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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2005
THE ORDER OF THE POISON OAK
by Brent Hartinger
"Teens—gay and straight—will connect. (Fiction. YA)"
Sixteen-year-old Russell and his two best friends, Gunnar and Min, from the Goodkind High School Gay-Straight-Bisexual Alliance sign up to be camp counselors at sleep-away camp. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 11, 2001
Kirkus Star THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS
by Ann Brashares
"Move over, Ya Ya Sisters. (Fiction. YA)"
In this feel-good novel with substance, four teenage girls, friends since they were all born just weeks apart, are about to embark on their first summer as separate young women. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2001
Kirkus Star EMPRESS OF THE WORLD
by Sara Ryan
"Both controversial and long-awaited, this helps to fill a need that is painfully obvious in YA literature and introduces a wonderful new voice. (Fiction. YA)"
In a love story that breaks the usual rules ("There's two girls and a boy, but they're not in the roles you'd think they'd have"), Ryan has written an almost too-perfect awakening story. Read full book review >