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Growing Up
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Katy is a teenage girl.  Her younger sister, Celeste, has a strange habit of throwing off her clothes and running away.  Her father believes it has something to do with Olena, a Native American woman who tells the girls stories about the ancient powers of the world.  When the government sends a teacher to make the natives ‘civilized’, Katy and Celeste go to learn as well.  As it nears time for the natives’ traditional dances, several natives try to convince the girls to come and dance with them.  However, the white settlers don’t approve of t

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Ever since her older brother died a few months ago, Scarlett's life has been falling apart. Her mom sleeps all day, her dad is distant and she has stopped eating. The only thing that brings Scarlett joy is riding her horse around the secluded island on which she lives. That is, until she meets Will. Will and his father moved to Catalina Island from Connecticut, which is exciting news for the residents of their small town. For some reason, Will and Scarlett are drawn to each other and it may be because of a secret Will is hiding. 

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Heather Conrad is supposed to just house-sit her ex-boss' new home, except when she arrives, her ex-boss tells her that she is watching her seven-year-old daughter, Izzy, as well as the house. Then one day, Heather and Izzy go to a coffee shop, and they meet a guy named Ryan. Before long, Heather, Izzy, and Ryan are good friends. But soon, things become creepy......

 

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Jules just wants to be normal; to blend in. But that’s hard to do when you see visions, or to be more exact, one vision over and over again. When she goes to the movies, she sees an extra trailer; when she watches TV, she sees an extra commercial. In her vision, a snow plow hits a building and explodes. Just when Jules thinks she’s got it under control, it gets worst. In every window, the scene plays out, and worst, she keeps seeing the boy she’s loved dead body. Everyone thinks she’s insane, but the clock is running out to stop the crash.

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Jenny MacLeod is about to lose her family farm because of crushing debt. The only way to save her farm is to sign up for a wind turbine project. When protestors invade their beach and her father has a heart attack, the wealthy Murdochs who benefit from the turbine project take Jenny in. Soon Jenny is alerted by her sly and cunning friend Pavel that Mr. Murdoch has been keeping things from the MacLeods that could save their farm without the turbine project. So Pavel and Jenny set out to make things right.

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All that Ginny Davis wants is to have 1 good year. Eighth grade is going to be that year. She is going to try out for cheerleading, join vampire vixens, and maybe, if she's lucky, fall in love. Middle school doesn't turn out how she wants it to. Her family ends up moving, her stepdad loses his job, and her big brother keeps getting into trouble, then her family finds out her mom is having a baby. All she can think about is how sick she would be if worrying could make you sick. 

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Alice and Rachel are identical twin sisters who share a psycic bond, that is, until one vanishes. Upon her disappearence her sister finds herself in a world of worry when she begins suffering from mysterious injuries that she is forced to hide. The cops will not help her because they believe it is just another run away case, and so does her family.She knows the truth, they took the wrong girl, it is her fault her sister is in this mess and she is willing to do anything to fix it. To learn what happens to them read Jessica Warman's Beautiful Lies.

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Below by Meg McKinlay is the story of a girl named Cassie who was born on the day that her town, Old Lower Grange, was intentionally hidden beneath five thousand swimming pools' worth of water.  Cassie was brought home to a superficially replicated version of the town, called New Lower Grange, where life went on and the new town was filled with old memories.  Cassie's tale is twisted with story of Liam, a boy  in Cassie's class with a haunted past, and the two of them work together to uncover the secrets hidden in Old Lower Grange.  

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