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Crossing the Line
 | Willow Maine has tried many things in her life from ballet to ice skating but she has always quit, causing her mother to call her a quitter. The fact is that Willow has never really had a great relationship with her mother. She actually has... |
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Heal The Wounded
 | In book two of Lynn Dove's Wounded Trilogy, Heal The Wounded, the author takes the reader once again into the lives of the families from the first book as they struggle with their own set of problems. Each teenager is still trying to cope with... |
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Moon River and Me
 | Mykaela has had sorrow and despair for much of her young life; first, as her younger sister fought and defeated cancer and then, when her mother learns she has a rare form of breast cancer, her world begins to crumble. Her friends adore her -... |
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Ta Ta for Now!
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This is a witty and entertaining book made up of entries in a diary written by a fourteen-year-old girl named Melissa. It depicts her life after she is given a diary by her twelve-year-old sister, Megan.... |
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The Battle for Tomorrow: A Fable
 | The Battle for Tomorrow opens in Seattle, Washington. Sixteen-year-old Ange is pregnant for the second time and is facing another abortion on her own; her distant, unsupportive mother Diane is paralyzed from a stroke, and Ange oversees her care. Ange's... |
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The Childe
 | Carol and son Adam Kunz have newly entered the publishing market with their novel The Childe. The book features Catherine "Cat" Colvin, a tall fifteen year old who is transferring from a private academy to the local high school.... |
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The Doleful Passing of Lilies
 | A short story about a girl that committed suicide and the friends and family she left behind. The electronic book is complicated to read because it looks un-formatted and more like a draft than a real book. It needs to be edited and formatted as... |
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The Key
 | Having just recently lost both of her parents in a tragic accident, Madelyn Clevenger faces difficult changes in her life. She now lives with her great-grandmother and has trouble finding friends in her new school. The one exception is Dougal,... |
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The Lost Summer
 | Helena and her best friend, Katie Bell, have been attending summer camp together since they could walk; but this summer Helena is a counselor, and Katie Bell is still a camper. Helena's views about camp are forever changed as she... |
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Across the Pond
 | For a quick, light summer read try Across The Pond by Storyheart. The reading is appropriate for young adults and yet will appeal to adults. This book has an unforgettable story, adventure and romance... |
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