juvenile fiction

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Bait

2009
Diego keeps getting into trouble because of his explosive temper until he finally finds a probation officer who helps him get to the root of his anger so that he can stop running from his past.

As easy as falling off the face of the earth

2010
A teenaged boy encounters one comedic calamity after another when his train strands him in the middle of nowhere, and everything comes down to luck.

Annexed

2010
A fictional account of life with Anne Frank hidden in the secret annex from Peter's point-of-view, following as he becomes closer with Anne, begins to question his own religion, and is forced to suppress his own desires to join the fight.

Songs for a teenage nomad

2010
Having lived in twelve places in eight years, fourteen-year-old Calle Smith knows better than to put down roots, storing memories in a song journal while she keeps the world at a distance, but friends--even a boyfriend--are there to help when she learns why her mother has always been on the run.

Two parties, one tux, and a very short film about the Grapes of wrath

2009
Mitch, a shy and awkward high school junior, negotiates the difficult social situations he encounters, both with girls and with his best friend David, after David reveals to him that he is gay.

The summer of skinny dipping

a novel
2010
While spending the summer in the Hamptons, sixteen-year-old Mia is disappointed that her cousin Corinne has grown so distant, but when she meets the irresistible and adventurous boy next door, everything changes for the better.

The summer I got a life

2009
Andy, happy that he survived freshman year and is going to Hawaii during summer vacation, is upset when his father decides to send him to his aunt and uncle's farm in Wisconsin instead, but after arriving and making friends with a girl who is confined to a wheelchair, Andy begins to think the trip may be worth while.

Stepping up

2009
Fourteen-year-old Ernie Dolan and his best friend Mike find their friendship tested while attending basketball camp, where Mike succumbs to peer pressure and begins teasing Ernie in the hopes of fitting in with the other boys, but when Ernie risks his life to save three of his teammates, he becomes the camp hero and the boys' relationship is altered once again.

Shapeshifter

2010
In order to escape the sorcerer who wants to control her gift of song, Sive must transform herself into a deer, leave the Otherworld, and find refuge in Eire, the land of mortals.

Naomi and Ely's no kiss list

a novel
2007
Although they have been friends and neighbors all their lives, straight Naomi and gay Ely find their relationship severely strained during their freshman year at New York University.

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