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Hearts, fingers, and other things to cross

2016
"Gemma and Hallie's world has come to a screeching halt. After their revenge agendas culminated in a fight at Hallie's birthday party, they're reeling with the news that their parents are engaged--which'll eventually make them stepsisters. Nothing in the world could possibly be worse for Gemma and Hallie, and they won't let it happen. Even if it means putting their own feud aside to separate their parents"--Dust jacket.

The most excellent and lamentable tragedy of Romeo & Juliet

a play
2013
Graphic adaptation of Shakespeare's famous tragedy of star-crossed lovers includes contemporary touches that emphasize the story's universality.

Shane

2010
Shane rides into a Wyoming valley in 1889 and becomes involved in a feud between big cattle dealers and homesteaders.

Saving Kabul Corner

2015
Twelve-year-old Ariana, a tomboy, and her ladylike cousin Laila, recently arrived from Afghanistan, do not get along but they pull together when a rival Afghani grocery store opens, rekindling an old family feud and threatening their family's livelihood.

Saving Kabul Corner

Companion to Shooting Kabul
2015
Twelve-year-old Ariana is worlds apart from her proper Afghan cousin Laila, who just moved into their California home. Ariana is a tomboy; Laila cooks, sews, and sings. When a revival Afghan grocery store opens in their town, Laila and Ariana fall on opposite sides of an ancient feud, only to realize that they might be the only ones to end it.

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare's text on the left; modern rendering on the right
2010
Two lovers are destroyed by the hatred of their families for one another.

Nisekoi

false love
2015
"It's hate at first sight when Raku Ichijo first meets Chitoge Kirisaki. But much to their chagrin, the two are forced into a false love relationship to keep the peace between their feuding gangster families. It's almost Christmas, but Chitoge's not in a festive mood because her mother, Hana Kirisaki, is visiting in Japan for the winter holidays. Chitoge introduces her false boyfriend to her workaholic mom, who then decides to test his mettle--by making him work as her secretary! While laboring away, Raku can't help but notice the strained relationship between Chitoge and her mother. Is there anything he can do?"--Back cover.

Gunslingers and cowboys

2015
This book recounts tales of epic adventure, inspirational bravery, and deep tragedy of gunslingers and cowboys. It explores the rise of cow towns and origins of the cowboy.

Compulsion

After her mother dies, Barrie Watson finds herself all but a prisoner on her aunt's South Carolina plantation, guarded by centuries-old ghosts. Barrie learns of the curse put on one of the four families of Watson Island, and the magical gifts given to the three others--but the three gifts have become compulsions. Then she and Eight Beaufort, her love interest, discover the secrets of the Watson heirs, putting their lives in danger.

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