Beneath a Meth Moon

Citation Woodson, J. (2012). Beneath a meth moon. New York, NY: Nancy Paulsen Books. Description Laurel Daneau has moved on to a new life, in a new town, but inside she’s still reeling from the loss of her beloved mother and grandmother after Hurricane Katrina washed away their home. Laurel’s...

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The Perks of Being A Wallflower

Citation Chbosky, S. (1999). The Perks of Being a Wallflower. New York, NY: Pocket Books. Description Read the cult-favorite coming of age story that takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. Now a major motion picture starring Logan...

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Eleanor & Park

Citation Rowell, R. (2013). Eleanor and Park. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press. Description Bono met his wife in high school, Park says. So did Jerry Lee Lewis, Eleanor answers. I'm not kidding, he says. You should be, she says, we're 16. What about Romeo and Juliet? Shallow, confused,...

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Two Boys Kissing

Citation Levithan, D. (2013). Two boys kissing. New York, NY: Ember. Description Based on true events—and narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS—Two Boys Kissing follows Harry and Craig, two seventeen-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon...

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Speak

Citation Anderson, L. H. (1999). Speak. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus, Giroux. Description The first ten lies they tell you in high school."Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a...

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Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

  Citation Crutcher, C. (1993). Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books. Description “Sarah Byrnes and Eric Calhoune have been friends for years. When they were children, his weight and her scars made them both outcasts. Now Sarah Byrnes—the smartest, toughest...

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