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Finding Humor in Adolescence

  • FICTION

    SECOND HELPINGS

    APRIL 1, 2003

FICTION

SECOND HELPINGS

by Megan McCafferty

Sassy and packed with more plot twists than a Real World marathon: likely to be snapped up eagerly by teen and preteen... Full review >

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  • FICTION

    FEELING SORRY FOR CELIA

    MARCH 1, 2001

FICTION

FEELING SORRY FOR CELIA

by Jaclyn Moriarty

Adolescence, zits and all, described with wit and empathy. Full review >

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  • TEEN

    WITHERING TIGHTS

    JUNE 28, 2011

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

WITHERING TIGHTS

by Louise Rennison

Fourteen-year-old Tallulah Casey is headed to summer theatre school in Yorkshire armed with nothing more than a good-luck... Full review >

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  • TEEN

    BESTEST.  RAMADAN.  EVER.

    JULY 1, 2011

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

BESTEST. RAMADAN. EVER.

by Medeia Sharif

A humorous, hip look at the ups and downs of fasting for Ramadan within the context of intergenerational and cultural... Full review >

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