Search Results: Returned 18 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 18
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2007, Primary, Holiday House Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Bee faces friction at home and at school when her widowed father begins seriously dating Jazzi, who seems to take over the house and their lives, but as shared secrets and common interests finally begin to draw them together, Jazzi accidentally makes a terrible mistake.
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2007., Primary, Holiday House Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Bee faces friction at home and at school when her widowed father begins seriously dating Jazzi, who seems to take over the house and their lives, but as shared secrets and common interests finally begin to draw them together, Jazzi accidentally makes a terrible mistake.
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By Lai, Remy2020., Juvenile, Henry Holt and Company Call No: Fic Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Henry Khoo's family treats him like a baby. He's not allowed to go anywhere without his sister/chaperone/bodyguard. And he definitely CAN'T take a journey halfway around the world all by himself! But that's exactly his plan. After his family's annual trip to visit his father in Singapore is cancelled, Henry decides he doesn't want to be cooped up at home with his overprotective family and BFF turned NRFF (Not Really Friend Forever). Plus, he's hiding a your-life-is-over-if-you're-caught secret: he's the creator of an anonymous gossip cartoon, and he's on the verge of getting caught. Determined to prove his independence and avoid punishment for his crimes, Henry embarks on the greatest adventure everrr...hoping it won't turn into the greatest disaster ever"--From the publisher's web site.
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By Lai, Remy2020., Pre-adolescent, Henry Holt and Company Call No: REALISTIC F LAI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Though Henry Khoo is twelve years old, he's still treated like a baby. He's forbidden from going anywhere without his sister/chaperone/bodyguard. And he definitely CAN'T take a journey halfway around the world all by himself! But that's exactly his plan. After his family's annual trip to visit his father in Singapore is canceled, Henry decides he doesn't want to be cooped up at home with his overprotective family and BFF turned NRFF (Not Really Friend Forever). Plus, he's hiding a your-life-is-over-if-you're-caught secret: He's the creator of an anonymous gossip cartoon, and he's on the verge of getting caught. Determined to prove his independence and avoid punishment for his crimes, Henry embarks on the greatest adventure everrr... hoping it won't turn into the greatest disaster ever." --
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2003., Pre-adolescent, HarperCollins Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After hearing a fictional tale about Hitler's daughter, Mark, an Australian boy, wonders what it would be like if someone he loved and trusted turned out to be evil.
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[2017], Adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: REALISTIC F ABD Edition: First [U.S.] editio Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Michael's parents are leaders of a new anti-immigrant political party called Aussie Values which is trying to halt the flood of refugees from the Middle East; Mina fled Afghanistan with her family ten years ago, and just wants to concentrate on fitting in and getting into college--but the mutual attraction they feel demands that they come to terms with their family's concerns and decide where they stand in the ugly anti-Muslim politics of the time.
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2017., Adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: Young adult FIC ABDEL-FATTAH Edition: 1st ed., May 2017. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Michael's parents are leaders of a new anti-immigrant political party called Aussie Values which is trying to halt the flood of refugees from the Middle East; Mina fled Afghanistan with her family ten years ago, and just wants to concentrate on fitting in and getting into college--but the mutual attraction they feel demands that they come to terms with their family's concerns and decide where they stand in the ugly anti-Muslim politics of the time.
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2009., Primary, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Griffin Silk feels responsible for the absence of his mother and baby sister, but he and his new friend Layla find the perfect way to make everyone feel a little bit better.
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2022., Adolescent, PUSH Call No: ROMANCE F LON Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "It's a hot summer, and life's going all right for Jackson and his family on the Mish. It's almost Christmas, school's out, and he's hanging with his mates, teasing the visiting tourists, and avoiding the racist boys in town. Just like every year, Jackson's Aunty and annoying little cousins visit from the city--but this time a mysterious boy with a troubled past comes with them. As their friendship evolves, Jackson must confront the changing shapes of his relationships with his friends, family, and community. And he must face his darkest secret--a secret he thought he'd locked away for good"--From the publisher's web site.
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2004, Adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Distributed by Random House Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Francesca could use her outspoken mother's help with the problems of being one of a handful of girls at a parochial school that has just turned co-ed, but her mother has suddenly become severely depressed.
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[2015]., Poppy, Little, Brown and Company Call No: ROMANCE F WOO Edition: First U.S. edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The Six Impossiverse Volume: 1Summary Note: Fourteen-year-old Dan Cereill's life is turned upside-down when his father announces he is gay and leaves Dan and his mother with nothing, forcing them to move to an aunt's house, Dan to enroll in public school, and his mother to try to start a business, but the top thing on Dan's list is kissing Estelle, the girl next door.
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2020., Pre-adolescent, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: REALISTIC F JON Edition: First US edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Thirteen-year-old Rob, a painfully shy wallflower, receives a series of mysterious text messages challenging him to leave his comfort zone as he tries to impress new student Destry Camberwick.
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2005, Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Satchel O'Rye, devoted son of an impoverished couple in a dying rural town, must weigh in balance the life of his most cherished dog and the freedom of a rare striped tiger.
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By Chim, Wai[2021]., Adolescent, Scholastic Inc. Call No: Realistic Fic Chim Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Anna Chiu has to take care of her younger siblings and her mother, whose mental illness keeps her in bed most days, while her father keeps their restaurant going. When she meets her father's new delivery boy, she welcomes the distraction and hopes that her life will become more normal.
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c2006., Front Street Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Lucy, living in the shadow of her violent father, experiences a night of tenderness, danger, and revelation as she and Jake, her fifteen-year-old neighbor, search for a legendary wolf in the Australian outback.
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2008, Primary, Henry Holt and Co Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Juliet is a worrier, but when constant bickering between her and her younger sister leads Juliet to move into her own bedroom, she discovers the worry tree her grandmother used as a girl to relieve her own concerns.
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2008., Primary, Henry Holt and Co. Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Juliet is a worrier, but when constant bickering between her and her younger sister leads Juliet to move into her own bedroom, she discovers the worry tree her grandmother used as a girl to relieve her own concerns.
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[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: HISTORICAL F BIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1999 Sorrento, Victoria, twelve-year-old Winifred (Fred) grapples with the meaning of home and family amidst a refugee crisis that has divided her town.
