Popular Paperbacks: Read 'Em & Weep
Bechard, Margaret. HANGING ON TO MAX.
When his girlfriend
decides to give their baby away, Sam is determined to raise him
alone. (YA Fic Bechard)
Brooks, Bruce. WHAT
HEARTS.
A bittersweet tale
of first romance. Asa has to grow up fast when the adults in his
life let him down. (Juv Fic Brooks)
Carvell, Marlene. WHO
WILL TELL MY BROTHER?
Evan continues a crusade
begun by his late brother to remove the Indian as their high school
mascot. (YA Fic Carvell)
THE COLOR OF
ABSENCE: 12 STORIES ABOUT LOSS AND HOPE.
Ed. by James Howe.
Short stories exploring
the many faces of loss. (YA Fic Color)
Dean, Carolee. COMFORT.
Kenny hopes the power
of words will help him escape his unbearable home life. (YA Fic
Dean)
Frank, E.R. AMERICA.
America's life seems
overwhelmingly hopeless until he confronts his past with a caring
doctor. (YA Fic Frank)
Gilbert, Barbara. STONE
WATER.
His grandfather's
last request forces Grant to face difficult questions about life
and death. (YA Fic Gilbert)
Hopkins, Ellen. CRANK.
Kristina's downward
spiral from perfect daughter to drug addict is told in stark verse.
(YA Fic Hopkins)
Hrdlitschka, Shelley. DANCING
NAKED.
Pregnant Kia must
make a decision that will shape her life forever.
Hurwin, Davida. A
TIME FOR DANCING.
Best friends Juliana
and Samantha are passionate about dancing until Juliana is afflicted
with debilitating pain that turns out to be an advanced stage
of cancer. (YA Fic Hurwin)
Klass, David. YOU
DON'T KNOW ME.
John is dealing with
an abusive "almost" stepfather, an oblivious mother,
girlfriend woes, and an unrepentant frog masquerading as a tuba.
(YA Fic Klass)
Lee, Marie G. NECESSARY
ROUGHNESS.
Finding himself an
outsider after moving from LA to Minnesota, Chan Kim succeeds
at football until things turn tragic. (YA Fic Lee)
McDaniel, Lurlene. BABY ALICIA IS DYING.
Through volunteering,
Desi has finally found someone to love in baby Alicia. But can
she bear to watch her die? (YA Fic McDaniel)
Moore, Terry. STRANGERS
IN PARADISE: HIGH SCHOOL!
Katchoo and Francine,
best friends, navigate the treacherous emotional waters of high
school in this stand-alone volume of the popular graphic novel
series.
Porter, Connie. IMANI
ALL MINE.
Only fourteen, Tasha
doesn't have much in this world except her daughter Imani, the
light of her life. (YA Fic Porter)
Stratton, Allan. CHANDA'S
SECRETS.
In Africa, Chanda's
world is ravaged by the reality of AIDS. (YA Fic Stratton)
Swanson, Julie A. GOING
FOR THE RECORD.
Champion soccer player
Leah finds out that her father is dying of pancreatic cancer.
Thompson, Craig. BLANKETS:
AN ILLUSTRATED NOVEL.
A young man's journey
from fundamentalist roots through first love to the earned wisdom
of young adulthood, told in a groundbreaking visual style. (Fic
Thompson)
Voigt, Cynthia. A
SOLITARY BLUE.
When his mother comes
back into his life, Jeff can't help but hope that it means she
loves him. A devastating story of parental betrayal. (YA Fic Voigt)
White, Ruth. WEEPING
WILLOW.
Poverty, low self-esteem,
rape. Can Tiny escape it all?
Williams, Lori Aurelia. WHEN
KAMBIA ELAINE FLEW IN FROM NEPTUNE.
Shayla's life is full
of troubles, and she is increasingly disturbed as she discovers
her neighbor Kambia's horrible secrets. (YA Fic Williams)
Yamanaka, Lois-Ann. NAME
ME NOBODY.
Japanese-American
Emi-lou battles a disturbing sense of worthlessness in this brutal
coming-of-age story set in Hawaii. (YA Fic Yamanaka)
2/22/07
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