Children & Young Adults Fiction - Social Issues

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Out of Reach

Carrie Arcos

How do you find someone who doesn't want to be found? A girl searches for her missing addict brother while confronting her own secrets in this darkly lyrical novel, a National Book Award Finalist.Rachel has always idolized her older b...

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Published: Oct 2013

Split

Swati Avasthi

Sixteen-Year-Old Jace Witherspoon arrives at the doorstep of his estranged brother Christian with a re-landscaped face (courtesy of his father's fist), $3.84, and a secret.He tries to move on, going for new friends, a new school, and ...

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Published: Jan 2012

The Mostly True Story of Jack

Kelly Barnhill

When Jack is sent to Hazelwood, Iowa, to live with his strange aunt and uncle, he expects a summer of boredom. Little does he know that the people of Hazelwood have been waiting for him for a long time. . . . When he arrives, th...

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Published: Sep 2012

Anything But Typical

Nora Raleigh Baskin

Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year-old living in a neurotypical world. Most days it's just a matter of time before something goes wrong. But Jason finds a glimmer of understanding when he comes across PhoenixBird, who posts stories to...

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Published: Mar 2010

Double Trouble

Sue Bentley

Kim can't wait for her cousin Mia and her Siamese cat, Bibi, to come visit. But when they turn up, neither cousin nor cat are half as nice as Kim remembers! Mia and her cat proceed to make Kim's week a terrible one. . . but when Kim d...

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Published: Jun 2009

Draw the Dark

Ilsa J. Bick

There are things the people of Winter, Wisconsin, would rather forget. The year the Nazis came to town, for one. That fire, for another. But what they'd really like to forget is Christian Cage. Seventeen-year-old Christian's parents...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2012

The Penderwicks at Last

Jeanne Birdsall

The finale you've all been waiting for: The Penderwicks at Last is the final, flawless installment in the modern classic series from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Jeanne Birdsall!Nine years, five old...

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Published: May 2019

Doll Bones

Holly Black

Discover the Newbery Honor winner Doll Bones, from Holly Black, the cocreator of the Spiderwick Chronicles. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book. A School Library Journal Best Book. A Booklist Editor's Choice Books for Youth. A Publishers Weekl...

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Published: Aug 2014

Just as Long as We're Together

Judy Blume

How can you be best friends with someone who keeps secrets from you—important secrets?Stephanie's best friend is Rachel. Since second grade they've shared everything, good and bad. Now, as they start seventh grade, Stephanie meets A...

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Published: Apr 2010

Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself...

Judy Blume

Sally investigates post-WWII Florida with theatrical flair in this classic middle grade novel from Judy Blume. Now with a fresh new look!Sally J. Freedman was ten when she made herself a movie star. She would have been happy to reach ...

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Published: Apr 2014

Tiger Eyes

Judy Blume

Davey has never felt so alone in her life. Her father is dead—shot in a holdup—and now her mother is moving the family to New Mexico to try to recover.Climbing in the Los Alamos canyon, Davey meets the mysterious Wolf, who can rea...

Unabridged CD
Published: Aug 2011

Insignificant Events in the Life of a...

Dusti Bowling

"Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even after the last page has turned." —School Library Journal (Starred review)Chosen for the Autumn 2017 Kids' Indie Next List!Win...

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Published: Mar 2019

Legacy (Private, Book 6)

Kate Brian

The price of power...After Cheyenne Martin's death, everyone at Easton Academy is struggling to recover from yet another tragedy--especially the girls of Billings Hall. With Cheyenne gone, they need to elect a new leader. And who bett...

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Published: Feb 2008

Ominous (Private)

Kate Brian

The Private series, which has 1.6 million books in print, begins it's final chapter!

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Published: Feb 2011

Pure Sin (Privilege)

Kate Brian

The drama follows her wherever she goes in the New York Times bestselling series.

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Published: Oct 2010

Scandal (Private)

Kate Brian

Kate Brian's Private series gets even better when Reed returns from her horrific vacation.

