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Winter white

a belles novel
2012
The daughters of a North Carolina senator, Isabelle and Mirabelle, who are still reeling from the knowledge that they are not cousins, but actually sisters, barely have time to process the news with cotillion season right around the corner.

Three cups of tea

one man's mission to fight terrorism and build nations--one school at a time
2006
Greg Mortenson recounts the experiences he had while trying to help impoverished villages in Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya build schools for their children.

The war of Jenkins' ear

1995
Toby Jenkins' friendship with an unusual new boy who claims to be Jesus makes life at boarding school somewhat more tolerable, even when conflict arises between the students and the boys from town.

And we stay

Emily Beam's boyfriend takes his own life after they break up due to Emily's pregnancy, and her parents' pressure to get an abortion. Wounded deeply, Emily transfers to Amherst boarding school, where the spirit of Emily Dickinson helps her find healing and expression in poetry.

The Tragedy Paper

2013
While preparing for the most dreaded assignment at the prestigious Irving School, the Tragedy Paper, Duncan gets wrapped up in the tragic tale of Tim Macbeth, a former student who had a clandestine relationship with the wrong girl, and his own ill-fated romance with Daisy.

My invisible boyfriend

2010
Heidi stands out in her alternative high school in many ways, but when she invents a boyfriend--complete with online profile--and her friends turn to him for advice, she must decide how far she is willing to go to find acceptance.

Spoiled

a novel
2011
When her mother dies, sixteen-year-old Molly moves from Indiana to California, to live with her newly discovered father, a Hollywood megastar, and his pampered teenaged daughter.

Bloodlines

2011
Sydney, an alchemist that bridges the world between humans and vampires, is called upon to protect Jill Dragomir, the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir, who is in danger. Posing as her roommate at a boarding school in Palm Springs, Sydney tries to keep Jill safe but danger finds the two girls anyway.

The Wizard Heir; The Heir Chronicles #2

2008
Sixteen-year-old Seph McCauley is sent to the Havens, a boys' school in Maine, after being kicked out of several private schools for his untrained magical powers; but his headmaster, Gregory Leicester, has his own mysterious agenda when he agrees to help Seth channel his magic.

Gallagher Girls: Cross my heart and hope to spy

2008
When the Gallagher Academy, a secret spy school for girls, hosts male guests, Cammie is blamed for a series of security breaches that forces her to clear her name while trying to deny her attraction to a hottie named Zach.

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