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[2014]., Adolescent, Merit Press Call No: Realistic FIC Fehlbaum Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: All at once Colby manages to ruin--or so she is told--the reputation of her family by exposing her cheating politician father. Her father runs off with another woman, leaving Colby and her mother and sisters nothing. Forced into a trailer park, Colby contemplates suicide when an embarrassing video makes the rounds on the Internet. Colby contemplates suicide--but also the idea of taking a chance and standing up for the truth.
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c2006., Juvenile, Mason Crest Publishers Call No: Guide 616.3 Esh Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: ObesitySummary Note: Presents a comprehensive study of obesity in America, and discusses why some people overeat, health risks such as hypertension and diabetes, and ways to achieve nutritional and emotional balance.
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2019., Scribner Call No: B Laymon Edition: First Scribner trade paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: The author shares the story of his life growing up as a black youth in Jackson, Mississippi. Highlights moments ranging from his experiences with sexual violence at a young age to his complicated relationship with his family.
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By Griffin, N.2019., Adolescent, Atheneum Call No: Realistic Fic Griffin Edition: First Atheneum paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Two years ago, Bett was feisty, athletic, fearless, a girl who would bike down a mountain just for the thrill of it. One day, she dares a friend to do something, and it goes wrong, and only horror and guilt come after. Now, Bett lives her life divided into Pluses and Minuses--Pluses are things that are good, which she knows she doesn't deserve, and Minuses are punishments she deserves, usually in the form of wrecking her body through binge eating. However, punishing herself makes her happy--which in her system may be a Plus. Her system starts to break down, and revelations about the dare and prank-gone-wrong threaten to be revealed.