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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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"After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder"--
2) Booked
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
3) Sold
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Language
English
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Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi, though poor, enjoys her life until the Himalayan monsoons wash away her family's crops and she is sold to a brothel in India by her stepfather. She remembers her mother's wisdom, "Simply to endure is to triumph," until the day comes that she can reclaim her life.
Author
Series
Garvey novels (Nikki Grimes) volume 1
Language
English
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"Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus,...
5) Tricks
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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Five troubled teenagers fall into prostitution as they search for freedom, safety, community, family, and love.
6) House arrest
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Young Timothy is sentenced to house arrest after impulsively stealing a wallet, and he is forced to keep a journal into which he pours all his thoughts, fears, and frustrations.
7) Traffick
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Five teenagers struggle to find their way out of prostitution.
10) Displacement
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
After tragedy strikes her family, Vera runs away to a small desert town where she tries unsuccessfully to forget her grief and sorrow.
11) Skyscraping
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
In 1993 in New York City, high school senior Mira uncovers many secrets, including that her father has a male lover.
12) Little dog, lost
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A boy, a dog, and an old man are lonely before the boy plans a rally, the dog looks for a boy, and all the townspeople run to the old man's aid when lightning strikes his home and something miraculous happens.
13) Rumble
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Matt's atheism is tested when, after a horrific accident of his own making that plunges him into a dark, quiet place, he hears a voice that calls everything he has ever disbelieved into question.
14) Tilt
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Description
Three teens, connected by their parents' bad choices, tell in their own voices of their lives and loves as Shane finds his first boyfriend, Mikayla discovers that love can be pushed too far, and Harley loses herself in her quest for new experiences.
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