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Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsWhen Cammie "The Chameleon" Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston, she thinks she's in for an exciting end to her summer break. After all, she's there to watch Macey's father accept the nomination for vice president of the United States. But when you go to the world's best school (for spies), "exciting" and "deadly" are never far apart...Categorized as:
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![Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston Norton]()
Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe by Preston Norton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCliff Hubbard is a huge loser. Literally. His nickname at Happy Valley High School is Neanderthal because he's so enormous — 6'6" and 250 pounds to be exact. He has no one at school and life in his trailer park home has gone from bad to worse ever since his older brother's suicide.There's no one Cliff hates more than the nauseatingly cool quarterback, Aaron Zimmerman... -
![Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter]()
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy by Ally Carter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsCammie Morgan is back, and it's clear that her life hasn't calmed down since the events of I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You. At first, giddy anticipation is in the air. Gallagher Academy, Cammie's elite spy school, is hosting a visit from a covert training center for boys...Categorized as:
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![Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green]()
Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFaking the best summer ever is a lot harder than it looks...At the start of summer, Jack and Nate find themselves dumped as their respective exes, Dylan and Tariq, start up a new relationship together. Not only that, their exes start posting pics on social media, showing the whole world how fabulous their new life together is!Jack and Nate are reeling... -
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![Picture Perfect by Holly Smale]()
Picture Perfect by Holly Smale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"My name is Harriet Manners, and I'll always be a geek." It's the hilarious third book in the No.1 bestselling, award winning GEEK GIRL series! Harriet Manners knows more facts that most. She knows that New York is the most populous city in the United States. She knows that its official motto is "Ever Upward". She knows that 28% of Americans believe we never landed on the moon...Categorized as:
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![Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson]()
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsIt was Sloane who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list.On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that Emily would normally never try. But what if they could bring her best friend back?Apple picking at night? Okay, easy enough.Dance until dawn? Sure...Categorized as:
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![Beneath the Stain - Part Two by Amy Lane]()
Beneath the Stain - Part Two by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrav Ford doesn't like strings and he doesn't like messes. Coming off a messy breakup, Trav is grimly determined to keep his life absolutely pristine... -
![The Swap by Megan Shull]()
The Swap by Megan Shull
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"You be me . . . And I'll be you."Ellie spent the summer before seventh grade getting dropped by her best friend since forever. Jack spent it training in "The Cage" with his tough-as-nails brothers and hard-to-please dad. By the time middle school starts, they're both ready for a change. And just as Jack's thinking girls have it so easy, Ellie's wishing she could be anyone but herself... -
![All of Me by Leeanna Morgan]()
All of Me by Leeanna Morgan
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFour friends. Twenty-two bridesmaids dresses. One random act of kindness that will change their lives forever. Tess has given up looking for Mr. Right, but that doesn't mean she's given up on love. When she reads a newspaper story about a young couple who've had everything stolen from their home, including four bridesmaids dresses, she knows she has to help... -
![The Empty Nesters by Carolyn Brown]()
The Empty Nesters by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe worst of times calls for the best of friends in this sassy novel about starting over, from New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.Dear friends and army wives Diana, Carmen, and Joanie have been through war, rumors of war, marital problems, motherhood, fears, joy, and heartache. But none of the women are prepared when their daughters decide to enlist in the army together... -
![Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer]()
Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsHigh school totally bites when you’re half human, half vampire. Freshman year sucks for Vlad Tod. Bullies still harass him. The photographer from the school newspaper is tailing him. And failing his studies could be deadly... -
![Down to the Wire by Shannon Greenland]()
Down to the Wire by Shannon Greenland
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBook 2 of The Specialists GiGi is back, this time teaming up with electronics specialist Frankie, aka Wirenut, for their next mission. Wirenut has an uncanny knack for breaking into the highest-level security systems that stump even the experts. Which is precisely why he was recruited by the Specialists...Categorized as:
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![Trouble Makes a Comeback by Stephanie Tromly]()
Trouble Makes a Comeback by Stephanie Tromly
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“How do you like life in the fast lane?” Digby said. “Is it everything you thought it would be?”Good question.Achieving high school “normal” wasn’t as hard as Zoe Webster expected, but she’s beginning to think Hollywood oversold how much fun it all is...Categorized as:
