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Jaime has just finished her life in Phoenix, her life with boyfriend Buddy, and her life
as a girl. Now she's ready for a new beginning as a woman at a sophisticated Eastern
college where she can forget about the girl she used to be--the girl whose...Read more
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, May 15, 1999
Gr. 7^-10. Sixteen-year-old, motherless Ivy Breedlove has a genuine calling to be a
historian. When her great-aunt's failing vision forces her to stop work on a family
history, Ivy takes on the job, doing it so thoroughly that she rattles the rest of...Read more
From Kirkus Reviews , April 12,
1999
PLB 0-06-028331-9 A lingering suggestion of inevitability and stomach-knotting doom inform
this novel from Lynch (Extreme Elvin, 1999, etc.), from the opening scene overlooking the
town prison to the final dreaded murder and departures. The lives of...Read more
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New Zealand author Sherryl Jordan has crafted a riveting story, reminiscent of the work of
Thomas Hardy, that's shimmering with the romanticism of a fairy tale but told with the
vivid detail and suspense of a modern novel. In an ancient time, a...Read more
From Booklist
, May 15, 1999
Gr. 8^-10. Fourteen-year-old Sarah is having a hard time adjusting after her father's
death. Although her parents were divorced, Sarah's dad was the glue holding them all
together. But now, it seems, everything is falling apart. In her elite high...Read more
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The cynicism of Holden Caulfield (of Catcher in
the Rye) meets the hilarity of Adrian Mole (of The Adrian
Mole Diaries) in this lighthearted, smart tale of one young man's coming of age in
the archetypical small town of Bricksburg, Virginia. Cecil...Read more
Amazon.com Skin has an authentic X-Files feel to it--the right mixture of scientific
plausibility and mystical overtones to keep both Scully and Mulder interested and on the
trail. Skin taken from an unknown body found at the site of a road accident is grafted...Read more
From Booklist
, May 15, 1999
Gr. 9^-12. Should there be a mixed-race option on census forms? Teens moved by the
contemporary voices in What Are You? (see starred review, p.1697) will find that
this history of racially mixed people in the U.S., from colonial times to the present,...Read more
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When a ten-year-old boy finds an old book of magic in a bookshop in Ireland, the forces of
good and evil gather to do battle over it. --This text refers to the school &
library binding edition of this titleRead more
Synopsis
What turns a talented athlete into a true champion? Some of the most celebrated names in
sports share the inspirational insights that have made them winners when the chips were
down. Read more
From Booklist
, May 15, 1999
Gr. 7^-10. In 1911 China is experiencing dramatic cultural and political changes. And in
the home of young Ailin, a quieter but equally impacting revolution is taking place--a war
against tradition. Ailin enjoys a privileged childhood, but as a girl,...Read more
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Fifteen teenagers speak candidly about living separated from their families. and give
moving self-portraits as they talk about their lives. These are intimate stories about
trust and betrayal, friendship and grief, fear, resistance and courage. The...Read more
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