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The candy smash (The Lemonade War Series #4)
By Jacqueline Davies. 2013
As Valentine's Day approaches and a crush on a classmate develops, Evan develops a secret fondness for writing poetry. But…
his sister Jessie plans on exposing all in her newspaper. Sequel to The Bell Bandit (DB 74601). For grades 3-6. 2013The gentleman bat
By Abraham Schroeder, Piotr Parda. 2014
The sound of letting go
By Stasia Ward Kehoe. 2014
At seventeen, Daisy feels imprisoned by her brother Steven's autism and its effects and her only escape is through her…
trumpet into the world of jazz, but when her parents decide to send Steven to an institution she is not ready to let him go. For junior and senior highWhat my girlfriend doesn't know
By Sonya Sones. 2007
Robin, Sophie's boyfriend from What My Mother Doesn't Know (BR 14156), relates in free verse his perspective on love and…
heartache. Robin fears that Sophie may dump him because he is a social outcast and she catches him kissing another girl. Uncontracted braille. For senior high readers. 2007Street love
By Walter Dean Myers. 2006
College-bound Harlem teen Damien falls in love with sixteen-year-old Junice. But when Junice's mother is sent to prison, Junice struggles…
to keep her younger sister with her. Meanwhile Damien fights with a rival who belittles their love. For senior high readers. 2006Girls Like Me
By Lola Stvil. 2016
Fifteen-year-old Shay Summers is trying to cope with the death of her father, being overweight, and threats from a girl…
bully in school. When she falls in love with Blake, a mysterious boy online, insecure Shay doesn't want to tell him who she is. But with the help of her two best friends, as well as an assist by Kermit and Miss Piggy, ultimately Shay and Blake's love prevails. Girls Like Me is a fun and fresh poetic take on teen angst, social media and online anonymity, and high school romance.Tu corazón, mi cielo (Your Heart, My Sky): El amor en los tiempos del hambre
By Margarita Engle. 2021
Inspirada por las dificultades de sus propios parientes durante un período oscuro de la historia de Cuba, la aclamada autora…
Margarita Engle cuenta &“un doloroso y conmovedor&” (la revista Horn Book) relato de amor en los tiempos del hambre. Verano de 1991 El pueblo de Cuba está en medio del &“Período Especial en tiempos de paz&”. Así es como insiste el gobierno que sea llamada esta era, pero la realidad detrás de estas palabras es la hambruna. Liana está en aprietos en su empeño de encontrar suficiente para comer. Y, aun así, el hambre también la ha hecho valiente. Encuentra el coraje para no asistir durante el verano al presunto campamento de trabajo voluntario, aunque sabe que se arriesga a las represalias del gobierno. Cerca de ella, Amado, un tranquilo y apuesto muchacho, también se resiste a obedecer y deambula solo mientras intenta encontrar raras fuentes de comida. Un encuentro casual con un perro enigmático reúne a Liana y Amado. Unidos en la esperanza y el hambre, pronto descubren que sus sentimientos mutuos son profundos. El amor puede alimentar sus almas y sus corazones, ¿pero será lo suficiente como para soportar el Período Especial?Your Heart, My Sky: Love in a Time of Hunger
By Margarita Engle. 2021
Acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells a painful, poignant story of love in a time of hunger inspired by her own…
family&’s struggles during a dark period in Cuba&’s history.The people of Cuba are living in el período especial en tiempos de paz—the special period in times of peace. That&’s what the government insists that this era must be called, but the reality behind these words is starvation. Liana is struggling to find enough to eat. Yet hunger has also made her brave: she finds the courage to skip a summer of so-called volunteer farm labor, even though she risks government retribution. Nearby, a quiet, handsome boy named Amado also refuses to comply, so he wanders alone, trying to discover rare sources of food. A chance encounter with an enigmatic dog brings Liana and Amado together. United in hope and hunger, they soon discover that their feelings for each other run deep. Love can feed their souls and hearts—but is it enough to withstand el período especial?