Children & Young Adults Fiction - Social Issues

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Chicken Boy

Frances O'Roark Dowell

Meet Tobin McCauley. He's got a near-certifiable grandmother, a pack of juvenile-delinquent siblings, and a dad who's not going to win father of the year any time soon. To top it off, Tobin's only friend truly believes that the study ...

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Published: Jan 2007

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snoggi...

Louise Rennison

There are six things very wrong with my life: 1. I have one of those under-the-skin spots that will never come to a head but lurk in a red way for the next two years. 2. It is on my nose 3. I have a three-year-old sister who may ha...

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Published: Apr 2001

The Clique #10: P.S. I Loathe You (Cl...

Lisi Harrison

Massie Block: When the Pretty Committee deems its boy-fast null and void, boy fever sweeps through BOCD. What better way to backhandspring into new crush Dempsey's heart-and make old crush Derrington jealous-than cheer for him on the ...

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Published: Feb 2009

The Clique

Lisi Harrison

The social minefields most privileged middle-school girls drive the over-the-top drama in this addictive new book, set in suburban New York City's Westchester County. Massie Block: With her glossy brunette bob and Whitestrip smile,...

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Published: May 2004

Freckle Juice

Judy Blume

Andrew wants freckles more than anything else, so Sharon offers to sell him her secret freckle recipe. When Andrew turns green from the recipe, and blue from his own freckle-making brew, it's doubtful he'll ever wish for freckles agai...

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Published: Jul 1978

The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!

Mo Willems

A Smidgeon of Pigeon by Mo Willems How does it feel to be a Pigeon? Well, the bus driver is trying to get him to act happy, but as we all know, this is one bird that is not going to be told what to do! Throughout this hilarious board ...

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Published: Apr 2005

Sun-kissed (Au Pairs)

Melissa de La Cruz

Sometimes when the sun shines, it scorches.Third time's the charm as Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui head back to the Hamptons. This summer the au pairs are doing it right: in style, in step, and 'in' everywhere. Mara has the VIP hookup at al...

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Published: May 2007

Dial L for Loser (Clique Series #6)

Lisi Harrison

The social minefields most privileged middle-school girls drive the over-the-top drama in this addictive new book, set in suburban New York City's Westchester County. Massie Block: With her glossy brunette bob and Whitestrip smile, Ma...

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Published: Aug 2006

Wherever Nina Lies

Lynn Weingarten

Nina was beautiful, wild, and adored by her younger sister, Ellie. But one day, Nina disappeared. 2 years later, everyone has given up hope that Nina will return, but Ellie knows her sister is out there. If only Ellie had a clue wher...

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Published: Feb 2010

Bling Addiction: Fast Girls, Hot Boys...

Kylie Adams

The second novel in the Fast Girls, Hot Boys series set in Miami is a saga of ex-boyfriend betrayal, hip-hop dreaming, exclusive warehouse parties, dancing for cash, and exposed secrets. Five friends live out their senior year in a wo...

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Published: Aug 2006

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to Y...

Peter Cameron

This is the story of one summer in the life of James Sveck, aged eighteen. James is a sophisticated, vulnerable young man with a deep appreciation for the world, and no idea how to live in it. His parents are suspect, his sister is pr...

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Published: Apr 2009

The Nightmare Garden: The Iron Codex ...

Caitlin Kittredge

Everything Aoife thought she knew about the world was a lie. There is no Necrovirus. And Aoife isn't going to succomb to madness because of a latent strain—she will lose her faculties because she is allergic to iron. Aoife isn't hum...

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Published: Feb 2013

Saving Francesca

Melina Marchetta

MOST OF MY friends now go to Pius Senior College, but my mother wouldn't allow it because she says the girls there leave with limited options and she didn't bring me up to have limitations placed upon me. If you know my mother, you'll...

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Published: May 2006

Stop, Train, Stop! a Thomas the Tank ...

Wilbert Vere Awdry

Illustrated in full color. When Thomas the Tank Engine decides to bypass his usual stops and speed directly to the end of the line, havoc ensues. Thomas is in such a hurry that the passengers can't get on or off, and everything gets b...

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Published: Jan 1998

The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies ...

