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A black boy and an emotionally troubled white boy in North Carolina form a precarious friendship. Brooks' fine first novel has a basketball theme and plenty of action, but sport is merely the vehicle for delivering a serious story of friendship and madness. Brilliant sportswriting and a trenchant examination of the friendship between (the) narrator and a white boy in trouble.
7) The crossing
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Fourteen-year-old Manny, a street kid fighting for survival in a Mexican border town, develops a strange friendship with an emotionally disturbed American soldier who decides to help him get across the border.
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"A teen struggles to overcome both the physical and emotional scars that resulted from an accident that killed her best friend"-- Provided by publisher.
A year after surviving a car accident that killed her friend Trent and left her body and face scarred, Sadie can't move forward. The only person who seems to understand her is Trent's brother, Max. He looks at her scars and doesn't shy away; he knows about the list she writes in the sand at the beach...
11) The end of fun
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2016.
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"Seventeen-year-old Aaron is hooked on FUN, a new augmented reality experience that is as addictive as it is FUN. But when he sets off on a treasure hunt, left by his late grandfather, Aaron must navigate the real world and discover what it means to connect--after the game is over"-- Provided by publisher.
14) Identical
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Sixteen-year-old identical twin daughters of a district court judge and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, Kaeleigh and Raeanne Gardella desperately struggle with secrets that have already torn them and their family apart.
15) The way I am now
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Way I used to be volume 2
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2023.
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Eden and Josh reunite as Eden's rape case goes to trial, testing the strength of their relationship amidst the challenges of college life and Eden's pursuit of justice.
17) Stupid fast
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Just before his sixteenth birthday, Felton Reinstein has a sudden growth spurt that turns him from a small, jumpy, picked-on boy with the nickname of "Squirrel Nut" to a powerful athlete, leading to new friends, his first love, and the courage to confront his family's past and current problems.
19) Good and gone
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While on a road trip with her depressed older brother and gay friend, to find a missing musician, fifteen-year-old Lexi grapples with painful memories of sexual assualt by her ex-boyfriend.
20) Orbiting Jupiter
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"Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll have a future, he is confronted by demons from his past that force a tragic sacrifice"-- Provided by publisher.