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![Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick]()
Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip by Jordan Sonnenblick
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSometimes, the greatest comebacks take place far away from the ball field.Meet Peter Friedman, high school freshman. Talented photographer. Former baseball star. When a freakish injury ends his pitching career, Peter has some major things to figure out...Categorized as:
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![Winger by Andrew Smith]()
Winger by Andrew Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsRyan Dean West is a fourteen-year-old junior at a boarding school for rich kids. He’s living in Opportunity Hall, the dorm for troublemakers, and rooming with the biggest bully on the rugby team. And he’s madly in love with his best friend Annie, who thinks of him as a little boy... -
![Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp, Book One by C.D. Payne]()
Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp, Book One by C.D. Payne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSix months in the life of the world's most dangerous teenager.Youth in Revolt is the journals of Nick Twisp, California's most precocious diarist, whose ongoing struggles to make sense out of high school, deal with his divorced parents, and lose his virginity result in his transformation from an unassuming fourteen-year-old to a modern youth in open revolt...Categorized as:
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![Gimme Some Sugar by Kimberly Kincaid]()
Gimme Some Sugar by Kimberly Kincaid
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOut of the frying pan. . .and into the fire!Desperate to escape the spotlight of her failed marriage to a fellow celebrity-chef, Carly di Matisse left New York City for a tiny town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The restaurant she's running these days may not be chic, but in Pine Mountain she can pretend to be the tough cookie everybody knows and loves... -
![The French Escape by Suzie Tullett]()
The French Escape by Suzie Tullett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"A fabulously fun and uplifting read. Loved it." --Sarah Hardy, By The Letter Book Reviews"Charming and thoroughly enjoyable . . ." --Rachel Gilbey, reviewerIt's fair to say that Flick has had a terrible year. Her beloved father died, she had the wedding of her dreams and only hours after the ceremony her husband ran out on her... -
![One Plus One by Jojo Moyes]()
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsOne single mom. One chaotic family. One quirky stranger. One irresistible love story from the New York Times bestselling author of Me Before YouSuppose your life sucks. A lot. Your husband has done a vanishing act, your teenage stepson is being bullied and your math whiz daughter has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can’t afford to pay for...Categorized as:
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![Best, First, and Last by Amy T. Matthews]()
Best, First, and Last by Amy T. Matthews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn this stirring, spirited, and ultimately joyful new novel from the author of Someone Else’s Bucket List, three generations of women in the same family, whose hearts have been broken in different ways, set out on a challenging journey to see one of the wonders of the world—and find themselves to be just as awe-inspiring. Perfect for fans of Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle...Categorized as:
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![Four for the Road by K.J. Reilly]()
Four for the Road by K.J. Reilly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Perks of Being a Wallflower meets The End of the F***ing World in this dark young adult comedy about four unlikely friends dealing with the messy side of grief who embark on a road trip to Graceland.Asher Hunting wants revenge.Specifically, he wants revenge on the drunk driver who killed his mom and got off on a technicality...Categorized as:
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![How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles]()
How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMoshav? What’s a moshav? Is it “shopping mall” in Hebrew? I mean, from what Jessica was telling me, Israeli stores have the latest fashions from Europe. That black dress Jessica has is really awesome. I know I’d be selling out if I go with the Sperm Donor to a mall, but I keep thinking about all the great stuff I could bring back home... -
![My Double Life by Janette Rallison]()
My Double Life by Janette Rallison
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHer whole life, Alexia Garcia has been told that she looks just like pop star Kari Kingsley, and one day when Alexia's photo filters through the Internet, she's offered a job to be Kari's double. This would seem like the opportunity of a lifetime, but Alexia's mother has always warned her against celebrities. Rebelliously, Alexia flies off to L.A. and gets immersed in a celebrity life... -
![Trouble Is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly]()
Trouble Is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOf course I didn’t like Digby when I first met him. No one does.The first time Philip Digby shows up on Zoe Webster’s doorstep, he’s rude and he treats her like a book he’s already read and knows the ending to... -
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![Sleuth or Dare by Robin Benway]()
Sleuth or Dare by Robin Benway
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFormer safe-cracking spy, Maggie Silver, likes her new life as a regular high-school girl. Mostly. Okay, so there's the usual cliques, bad lunches and frustratingly simple locker combinations, but there's also her new boyfriend, Jessie, and insanely cool best friend, Roux... -
![Piglettes by Clémentine Beauvais]()
