Books like 'Spud: Exit, Pursued by a Bear'
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Forever Geek by Holly Smale
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy name is Harriet Manners and I’ll be a geek forever…Harriet Manners knows almost every fact there is.Modelling isn’t a sure-fire route to popularity. Neither is making endless lists. The people you love don’t expect you to transform into someone else. Statistically, you are more likely to not meet your Australian ex-boyfriend in Australia than bump into him there... -
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Si by Bob Ong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Maari bang malaman ang iyong pangalan?""Victoria""Kailan kita masisilayan, Victoria?""Sa iyong... -
![Heathers the Musical by Laurence O'Keefe, Kevin Murphy]()
Heathers the Musical by Laurence O'Keefe, Kevin Murphy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeathers The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers. But before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid J.D... -
![Double Time by Julie Prestsater]()
Double Time by Julie Prestsater
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMegan Miller has done the crush thing, had her heart broken and flirted with a close friend to the point of an almost relationship. She is over the drama of her Freshman and Sophomore years and is ready to be single and to mingle. With Keesha and Steph by her side the girls are ready to rock the single hood in their Junior year... -
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![More Parts by Tedd Arnold]()
More Parts by Tedd Arnold
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThrough zany, brightly colored illustrations and rhyming verse, Arnold explores common figures of speech that amaze and frighten a young boy. "I'll bet that broke your heart," "give him a hand," "Hold your tongue," and "jumps out of his skin" are only a few of the sayings that worry the protagonist... -
![Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein]()
Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDrama, American Literature, Gay and Lesbian Studies, PlaysTorch Song Trilogy is a collection of three plays by Harvey Fierstein rendered in three acts: International Stud, Fugue in a Nursery, and Widows and Children First! The story centers on Arnold Beckoff, a torch song singing Jewish drag queen living in New York City in the late 1970 and 1980s... -
![Go Jump in the Pool! by Gordon Korman]()
Go Jump in the Pool! by Gordon Korman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Bruno and Boots learn that Macdonald Hall is about to lose some of its best students to its arch-rival, York Academy, because the Hall doesn't have a swimming pool, they go on the warpath, determined to save the school...Categorized as:
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![Head Over Heels by Holly Smale]()
Head Over Heels by Holly Smale
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“My name is Harriet Manners, and I will always be a geek.”The fifth book in the bestselling, award-winning GEEK GIRL series.Harriet Manners knows almost every fact there is.She knows duck-billed platypuses don’t have stomachs.She knows that fourteen squirrels were once detained as spies.She knows only one flag in the world features a building... -
![Macdonald Hall #4: The Wizzle War by Gordon Korman]()
Macdonald Hall #4: The Wizzle War by Gordon Korman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGordon Korman's classic, bestselling series celebrates its 35th anniversary! Macdonald Hall's ivy-covered buildings have housed and educated many fine young Canadians. But Bruno Walton and Boots O'Neal are far from being fine young Canadians. The roommates and best friends are nothing but trouble! Together they've snuck out after lights-out, swapped flags, kidnapped mascots . .Categorized as:
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![Model Misfit by Holly Smale]()
Model Misfit by Holly Smale
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“My name is Harriet Manners, and I am still a geek.” Harriet knows that modelling won’t transform you. She knows that being as uniquely odd as a polar bear isn’t necessarily a bad thing (even in a rainforest). And that the average person eats a ton of food a year, though her pregnant stepmother is doing her best to beat this... -
![The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe]()
The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLeft quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team navigates big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for nine American girls who just want to score some goals... -
![Geek Girl (4). Der Star unter den Sternschnuppen by Holly Smale]()
Geek Girl (4). Der Star unter den Sternschnuppen by Holly Smale
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMy name is Harriet Manners, and I am still a geek.Harriet Manners has high hopes for the new school year: she’s a Sixth Former now, and things are going to be different... -
![Spud - The Madness Continues ... by John van de Ruit]()
Spud - The Madness Continues ... by John van de Ruit
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe year is 1991, and Spud Milton's long walk to manhood is still creeping along at an unnervingly slow pace. Approaching the ripe old age of fifteen and still with no signs of the much anticipated ball-drop, Spud is coming to terms with the fact that he may well be a freak of nature...Categorized as:
