Got awkward questions? Ask Dr G.
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It can be embarrassing asking someone you know for advice on personal things like your love life, sexuality or stuff your body does. Dr G offers a special service for Canterbury teenagers supported by experts from Community and Public Health, Canterbury District Health Board. No question is too awkward or too weird for Dr G!
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"If you're going to live, you might as well do painful, brave, and beautiful things." ~ from Jeff Zentner's The Serpent King
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High school horror: Teen Frankenstein by Chandler BakerGetting into a terrible car accident that kills another person, scientific genius Tor Frankenstein of modern-day Hollow Pines, Texas, brings the victim back to life, with unexpected consequences at her high school.
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Bookishly ever after
by Isabel Bandeira
When sixteen-year-old Phoebe learns that a cute guy might have a crush on her, she uses the heroines in her favourite books as examples of how to improve her own personality.
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Other broken things
by Christa Desir
Nat is trying to stop drinking, but when her friends want the party girl or nothing, she must decide whether to continue her destructive behaviour or move closer to a relationship with Joe, a much-older recovering alcoholic who empowers her.
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Thief of lies
by Brenda Drake
Examining a book left behind by an attractive boy who suddenly disappeared, Gia is transported with her friends to a library in Paris where she discovers a magical realm and a circle of knights charged with protecting humans from demonic monsters.
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| Seven black diamonds by Melissa MarrLily Abernathy has a dangerous secret, and it's not the fact that her father is a crime lord. In a world where the faerie Queen of Blood and Rage seeks to destroy humanity, it's illegal for humans to have fae heritage. But with her father's protection, half-human, half-fae Lily has stayed safely hidden. That safety is shattered, however, when Lily discovers her violent birthright: she's the last of the Black Diamonds, a fae sleeper cell designed to take down the human world from the inside out. With a potent blend of timeless faerie legends and edgy modern issues, Seven black diamonds will captivate fans of author Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely series. |
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Life at the speed of us
by Heather Sappenfield
After surviving a snowboarding accident, eighteen-year-old Sovern Briggs, still grieving over the death of her mother, experiences uncanny insights into new realms of perception.
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| Thanks for the trouble by Tommy WallachFive years ago, Parker Santé stopped speaking. Since then, he's also stopped caring about most things, except for skipping school and writing in his journal. One day he meets Zelda, a silver-haired girl with a stack of cash, a plan to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, and an outrageous claim that she's 246 years old. Parker's not sure if he believes Zelda's story, but he agrees to her deal: she'll spend her final days (and her final dollars) with him if he applies to college. What follows is a eccentric and bittersweet tale of firsts and lasts from the author of the popular We all looked up. |
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| Bluescreen by Dan WellsIf you've ever struggled to get a phone or wi-fi signal, "djinni" implants might sound like a dream come true -- djinnis connect the Internet directly to the brain, and they're the norm in 2050 Los Angeles. Seventeen-year-old Marisa lives in L.A.'s Mirador neighborhood, but she spends most of her time gaming with her friends in virtual reality. After Mari's friend Anja has a shocking reaction to Bluescreen, a hot new digital drug, Mari throws herself into a dangerous investigation of Bluescreen's origin. High-stakes action (both online and off) drives this future-noir thriller, the 1st in a series. For a deeper dive into provocative ideas about technology, try M.T. Anderson's Feed or Alex London's Proxy. |
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| The serpent king by Jeff ZentnerDillard Early Jr. shares a name with his snake-handling preacher father, and with Early Sr. disgraced and in jail, Dill faces bullying and judgment in his rural Tennessee hometown. Thankfully, Dill has his friends: quirky Lydia, whose popular blog might help her get to college, and kind-hearted Travis, who uses fantasy books as an escape from his father's abuse. Graduation looms for all three high school seniors, laden with the tantalising hope of freedom…but also the heartbreak of separation. If you like this angsty, sensitive portrait of teens surviving rough circumstances, you may also enjoy The smell of other people's houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock. |
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| Gabi, a girl in pieces by Isabel QuinteroDuring her tumultuous senior year, Gabi Hernandez's journal becomes her lifeline. In it, she can experiment with her blossoming poetry skills, as well as spill the details of her complicated home (where her mum nags her about her weight and her dad can't kick meth), her best friends Cindy and Sebastian (who are each dealing with their own challenges), and her confusion about love and dating. Filled with "vulgar humour and raw honesty" (Kirkus Reviews), Gabi's insights into family, culture, sexuality, and identity are messy yet utterly authentic and hopeful. For another memorable Latina character weathering a tough year, try Meg Medina's Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass. |
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| Kissing in America by Margo RabbYou can blame it all on poetry and romance novels. It's from reading those (to help soothe the ache of her beloved father's death) that Eva Roth gets her ideas about love -- ideas that lead to an unchaperoned cross-country road trip. After Eva's passionate relationship with understanding Will is cut short by his sudden move from New York to California, Eva and her friend Annie Kim concoct a scheme to travel across the country for a surprise reunion. The unexpected results of their trip are funny, heart-wrenching, and sprinkled with snippets of poetry -- just right for readers who love Deb Caletti and Sarah Dessen. |
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| Dr. Bird's advice for sad poets by Evan RoskosThere's no denying it: talking to an imaginary pigeon therapist is weird. But James' parents (aka the Banshee and the Brute) won't let him see a real therapist, and they kicked his sister out of the house, and he's got to talk to someone about his consuming anxiety and depression, right? Barely clinging to his mental health, James takes comfort however he can, whether it's from hugging trees or imitating the "barbaric yawp" of his favorite poet, Walt Whitman. Managing to be thoughtful, poignant, and hilarious all at once, Dr. Bird's advice for sad poets will appeal to fans of John Green's Whitman-infused Paper Towns. |
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| Belzhar by Meg WolitzerStruggling with the traumatic loss of her boyfriend, Jam Gallahue is in good company at the Wooden Barn, a boarding school for "highly intelligent, emotionally fragile" teens. There, she's selected for "Special Topics in English," a class dedicated to studying poet and novelist Sylvia Plath. Each student is given a journal, and Jam and her classmates soon discover that the journals have highly unusual properties which allow each student to revisit -- and maybe recover from -- their past. Readers who like a touch of fantasy with their psychological dramas will be intrigued by Belzhar. |
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