“I AM A BEAST. A beast. Not quite a wolf or a bear, gorilla or a dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright- a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster. You think I’m talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York...
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In a novel about broken hearts, broken spirits and the healing power of friendship, Anderson profiles three one-of-a-kind Georgia `peaches,’ a trio of teenage girls who converge at Darlington Orchard during picking season.When Murphy gets busted and Leeda gets packed off by her family, these three very different girls end up spending their spring...
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In Africa life is not even close to the exquisite life of a princess, especially when living on the border of Ethiopia where war breaks out every month. At least those people have the aid of the Red Cross to help them through all the diseases and injuries that occur through their little town....
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“Life is an ugly, awful place not to have a best friend.” Halley was always the quiet one growing up, following her parent’s rules and being her mother’s miniature version. Scarlett, however, was always the braver, more outgoing child, left to parent her wild, adventurous mother. None the less, somewhere down the...
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“About three things I am absolutely positive. First Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him- and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be- that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him…” Bella Swan falls head over heels for the...
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Damien is a young boy from the rich side of town. Junice is a young girl from the poor side of town. Both living a live of either survival or bordom. Junice lives a life where her mom is in jail, and now she lives with her grandmother. Damien has an easy life, and...
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“Crank is more than a drug. It’s a way of life. You can turn your back. But you can never really walk away.” These words came from 17-year-old Kristina Georgia Snow, otherwise known as Bree. Kristina is a good student, good daughter, and all around good person. Until she goes to visit her...
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Leesie Hunt is Mormon, and at seventeen years old has more self control and rules than most. Due to her strict religion, Leesie can’t do what most seventeen year olds do, like making out and everything like that. She is your typical good-girl. She doesn’t break the rules for any reason, is friends...
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Riding a bike is only one among many things Auden’s missed out on during her time growing up. Since childhood she’s played the role of the little adult, left to pick up the pieces while her older brother Hollis’ ran wild and free and her parents’ marriage crumbled around her. She coped with it...
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Annabel Greene was one of the “in” girls. She had the friends, the popularity, and the life. But that all dramatically changed one night with a very public “falling out” with her ex-best friend Sophie. Annabelle is now old news and somewhat of an outcast. She hates to think it, but she is just...
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