Stan Berenstain

Brother and Sister Bear want everything in sight, and they throw tantrums when they don't get what they want. Wisely Mama and Papa deal with this childhood malady by teaching the cubs about the family budget and the importance of appr...

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Published: Oct 1988

Desire Lines

Jack Gantos

When sixteen-year-old Walker gets caught up in a witch-hunt against homosexuals, he is left to stand by and watch as a tragedy unfolds.

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Published: Jan 1997

Last Summer (Summer Boys)

Hailey Abbott

IIt's the last summer at Pebble Beach before everyone goes off to college. George and Beth are no longer together, but will they make up before Beth heads off to (oh, the irony) GEORGEtown? Kelsi has a new college boy around for the s...

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Published: May 2007

The Carrie Diaries

Candace Bushnell

The Carrie Diaries is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of our generation. Before Sex and the City, Carrie Bradshaw was a small-town girl who knew she wanted more. She's ready for real life to start, but fi...

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Published: May 2011

Sisters in Sanity

Gayle Forman

Have you ever had the out-of-control dream? The one where you know you're not crazy, but no one around you—not your parents, not your teachers, not even the authorities—will listen to you? For sixteen-year-old Brit Hemphill, th...

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Published: May 2009

Almost Famous, A Talent novel (Talent...

Zoey Dean

Almost Famous is the next offering in the ueat, überchic Talent series from bestselling phenomenon Zoey Dean, about friendship, betrayal, and the L.A. elite. Mackenzie Little-Armstrong's life is almost perfect. She has discovered an ...

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Published: Nov 2008

Star Power (Talent)

Zoey Dean

From multi-million-copy-selling Zoey Dean comes the next addition to the Talent series! Mac, Emily, Coco and Becks are so over BAMS— which means their focus has turned to hitting the Big Time. Emily's on the set of her first movie, ...

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Published: Apr 2009

Fever

Lauren DeStefano

BThe INew York Times /Ibestselling sequel to IWither/I reveals a world as captivating—and as treacherous—as the one Rhine left behind./BPRhine and Gabriel have escaped the mansion, but they’re still in danger. Outside, they find...

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Published: Feb 2013

Wither (The Chemical Garden Trilogy)

Lauren DeStefano

By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males born with a lifespan of 25 years, and females a lifespan of 20 years--leaving the world in a state of panic. Geneti...

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Published: Feb 2012

Revenge of the Girl With the Great Pe...

Elizabeth Eulberg

A hilarious novel from Elizabeth Eulberg about taking the wall out of the wallflower so she can bloom.Don't mess with a girl with a great personality.Everybody loves Lexi. She's popular, smart, funny . . . but she's never been one of ...

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Published: Feb 2014

Breathing Underwater

Alexandra Flinn

Sent to counseling for hitting his girlfriend, Caitlin, and ordered to keep a journal, sixteen-year-old Nick recounts his relationship with Caitlin, examines his controlling behavior and anger, and describes living with his abusive fa...

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Published: Oct 2002

The Great Gilly Hopkins

Katherine Paterson

Eleven-year-old Gilly has been stuck in more foster families than she can remember, and she's disliked them all. She has a county-wide reputation for being brash, brilliant, and completely unmanageable. So when she's sent to live with...

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Published: Jun 1987

Invitation Only (Private, Book 2)

Kate Brian

Reed Brennan's future is looking as bright as the two-karat diamonds in her new housemates' ears. Being accepted to the most prestigious private boarding school in the country wasn't enough for Reed. She had to break every rule to do ...

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Published: Nov 2006

A Swift Pure Cry

Siobhan Dowd

Ireland 1984.After Shell's mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from he...

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Published: Sep 2008

Sea Change

Aimee Friedman

Sixteen-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science. . .and not so great with boys. After major drama with her boyfriend and (now ex) best friend, she's happy to spend the summer on small, mysterious Selkie Island, helping her moth...

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Published: Jun 2010

Body Check

Robert Hirschfeld

Twelve-year-old Brent Mullen discovers that the new assistant hockey coach is teaching the defensemen on his team illegal moves to help them win at any cost.

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Published: Nov 2003
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