goes wrong.Book of the Day: Field Guide to High School by Marissa Walsh
Andie and her best friend Bess read through a manual Andie's Yale-bound sister wrote for her, which is filled with tips and tricks for excelling at Plumstead Country Day high school where Andie is about to be a freshman.
Book of the Day: Alison Rules by Catherine Clark
Alison tries to deal with the pain of her mother's death by sticking to rules until charming Patrick moves to town, and then she learns that no matter what, life still happens to you.
Book of the Day: The Penalty by Mal Peet
Paul Faustino, known as the best soccer journalist in the business, reluctantly investigates the disappearance of eighteen-year-old Ricardo, a soccer prodigy known as "El Brujito," while in alternate chapters a slave in old San Juan becomes a powerful voodoo priest.Book of the Day: Bindi Babes by Narinder Dhami
Three Indian-British sisters team up to marry off their traditional, nosy aunt and get her out of the house.Book of the Day: Shug by Jenny Han
A twelve-year-old girl learns about friendship, first loves, and self-worth in a small town in the South.
Book of the Day: Kimchi and Calamari
Adopted from Korea by Italian parents, fourteen-year-old Joseph Calderaro begins to make important self-discoveries about race and family after his social studies teacher assigns an essay on cultural heritage and tracing the past.
Death Collector by Justin Richards
In Victorian London, Albert Wilkes returns home for tea four days after his funeral. While his shocked and terrified wife rushes to prepare it, Wilkes takes the family dog for a walk and is abducted. His kidnapping is witnessed by young pickpocket Eddie, who becomes embroiled, along with an assistant at the British Museum and a clergyman's daughter, in a deadly plot involving the fragments of a diary, a secret department at the British Museum, and a dinosaurlike creature roaming the streets.
Book of the Day: Only You, Sierra by Sierra Jensen
The Europe mission trip brought Sierra Jensen the best gift possible: two new friends, Katie and Christy. But now Sierra is headed home, and she can't help but wonder if her friendships will last. And what about her new home? Her family moved while she was gone, and that means facing a new high school. And the biggest question of all: Will she ever find love?
Book of the Day: Jinx by Meg Cabot
Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.