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Olivia Kidney and the Secret Beneath the City
By Ellen Potter. 2007
Olivia Kidney has been through a lot. Being able to communicate with ghosts means never a dull moment -- or…
a normal life. But just when things have calmed down, Olivia's father insists she enroll at one of the most prestigious arts schools in Manhattan! Yet her school problems take a backseat when Olivia must help her friend Frannie solve an age-old mystery, one that forces her deep underground into the infamous, intricate subway system of New York City. And what awaits her makes ghosts look like child's play. Favorite characters return in this wild, funny, completely unforgettable adventure. Olivia Kidney remains one of the freshest heroines in children's literature.Drama High: Culture Clash (Drama High #10)
By L. Divine. 2010
Ever since she discovered a love for drag racing, it's full speed ahead for Jayd Jackson. . .Fed up with…
the way her school's handling Cultural Awareness Day, Jayd and her crew decide to form the first African Student Union. Now some notorious haters are out for blood. But that's not the only multicultural activity Jayd's got cooking. On the boy front, Jayd discovers she loves being behind the wheel of her friends' hot rods, but she can't deny her attraction for Emilio, the new Latino sophomore at South Bay High. Emilio seems to be crushin' hard on Jayd too. And now that Jayd may be South Bay's last virgin, she wonders if it's time to take things to the next level.But her magical grandmother thinks Jayd's already moving too fast--and if she doesn't slow down, she's sure to get burned. . .In My Sister’s House: A Novel
By Donald Welch. 2010
Skylar and Storm Morrison may be gorgeous twin sisters, but they are as different as night and day. Skylar is…
savvy and book-smart; Storm is shrewd and street-smart. But a twist of fate lands Storm in jail, where she must trade her Fendi bags and Prada boots for an orange jumpsuit and laceless white sneakers. Meanwhile Skylar makes a name for herself by transforming the restaurant that once belonged to the twins' late father, Dutch, into Legends, Philadelphia's hottest new nightclub. Now, newly released from prison, Storm has some serious living to do. And she's ready to take control of what's rightfully hers--a share of Legends--with the help of some of Philly's most notorious thugs. But moving back into the real world will prove much harder than Storm ever imagined. And as Skylar and Storm negotiate their new relationship, both women will feel the pull of Dutch, a figure so powerful he can keep his girls in line years after his death. In the end, the sisters will have to face their shared, tumultuous past--and a future that's both uncertain and wide open.From the Trade Paperback edition.The Paper Dragon
By Marguerite W. Davol. 1997
French Kissmas
By Catherine Hapka. 2008
For Nic Larson, the Christmas season in Paris is more than just a romantic interlude--it's also a home coming. Nic…
studied abroad in Paris a year ago, and is back in town with her friend Annike to spend Christmas and New Year's in the City of Light.A Good Thing
By Stacey Evans Morgan. 2017
Love is patient…Love is kind… When Love finds you, it's...A GOOD THING Pilar Davenport has it all: beauty, brains and…
a boss career. Oh yeah, and the man of her dreams. Life is right on schedule until her wedding plans are abruptly put on hold. While Pilar thinks her perfectly planned life is spiraling out of control, it's actually about to fall right into place. From California to Canada, D.C. to Paris, Pilar is on a search for her soul mate. Of course, the journey won't be all rosy, but it won't take long for Pilar to discover anything worth having, is going to take a little work and a whole lot of patience. Just when Pilar settles on being single....she discovers the good thing she's been missing!A Grateful Harvest
By Kristiana Gregory. 2003
It hasn't been easy for Nessa to find her place in Prairie River. She is having difficulty making friends, and…
her position as the local teacher is on shaky ground. Many townspeople still question whether she, a runaway orphan, can be trusted.The Crossroads (Only Road Ser.)
