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The living
by Matt de la Peña
Taking a summer job on a Pacific luxury cruise liner to help his struggling family, Shy anticipates a season of lucrative tips and pretty girlfriends only to have everything radically transformed by a massive California earthquake that jeopardizes the survival of everyone he knows.
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Gabi, a girl in pieces
by Isabel Quintero
Sixteen-year-old Gabi Hernandez chronicles her senior year in high school as she copes with her friend Cindy's pregnancy, friend Sebastian's coming out, her father's meth habit, her own cravings for food and cute boys, and especially, the poetry that helps forge her identity
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Marina
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
An English-language release of a popular story for older teens relates the experiences of a boarding school student who witnesses a shrouded woman's macabre ritual at a cemetery, then follows her on a journey that transports him and his companion, Marina, to a forgotten post-war Barcelona, where they uncover a dark secret. By the best-selling author of The Shadow of the Wind. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The lightning dreamer : Cuba's greatest abolitionist
by Margarita Engle
A historical novel in verse by the Newbery Honor-winning author of The Surrender Tree presents the story of poet, abolitionist and women's rights pioneer Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, who bravely resisted an arranged marriage at the age of 14 and was ultimately courageous enough to use her passionate, metaphorical verses to protest slavery in the dangerous political environment of 19th-century Cuba. Includes historical notes, excerpts and source notes. 15,000 first printing.
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The secret side of empty
by Maria E. Andreu
As her friends make plans for life after high school, M.T. struggles to envision her future as an undocumented immigrant and becomes determined to make a life for herself in the only place she has ever known as home
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When reason breaks
by Cindy L. Rodriguez
Elizabeth Davis and Emily Daniels seem to have little in common except Ms. Diaz's English class and the solace they find in the words of Emily Dickinson, but both are struggling to cope with monumental secrets and tumultuous emotions that will lead one to attempt suicide.
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A cup of water under my bed : a memoir
by Daisy Hernández
"It's 1980. Ronald Reagan has been elected president, John Lennon has been shot, and a little girl in New Jersey has been hauled off to English classes. Her teachers and parents and tias are expecting her to become white--like the Italians. This is the opening to A cup of water under my bed, the memoir of one Colombian-Cuban daughter's rebellions and negotiations with the women who raised her and the world that wanted to fit her into a cubbyhole. From language acquisition to coming out as bisexual to arriving as a reporting intern at the New York Times as the paper is rocked by its biggest plagiarism scandal, Daisy Hernandez chronicles what the women in her community taught her about race, sex, money, and love. This is a memoir about the private nexus ofsexuality, immigration, race and class issues, but it is ultimately a daughter's cuento of how to take the lessons from home and shape them into a new, queer life"
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There's a name for this feeling
by Diane Gonzales Bertrand
A bilingual collection of ten contemporary stories of mixed-up emotions, humorous mistakes, misguided actions, and unspeakable sorrows. Includes discussion questions and ideas for writing
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On the edge
by Allison Van Diepen
Witnessing the murder of a homeless man by two gang members, Maddie receives protection from a rival gang and their passionate leader. By the author of Street Pharm. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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The house of the scorpion
by Nancy Farmer
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States
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Diabolical
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Stuck in a mysterious New England boarding school with an assortment of secretive students, disgraced angel Zachary and his werewolf friend, Kieren, face demon dogs, a sadistic instructor, and a legendary fire-breathing monster
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The secret hour
by Scott Westerfeld
For one hour every evening, the world freezes and time stops on the planet for everyone but the Midnighters, but after having come to accept their unique gifts, this group of teenagers realizes that a great change is on the way when a new Midnighter comes to town and the hidden elements in the shadows begin to show themselves. Reprint.
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