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California high school student Audrey Cuttler dumps self-involved Evan, the lead singer of a little band called The Do-Gooders. Evan writes, “Audrey, Wait!,” a break-up song that’s so good it rockets up the billboard charts. And Audrey is suddenly famous! Now rabid fans are invading her school. People is running articles about her arm-warmers. The lead singer of the Lolitas wants her as his muse. (And the... (more)

Before You Leave: End with Love

by Helen Dahlhauser

What do you do when you suspect that your relationship is nearing the end and you have to decide whether to stay or leave? The answer to that question can have a profound effect on the rest of your life.As a therapist who has helped hundreds of couples make the decision to stay or leave, Helen Dahlhauser has developed a relationship process that can help you learn, heal, and make the best possible... (more)

High Fidelity

by Nick Hornby

Is it possible to share your life with someone whose record collection is incompatible with your own? Can people have terrible taste and still be worth knowing? Do songs about broken hearts and misery and loneliness mess up your life if consumed in excess? For Rob Fleming, thirty-five years old, a pop addict and owner of a failing record shop, these are the sort of questions that need an answer, and soon. His... (more)

Teach Me

by R. A. Nelson

What happens when a high school student and her teacher cross that line? Teach Me by R. A. Nelson is a powerful debut novel that readers will not be able to put down. From the very first page, Nine speaks in a voice that is at once raw, honest, direct, and unusually eloquent. "There has been an earthquake in my life," she says, inviting you inside an experience that fascinates everyone-an affair between... (more)

Truth or Dairy

by Catherine Clark

She's humiliated, she's angry....and she's through with boys. Or least that's what she says. This is the journal of Courtney Von Dragen Smith: middle child, product of divorce, would-be vegetarian. She writes the first mega-negative page the day after her boyfriend, "Such a Dave," breaks up with her because he's heading off to college. Angry and humiliated, Courtney vows to survive senior year on the anti-guy... (more)

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Audrey, Wait!

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