By Alexandra Diaz. 2018
Jaime and Ángela discover what it means to be living as undocumented immigrants in the United States in this timely…
sequel to the Pura Belpré Honor Book The Only Road. After crossing Mexico into the United States, Jaime Rivera thinks the worst is over. Starting a new school can’t be that bad. Except it is, and not just because he can barely speak English. While his cousin Ángela fits in quickly, with new friends and after-school activities, Jaime struggles with even the idea of calling this strange place “home.” His real home is with his parents, abuela, and the rest of the family; not here where cacti and cattle outnumber people, where he can no longer be himself—a boy from Guatemala. When bad news arrives from his parents back home, feelings of helplessness and guilt gnaw at Jaime. Gang violence in Guatemala means he can’t return home, but he’s not sure if he wants to stay either. The US is not the great place everyone said it would be, especially if you’re sin papeles—undocumented—like Jaime. When things look bleak, hope arrives from unexpected places: a quiet boy on the bus, a music teacher, an old ranch hand. With his sketchbook always close by, Jaime uses his drawings to show what it means to be a true citizen. Powerful and moving, this touching sequel to The Only Road explores overcoming homesickness, finding ways to connect despite a language barrier, and discovering what it means to start over in a new place that alternates between being wonderful and completely unwelcoming.Dreamer
By Cathy Hopka. 2005
DREAMER, loosely based on a true story, is the story of a Kentucky horse trainer and his daughter who rescue…
a horse with a broken leg. The two then help nurse the animal back to health and take it to race in the Breeders' Cup.The Painters of Lexieville
By Sharon Darrow. 2003
Sharon Darrow's harrowing coming-of-age tale, told from the points of view of mother, son, and daughter, is rich with metaphorical…
significance and- like its small-town heroine- is obstinately, everlastingly hopeful. Lexieville, Arkansas, can hardly be called a town- it's just a handful of shotgun houses squatting at the end of a gravel road off the two-lane highway out of Sardis. For many in the Lexie clan, this is the only place they've ever been, the only home they'll ever know. Truly Lexie's dreams of a better life, if she had them once upon a time, have worn threadbare and frail as an ancient quilt. Her devoted but hapless husband, John, long ago accepted his lot in life but hasn't given up hope that their two children, Jobe and Pert, might lead the lives they've only imagined. But Jobe has already dropped out of high school and looks to be marrying young. Only Pert still harbors a youthful and fierce determination to get out, and get out as fast as she can. She aims to wipe the detested red dust of Lexieville off her feet and put on a new life like a bright, clean, fresh coat of paint. The weight of history is hard to shrug off, however, and seems to grow heavier as Pert moves closer to independence. With little support and no role models to follow, will she have the strength to fend off generations' worth of fatalism, and the confidence to defend her dreams?Popular Vote
By Micol Ostow. 2008
In an election year, Erin Bright sets aside her familiar supporting role as daughter of the mayor and girlfriend of…
the student body president to stand up for what she believes in and protect an historic park from being replaced by a gas station.Number One Chinese Restaurant: A Novel
By Lillian Li. 2018
Named a Summer Must-Read by TIME Buzzfeed Star Tribune Fast Company The Village Voice The…
Wall Street Journal Toronto Star InStyle and O The Oprah Magazine A joy to read I couldn t get enough Buzzfeed This novel practically thumps with heartache and sharp humor Chang-rae Lee New York Times bestselling author of Native Speaker An exuberant and wise multigenerational debut novel about the complicated lives and loves of people working in everyone s favorite Chinese restaurant The Beijing Duck House in Rockville Maryland is not only a beloved go-to setting for hunger pangs and celebrations it is its own world inhabited by waiters and kitchen staff who have been fighting loving and aging within its walls for decades When disaster strikes this working family s controlled chaos is set loose forcing each character to confront the conflicts that fast-paced restaurant life has kept at bay Owner Jimmy Han hopes to leave his late father s homespun establishment for a fancier one Jimmy s older brother Johnny and Johnny s daughter Annie ache to return to a time before a father s absence and a teenager s silence pushed them apart Nan and Ah-Jack longtime Duck House employees are tempted to turn their thirty-year friendship into something else even as Nan s son Pat struggles to stay out of trouble And when Pat and Annie caught in a mix of youthful lust and boredom find themselves in a dangerous game that implicates them in the Duck House tragedy their families must decide how much they are willing to sacrifice to help their children Generous in spirit unaffected in its intelligence multi-voiced poignant and darkly funny Number One Chinese Restaurant looks beyond red tablecloths and silkscreen murals to share an unforgettable story about youth and aging parents and children and all the ways that our families destroy us while also keeping us grounded and aliveMore Than Anything Else
