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The Plain Janes is a graphic novel by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg. When Jane moves from exciting Metro City to the boring suburbs, she...

Beneath My Mother's Feet , by Amjed Qamar, is a wonderful coming-of-age story which takes place in Pakistan. Nazia is a dutiful daughter...

Ghostgirl , by Tonya Hurley, is the story of Charlotte Usher, who's invisible to virtually everyone at her high school. She's a nobo...

Warriors: Cats of the Clans , by Erin Hunter, is an overview of the lives of the cats from the Warriors series, which is also by this author...

Bliss , by Lauren Myracle, is the story of fourteen-year-old Bliss, who's spent most of her life on a commune with her hippie parents. B...

Werewolves , edited by Jane Yolen and Martin H. Greenberg, is a collection of stories about, well, werewolves . The stories in this book are...

In A Bottle in the Gaza Sea , by Valerie Zenatti, 17-year-old Tal Levine, who lives in Israel, decides to ask her brother to throw a bottle ...

The Dog With Golden Eyes , by Frances Wilbur, is the story of Cassie, a girl who has always wanted a dog. But her mother is too busy to take...

Sweethearts , by Sara Zarr, is the story of two childhood friends, Jennifer Harris and Cameron Quick. When they were younger, Jennifer and C...

I am joining the Support Your Local Library Challenge . It sounds so fun! All you have to do is read at least 12 books from your local libra...