Classroom Collections for
Advisory
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Annie's Baby: The Diary Of Anonymous, A
Pregnant Teenager
SPARKS, C (ed.)
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Diary of 14-year-old Annie, who writes her most private thoughts as she
becomes pregnant and faces responsibilities beyond her years.
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Burger Wuss
ANDERSON, M |
Hoping to lose his loser image, Anthony plans revenge on a school
bully, which results in a war between two competing fast food restaurants,
Burger Queen and O'Dermott's. A ferociously funny novel about teen life.
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Child Called "It". One Child's
Courage To Survive
PELZER, D |
Dave Pelzer shares his unforgettable story of the many abuses he
suffered at the hands of his alcoholic mother and the averted eyes of his
neglectful father. Someone with no one to turn to, his dreams barely kept
him alive.
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Finding Laura Buggs
WEST, S |
One perplexing clue to her past sets Sandy Meyer on an incredible and
harrowing journey in search of her lost family, a pilgrimage that brings
her face to face with nerve-shattering suspense, unbearable terror and the
magnificent capacity of the human heart.
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Go Ask Alice
ANONYMOUS |
True and painful diary of a 15-year-old girl's experience with drugs
that eventually leads to her death.
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Hope In The Unseen: An American Odyssey From
The Inner City To The Ivy League
SUSKIND, R |
At Ballou Senior High, a crime-infested school in Washington, D.C.,
honor students know that any special attention in a place this dangerous
can make you a target of violence. But Cedric Jennings will not swallow
his pride, and studies and strives as if his life depends on it - and it
does.
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Joy Luck Club
TAN, A |
Chronicles the lives of four Chinese women, their forty-year
friendship, and how the death of one member brings her daughter into the
group, creating a new understanding for each.
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Lovely Bones
Sebold, A |
On her way home from school on a snowy December day in 1973,
14-year-old Susie Salmon is the latest victim of a serial killer. The
Lovely Bones, unfolds from heaven, where "life is a perpetual
yesterday" and where Susie narrates and keeps watch over her grieving
family and friends, as well as her brazen killer and the sad detective
working on her case.
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No Easy Answers, Short Stories About Teenagers
Making Tough Choices*
GALLO, D (ed.) |
Sixteen original short stories involving moral and ethical issues.
Individuals face the consequences of their actions and consider what it
means to "do the right thing".
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Perks Of Being A Wallflower
CHBOSKY, S |
Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it,
Charlie is navigating through the strange worlds of love, drugs, "The
Rocky Horror Picture Show", and dealing with the loss of a good
friend and his favorite aunt.
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Peter
WALKER, K |
Peter, a typical 15-year-old boy, enjoys riding his dirt bike and wants
to become a photographer. In his neighborhood, a boy is only considered a
man if he talks tough, seeks out danger, and gets girls. If he is at all
different, he is labeled a "poof." Peter finds himself confused
and repelled, and his confusion and horror increase when he is attracted
to a gay friend of his older brother.
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Seedfolks
FLEISCHMAN, P |
One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds
transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful
garden, and in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.
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Sixteen: Short Stories By Outstanding Writers
For Young Adults
GALLO, D (ed.)
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Sixteen representative short stories by today's best-known writers for
teenagers.
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Until They Bring The Streetcar Back
WEST, S |
Set in St. Paul (1949), this book tells the poignant story of Can Gant
who, despite the shelter of his idyllic life, founds himself drawn into a
strange and secret alliance by the haunting Gretchen Lutterman. Cal gets
into a heart-stopping struggle with Gretchen's brutal father, leading him
to the brink of self-doubt, terror and death itself.
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Zack
BELL, W
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Child of a mixed marriage, Zack Lane finds out why his mother won't
talk about her side of the family in this tale of race hatred and personal
identity.
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