Bibliography: Harbison, Paige. (January 31, 2012). New Girl. Buffalo, NY: Harlequin Teen. ISBN: 978-0373210428 Plot Summary: Only at Manderley Academy to please her parents, if being away from home and super hard classes were not enough, the “new girl” is faced with reminders of the girl whose place she took–Becca. She is in Becca’s room, she [...]
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Bibliography: Coben, Harlan. (2011). Shelter. New York: Putnam Juvenile. ISBN: 978-0399256509 Plot Summary: Mickey Bolitar is not having a very good year. His dad is dead, his mom is in rehab, and Mickey is forced to change schools and live with the uncle he doesn’t really know. When his new girlfriend doesn’t show up to [...]
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Bibliography: Offill, Jenny and Nancy Carpenter. (2006). 17 Things I’m Not Allowed to Do Any More. New York: Schwartz and Wade. ISBN: 9780375835964 (hc) 9780375866012 (pbk) Plot Summary: A mischievous little girl has a lot of seemingly good ideas but they all seem to get her in trouble. Critical Analysis: Books like this one make me miss being [...]
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: Watkins, Steve. (2011). What Comes After. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 978-0763642501 Plot Summary: When her veterinarian dad dies, 16 year old Iris goes to live with her Aunt Sue and Cousin Book she has never really met. They don’t understand Iris, a vegetarian and animal lover. When Iris sets two baby goats free to prevent their [...]
