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by Rebecca Stead
Published May 2017
Read ReviewsWinner of the 2015 BookBrowse Award for Best Young Adult Novel
This brilliant novel by Newbery Medal winner Rebecca Stead explores multiple perspectives on the bonds and limits of friendship.
by Cris Beam
Published Nov 2012
Read ReviewsAn inspiring story of self-discovery, of choosing to stand up for yourself, and of finding your own path - readers will recognize a part of themselves in J's struggle to love his true self.
by Paul Murray
Published Aug 2011
Read ReviewsA tragic comedy of epic sweep and dimension, Skippy Dies wrings every last drop of humour and hopelessness out of life, love, mermaids, M-theory, the poetry of Robert Graves, and all the mysteries of the human heart.
by John Wray
Published Feb 2010
Read ReviewsBy turns suspenseful and comic, devastating and hopeful, Lowboy is a fearless exploration of youth, sex, and violence in contemporary America, seen through one boy's haunting and extraordinary vision.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Diaz
Published Sep 2008
Read ReviewsThings have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuk - the curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations.
by Jodi Picoult
Published Feb 2008
Read ReviewsSterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens -- until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence. In the aftermath, the town's residents must not only seek justice in order to begin healing but also come to terms with the role they played in the tragedy.
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