Search Results: Returned 10 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 10
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2022., Adolescent, Dutton Books Call No: REALISTIC F ILO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Yaminah Okar left Obsidian and the wreckage of her family years ago. She and her father have made lives for themselves in Brooklyn. She thinks she's moved on to bigger and better things. She thinks she's finally left behind that city she would rather forget. But when a Facebook message about her estranged mother pierces Yaminah's new bubble, memories of everything that happened before her parents' divorce come roaring back. Now, Yaminah must finally reckon with the truth about her mother and the growing collapse of a place she once called home"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2017]., Adolescent, Ember Call No: FIC YOON Edition: First Ember edition. Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: "The story of a teenage girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she's ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adolescent, HarperTeen, [2017] Call No: REALISTIC F BEN Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This story of three very different teenagers connected by blood explores the meaning of family in all its forms---how to find it, how to keep it, and how to love it.
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c2011., Juvenile, Second Story Press Call No: YOUNG ADULT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Having just turned 15 and gone through her parents' divorce, Natalie and her best friend Sasha are going to be practicing with their dance team all summer, but her friendship with Sasha goes on the rocks, and her relationship with her boyfriend Kevin who is Sasha's brother goes too far. Will she be taking on all these changes with confidence?.
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2023., Adolescent, Tordotcom, Tor Publishing Group Call No: FANTASY F UTO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Set in a secondary world reminiscent of Saharan Africa, Moses Ose Utomi's debut novella, The Lies of the Ajungo, follows one boy's epic quest to bring water back to his city and save his mother's life. They say there is no water in the City of Lies. They say there are no heroes in the City of Lies. They say there are no friends beyond the City of Lies. But would you believe what they say in the City of Lies? In the City of Lies, they cut out your tongue when you turn thirteen, to appease the terrifying Ajungo Empire and make sure it continues sending water. Tutu will be thirteen in three days, but his parched mother won't last that long. So Tutu goes to his oba and makes a deal: she provides water for his mother, and in exchange he will travel out into the desert and bring back water for the city. Thus begins Tutu's quest for the salvation of his mother, his city, and himself. The Lies of the Ajungo opens the curtains on a tremendous world, and begins the epic fable of the Forever Desert. With every word, Moses Ose Utomi weaves magic"--Provided by the publisher.
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[2013?], Adolescent, Tundra Books Call No: [Fic] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Rachel, 13, tries to deal with the problems at home while trying to prove she has what it takes to be part of the school drama club.
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2017., Pre-adolescent, First Second Call No: 741.5 CHA Edition: 1st ed. 2017. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most importantly, who is her father, and why did her mom leave him behind? But Pri's mom avoids these questions--the topic of India is permanently closed. For Pri, her mother's homeland can only exist in her imagination. That is, until she find a mysterious pashmina tucked away in a forgotten suitcase. When she wraps herself in it, she is transported to a place more vivid and colorful than any guidebook or Bollywood film. But is this the real India? And what is that shadow lurking in the background? To learn the truth Pri must travel farther than she's ever dared and find the family she never knew"--Back cover.
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[2021]., Adolescent, DC Comics Call No: GN-SUPERHERO WHI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Willow Zimmerman reconnects with estranged family friend and real estate tycoon E. Nigma, but after he helps her earn enough for medical treatments for her mom she is attacked by the monstrous Killer Croc and upon waking after the fight she gains powers and insight she will need to make the right choices.
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[2019]., Adolescent, HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Realistic FIC Acevedo Edition: First edition. Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef." --
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[2019]., Juvenile, HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: TEEN FIC ACE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Project Lit 19-20Summary Note: Project LIT Book Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef.
