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13 little blue envelopes volume 1
Language
English
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When a deceased aunt leaves 17-year old Ginny thirteen little blue envelopes along with instructions (and the funds) to buy a plane ticket to London, she knows something exciting is going to happen. What Ginny doesn't know is that she will have the adventure of her life and it will change her in more ways than one. Life and love are waiting for her across the Atlantic, and the thirteen little blue envelopes are the key to finding them.
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Just one day volume 2
Language
English
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"After spending an amazing day and night with a nameless girl in Paris, Willem embarks on his own transformative journey to find her once again"--
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Series
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English
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Ahh! The Great Outdoors! - Teen
Eisenhower Public Library Staff Picks: Historical Fiction
OBD YA Historical Fiction - YOUTH
Eisenhower Public Library Staff Picks: Historical Fiction
OBD YA Historical Fiction - YOUTH
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Henry "Monty" Montague was bred to be a gentleman. His passions for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits, or waking up in the arms of women or men, have earned the disapproval of his father. His quest for pleasures and vices have led to one last hedonistic hurrah as Monty, his best friend and crush Percy, and Monty's sister Felicity begin a Grand Tour of Europe. When a reckless decision turns their trip abroad into a harrowing...
4) Hope ablaze
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Nida has always been known as Mamou Abdul-Hafeedh's niece--the poet who will fill her uncle's shoes after he was wrongfully incarcerated during the war on terror. But for Nida, her poetry letters are her heart and sharing so much of herself with a world that stereotypes her faith and her hijab is not an option. When Nida is illegally frisked at a Democratic Senatorial candidate's political rally, she writes a scathing poem about the politician, never...
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Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Megan Brown's brother, Tyler, is dead, but the cops are killing him all over again. They say he died of a drug overdose, potentially suicide-- something Megan cannot accept. Determined to figure out what happened in the months before Tyler's death, Megan turns to the things he left behind. After all, she understands the stories objects can tell-- at fifteen, she is a gifted collage artist with a flair for creating found-object pieces. However,...
6) The fall
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In writing in his journal about middle school classmate Morgan Mallen's suicide from bullying, Sam explores whether he was a friend, or one of the bullies who ignored her at school and tormented her online.
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Falling for a young man who has accepted a job at a hippie Quaker school, Flora leaves her elite prep school to join him, but must make the most of the situation when he fails to show up, in a story told through letters, emails, and news stories.
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Publisher
Push
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Tretch lives in a very small town where everybody's in everybody else's business. Which makes it hard for him to be in love with his straight best friend. For his part, Matt is completely oblivious to the way Tretch feels -- and Tretch can't tell whether that makes it better or worse. The problem with living a lie is that the lie can slowly become your life. For Tretch, the problem isn't just with Matt. His family has no idea who he really is and...
Author
Publisher
Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
If you asked anyone in his small Vermont town, they'd tell you the facts: James Liddell, star athlete, decent student, and sort-of boyfriend to cute, peppy Theresa, is a happy, funny, carefree guy. But whenever James sits down at his desk to write, he tells a different story. As he fills his drawers with letters to the people in his world -- letters he never intends to send -- he spills the truth: he's trying hard, but he just isn't into Theresa....
11) How to be brave
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Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Georgia has always lived life on the sidelines: uncomfortable with her weight, awkward, never been kissed, terrified of failing. Then her mom dies and her world is turned upside down. But instead of getting lost in her pain, she decides to enjoy life while she still can by truly living for the first time. She makes a list of ways to be brave--all the things she's always wanted to do but has been too afraid to try: learn to draw, try out for cheerleading,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
A promising and popular student in middle school, Leon Harris has become a committed "slacker" but with graduation approaching and his middle school girlfriend possibly returning to town, Leon's best friend Stan, who claims to be Satan, helps him get back on the right track for a price.
13) Sólo un año
Author
Publisher
B de Blok
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Español
Description
Cuando abre los ojos, Willem ignora qué lugar del mundo se encuentra. Todo cuanto sabe es que, una vez más, está solo, y que necesita dar con Lulu. Pasaron un día mágico en París, y algo en ese día -- en esa muchacha -- hace que Willem se pregunte si su destino no será estar juntos. Desde entonces viaja por todo el mundo con la esperanza de encontrarla. Pero pasan los meses y Willem empieza a preguntarse si la fuerza del destino es tan poderosa...
14) Walk this way
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Series
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Drag has never been so popular, and this LGBTQ+ romance takes a look at how a teen embraces the drag queen dream. Sixteen-year-old Joshua does drag on social media but wants to have the full drag performance experience. Trouble is, he's attracted to guys who don't like drag and want nothing to do with gay men they think are feminine and have a flamboyant image. With the help of a drag mother, Joshua has the chance to live his dream, but only by keeping...
15) Zitface
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When a serious case of acne threatens thirteen-year-old Olivia's budding relationship with classmate J.W., as well as her career as an actress in television commercials, she must rethink the path she has been following.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Billy has spent his almost-sixteen years with four cardinal points--Mother, Christ, Bible, and Home-school--but when he sets off on a wild road trip to find the father he thought was dead, he learns much about himself and life.
Author
Publisher
Tamario Pettigrew
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"JuJu, or Julian Junior, is 13 years old when his mother loses one of her three jobs and thus has to move him, his three younger sisters, and one brother just out of prison back to the ghetto, after living, for a time, on a safe, working class street ... JuJu does survive and makes friends, but, as feared, faces problems: an initial candy shoplifting incident grows into something worse, and JuJu struggles to be true to himself while peers descend...
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