Piglettes by Clémentine Beauvais
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAwarded the Gold, Silver and Bronze trotters after a vote by their classmates on Facebook, Mireille, Astrid and Hakima are officially the three ugliest girls in their school, but does that mean they're going to sit around crying about it?Well.. -
![Still Sucks to Be Me: More All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton Smith, Teen Vampire by Kimberly Pauley]()
Still Sucks to Be Me: More All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton Smith, Teen Vampire by Kimberly Pauley
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith vampire boyfriend George and best friend Serena by her side, Mina thought she had her whole life—or rather afterlife—ahead of her. But then Mina’s parents drop a bomb. They’re moving. To Louisiana. And not somewhere cool like New Orleans, but some teeny, tiny town where cheerleaders and jocks rule the school... -
![Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett, Amy Melissa Bentley]()
Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett, Amy Melissa Bentley
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsEver since last year's homecoming dance, best friends-turned-best enemies Zorie and Lennon have made an art of avoiding each other. It doesn't hurt that their families are the modern day, Californian version of the Montagues and Capulets.But when a group camping trip goes south, Zorie and Lennon find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Alone. Together... -
![Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles]()
Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA fresh and fun repackage of Wild Cards, Better Than Perfect launches a romantic new series from NY Times bestselling author Simone Elkeles. After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed...Categorized as:
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![Dizzy by Cathy Cassidy]()
Dizzy by Cathy Cassidy
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat would it be like to walk into your living room and see a complete stranger who says she's your mother? Dizzy hasn't seen Storm since she walked out on her and her dad eight years ago, but here she is, a hippie-crunchy earth mother, come to celebrate Dizzy's twelfth birthday and to convince Dizzy's dad to let her come away for the summer... -
![Swim the Fly by Don Calame]()
Swim the Fly by Don Calame
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThree adolescent boys with a single goal: see a reallive naked girl. The result? Razor-sharp, rapid-fi re, and raunchy, of course. And beyond hilarious. Fifteen-year-old Matt Gratton and his two best friends, Coop and Sean, always set themselves a summertime goal...Categorized as:
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![Geekerella by Ashley Poston]()
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsCinderella goes to the con in this fandom-fueled twist on the classic fairy tale.Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom. Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father... -
![The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak]()
The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"When I met Oliver Perry, I had no clue he was the lead singer for The Heartbreakers. And he had no idea that I was the only girl in the world who hated his music." Stella will do anything for her sick sister, Cara—even stand in line for an autographed Heartbreakers CD...for four hours. She's totally winning best birthday gift this year... -
![Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley]()
Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLucy is in love with Shadow, a mysterious graffiti artist.Ed thought he was in love with Lucy, until she broke his nose.Dylan loves Daisy, but throwing eggs at her probably wasn't the best way to show it.Jazz and Leo are slowly encircling each other...Categorized as:
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![5 cm by Donny Dhirgantoro]()
5 cm by Donny Dhirgantoro
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBestseller book di Gramedia Bookstore selama 2 tahun berturut-turut! Lima sahabat telah menjalin persahabatan selama tujuh tahun. Mereka adalah Arial yang paling tampan, Riani sebagai satu-satunya wanita dalam kelompok itu, Zafran yang berlagak seperti seorang penyair, Ian yang paling subur badannya, dan Genta yang dianggap sebagai leader dalam kelompok itu... -
![Satria November by Mia Arsjad]()
Satria November by Mia Arsjad
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCuma mo pengakuan aja.Sebenernya tiket itu gue beli buat gue nonton berdua sama lo.Tapi dipikir-pikir, kayaknya lo bakalan lebih seneng kalo nontonnya sama Gian.Sebagai cowok yang berjiwa besar, bertanggung jawab, dan heroikkayak gue, ya gue ikhlasin deh.Kalo habis ini Gian masih maju-mundur gak nembak-nembak, bilang sama gue.Biar gue aja yang nembak lo. Soalnya.. -
![I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter]()
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsThe Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is a fairly typical all-girls school, that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE, the latest in chemical warfare in science; and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes computer class. So in truth, Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses, but its really a school for spies...Categorized as:
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![Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs]()
Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsNarrator Phoebe Castor 17, descendant of goddess Nike, cannot control her powers, and fears boyfriend Griffin returns to ex-girlfriend Adara. Stepfather Damian, principal of the Academy for divine descendants must enroll Pheobe in summer Boot Camp for ten-year-old girls... -
![Being Nikki by Meg Cabot]()
Being Nikki by Meg Cabot
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTHINGS AREN'T PRETTY FOR EMERSON WATTS.Em was sure there couldn't be anything worse than being a brainiac in the body of a teenaged supermodel.But it turned out she was wrong...Categorized as:
