A beautifully written treasure of life truths and truths that appear only after much suffering and soul-searching ,this is simply the first great novel from Sue Monk Kid. The Secret Life of Bees is the story of a teenager, Lily Owens, also known as Lily Williams, who must come to terms with the truth...
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“A Muslim, a Christian, and a Jew — Three women search for understanding.” September 11, 2001 affected America in more ways than one. One of the millions pressure by this tragic event was Ranya Idilby, an American Muslim of Palestinian descent. After what is now only described as “nine-eleven,” she faced constant questions from...
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Max Caldwell is the star writer for his school newspaper and has managed to receive straight A’s all through his high school career, but during his senior year everything seems to change. Max’s overachiever personality stoops to an all time low once he starts hanging out with the kids downtown, who don’t exactly put...
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High school is supposed to be the best years of your life…Especially when it comes down to being in the wealthy, gorgeous, popular crowd. What else is there to ask for? When you’re perfect, you got everything. Not a problem in the world. right? In Life in the Fat Lane, by Cherie Bennett, Lara...
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In the story, Before we were Free, by Julia Alvarez, almost all of Anita’s relatives have emigrated to the United States, her family being the only ones left in the Dominican Republic. Her Uncle, Tio Toni has disappeared and nobody has heard from him in several months. After the last of her relatives have...
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Cole Matthew was given the choice of prison or the Native America Circle of Justice when he smashed Peter Driscal’s skull into the pavement. This was not the first time that Cole had been threatened with this punishment for his abusive behavior. He often got into fights and was always stealing from this place...
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Massie Block of the Block Estate is the typical teenager. The only difference between her and the average teenager is the wealth of her father, who is paying for her personal horses, tuition at OCD, the best private school around, her love for shopping and the best style consisting of only the best brands....
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