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The healing time of hickeys
By Karen Rivers. 2003
Sixteen-year-old Haley is in her last year of high school, and she likes to think she's just a normal girl,…
plagued with all the normal teenage problems. But then disaster strikes: she comes down with the chickenpox and no one will speak to her. Worse still, her hippie dad is in trouble with the law. Junior and senior high readers. 2003.The body of Christopher Creed
By Carol Plum-Ucci. 2000
Torey Adams, a high school junior with a perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of…
the class outcast. As he searches for answers, he analyzes his own behaviour and discovers secrets in the victim's family. Some strong language. For Senior High readers. Michael L. Printz Honor. c2000.Stitches
By Glen Huser. 2003
When Travis transfers to a new school, he becomes a big target for his old nemesis Shon and his thug…
friends. Maybe it's because Travis lives in a trailer park with his gentle aunt, his uncle Miserable Mike, and lots of little cousins while his country-and-western singer mother is on the road. Or maybe it's because he loves to sew, wants to be a professional puppeteer, and his best friend is a girl, Chantelle, who comes from an even stranger family than he does. Some strong language. For junior high readers. Winner of the 2003 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 2003.Someday Angeline
By Louis Sachar. 1983
Angeline could read the first time she picked up a book and play the piano without lessons. But being smart…
means that the mean kids in school call her a freak, her teacher finds her troublesome, and even her own father doesn't know what to do with her. Angeline just wants the chance to be herself, but it's only when she makes friends with a boy the kids call "Goon" and the teacher they call "Mr. Bone" that she gets that chance. Grades 4-7. c1983.Roid rage
By Lesley Choyce. 1999
When Craig makes first string on his high school football team, he is surprised to learn that his best friend…
Ray has also made the team and has become the best player on the field. Craig soon discovers Ray's secret, and begins taking steroids too. However, he begins to experience side effects, including periods of rage. Now he must come clean with his coach and family and convince Ray his health is in danger. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Blubber
By Judy Blume. 1974
After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2006
Haunted by the car crash that killed her beloved mother, Jenna, 15, moves in with her aunt's family, but she…
can't deal with her guilt and sorrow. Therapy doesn't help, she won't reconcile with her dad, and she hates kids who pity her. Two near-disasters cause Jenna to tentatively open up to her classmate Crow. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2006.A fly named Alfred
By Don Trembath. 1997
Harper Winslow writes a gossip column called "Fly on the wall" for the student newspaper. It's a big hit with…
all the students who don't know who the mysterious "Alfred" is who writes the column. Harper runs into trouble when a school bully decides to get even with "Alfred" and enlists Harper's help to find out the writer's true identity. Junior and senior high readers. c1997.Confessions of a teenage drama queen
By Dyan Sheldon. 1999
In her first year at a suburban New Jersey high school, Mary Elizabeth Cep, who now calls herself "Lola," sets…
her sights on the lead in the annual school play. But she discovers that the role of resident drama queen has already been filled - by the Born-to-win, Born-to-run-everything Carla Santini. Once the curtain goes up, which drama queen will take centre stage? For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Zartog's remote
By Herbie Brennan. 2000
Rachel pointed the remote control and pressed the button to change channel - and the television turned into a teddy…
bear! It all started with Zartog, an alien with enormous eyes and no nose. Rachel is a girl also with enormous eyes, but she has got a nose and she is being bullied at school. Between them Zartog and Rachel muddle up their remote controls; Zartog gets the TV remote while Rachel gets the power to change things around. Grades 2-4.What's your problem?
By Sherry Ashworth. 1999
Herbie Jones and the class gift
By Suzy Kline. 1987
Herbie and Raymond, the class clowns, are in charge of picking up their end-of-year present for their teacher. But putting…
those two third-grade cutups in charge of a package marked Fragile is a recipe for disaster! Grades 2-4. 2002, c1987.Lunch walks among us (Franny K. Stein, mad scientist. #1.)
By Jim Benton. 2003
Franny K. Stein is a mad scientist who prefers all things spooky and creepy, but when she has trouble making…
friends at her new school she experiments with fitting in--which works until a monster erupts from the trashcan. Grades 2-4. 2003. (Franny K. Stein, mad scientist ; 1)A week in the woods
By Andrew Clements. 2002
Fifth-grader Mark Robert Chelmsley, a spoiled rich kid, is not interested in fitting into his new school in New Hampshire.…
When the science class camping trip to a national park with antagonistic teacher Mr. Maxwell takes a bad turn, all of Mark's survival skills are tested. Grades 4-7. 2002.Dogs don't tell jokes
By Louis Sachar. 1991
Seventh-grader Gary "Goon" Boone tells jokes constantly. He thinks he is funny; his parents, teachers, and classmates just think that…
he is obnoxious. He signs up for a school talent contest, confident that his performance will launch his career as a stand-up comic. As the contest nears, he becomes aware of how others perceive him and drops out of the contest to just be "normal". Grades 5-8. 1991.Hawk and stretch
By Bernice Thurman Hunter. 1993
On his first day in school, Danny "Hawk" Thunder finds the toughest kid in the schoolyard and beats him up.…
Billy Thomson, skinny and smart, figures Danny would be a good friend to have. But after a while, Billy realizes that what he needs really is a friend, not a bodyguard. Grades 5-8.The 6th grade nickname game (Scholastic Canada Hardcover Ser.)
By Gordon Korman. 1998
Best friends Jeff and Wiley enjoy picking nicknames that stick, but occasionally their game backfires. Their new teacher may be…
fired because class Six B, the "dim bulbs", failed their practice reading test. To prove they aren't so dim, they need to pass the test and save their teacher. Grades 3-6.The world according to Alex (Youth project)
By Kathryn Lamb. 1999
Laetitia Alexandra Rebecca Fitt has more problems than just an odd name: three younger brothers, a baby sister, and an…
older sister with strong views on life. Having busy parents may mean freedom, but it also means they never notice Alex. In addition to this, Kevin, the love of Alex's life, doesn't know she exists.Yo! Diary! (Youth project)
By Jonathan Meres. 1999
Six average teenagers are given the task of keeping a diary, and they write with varying degrees of enthusiasm and…
cynicism. Among the diarists are Seb, a rebellious anarchist, Nigel, who speaks in song lyrics, and Craig, who thinks he is the only boy in the world having no luck with girls. For junior high readers.Best friends together (Best Friends Ser. #No.1)
By Rosie Rushton. 1998