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![How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship & Musical Theater by Marc Acito]()
How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship & Musical Theater by Marc Acito
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA deliciously funny romp of a novel about one overly theatrical and sexually confused New Jersey teenager’s larcenous quest for his acting school tuition.It’s 1983 in Wallingford, New Jersey, a sleepy bedroom community outside of Manhattan. Seventeen-year-old Edward Zanni, a feckless Ferris Bueller–type, is Peter Panning his way through a carefree summer of magic and mischief...Categorized as:
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![When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald]()
When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFor Zelda, a twenty-one-year-old Viking enthusiast who lives with her older brother, Gert, life is best lived with some basic rules:1. A smile means “thank you for doing something small that I liked." 2. Fist bumps and dabs = respect. 3. Strange people are not appreciated in her home. 4. Tomatoes must go in the middle of the sandwich and not get the bread wet. 5... -
![Princess in Pink: with Project Princess by Meg Cabot]()
Princess in Pink: with Project Princess by Meg Cabot
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe hilarious fifth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Princess Diaries --Will Mia attend the senior prom or not??? Mia Thermopolis (aka Princess Amelia Migonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo) has already won the hearts of millions of aspiring princesses...Categorized as:
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![Mates, Dates, and Tempting Trouble by Cathy Hopkins]()
Mates, Dates, and Tempting Trouble by Cathy Hopkins
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratings""I wonder what would have happened if I'd met you before Nesta," said Luke as he took my hand and looked deeply into my eyes. A bolt of electricity shot through me and I snatched my hand back as if it had been burnt. This can't be happening, I thought."When Luke, the boy that Nesta has been dating, declares passionate love for T.J., she doesn't know what has hit her... -
![The Awesome by Eva Darrows]()
The Awesome by Eva Darrows
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Maggie Cunningham is tough, smart, and sassy. She's also not like other girls her age, but then, who would be when the family business is monster hunting? Combat boots, ratty hooded sweatshirts, and hair worn short so nothing with claws can get a grip, Maggie's concerns in life slant more toward survival than fashion or boys... -
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![15 Days Without a Head by Dave Cousins]()
15 Days Without a Head by Dave Cousins
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA compelling US debut about family, forgiveness, and hopeDespite having a depressed alcoholic mother and a little brother who's convinced he's a dog, fifteen year-old Laurence Roach is trying to live a normal life. But when his mom doesn't come home after work one night, Laurence is terrified that child services will find out she's gone and separate him from his brother... -
![Young and Revolting: The Continental Journals of Nick Twisp by C.D. Payne]()
Young and Revolting: The Continental Journals of Nick Twisp by C.D. Payne
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe revolt (and laughs) continue in Book 5 as Nick and Sheeni duck the FBI and assorted angry parents by escaping to Paris. Try as he might to lie low, blend in, and even learn a little French, Nick soon finds himself the elusive target of a storm of European media attention. Oui, America’s most dangerous teenager may be too outrageous for the French... -
![Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe]()
Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMeet Jasmine, 1 forensic supersleuth, 2 aspiring Model Daughter, 3 and friend to animals. 4 One second she's trying to enjoy her Vegas Vacation, 5 the next she's tangled up in an outrageous adventure and has to outwit a crazed killer before he ends ten lives, one of them her own. 61 Hi! That's me!2 I. Wish.3 Emphasis on aspiring. Current status: failing...Categorized as:
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![Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass]()
Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen 16-year-old Tessa suffers a shocking accident in gym class, she finds herself in heaven (or what she thinks is heaven), which happens to bear a striking resemblance to her hometown mall. In the tradition of It's a Wonderful Life and The Christmas Carol, Tessa starts reliving her life up until that moment...Categorized as:
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![The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade]()
The Ghost and the Goth by Stacey Kade
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAlona Dare–Senior in high school, co-captain of the cheerleading squad, Homecoming Queen three years in a row, voted most likely to marry a movie star… and newly dead.I’m the girl you hated in high school. Is it my fault I was born with it all-good looks, silky blond hair, a hot body, and a keen sense of what everyone else should not be wearing? But my life isn’t perfect, especially since I died...Categorized as:
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![Small Steps by Louis Sachar]()
Small Steps by Louis Sachar
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTwo years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin, Texas, trying to turn his life around. But it’s hard when you have a record, and everyone expects the worst from you. The only person who believes in him is Ginny, his 10-year old disabled neighbor. Together, they are learning to take small steps...Categorized as:
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