Young adult fiction

  • Marcelo in the real world

    Creator

    Stork, Francisco X

    Abstract

    Marcelo Sandoval, a seventeen-year-old boy on the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, faces new challenges, including romance and injustice, when he goes to work for his father in the mailroom of a corporate law firm.

    Audience
    r
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  • The night country

    Creator

    COURTENAY, Bryce

    Abstract

    See how it rises silver from the water, the moon over the Night Country. It is here you can come whenever you are sad, or frightened. It is here where you can re-think your courage and find the way to go and the path to take. See the Night Country.

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  • An item from the late news

    Creator

    ASTLEY, Thea

    Abstract

    Chilling story of a misfit's clash with parochial values in a small and decaying mining town in Queensland.

    Audience
    n
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  • Coda

    Creator

    ASTLEY, Thea

    Abstract

    "Granny dumping" has become a popular Christmas phenomenon and Kathleen is not ready for Passing Downs Old People's Home. The four ages of women - bimbo, breeder, baby-sitter and burden do not fit in with Kathleen and her image of old age.

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  • Because I'm worth it a Gossip Girl novel

    Creator

    Von Ziegesar, Cecily.

    Abstract

    Chronicles the lives of Blair, Serena, and their friends during the last semester of their senior year at their exclusive, Manhattan private schools.

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  • The temptation of Eileen Hughes

    Creator

    Moore, Brian,

    Abstract

    This book portrays the relationship between Eileen Hughes, the quiet young shop assistant from Ulster and her wealthy employers, tracing the pattern of passion and suspense that surrounds them on their trip to London.

    Audience
    Adult**
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  • Wild Horse Summer

    Creator

    Hope Ryden

    Abstract

    Alison spends her thirteenth summer on a ranch in Wyoming where she learns to ride a horse and where Kelly, who is blind, helps her overcome an old fear

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  • Finnie Walsh

    Creator

    Steven Galloway

    Abstract

    Paul loves hockey, but when a loud afternoon practice session seems to contribute to the accidental loss of Paul's father's arm, the boys' fate and relationship to the game seem to change forever. Following the boys to adulthood, the resulting story is filled with stock Irving-isms: premonitions of death; odd, treasured possessions; intense sibling bonds; missing limbs; and atheltic fervor.

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