By Marie Bradby. 1995
Our Lady of the Artichokes and Other Portuguese-American Stories
By Katherine Vaz. 2008
The stories in this prize-winning collection evoke a complete world, one so richly imagined and finely realized that the stories…
themselves are not so much read as experienced. The world of these stories is Portuguese-American, redolent of incense and spices, resonant with ritual and prayer, immersed in the California culture of freeway and commerce. With lyrical prose laced with vivid detail, acclaimed writer Katherine Vaz conjures a captivating blend of Old World heritage and New World culture to explore the links between families, friends, strangers, and their world. From the threat of a serial killer as the background for a young girl's first brush with death to the fallout of a modern-day visitation from the Virgin Mary; from an AIDS-stricken squatter refusing to vacate an empty Lisbon home to a mother's yearlong struggle with the death of her synesthetic daughter, these deft stories make their world ours.No Holding Back: A Swoon Novel (Dodge Cove Trilogy #2)
By Kate Evangelista. 2016
A romantic European vacation is the perfect excuse to let go in No Holding Back, the highly anticipated sequel to…
No Love Allowed by Kate Evangelista. Everyone knows that Nathan is in love with his best friend, Preston...Everyone except Preston. Nathan has always accepted that Preston was too focused on his swim training to worry about love. But Preston is heading off to train for the Olympics soon, so if Nathan wants his chance at love, he has to speak up now. But saying "I love you" is surprisingly difficult, even for someone as confident as Nathan. Maybe a whirlwind vacation in Europe could help? But... what if it doesn't work out and he loses the best friend he's ever had?Sisters Mystery Club #4: Message in a Bottle (Barbie)
By Victoria Saxon. 2016
Sparrow in the Wind
By S. Rose. 2016
Funny how memories work, the things you remember, the things forgotten, the things that change you. Back in the summer…
of 1962, ten year-old Cassandra Parsons has her life all figured out. She lives with her father and mother in the upstairs flat of a well-appointed two family house in a pleasant neighborhood of Racine, Wisconsin. Her maternal aunt and grandfather live right downstairs and her best friend Kitty has always lived two doors down. Cassandra's well-ordered world comes undone when her father decides to move his nuclear family to the backwoods of Northern Wisconsin, to renovate and manage his father's hunting lodge. Isolated and friendless, she is suddenly left to her own devices as her parents plunge themselves into their new business endeavor. Loneliness and self-pity gradually give way to growth as Cassandra learns to appreciate the beauty of nature and the peace of quietude. Soon she meets a half-Ojibwa girl named Sparrow. The girls become fast friends and have a final fling with childhood, spending their last carefree days fishing in the river and roaming the woods, pretending to be ancient Ojibwa. But their sweet Indian summer comes to an abrupt end as tragedy strikes both girls' families. Cassandra and Sparrow's friendship is tested as they try to forge a mature, enduring relationship that hopefully will see them through even these darkest of times.Circle of Thanks
By Susi Gregg Fowler. 1998
An Alaskan boy and his mother walk through the slushy tundra. When a baby otter pup slides into the icy…
river, the boy's mother rushes in to rescue her. This selfless act prompts a chain reaction of rescues from other animals, including Raven, Mother Caribou, and Arctic Fox.When Will This Cruel War Be Over: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson (Dear America)
By Barry Denenberg. 1996
Christmas after All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift (Dear America)
By Kathryn Lasky. 2001
Twelve-year-old Minnie Swift recounts living through one of the toughest times in American history, the Great Depression, through her diary…
that spans over one Christmas month. Reflecting both sadness and optimism that characterized the time, this is an intimate portrait of a Midwestern family's triumphs and losses. Photos.