| Pirates son
by Geraldine McCoughrean
Left penniless in eighteenth century England, fourteen-year-old Nathan Gull and his mousy sister Maud accompany Tamo, the son of a notorious pirate, to his homeland of Madagascar.
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| The Maze
by Will Hobbs
Rick, a fourteen-year-old foster child, escapes from a juvenile detention facility near Las Vegas and travels to Canyonlands National Park in Utah where he meets a bird biologist working on a project to reintroduce condors to the wild.
J/YA
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| The Haunting
by Joan Nixon
When her mother inherits an old plantation house in the Louisiana countryside, fifteen-year-old Lia seeks to rid it of the evil spirit that haunts it.
J/YA
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| Go and come back
by Joan Abelove
Alicia, a young tribeswoman living in a Amazonian village in the Andes, tells about the two American women anthropologists who arrive to study the way of life of her people
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| Jazmin´s notebook
by Nikki Grimes
Jazmin, teenager who lives with her older sister in a small Harlem apartment in the 1960s, finds strength in writing poetry and keeping a record of the events in her sometimes difficult life.
J/YA
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| The education of Robert Nifkin
by Daniel Pinkwater
Set in the 1950s in Chicago, Robert Nifkin tells his highly unorthodox high school experiences in the form of a college application essay.
J/YA
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| The Shakespeare Stealer
by Gary Blackwood
A young orphan boy is ordered by his master to infiltrate Shakespeare´s acting troupe in order to steal the script of "Hamlet, " but he discovers instead the meaning of friendship and loyalty.
J/YA
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| I Am Mordred
by Nancy Springer
When Mordred learns the identity of his father, he struggles with feelings of hatred, but also fights the fate which determines that he kill the good and gracious king.
J/YA
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| Green Angel
by Alice Hoffman
Haunted by grief and by her past after losing her family in a fire, fifteen-year-old Green retreats into her ruined garden as she struggles to survive emotionally and physically on her own.
YA
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| Pictures of Hollis Woods
by Patricia Reilly Giff
A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her.
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| Dead Mans Gold and Other Stories
by Paul Yee
Ten super creepy ghost stories by award winning author Paul Yee.
YA
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| Corpses, coffins and crypts
by Penny Coleman
Documents the burial process throughout the centuries and in different cultures.
J GT3150.C58.1997
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| Once Upon a Marigold
by Jean Ferris
A young man with a mysterious past and a penchant for inventing things leaves the troll who raised him, meets an unhappy princess he has loved from afar, and discovers a plot against her and her father.
YA
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| Dark side of nowhere
by Neal Shusterman
Fourteen-year-old Jason faces an identity crisis after discovering that he is the son of aliens who stayed on earth following a botched invasion mission.
J/YA
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| Behind the mask: the life of Queen Elizabeth I
by Jane Thomas
A biography of the learned and legendary daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
J DA355 .T48 1998
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| The space between our footsteps
by Naomi Nye
A collection of poetry and full-color artwork from Middle Eastern and North African countries
J PN6109.97 .S63 1998
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| Dust Devils
by Robert Laxalt
Ira Hamilton, son of a rancher, wants to marry Thoma, a long time friend. His father does not approve because she is a Paiute. Northern Nevada and California are the settings for the western adventure.
J/YA
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| The Thief Lord
by Cornelia Funke
Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they have found shelter with--and protection from--Venice´s "Thief Lord."
YA
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| Flipped
by Wendelin Van Draanen
In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.
YA
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| How Rude
by Alex Packer
A humorous but practical guide to good manners and social skills, discussing such areas as family life, behavior in public, manners in school, eating, and clothes.
J BJ1857.C5 P33 1997
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| Her Stories: African American folktales, fairy tales, and true tales
by Virginia Hamilton
A dramatic collection of tales that illustrates womens roles and experiences. To enhance each tale, the author has provided perspectives, customs and terms for readers enjoyment.
J GR111.A47H35.1995
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| Warrior Angel
by Robert Lipsyte
Native American boxer of the Moscondaga Nation, Sonny Bear must fight to retain his heavyweight championship title.
YA
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| Daughter of Venice
by Donna Jo Napoli
Frustrated with the restrictions her gender imposes on her life, fourteen-year-old Donata, disguised as a boy, sneaks out of her noble family´s house to roam the streets of late sixteenth-century Venice.
YA
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| Whale Talk
by Chris Crutcher
Intellectually and athletically gifted, TJ, a multiracial, adopted teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until he agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school´s less popular students.
YA
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