Jane and Allison were the best of friends. That is until a horribly embarrassing accident that ruins Allison’s reputation. Jane tries to comfort her, but Allison seemed to be in a deep funk. Suddenly, Lanalee comes into the picture. She helps get Allison out of her depression and back on her feet, but there’s...
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Tags: 5 out of 5 stars, choices, danger, death, demons, desperation, Fantasy, ghosts, high school, Maureen Johnson
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Imagine only being able to express yourself through pictures. Your first year of school, the only way you could communicate to others, was through your drawings. Drawing took you to another world; a world of your own. For Hollis Woods, drawing pictures was her doorway to a place where she actually wanted to be....
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Tags: 4 out of 5 stars, Adventure, choices, desperation, Drama, drugs, emotions, exciting, family, high school, love, moving, short read, suspense, twists
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Shira Brazille, the billionaire from Australia, founded the most exclusive academy that was out there, Alpha Academy. The academy is only for the best of the girls. It was made to create the next generation of dancers, writers, musicians, and inventors. Alpha Academy is located far from any other civilization, it’s on an island...
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Tags: 3.5 out of 5 stars, boyfriend, choices, Drama, friendship, Lisi Harrison, love, secrets, Series, Taylor Cupp
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Mrs. Olinski had a dilemma. She needed four kids to compete as a team in a trivia contest called the Academic Bowl. However, after an accident that claimed her ability to walk, the new sixth grade teacher was less confident and couldn’t seem to find the right kids. The other teachers began to think...
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Tags: 3 out of 5 stars, A Hill, choices, E.L. Konigsberg, emotions, friendships, satudays, tea
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Do you believe in other worlds? Do you wish you could travel to those worlds? Bobby Pendragon didn’t until his Uncle Press knocked on his door one day and ordered Bobby to come with him. From there, Bobby and his uncle drove to an abandoned subway station where they arrived at a door, an...
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Tags: 4 out of 5 stars, Adventure, choices, D.J MacHale, death, Fantasy, Fiction, friendship, Pendragon, Science Fiction, Series, suspense, The Merchant of Death, Thriller, war
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“I know my head isn’t screwed on straight. I want to leave, transfer, warp myself to another galaxy. I want to confess everything, hand over the guilt and mistake and anger to someone else. There is a beast in my gut, I can hear it scraping away at the inside of my ribs. Even...
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Tags: choices, emotions, high school, Hill, Laurie Halse Anderson, life, realistic fiction, Speak, Teen
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Being a teen is difficult enough. When you add in a mysterious, unlabeled package filled with tapes containing the voice of a girl who committed suicide two weeks earlier, suddenly ready to tell her story, life goes from difficult to downright confusing. Hannah Baker died two weeks ago from a prescription drug overdose; she...
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Tags: 5 out of 5 stars, a teenagers everyday life, choices, death, desperation, Drama, emotions, Fiction, high school, Jay Asher, realistic fiction, suicide, suspense
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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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Tags: 5 out of 5 stars, choices, crank, drugs, Ellen Hopkins, realistic fiction, Romance
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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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Tags: 5 out of 5 stars, choices, family, friends, friendship, Realistic, Romance, Sarah Dessen
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Annabel Greene looked like the perfect girl to every person who saw her. She had the perfect family, perfect appearance, perfect clothes, but quicker than ever, it all fell apart. Now, Annabel is looking at the hardest school year of her life. She suddenly finds herself isolated and friendless. Dealing with family issues including...
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Tags: 5 out of 5 stars, choices, Drama, emotions, family, for girls, friends, friendship, high school, love, Romance, Sarah Dessen
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