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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky

Standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being a Wallflower. This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's... (more)

The Outsiders

by S. E. Hinton

When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world. Thirty years later, it speaks to teenagers as powerfully as ever. Even though its almost 2010 the teens in this book speak to us. The times were hard back in those days and to a 14 year old Ponyboy its hard to live. Him,... (more)

The First Two Years

Excerpts from The Focus on the Family Complete Book of Baby & Child Care

by Paul C. Reisser

The First Two Years is a comprehensive guide to rearing emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually healthy babies-from the most respected name in Christian parenting: Focus on the Family. Excerpted from The Focus on the Family Complete Book of Baby and Child Care, The First Two Years is unlike any other book of its kind. Taking a balanced, commonsense approach to the privilege of parenting, this... (more)

Cut

by Patricia McCormick

This debut novel deals boldly with mental illness and is by turns riveting, thrilling, and heartbreaking. Teens will relate to the adolescent drama and all-important friends as the main character tries to ³cut² it. The bittersweet tale will resonate in the turbulent world of young adults and its readers will find hope in the uplifting end.

Alice in April

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Alice in Charge It all starts when Aunt Sally reminds Alice that now that she's about to turn thirteen, she's the Woman of the House. Alice has always assumed that her father and her older brother, Lester, were there to take care of her. How can she possibly take care of them? Alice's attempts to take charge of her household lead to one problem after another, culminating in a disastrous surprise birthday... (more)

Crying: A Natural and Cultural History of Tears

Crying: A Natural and Cultural History of Tears

by Tom Lutz

In this wide-ranging and provocative study, Tom Lutz looks at the ways people have understood weeping from the earliest known representations of tears in the fourteenth century BC to the tears found in today's films. Drawing on works of literature, philosophy, art, and science from the writings of Plato and Darwin to the paintings of Picasso to modern medical journals, he unearths the multiple meanings and uses of... (more)

The Tear CollectorPatrick Jones

The Tear Collector

by Patrick Jones

Fans of urban fantasy should prepare for a new kind of vampire–one that feeds off of tears instead of blood. Descended from an ancient line of creatures that gain their energy from human tears, Cassandra Gray depends on human sorrow to live. Only Cass has grown tired of living this life and wants to live like a human, especially now that she's met someone worth fighting for.

Or3

by Clifford Roberts

Enter a world where the well-to-do can buy anything...an unscrupulous doctor...and young vibrant patients mysteriously dying and you have entered OR3. You can only leave OR3 one way. Stone-cold Dead.

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