Showing 1–10 of 10 books
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Anansi Boys
After Fat Charlie Nancy's father drops dead on a karaoke stage, Charlie meets Spider, a brother he never knew he had and isn't sure he wants.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 9780060515195
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As Simple As Snow
After his girlfriend mysteriously disappears, high-school student Cayne looks for clues in Anna's cryptic behavior during their five months together.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 9780147515810
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Gil's All Fright Diner
In this gruesome and wacky tale, can two travelers (one vampire, one werewolf) save a roadside diner, besieged by zombies and ghouls, from dark forces and find true love?- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 9780765311436
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
This empowering memoir recounts the strength and creativity of the Walls children as they overcome the poverty and social challenges their parents brought upon them.
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Jesus Land: A Memoir
Scheere's unflinching memoir chronicles life in rural Indiana with her disciplinarian father, fundamentalist mother, and adopted African American brothers. Each child finds a way to survive, with very different endings.- Nonfiction
- Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 9781582433387
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Midnight at the Dragon Café
After leaving China with her mother, Su-Jen enjoys her comfortable new life in Canada, but dark secrets threaten her family's stability.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 1582431892
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My Jim
Sadie Watson's love and courage carry through the cruelties of slavery into life as a free woman.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 9781400054015
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The Necessary Beggar
A young merchant accused of murder and his family are banished from their otherworld home to begin a strange life of exile in an internment camp in the Nevada desert.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 9780765310972
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Never Let Me Go
There's a dark secret at the Hailsham School, where the students live in carefully planned, idyllic isolation, ignorant of the future that's been planned for them.- Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 1400043395
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Upstate
Teens Antonio and Natasha try to keep their love alive through letters after he goes to prison. As Natasha excels in school, Antonio frights for survival.- Realistic Fiction
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2010, Alex Awards 2006
- ISBN: 9780312332693