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In an edenic community of wealthy Bay Area families, Molly Nicholl, a replacement teacher from a poorer, scrubbier version of California, arrives in the middle of the school year and soon becomes intrigues by the hidden lives of her privileged students. Unknown to her, a tragedy from their middle school years continues to reverberate for 'her' kids. Among these are Callista, a hippie outcast who hides her intelligence for reasons of her own; Ryan...
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"THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF READY PLAYER ONE It's just another day of high school for Zack Lightman. He's daydreaming through another boring math class, with just one more month to go until graduation and freedom--if he can make it that long without getting suspended again. Then he glances out his classroom window and spots the flying saucer. At first, Zack thinks he's going crazy. A minute later, he's sure of it. Because the...
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During freshman orientation, five teenagers agree to reunite after graduating high school. Zoe longs to escape her mother's shadow. Jake tries to forge friendships and find true love. Mia seeks her true self. Gregor sets out on a misguided journey to escape life as a band geek. Whitney's perfect world falls apart at the seams. Join these teens as their choices affect others in the most unexpected ways.
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Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Small Great Things pens her most riveting book yet, with a startling and poignant story about the devastating aftermath of a small-town tragedy.
Sterling is an ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens—until the day its complacency is shattered by a school shooting. Josie Cormier, the daughter of the judge sitting on the case, should be the state's...
Sterling is an ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens—until the day its complacency is shattered by a school shooting. Josie Cormier, the daughter of the judge sitting on the case, should be the state's...
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"In her new book, Alexandra Robbins explores the ways group identity theories play out among cliques - and the students they exclude. She reveals the new labels students stick onto each other today, the long-term effects of this marginalization, and the reasons students falling under these categories are often shunned. And then she will celebrate them. In this ever-conformist, cookie-cutter, magazine-celebrity-worshipping, creativity-stifling society,...
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Publisher Annotation: Isaiah loves football. In fact, football saved Isaiah?s life, giving him structure and discipline after his sister?s death tore his family apart. But when Isaiah gets knocked out cold on the field, he learns there?s a lot more to lose than football. While recovering from a concussion, Isaiah wonders what his life would look like without the game. All his friends are on the team, and Isaiah knows they can?t win without him. The...
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When an uncharacteristic lapse in judgment leaves Emily paralyzed to stop a classmate with developmental disabilities from being attacked, Emily and a football player who also witnessed the crime are sentenced to community service. But helping those at the center for disabled people does little to assuage their guilt over not helping the one girl who needed them most.
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"A lighthearted coming-of-age debut of a young woman on the shores of greatness--in search of a boat"--
"Echoing novels like Karen Russell's Swamplandia! and Carol Rifka Brunt's Tell the Wolves I'm Home, Alexandra Teague's lighthearted coming-of-age debut is perfect for anyone who's navigated the strange seas of adolescence-and lived to tell the tale. A.Z. McKinney is on the shores of greatness. Now all she needs is a boat. When the Sea of Santiago...
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"In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarefied bubble. When freshmen David and Sarah fall headlong into love, their passion does not go unnoticed--or untoyed with--by anyone, especially their charismatic acting teacher, Mr. Kingsley. The outside world fails to penetrate this school's walls--until it does, in a shocking spiral of events that catapults the action...
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Hailed by the critics and lauded by readers for its riotously funny and scathing portrayal of America in an age of trial by media, materialism, and violence, Vernon God Little was an international sensation when it was first published in 2003 and awarded the prestigious Man Booker Prize. The memorable portrait of America is seen through the eyes of a wry, young, protagonist. Fifteen-year-old Vernon narrates the story with a cynical twang and a four-letter...
16) Big girl small
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With a singing voice that can shake an auditorium, Judy should be the star of Darcy Academy, the local performing arts high school. So why is a girl this promising hiding out in a seedy motel room on the edge of town? A scathingly funny and moving book about dreams and reality, at once light on its feet and profound.
17) On a LARP
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Sid Rubin Silicon Alley adventures volume 1
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Sid Rubin, a super-smart high school student, recognizes the photo of a murder victim while an AP field trip to the police station. Sid and an unlikely group of friends chase a dare web killer through a live action roleplaying game, or LARP. While unraveling this mystery, they have to endure pop quizes, endless Ted Talk, heartbreak, parents, cosplay, and the lure of the NYC Public Library.
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"T. Lily Decker is a high school senior with a twelve-year plan: avoid stress, drugs, alcohol and boyfriends, and take regular psych quizzes administered by her best friend, Sawyer, to make sure she's not developing schizophrenia. Genetics are not on Lily's side. When she was seven, her mother, who had paranoid schizophrenia, tried to kill her. And a secret has revealed that Lily's odds are even worse than she thought. Still, there's a chance to...
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Publisher Annotation: Emilie Day believes in playing it safe: she?s homeschooled, her best friend is her seizure dog, and she?s probably the only girl on the Outer Banks of North Carolina who can?t swim. Then Emilie?s mom enrolls her in public school, and Emilie goes from studying at home in her pj?s to halls full of strangers. To make matters worse, Emilie is paired with starting point guard Chatham York for a major research project on Emily Dickinson....
20) Running on empty
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In this high-interest sports novel for teens, Leon is devastated after an injury gets him bumped off the relay team.
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