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ABELOVE, JOAN
GO AND COME BACk
The story of what happens when two
American anthropologists come to stay
in a Peruvian village—as seen through
the eyes of a native teenage girl. “Relatively
few novel are published for children
about ‘primitive’ cultures, and most
of them are historical fiction. So right off
the bat, [this] story has a freshness to it.”
—BooklistH
Rec: AB, BLH, C, LAT, PWH, SLJH
4 3/8 x 7 1/8 192 pp. 2000
978-0-14-130694-0 $5.99
SAYING IT OUT LOUD
Mindy has always relied upon her mother.
But after her mom undergoes surgery
to remove a brain tumor, she loses her
power of speech and memory—and
Mindy loses her mother forever. “Abelove
draws this melancholy, but hopeful
story with delicacy of word and feeling
and creates three powerful, memorable
characters in the members of the family.”
—BooklistH
Rec: BLH, PW
4 3/8 x 7 1/8 144 pp. 2001
978-0-14-131227-9 $5.99
ADOFF, JAIME
NAMES WILL NEVER HURT ME
During one day at school, the paths of
four teens will cross in ways they never
imagined. On this day, teasing, racism,
loneliness, and secrets bring each of
them to the breaking point. Now they
must help each other prevent a tragedy.
“This is a powerful, complex, skillfully
written novel that even the most reluctant
reader will find accessible.”
—Booklist
Rec: BL C, H, K, SLJ
4 1/4 x 7 1/8 192 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240457-7 $5.99
YOUNG ADULT READS
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ALDRICH, BESS STREETER
A LANTERN IN HER HAND
Amid the rough-and-tumble world of
frontier Iowa, eighteen-year-old Abbie
Mackenzie treasured a secret dream.
And while dreams don’t always come
true, Abbie finds love and laughter in a
story that has captivated generations.
4 1/8 x 7 1/8 256 pp. 1997
978-0-14-038428-4 $6.99
ALFORD, JAN
I CAN’T BELIEVE
I HAVE TO DO THIS
“Dean’s brief sullen journal entries,
embellished with narrative as though he
were actually conversing with the reader,
are funny and authentic...Readers will
be well aware of how easy it is for young
teens to stray from the straight and
narrow...and how strong a teen and his
family must be to lead him back.”
—Booklist
Rec: BL, C, NYTA, PW, SLJ
5 x 7 3/4 192 pp. 1999
978-0-698-11785-3 $5.99
ALPHIN, ELAINE MARIE
COUNTERFEIT SON
When serial killer Hank Miller is killed
in a shoot-out with police, his abused
son Cameron adopts the identity of one
of his father’s victims in order to find a
better life. “[A]n engrossing, suspenseful
novel that is sure to keep the reader
glued to the page.” —Kirkus
Rec: BL, K, PW, SLJ
4 3/16 x 6 3/4 192 pp. 2002
978-0-14-230147-0 $5.99
ALVAREZ, JULIA
HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS LOST
THEIR ACCENTS
These 15 interrelated stories explore
the dilemmas of four Latinas uprooted
from a privileged island life and thrown
into the unyielding big city. “Beautifully
captures the threshold experience of the
new immigrant where the past is not
yet a memory and the future remains an
anxious dream.”
—The New York Times Book Review
PLUME
5 5/16 x 8 304 pp. 1992
978-0-452-26806-7 $14.00
ANTLE, NANCY
LOST IN THE WAR
“Lisa Grey’s parents met during the Vietnam
War. Her father died in Vietnam...
her mother was a nurse, who now, more
than a decade later, is breaking down,
haunted by nightmares of the horror she
has tried to supress....This is one of the
first books for young people that shows
what it was like for American women in
the war.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, C, HG, K, LAT, PW, V
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 2000
978-0-14-130836-4 $4.99
See index for more titles by Nancy Antle.
Ages 12 & up • Young Adult Reads
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