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Story of a Girl
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007
Fiction
ISBN: 0316014532
208 pages
National Book Award Nominee
Synopsis
Caught having sex with an older boy in the backseat of his car by her father, thirteen-year-old Deanna quickly becomes branded a slut. Three years later, Deanna is still dealing with her reputation, a father who can’t look her in the eye, and her personal struggle with her identity and self-perception. Through a series of seemingly mundane events, Deanna decides to begin pursuing a path that will ultimately lead her to become the person she wants to be. …
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The Alchemyst
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2007
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN:0385733577
400 pages
Synopsis
Josh and Sophie Newman are average twin 15-year-old siblings. They travel around with their archeologist parents, play football, shop, talk on their cell phones, browse the internet. However, there is more to these twins than meets the eye, and the immortal Nicholas Flamel has a suspicion that they are the twins of legend mentioned in the Book of Abraham the Mage, a prophetic Codex that contains untold wonders. …
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