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2015., Adolescent, Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc Call No: REALISTIC F WIL Edition: First American edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Grishka has grown up in the closed world of a puppet theater in Russia, but now that world seems to be falling apart - his best friend needs an operation, financial difficulties are forcing people out, his homosexual friend Sam, the jester, is leaving for Holland and Grishka no longer knows what role he himself is playing.
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2022., Adolescent, PUSH Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC LON Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Jackson is a teenage boy living in the Mish, an Aboriginal community in Australia. He hangs out with his mates, has a girl who's really interested in him, and lives with a family that doesn't ask too many questions. He feels he's got everything under control...until Tomas comes along. Tomas is a mysterious boy with a troubled past who's been taken in by Jackson's aunt.Jackson's aunt and cousins come to visit, Tomas and Jackson are suddenly sharing a room-and a whole lot of tension. At first, that tension seems to come from the intrusion on Jackson's life...but then it becomes about something much deeper, and much more personal. Jackson's never let himself love before-not the way he's starting to Tomas. It's scary and confusing and acts like a secret but feels like the truth. It's not anything he's ready for-but it will take him where he needs to be...if he lets it."--
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[2022]., Juvenile, Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: GN ELL Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Fifth grade is just not Riley's vibe. Everyone else is squaded up--except Riley. Her best friend moved away. All she wants to do is draw, and her grades show it. One thing that makes her happy is her favorite comedian, Joy Powers. Riley loves to watch her old shows and has memorized her best jokes. So when the class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, of course Riley's picking Joy Powers! Things start to look up when a classmate, Cate, offers to help Riley with the letter, and a new kid, Aaron, actually seems to get her weird sense of humor. But when mean girl Whitney spreads a rumor about her, things begin to click into place for Riley. Her curiosity about Aaron's two dads and her celebrity crush on Joy Powers suddenly make more sense"--Amazon.com.
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By Lucas, Chad2021., Pre-adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: FIC LUCAS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After he and his brother are placed in foster care, Brian starts having panic attacks. Ezra's always been popular but now some of his friends have been acting differently, and Brian seems to be pulling away. Both boys have to decide if they're willing to risk sharing parts of themselves they'd rather hide. But if they can be brave, they might just find the best in themselves--and each other.
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[2023]., Pre-adolescent, Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: SPORTS F ELI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Will loves playing center midfield on his middle school soccer team. This year, though, Will hasn't felt like himself; his stomach has been bothering him, and he has no energy at all. When his new doctor diagnoses him with Crohn's disease, Will hopes that means he'll start feeling better soon and he can get back to playing with his team before the season ends. But Will's new medicines come with all kinds of side effects. Forced to sit out afternoon practice, Will finds himself hanging out with a kid at school, Griffin. This could be a real problem, seeing as Griffin just asked Will's best friend to the spring dance. As in, guy friend. What would Will's teammates say if they knew the whole story? Not to mention Will's friends at church"--Provided by publisher.
