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Janette Oke's Reflections on the Christmas Story


Janette Oke - 1994
    A powerful proof of God's overwhelming love.

Junior Miss


Sally Benson - 1941
    She's the kid next door who wears a sloppy sweater, two charm bracelets and a locket with pictures. Judy is one of the crowd giggling and laughing in the corner of the drugstore. But she's also the child who becomes a young lady the day she puts on her first formal gown. Judy is every teenage girl. She personifies the realities and fantasies of the in-between years, the joys and heartaches of growing up.

Comet in Summer


Grace Wilkinson - 2017
    Gentle and exceptionally bred, Comet is the kind of horse Rio has always dreamed of owning - a horse to take on hacks through the vines, ride bareback at sunset, and maybe even compete in an event or two. Comet seems too good to be true, and Rio soon suspects that his past involved more than standing around in a field… But Rio has more to worry about than Comet. With five sisters to deal with - including Clemmie the bestselling romance novelist, Lia the ten-year-old taxidermist, and carefree Susannah who came back from her gap year with more than could fit in a suitcase - and a summer of renovating an old house complicated by the arrival of numerous guests, her family isn’t as perfect as her mum’s blog about their life in rural France suggests. And there’s Comet, a horse with his own story, and Rio soon discovers he could change her life in ways she’d never imagined. Except she’s not so sure she wants it to…

The A-List Collection


Zoey Dean - 2005
    Read all about the powerful, rich and beautiful teens of Beverley Hills High in this new collection of the first three titles in the national bestselling series The A-List.

Reality Chick


Lauren Barnholdt - 2006
    . . all-night parties . . .Going away to college means total independence and freedom. Unless of course your freshman year is taped and televised for all the world to watch. On uncensored cable.Sweet and normal Ally Cavanaugh is one of five freshpeople shacking up on In the House, a reality show filmed on her college campus. (As if school isn't panic-inducing enough!) The cameras stalk her like paparazzi, but they also capture the fun that is new friends, old crushes, and learning to live on your own. Sure, the camera adds ten pounds, but with the freshman fifteen a given anyway, who cares? Ally's got bigger issues -- like how her long-distance bf can watch her loopy late-night "episode" with a certain housemate. . . . Freshman year on film. It's outrageous.It's juicy.And like all good reality TV,it's impossible to turn off.

The Quartzsite Trip


William Hogan - 1980
    Cooper led thirty-six high school seniors on a spring vacation jaunt from Los Angeles to the desert near Quartzsite, Arizona. No student could earn the privilege of going on the Quartzsite Trip; it was given, and P.J. Cooper gave it. No activities were planned; they happened, and P.J. Cooper made them happen. What few rules there were were also P.J.'s and he enforced them with a whim of iron. In William Hogan's utterly delightful novel, the Quartzsite Trip turns out to be an utterly memorable experience.Here, the lion lies down with the lamb, the merciful find mercy, and the meek inherit the earth. Here, the tables are turned, and as they turn we meet a riotous and endearing cast of characters -- among them Deeter Moss, secret cowboy and closet Dodgers expert, who never talked to anybody before he went on the Quartzsite Trip; Margaret Ball, whose moonlit face displayed what pimples hid; Mary Allbright, who had a very secret fear and who, on the Quartzsite Trip, came up with a very secret plan to resolve it; and P.J. Cooper himself, the best teacher anyone ever had, who gave extra credit for Winnie the Pooh and The Catcher in the Rye and who discovered, in 1962, that the Great Equalizer makes rules too.[From the book jacket]

Hallway Diaries: How to Be Down/Double ACT/The Summer She Learned to Dance


Felicia Pride - 2007
    Three high schools. Three gotta-read stories. How To Be Down by Felicia PrideWhen Nina Parker decides to straighten her Afro, lose her valley-girl accent and get a total makeover for her new school in the hood, the cutest guy notices--"yes!" But so does the meanest girl, Vivica, queen bee of her crew, who wants Jeffrey for herself.Double Act by Debbie RigaudIn the hood, Mia Chambers is 'the smart girl, ' but at her prestigious new prep school she hardly stands out. So Mia does what it takes-- only to be accused of selling out by her old friends!The Summer She Learned To Dance by Karen ValentinAt first, Giselle Johnson hates spending the summer with her cousin from the Dominican Republic. But she soon starts loving the island and even learns to dance to her own rhythm. That is, until her cousin attracts Giselle's high school crush..."

Rose


Diane Schwemm - 1998
    Being the oldest has never been easy, but it was especially hard the year I turned sixteen. That was the year that the things I thought would always be the same changed forever. After Dad died, Mom needed me to pitch in more--get a job and help take care of my sisters. I was working so hard to care for my family, I forgot to look out for myself.Then I met someone who wanted to take care of me. For the first time ever, I was in love. It was wonderful. But it was also scary. Because if nothing lasts forever...how could love?

Broken Wings & Midnight Flight


V.C. Andrews - 2003
    

Dragonhammer: Volume II


Conner McCall - 2015
    The Steel. The Fire. The Pain.The Battlefield holds little else. Destruction. Malice. Death.Outwardly we watch the battle rage, but rarely do we see the unending conflict within ourselves.What fire are we kindling? What destruction are we sowing? What pain are we causing?Even the greatest of all men fight this war. None are free. All are captive.Dragonhammer is no exception.No matter how hard we fight or how fast we run, even the greatest among us will be brought to his knees.

Summer of Secrets


Richie Tankersley Cusick - 1996
    But their damaged car was only the beginning...They didn't expect to find an arm buried near the road. And when they finally reached the farmhouse of Gayle's Aunt Pat, no one is there to greet them. There's only a note that reads "Be back soon."What happened to Aunt Pat? Why are mysterious "accidents" suddenly occurring? What about the rumors of other disappearances in this small town?Gayle knows she must find the answers soon, but whom can she trust? Travis, the hired hand? Mark, who works at the hospital? Or Doug, the helpful neighbor? Friends...or suspects?Gayle is running out of time.Danger - and her fate - are only a heartbeat away!

Just a Summer Romance


Ann M. Martin - 1987
    Set on Fire Island, this moving story reveals the difficulty a young girl has when a summer romance is sparked between her and a boy who is a teen heartthrob.

Johnny Voodoo


Dakota Lane - 1996
    At Charmette High, Deirdre's a Yankee who'll never fit in. She's alone in a way she's never been before--until she meets Johnny. People say he's dangerous and that he has special powers. All Deirdre knows is that he makes her feel real and loved. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.

The Complete Private Collection: Private; Invitation Only; Untouchable; Confessions; Inner Circle; Legacy; Ambition; Revelation; Last Christmas; Paradise Lost; Suspicion; Scandal; Vanished; The Book of Spells; Ominous; Vengeance


Kate Brian - 2013
    The other students have everything: trust funds, private planes—and horrible secrets. When Reed’s new crush is found dead in the woods, Reed embarks on a fight for her life as one crazy person after another wants her out of Easton or dead. No one said private school was easy. Now, the entire Private collection is available in one eBook and includes a total of sixteen books: all fourteen books in the series as well as the two standalone prequels, Last Christmas and The Book of Spells.

Cages


Peg Kehret - 1991
    But when she is caught Kit is sentenced to twenty hours of volunteer work at the humane society. Kit knows how it feels to be stuck in a cage like those animals and soon she begins to learn that the key to her own cage is right in front of her."Readers will relate to [Kit's] anguish and her spirit and courage." —Booklist