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A season in-between

1981
At a time when her life is consumed by the exhausting task of growing up, Carrie's stable home life is deastically altered.

Mahalia

2004
When his girlfriend leaves him and their five-month-old baby, seventeen-year-old Matt struggles to make a life for himself and Mahalia, the daughter he adores.

Who is Eddie Leonard?

a novel
1995
A fourteen-year-old boy who was raised by an abusive old woman and who has always had questions about his parents sees a picture of a missing child and sets out to discover if he is that child.

Quicksilver

2006
The stories of the Trojan War, Persephone and Demeter, Perseus, Odysseus, and others are recounted from the perspective of Zeus's son and messenger, Hermes.

Thwonk

1996
A cupid doll comes to life and offers romantic assistance to A.J., a teenage photographer suffering from unrequited love.

The boy who could make himself disappear

1971
Roger Baxter, new and lonely in New York, does not receive much attention from his mother. He has a difficult time making friends because of a speech impediment and sometimes feels the best thing to do is disappear.

One hot second

stories about desire
2004
A collection of eleven stories by award-winning authors that explore the many varieties of teenage desire, including first crushes, first kisses, and first times.

The second summer of the sisterhood

2006
The four girls of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, now sixteen, embark on another summer of travels and life lessons charmed by a shared pair of seemingly magical thrift-store jeans.

Norman Tuttle on the Last Frontier

a novel in stories
2006
Episodes in the life of Alaskan teenager, Norman Tuttle, as he grows from ages thirteen to fifteen, falls in love for the first time, and deepens his relationship with his father.

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