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2) Stargirl
Author
Language
English
Description
In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.
3) Buddha boy
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Justin spends time with Jinsen, the unusual and artistic new student whom the school bullies torment and call Buddha Boy, and ends up making choices that impact Jinsen, himself, and the entire school.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world. Includes a special interview with the author.
10) Looks
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Two high school girls, one an anorexic poet and the other an obese loner, form an unlikely friendship.
11) Tackling Dad
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
When Cassie tries out for the middle school football team, she faces unexpected opposition from her father, a former professional football player.
12) Alphas: a novel
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Skye Hamilton, invited to attend the exclusive Alphas-only boarding school, must gird herself for the intense competition between young members of the country's best and brightest.
13) November blues
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Shortly after her boyfriend Josh is killed in a pledging accident, November Nelson learns she is pregnant and fears she has no one to turn to, until she finds solace in the arms of Josh's cousin Jericho.
14) L8r, g8r
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Throughout their senior year in high school, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela continue to share "instant messages" with one another about their day-to-day experiences as they consider college, sex, the importance of prom, and the inevitable end of their inseparable trio.
15) Stoner & Spaz
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004, c2002
Language
English
Description
A troubled youth with cerebral palsy struggles toward self-acceptance with the help of a drug-addicted young woman.
17) Breathless
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2009
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.
18) Shrimp
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Back in San Francisco for her senior year in high school, seventeen-year-old Cyd attempts to reconcile with her boyfriend, Shrimp, making some girlfriends and beginning to feel more a part of her family in the process.
19) Fade to black
Author
Publisher
HarperTempest
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
An HIV-positive high school student hospitalized after being attacked, the bigot accused of the crime, and the only witness, a classmate with Down Syndrome, reveal how the assault has changed their lives as they tell of its aftermath.
20) Undercover
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
High school sophomore Elisa is used to observing and going unnoticed except when classmates ask her to write love notes for them, but a teacher's recognition of her talent, a "client's" desire for her friendship, a love of ice skating, and her parents' marital problems draw her out of herself.
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