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Published: Mar 2010

The Vast Fields of Ordinary

Nick Burd

It's Dade's last summer at home, and things are pretty hopeless. He has a crappy job, a "boyfriend" who treats him like dirt, and his parents' marriage is falling apart. So when he meets and falls in love with the mysterious...

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Published: Mar 2011

A World of Trouble

T. R. Burns

Sometimes you find trouble, and sometimes trouble finds you. The mischief continues in the second book of a trouble-loving middle grade series!It's Seamus Hinkle's second semester at Kilter Academy, where he's quickly become an ace tr...

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Published: May 2014

Abandon Book 3: Awaken

Meg Cabot

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, the dark reimagining of the Persephone myth comes to a thrilling conclusion.Death has her in his clutches. She doesn't want him to let go.Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera knew by ...

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Published: Jan 2015

Autism, the Invisible Cord: A Sibling...

Barbara S. Cain

Ezra looks like any other sixth grader with faded jeans, turned around cap and a mess of chestnut curls. You see, my brother is like any other eleven-year-old…except when he isn't.Autism, The Invisible Cord follows 14-year...

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Published: Aug 2012

The Fortunes of Indigo Skye

Deb Caletti

I suddenly see where I'm standing, and that's at the edge of change - really, really big change.Eighteen-year-old Indigo Skye feels like she has it all - a waitress job she loves, an adorable refrigerator-delivery-guy boyfriend, and a...

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Published: Apr 2009

The Six Rules of Maybe

Deb Caletti

Scarlet spends most of her time worrying about other people. Some are her friends, others are practically strangers, and then there are the ones no else even notices. Trying to fix their lives comes naturally to her. And pushing her o...

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Published: Mar 2011

Devil's Kiss

Sarwat Chadda

There's Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself....And Billi SanGreal.As the youngest and only female member of the Knights Templar, Bilquis SanGreal grew up knowing she wasn't normal.  Instead of hanging out at the mall or going on dates,...

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Published: Jul 2010

Al Capone Does My Homework

Gennifer Choldenko

Alcatraz Island in the 1930s isn't the most normal place to grow up, but it's home for Moose Flanagan, his autistic sister, Natalie, and all the families of the guards. When Moose's dad gets promoted to Associate Warden, despite being...

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Published: May 2006

The Friendship War

Andrew Clements

A fabulous school story about fads and friendship from the bestselling author of Frindle.This is war. Okay--that's too dramatic. But no matter what this is called, so far I'm winning.And it feels wonderful.Grace and Ellie have been be...

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Published: Jan 2020

Spoiled

Heather Cocks

You say Spoiled like it's a bad thing.Sixteen-year-old Molly Dix has just discovered that her biological father is Brick Berlin, world-famous movie star and red-carpet regular. Intrigued (and a little) terrified by her Hollywood linea...

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Published: May 2012

One Time

Sharon Creech

From Sharon Creech, Newbery Medal winner and New York Times bestselling author, comes a powerful coming-of-age story of a girl who discovers the endless possibilities her future may hold, with help from a brilliant teacher and a boy w...

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Published: Sep 2020

Someplace to Call Home

Sandra Dallas

In 1933, what's left of the Turner family--twelve-year-old Hallie and her two brothers--finds itself driving the back roads of rural America. The children have been swept up into a new migratory way of life. America is facing two deva...

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Published: Feb 2020

In the Stars (Romantic Comedies)

Stacia Deutsch

Which do you follow: your head or your heart? When Sylvie loses the diamond from her late mother's ring, her best friend, Cherise, insists it's a sign that love is about to enter Sylvie's life. Yeah, right. Sylvie doesn't believe in s...

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Published: Sep 2012

You Against Me

Jenny Downham

If someone hurts your sister and you're any kind of man, you seek revenge.brIf your brother's accused of a crime but says he didn't do it, you defend him.brbrWhen Mikey's sister claims a boy assaulted her, his world begins to fall apa...

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Published: Sep 2012
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