A person doesn't have to do anything important to get recognition anymore; it's enough to know someone who does. Parasitic fame. Casey was more than just a dependable camp counselor dedicated to her little buddies in Cabin Three. She...
Peer pressure
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Auteur:Cormier, RobertSommaire:Reissued now in hardcover with a new introduction by the author, Cormier's chilling look at the insidious world of gang intimidation and the abuse of power in a boys' boarding school is no less relevant today than it was in...
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Auteur:MikaSommaire:Dans le village de Lac-à-la-truite-arc-en-ciel, deux sujets sont sur toutes les lèvres : l'équipe de football les Ours Noirs de l'école secondaire Notre-Dame-du-Montplaisir et l'environnement. Mais voilà qu'à la mi-temps d'un match...
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Auteur:Supeene, ShelaghSommaire:Mitch MacLeod may be the smallest kid in grade six, but he has a great sense of humor and a strong backbone. He can read, sometimes, but never at school when he has to. "You don't know what humiliation is until you have a grade one...
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Auteur:Bunting, EveSommaire:When teenagers in a California coastal community challenge each other to "jump the Nail"--leap from dangerous cliffs into the ocean--group pressure and manipulative relationships quickly drive the game out of control.
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Amazon Editors' Picks: Best Books Ages 6-8 (2021). When Ms. Underwood asks if anyone wants to help Kyle, Zahra always volunteers. She loves spending time with Kyle; he's creative and generous, and he makes the funniest jokes at lunch....
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Auteur:Rud, JeffSommaire:Fresh from a thrilling basketball season playing for the varsity team, Matt is looking forward to a new challenge: baseball. The South Side team seems to be strong this year, if only Matt can control his fear of being hit by an errant...
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Auteur:Withrow, SarahSommaire:Terence isn't cool like his best friend, Tom, but at least he's not a weirdo like Lucy, who sees life upside-down and thinks she's a bat. Yet Lucy knows things that other people don't -- about the gaps in life, and seeing things more...
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Young women are under more pressure than ever before: pressure to be pretty, to be successful, to have a perfect selfie game. Is it possible for them to be their true selves? Or must they fit into the same mold as the rest of their...
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Auteur:Cassidy, SaraSommaire:Evelyn is both aghast and fascinated when a new boy comes to grade five and tells everyone his name is Queen. Queen wears shiny gym shorts and wants to organize a chess/environment club. His father plays weird loud music and has tattoos...
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Auteur:Polak, MoniqueSommaire:The students of the 121 Express are infamous for bad behavior. Lucas knows his role on the bus will determine his social standing at his new school. When a cool troublemaker singles him out, he saves himself by teasing another kid. His...
