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"In the new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Comes Love and Something Borrowed, a woman is forced to choose between her family and her most deeply held values. Nina Browning is living the good life after marrying into Nashville's elite. Her husband's tech business is booming, and her adored son, Finch, is bound for Princeton. Tom Volpe is a single dad working multiple jobs. His adored daughter, Lyla, attends Nashville's...
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2021.
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The transition from childhood to adulthood is hard for everyone. Physical changes-on the inside as well as the outside-make for a lot of ups and downs. The teenage years are turbulent, no question about it. But if you're a parent or caregiver, don't despair. There's a way through! Gary Chapman has raised two kids of his own, so he knows what it's like to ride the roller coaster of parenting teens. Now he combines the hard-earned wisdom of a parent...
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"Use the tools in this guide to build the confidence you need to take on new challenges, accomplish difficult tasks, and create lasting positive change throughout your teens and beyond. Finally get results. Many teens know that establishing proactive habits is the first step toward personal success, but often don't know how to implement these habits. Between the pressures of school, social life, and overburdened schedules, it's no wonder that the...
4) Reunion
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Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Keira Johnson, a fifty-year-old mother of two grown sons, believes she lives a good Christian life without secrets, until she discovers a fact her late mother kept hidden all her life--a secret which shares merit with Keira's niece's unwanted pregnancy.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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A collection of 101 of the best stories and poems from Chicken Soup's library, written by Christian teens for other Christian teens to provide them with stories about the ups and downs of being a teenager, but from a devout Christian perspective. Stories deal with school, friends, love, family, growing up, puberty, and tough issues such as teen suicide, pregnancy, illness, death, and substance abuse.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Beverly Tapinski has run away from home plenty of times, but that was when she was just a kid. By now, she figures, it's not running away. It's leaving. Determined to make it on her own, Beverly finds a job and a place to live and tries to forget about her dog, Buddy, now buried underneath the orange trees back home; her friend Raymie, whom she left without a word; and her mom, Rhonda, who has never cared about anyone but herself. Beverly doesn't...
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Swoon Reads
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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"When Winnie is crowned Summer Queen in the small town of Misty Haven, she has to balance her new responsibilities with her friendships, a new romance, and her job at her granny's diner..." --
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Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Today's adolescents face unprecedented challenges. As a teenager, how do you pick a great-for-you job or college major that will finance your future? You need a plan! The proven exercises in What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens help uncover what matters most to you, what you love to do, the kinds of people you work best with, and how to use the skills and interests you already have--on social media and elsewhere--to choose a major or career path...
12) Hold tight
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Worrying about their sixteen-year-old son Adam in the wake of a friend's suicide, Tia and Mike Baye install an activity monitor on their son's computer and are alarmed to learn that the suicide victim's mother believes Adam may have been involved.
13) Mad river
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Virgil Flowers volume 6
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English
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Jimmy Sharp, Becky Welsh, Tom McCall. They were Bonnie and Clyde, they thought, and what's-his-name, the sidekick. Three teenagers with dead-end lives, and chips on their shoulders, and guns. The first person they killed was a highway patrolman. The second was a woman during a robbery. Then, hell, why not keep on going? As their crime spree cuts a swath through rural Minnesota, some of it is captured on the killers' cell phones and sent to a local...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Nick and Charlie are best friends, but one kiss has changed everything. In the aftermath, Charlie is sure that Nick isn't interested, but Nick is more confused than ever. Love works in surprising ways, and Nick comes to see the world from a new perspective. He discovers all sorts of things about his friends, his family ... and himself."--Provided by publisher
15) Powder
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Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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A teenager with strange electromagnetic powers rises above prejudice from those frightened by his unusual appearance & abilities, touching the lives of those around him.
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Spotlight Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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As you get older and take on more responsibilities, you have probably wondered how to do many of the adult tasks your parents or older siblings seem to breeze through daily. Everyday challenges like how to tell if the chicken in the fridge has gone bad to how to get rid of dandruff has likely crossed your mind. As you learn and experience new things, questions about basic life skills will arise. This book is here to help you solve the daily problems...
17) Dodgers
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Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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East is only fifteen, but he's already a seasoned gang member, hardened and savvy from a youth spent on the streets of South Central Los Angeles. So when the cops bust a stash house and arrest his uncle, East feels ready to step up and do a man's job -- even if it means finding and killing a key witness. --Publisher
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Heartstopper volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends. Nick has even found the courage to come out to his mom. But coming out isn't something that happens just once, and Nick and Charlie try to figure out when to tell their friends that they're dating. Not being out to their classmates gets even harder during a school trip to Paris. As Nick and Charlie's feelings get more serious, they'll need each other more than...
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From hormones to homework, parents to peers, health issues to bad habits, life can be a pressure cooker. How can we find relief?
Author Whitney Stewart introduces readers to the practice of mindfulness. With its roots in ancient Buddhist teachings, mindfulness—the practice of purposefully focusing attention on the present moment—can change a person's approach to stress, develop skills to handle anxiety and depression,
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