Young Adult Fiction, Coming of Age
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Juanita, Freedom Seeker: Volume 2
by Juan Cenon Marasigan
Though the choice seems simple, Juanita is torn. What is freedom really, if you’re separated from those you love? Does living the life of a wealthy socialite mean turning her back on her poor family? Does she have the courage to face up to the...
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Banded Together
by Sheena Pennie
It’s summer 1999 and the members of the Hamilton-Kellaher clan are on their way to Daybreak, their family cottage on Lake Pemichangan, Quebec. With his newly minted driver’s licence, sixteen-year-old Connor drives his step-sister, Francis, and...
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Gracie's Wheels
by Helene Vandeloo
Gracie's Wheels shares the story of a young girl who lost both her legs in a car accident. Prior to her accident Gracie was naturally athletic. After the accident Gracie was determined to compete again, in her wheelchair. As the story unfolds we...
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The Wandalyns
by Cara Sharp
Abandoned with her estranged grandmother for the entire summer, Dawn feels as though she has just been handed a life sentence. But the magic and mystery alive in the forest, surrounding her grandmother’s cabin, soon sends the teenage girl on an...
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Heirs in Exile
by J.N. Knapp
Nineteen-year-old Ara has always known what to expect. Being a royal and the second child of the late king, she knows that she was never meant to rule–however, her older brother, Bodhi, was born and bred for it. Abner is a city without a king and...
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Sophie
by Rick E. Thompson
Leaving his position in the king's army, Michael settled down with his wife in a small farmhouse in the woods, raising two children, and assuming his life of violence was behind him. When he wasn't helping his wife with the garden or doing...
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Sophie
by Rick E. Thompson
Leaving his position in the king's army, Michael settled down with his wife in a small farmhouse in the woods, raising two children, and assuming his life of violence was behind him. When he wasn't helping his wife with the garden or doing...
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Pretty Penny
by Gyeongwon Kwak
We all know about the genie, his lamp, and the three wishes. But what if the first three wishes didn’t quite work out, and you were given one more chance, one more wish? Pretty Penny tells the stories of seven people who are visited by a young...
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Ghetto Girls Rule in Marseille
by Toni B. Lane
“THE GHETTO GIRLS have somehow won a free trip to Marsay, France, to perform our play “Ghetto Girls Rule”. Rose couldn’t come because she is too little. So, it was me and my other sister Evelyn. Our mama said we could go if Robin Ann took...
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Shades
by K. M. Shykitka
Behavior–modifying lights? Where did they come from — and why are they here? Six teens investigate these lights, which they dub ‘Shades’. With the guidance of a wise Purple Shade, the Aureaders learn about the Shades and experience enhanced...
