Fraistat, Ann
Summary: Looking for a fresh start, sixteen-year-old Libby and her family return to her mother's childhood home only to discover that the house's strange beauty may disguise a sinister past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FRAHaydu, Corey Ann.
Summary: "Four sisters rely on each other--and a bit of mysterious magic--to cope with their mother's illness"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC HAYGrisham, John.
Summary: When his best friend disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, thirteen-year-old Theo uses his legal knowledge and investigative skills to chase down the truth and save April.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD GRIKing, A. S. (Amy Sarig)
Summary: Five white teenage cousins who are struggling with the failures and racial ignorance of their dysfunctional parents and their wealthy grandparents, reunite for Easter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC KINPatterson, James
Summary: When Rafe Kane enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
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Summary: Billy Sloat and Lydia Lemon don't have much in common, unless you count growing up on the same (wrong) side of the tracks, the lack of a mother, and a persistent loneliness that has inspired creative coping mechanisms. When their high schools are consolidated, Lydia's cynicism is met with Billy's sincere optimism, and both begin to question their own outlook on life. As the two grow closer and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Pulse 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC REEKing, A. S. (Amy Sarig)
Summary: "Set in a parallel version of America where time has stopped, the novel tells the story of one teenage girl trying to untangle her toxic family's secrets--and maybe restart the world's clocks in the process"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC KINMikail, Nadia
Summary: With the world about to end, seventeen-year-old Aisha and her mother set out on a road trip to find her estranged sister.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel & Friends 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MIKJohnson, Abigail
Summary: When Jill's mother unceremoniously leaves her family for reasons only Jill knows, Jill tries to piece her life together with the help of new guy Daniel, who has scars on the inside and out.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Teen 2016
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION JOHHopkins, Ellen.
Summary: Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2009
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HOPKey, Watt
Summary: When a dive off the coast of Alabama goes horribly wrong, twelve-year-old Julie and one of her father's scuba clients struggle to survive after reaching an abandoned oil rig.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KEYBazay, Casie
Summary: Estranged cousins K. J. and Becka must complete their deceased grandfather's strange bucket list in order to earn the inheritance they both need, but Grandpa's real motive makes it a challenge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press Teens 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BAZCochran, John
Summary: Seventh-grader Reese struggles to cope with his dad's opioid addiction but finds solace in two new friends who are also dealing with issues beyond their control.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Young Readers 2024
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Summary: When his best friend disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, thirteen-year-old Theo uses his legal knowledge and investigative skills to chase down the truth and save April.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC GRICarr, Cathy (Cathleen E.)
Summary: When twelve-year-old Franny's estranged uncle comes home to help out after Nana's accident, some long-guarded family secrets come to light, forcing Franny to confront the discoveries she makes about her troubled absent mother, and herself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CARMcCauley, Kyrie
Summary: In Auburn, Pennsylvania, a farming community overrun with crows, high school senior Leighton struggles to keep herself and her sisters safe from their abusive father even as she starts a relationship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MCCCaletti, Deb.
Summary: Seattle high school senior Jade's life is defined by her anxiety disorder and dysfunctional family, until she spies a mysterious boy with a baby who seems to share her fascination with the elephants at a nearby zoo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CALFipps, Lisa
Summary: Poverty-stricken Joseph bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2024
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Summary: "In this young adult novel, fourteen-year-old Eva Brown is coping with difficulties at home and at school, most significantly her mother's alcoholism. When Eva's nohkum (grandmother) is hospitalized, her mother struggles to care for Eva and her younger brother. After Eva's brother wanders away, he is sent to live with a foster family and Eva finds herself in a group home. Furious at her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HighWater Press, an imprint of Portage & Main Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JOHHammonds, Jas
Summary: When seventeen-year-old Avery moves to rural Georgia to live with her ailing grandmother, she encounters decade-old family secrets and a mystery surrounding the town's racist past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HAMHolden, Elizabeth
Summary: Social anxiety, her parents' divorce, and messy friendships won't stop Millie's pursuit of what she wants -- in roller derby or in love. But her own lies might... Sixteen-year-old Millie Novak is stuck in an "if only" rut. If only she were stronger and faster, maybe her roller derby teammates would take her seriously. If only she had the guts to go back to in-person learning, maybe she'd have a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flux 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HOLWoodson, Jacqueline
Summary: "When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC WOOIloh, Candice
Summary: "Ada" means first daughter, means oldest girl, means most pressure. When Ada leaves home for her freshman year at a historical Black college, it's the first time that she's been able to make her own choices. As she stumbles deeper into the world of dance and explores her sexuality, she also begins to wrestle with her past-- her mother's struggle with addiction, her Nigerian father's attempts to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Books 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: YA FIC ILOEngle, Margarita
Summary: Told in alternating voices, determined to make a difference and heal from their troubled pasts, teens Ana and Leandro fight to protect California wildlife and the endangered puma.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2024