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Bibliography:  Goode, Laura. (2011).  Sister Mischief. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.  ISBN: 978-0763646400 Plot Summary:  Esme may be the only white Jewish lesbian teen in her Minneapolis suburb, but she has found her place with her 3 best friends performing in Sister Mischief, laying down hip hop beats and rhymes.  The girls decide to protest when the school [...]

Bibliography: McDonald, Abby. (2011). The Anti-Prom. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 978-0763649562 Plot Summary:  Prom is supposed to be the best night of your life, right?  Not for popular Bliss who catches her BFF and boyfriend making out.  Not for bad girl Jolene who can’t believe that she is dressed in pink ruffles risking her [...]

Bibliography: Hamilton, Steve. (2010). The Lock Artist. New York: St. Martin’s Press. ISBN: 9780312380427 Plot Summary:  Michael is writing down his story from jail, trying to find his voice lost when childhood tragedy struck and left him mute.  He tells of his uncle, the only family he had left, the art class and talent for [...]

Bibliography:  Deuker, Carl. (2010).  Payback Time.  New York: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children.  ISBN: 978-0547279817 Plot Summary:  Aspiring journalist and high school senior Mitch True almost quits the school paper when Alyssa is chosen as editor over him and she assigns him to the sports beat.  But sports photographer Kim is beautiful and bright and [...]

Bibliography: Griffin, Adele. (August 2010). The Julian Game.  New York: Putnam Juvenile ISBN: 978-0399254604 Plot Summary:  Scholarship student at an elite girls school, Raye jumps at the chance to help queen bee Ella get back at her ex-boyfriend Julian by pretending to be someone she’s not in hopes of sabotaging and embarrassing him.  She didn’t [...]

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