Julie Anne Peters
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Fifteen-year-old Regan's life, which has always revolved around keeping her older brother Liam's transsexuality a secret, changes when Liam decides to start the process of "transitioning" by first telling his family and friends that he is a girl who was born in a boy's body.
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What you see isn't always what you get in this funny and heart-wrenching story about two girls from different crowds who find common ground, by National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters.
Antonia is a "nerd," and Jazz is a "punk." Antonia belongs to the math club; Jazz hangs out at the tattoo parlor. Antonia's parents are divorced and her mother suffers from depression. Jazz is from a wealthy,...
Antonia is a "nerd," and Jazz is a "punk." Antonia belongs to the math club; Jazz hangs out at the tattoo parlor. Antonia's parents are divorced and her mother suffers from depression. Jazz is from a wealthy,...
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"Daelyn Rice is broken beyond repair, and after a string of botched suicide attempts, she's determined to get her death right. She starts visiting a Web site for "completers" --- www.through-the-light.com. On the site, Daelyn blogs about her life, revealing a history of bullying that goes back to kindergarten. When she's not on the Web, Daelyn's at her private girls' school, whre she's known as the freak who doesn't talk. Then, a boy named Santana...
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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A heartfelt family story from National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters.
Nick has a three-legged dog named Lucky, some pet fish, and two moms who think he's the greatest kid ever. And he happens to think he has the greatest moms ever, but everything changes when his birth mom and her wife, Jo, start to have marital problems. Suddenly, Nick is in the middle, and instead of having two moms to turn to for advice, he has no...
Nick has a three-legged dog named Lucky, some pet fish, and two moms who think he's the greatest kid ever. And he happens to think he has the greatest moms ever, but everything changes when his birth mom and her wife, Jo, start to have marital problems. Suddenly, Nick is in the middle, and instead of having two moms to turn to for advice, he has no...
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Chloe Mankewicz, an avowed vegetarian and animal rights activist, is determined to rid the world of animal abuse. When the guy she is secretly in love with, football jock and confirmed carnivore, Brett Ryan, actually falls for her, Chloe can't believe it. At first, Brett finds Chloe interesting because she's different from all the other girls. But soon he realizes she doesn't fit in with his group of friends and he wants her to change. How much of...
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Snob Squad volume 1
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English
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An overweight sixth-grader joins forces with three other gym class outcasts to plot revenge against the spoiled popular girl who has been tormenting them.
10) Risky Friends
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Kacie Shannon's life is changed forever when she helps Skye Collingsworth cheat on a math quiz. Even though she doesn't get caught, Kacie suddenly has a new best friend. Skye isn't all that she appears to be, however, and soon Kacie finds her life spiraling out of control. Is staying friends with someone you like worth risking your own self respect? And will Kacie learn the truth about Skye before it's too late? (For ages 10 and up)
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Readers are immersed into the minds and hearts of lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gay, queer, and questioning young people in this new collection of short fictions, grl2grl 2. Stories will be available for download one at a time until the collection is complete. (For young adults)
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It all started with an innocent bet: B.J. Byner's Micro Machines for Mavis Mae's Tootsie Roll Pops. But one bet leads to another, and soon B.J.'s gambling spins out of control. In a last ditch effort to win his most prized possessions back from Mavis Mae, B.J. bets his mother's weekly lottery ticket-and loses. He doesn't realize how much he's lost until his mother gets home and cries, "I won the lottery! We're rich!" Will B.J.'s mother go berserk...
14) Far from Xanadu
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English
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In a small Kansas town, sixteen-year-old Mary-Elizabeth "Mike" Szabo tries to come to terms with her father's suicide and her own homosexuality.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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At the end of high school, Johanna finally begins dating the girl she has loved from afar, but Reeve is as much trouble as she claims to be as she and her twin brother damage Johanna's self-esteem, friendships, and already precarious relationship with her sister.
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Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Told in separate voices, Azure, who is a lesbian, and Luke, who is bisexual, help plan an inclusive senior prom while Luke is writing and producing a musical about his life, both are working through the crush they have on their friend Radhika, and all three are dealing with problems at home.
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Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Best friends Kimberly and Ann both have a dream to make it to the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Eighth grade is the last year they can qualify, so they are practicing day and night. But when Ann is assigned to sponsor new student Lurlene Brueggemeyer, who turns out to be an amazing speller, suddenly her relationship with Kimberly and her chances of winning the competition are put to the test. If the three girls end up competing against...