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Fourteen-year-old Robin Murphy is so unpopular at high school that his name is slang for "loser, " and so when he begins dating the beautiful and popular Sophie her reputation plummets, but he finds acceptance as a student in a drawing class at Harvard.
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Amber Brown volume 4
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Unhappy over her parents' divorce and her mother's boyfriend Max, nine-year-old Amber finds her schoolwork suffering.
25) The courage test
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Will has no choice. His father drags him along on a wilderness adventure in the footsteps of legendary explorers Lewis and Clark--whether he likes it or not. All the while, Will senses that something about this trip isn't quite right. Along the journey, Will meets fascinating strangers and experiences new thrills, including mountain cliffs, whitewater rapids, and a heart-hammering bear encounter. It is a journey into the soul of America's past, and...
26) Storm Mountain
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Two thirteen-year-old cousins are trapped in a blizzard on the same treacherous mountain in the Cascades that claimed the lives of their world-famous, mountain-climber, twin fathers exactly two years earlier.
28) The daughters
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Daughters (Joanna Philbin) volume 1
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In New York City, three fourteen-year-old best friends who are all daughters of celebrities watch out for each other as they try to strike a balance between ordinary high school events, such as finding a date for the homecoming dance, and family functions like walking the red carpet with their famous parents.
30) Chrissa
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Girl of the year. 2009: Chrissa volume 1
Girl of the year. 2009 Chrissa volume 1
American girls collection. Chrissa volume 1
Girl of the year. 2009 Chrissa volume 1
American girls collection. Chrissa volume 1
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Chrissa Maxwell moves to a new school in the middle of the year, and the girls in her fourth-grade class are decidedly unfriendly. On the advice of her grandmother, Chrissa tries first to be nice, and then to ignore the mean girls. But they just won't quit, and when the teasing turns into serious bullying, Chrissa must find the courage to stand strong and speak out.
31) Nothing
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When thirteen-year-old Pierre Anthon leaves school to sit in a plum tree and train for becoming part of nothing, his seventh grade classmates set out on a desperate quest for the meaning of life.
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Raymond and Graham volume 1
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Best friends Raymond and Graham have looked forward to being the "oldest, coolest, toughest" boys at East Millcreek Elementary School, but from the start of fourth grade everything goes wrong, from getting the scary teacher to not getting the lead in the school play.
33) I want a dog!
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Lisa wants a dog but her parents claim their apartment is too small, so she devises a plan to convince her parents she could take care of a dog.
34) Astrológica
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It's almost the end of sixth grade, and Abby's first year at her new school is ending on a high note -- she's a star on the track team, she gets good grades, and she has a great best friend, Chelsea, who knows everything about middle school. So when Chelsea recommends reading her daily horoscope, Abby gives it a try.
35) Friends forever?
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"The cheerleaders are chosen unfairly, but Monica want's to try out anyway. How can Claudia support her and change the way things work at school?"--Unedited summary from book.
36) Camp Can't
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Thirteen-year-old Claudia wants to prove that she should be a junior counselor at Blue River Camp next year, but first she must face mean girls, the boy she has a crush on, a seven-year-old rascal she often babysits, her own bad luck, and a challenging swimming test.
37) Party!
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"Claudia is throwing a party, but she has to save money to pay for it. She's spending all of her time working, and neglecting her friends. What good is a party with no one to invite to it?"--Unedited summary from book.
38) Solving Zoe
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Zoe's sixth-grade year at a Brooklyn school for gifted students is marked by changing relationships with her fellow students and teachers, recognition of her talent for cryptography, and a greater awareness of her passion.
39) Plus
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After being dumped by her boyfriend and gaining twenty-five pounds during her freshman year at Columbia University, Bee Wilson becomes a world-famous supermodel when a prestigious modeling agency hires her for its plus-size division.
40) Racing Manhattan
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Alone in the world, Jay Barton is a teenage misfit with nothing much going for her besides an extraordinary talent for understanding racehorses and riding them like a pro. When, in a desperate attempt to escape her shifty, opportunistic uncle, she leaves home to work in a racing stable, Jay forms a bond with a beautiful gray mare named Manhattan -- brilliant, misunderstood, dangerous, and heading for racing's scrap heap. Recognizing a fellow misfit,...
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