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For Sam Klein, having to go through a school day being unnoticed was a normal thing. Popularity was something she only dreamed she could have but cheerleading and sports just weren't her style. She read every magazine and memorized every article but absolutely nothing worked. All of that changed when the most popular girl in school moved in right next door. Her name was Kylie and she had everything she ever wanted. She was co-captian of the pep-squad, had tons of friends, and her boyfriend was the hottest guy in school.

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D.J. was the star of the girls' basketball team and the only girl football team. When she finally started going back to school, after her brother's accident and five months of absolute insanity, she was the center of attention. D.J does not enjoy attention and really dislikes the thought of having college scouts watch her play in basketball games. After being given great scholarships to many colleges, D.J. just doesn't know what to do or what college to choose. On top of all that, D.J. has two guys that are absolutely in love with her. Whom should she choose?

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Emily was just your pretty much everyday teenager. She had a great family, everyone in it was very close, they always went on trips together and camped at different places but there is one problem, Emily is constantly sick. She was almost never at school, and she never felt up to doing anything, all because of being sick. Emily thinks that she is sick with what she calls the "Emily Flu" so much because of where she lives, Oregon, but her doctor thinks she has Mono or West Nile.

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When the world falls victim to a deadly virus what 
happens? In Bonnie Dobkin's novel Neptune's Children, when
this virus strikes an amusement park only 
the children survive. Feeling lost and hopeless the 
children struggle with the loss of their parents, and 
wander aimlessly on the islands that make up the park, 
until one boy takes charge. The children accept the 
islands as their home, and appoint leaders to keep them 


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