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  • Everything beautiful is not ruined
    Author:
    Younge-Ullman, Danielle
    Summary:

    Then Ingrid traveled all over Europe with her opera star mother, Margot-Sophia. Life was beautiful and bright, and every day soared with music. Now Ingrid is on a summertime wilderness survival trek for at-risk teens: addicts, runaways...
  • En images (picture this)
    Author:
    McClintock, Norah
    Summary:

    Ethan lives in a foster home, struggling to put his life on the right track. Involved in a photography program for at-risk kids, he finds himself threatened again and again by someone who wants his camera. What does Ethan know? And what...
  • Down
    Author:
    McClintock, Norah
    Summary:

    Remy has just been released from juvenile detention and is back in his old neighborhood. He went away because he severely assaulted a guy who insulted his girlfriend, Asia. As a white boy dating an immigrant, Remy has had to withstand a...
  • Cold springs
    Author:
    Riordan, Rick
    Summary:

    After his daughter dies from a heroin overdose, Chadwick vows to save other children from the same mistake. But when Mallory, the one girl who witnessed his daughter's death, heads down the same destructive road, ugly truths from the...
  • Charmed
    Author:
    Mac, Carrie
    Summary:

    Izzy’s mother works far away and leaves Izzy at home, alone with Rob the Slob. Angry at her mother and trying to deal with school, friends and the attentions of charismatic Cody Dillon, Izzy finds her life swirling out of control....
  • Bridge called hope Stories of Triumph from the Ranch of Rescued Dreams
    Author:
    Meeder, Kim.
    Summary:

    Hope is like the stars
  • Blood donor
    Author:
    Bass, Karen
    Summary:

    In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, at-risk teenagers are being kidnapped and forced to donate their blood.
  • Be near me
    Author:
    O'Hagan, Andrew
    Summary:

    "In a small Scottish parish, an English priest is stalked by the fear of scandal, class hatred and lost ideals. Over the spring and summer of 2003, Father David becomes friends with two young people, Mark and Lisa; by the year...
  • Bad blood : urban underground, Cesar Chavez High School
    Author:
    Schraff, Anne
    Summary:

    Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies and self-esteem to name a few. More than...
  • Back
    Author:
    McClintock, Norah
    Summary:

    Jojo's back, released from jail, and people are tense and afraid all over again. They wonder if his friends will start showing up again. They wonder if they'll be walking down the street one day and they'll run into Jojo and Jojo will...
  • 121 express
    Author:
    Polak, Monique
    Summary:

    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...
  • Change : if I can you can : changing for the better in you
    Author:
    Angry, Travis, Davis-Grauer, Wendie
    Summary:

    CHANGE: If I Can You Can is the story of a man destined for as much turmoil as life can provide. Travis Angry created his identity through childhood rebellion, dropping out of school, being in the military, fighting cancer, marrying,...

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