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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic, fifteen-year-old boy, decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret information about his mother -
Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady
In 1803, after being exposed as a girl and forced to leave her ship, Jacky Faber finds herself attending school in Boston, where, instead of learning to be a lady, she battles her snobbish classmates, roams the city in search of adventure, and learns to ride a horse.
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Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
The predominantly African-American characters in this debut collection of short fiction struggle to maintain their sense of self while confronting unexpected life events.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2004
- ISBN: 9781573222341
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The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things
Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her. -
Fat Kid Rules the World
Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly 300 pounds, gets a new perspective on life when a homeless teenager who is a genius on guitar wants Troy to be the drummer in his rock band.
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The First Part Last
Johnson's novel is an extraordinary work in which the realities of fatherhood come slowly but surely to 16 year-old Bobby after the birth of his daughter.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2004, Teens' Top Ten 2003
- ISBN: 9780689849220
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Keesha's House
Seven teens facing such problems as pregnancy, closeted homosexuality, and abuse each describe in poetic forms what caused them to leave home and where they found home again.- Realistic Fiction
- Michael L. Printz Award 2004
- ISBN: 9780374340643
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The Kite Runner
Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day -
Leave Myself Behind
Secrets of the present and past complicate 17-year-old Nick's life when he falls in love with the boy next door. A psychologically complex and emotionally satisfying debut novel.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2004
- ISBN: 9780758203489
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Maisie Dobbs
In post World War I London, Maisie Dobbs takes her first case as a private investigator and experiences flashbacks to her modest upbringing and doomed wartime romance. This unique historical mystery is the first in a proposed series.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2004
- ISBN: 9781616954079
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Pirates!
In 1722, after arriving with her brother at the family's Jamaican plantation where she is to be married off, sixteen-year-old Nancy Kington escapes with her slave friend, Minerva Sharpe, and together they become pirates traveling the world in search of treasure.- Realistic Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2004
- ISBN: 9781582348162
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Wonder When You'll Miss Me
After she is sexually assaulted under the school bleachers, 16-year old Faith runs away from home, accompanied by The Fat Girl, a taunting imaginary former self. At the circus, Faith finds a safe haven and healing environment.- Realistic Fiction
- Alex Awards 2004
- ISBN: 9780688167813