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![Spud: Learning to Fly by John van de Ruit]()
Spud: Learning to Fly by John van de Ruit
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs Spud Milton continues his diabolical stagger through adolescence, he learns one of life's most important lessons: when dealing with women and cretins, nothing is ever quite as it seems. In this third instalment, Spud, now 16 and growing up, takes on one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'...Categorized as:
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![The World's Worst Children 3 by David Walliams]()
The World's Worst Children 3 by David Walliams
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPlease Read Brand New, International Softcover Edition, Printed in black and white pages, minor self wear on the cover or pages, Sale restriction may be printed on the book, but Book name, contents, and author are exactly same as Hardcover Edition. Fast delivery through DHL/FedEx express...Categorized as:
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![The Orange Mocha-chip Frappuccino Years by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard]()
The Orange Mocha-chip Frappuccino Years by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo there I was, roysh, enjoying college life, college birds and, like, a major amount of socialising. Then, roysh, the old pair decide to mess everything up for me. And we're talking totally here. Don't ask me what they were thinking. I hadn't, like, changed or treated them any differently, but the next thing I know, roysh, I'm out on the streets... -
![PS, I Scored the Bridesmaids by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard]()
PS, I Scored the Bridesmaids by Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, Paul Howard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo there I was, roysh, twenty-three years of age, still, like, gorgeous and rich, living off my legend as a schools rugby player, scoring the birds, being the man, when all of a sudden, roysh, life becomes a total mare... -
![A Midsummer Tights Dream by Louise Rennison]()
A Midsummer Tights Dream by Louise Rennison
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWow. This is it. This is me growing up. On my own, going to Performing Arts College. This is good-bye, Tallulah, you long, gangly thing, and helloooooo, Lullah, star of stage.Tallulah Casey is ready to find her inner artist. And some new mates. And maybe a boy or two or three... -
![O Menino no Espelho by Fernando Sabino]()
O Menino no Espelho by Fernando Sabino
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Quando eu era menino, os mais velhos perguntavam: -Que é que você quer ser quando crescer? Hoje não perguntam mais. Se perguntassem, eu diria que quero ser menino." Como nesse pequeno conto, Fernando Sabino conta sobre sua infancia no livro "O menino no espelho"... -
![Rumors: A Farce by Neil Simon]()
Rumors: A Farce by Neil Simon
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKen and Chris have found their host Charley, a prominent Government official, in his bedroom, too dazed to speak, with a bullet wound in his ear lobe! Len and Claire arrive, themselves injured in a car crash, and are soon joined by Ernest and Cookie, Glenn and Cassie, each with their own problems... -
![Die Schule der Diktatoren by Erich Kästner]()
Die Schule der Diktatoren by Erich Kästner
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsهذه مسرحيه، وإذا أردتم دقه الوصف فهى مأساه هزليه؛ انقلاب فاضل يزيح ديكتاتوريه فاسده من الطريق، ثم يقتلون المتمرد، وترسخ الديكتاتوريه الجديده أقدامها... -
![The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It by Lisa Shanahan]()
The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It by Lisa Shanahan
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIN MY FAMILY, when anyone rides the wave of their emotions, we say they're chucking a birkett. When the emotion drives out all common sense, we say they're chucking a big one. The telltale signs are: flaming cheeks, shortness of breath, bulging eyes, and a prolonged illogical outburst... -
![Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? by Jerry Spinelli]()
Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? by Jerry Spinelli
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWho Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? Sibling rivalry at its finest! Whether it's on the hockey ice, at school, or at home, Greg and Megin just can't seem to get along. She calls him Grosso, he calls her Megamouth. They battle with donuts, cockroaches, and hair... -
![A Non-Blonde Cheerleader in Love by Kieran Scott]()
A Non-Blonde Cheerleader in Love by Kieran Scott
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Sand Dune High cheerleading squad has gone coed, and not everyone is happy about it. Annisa's psyched when her boyfriend signs up, and stunting with the guys is pretty cool. But then the battle of the sexes heats up, and Annisa is caught in the middle... -
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![Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon]()
Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFull Length, Comic Drama / 3m, 4f / Comb. Ints/Ext. Here is part one of Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy: a portrait of the writer as a young teen in 1937 living with his family in a crowded, lower middle-class Brooklyn walk-up. Eugene Jerome, standing in for the author, is the narrator and central character...Categorized as:
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![Geek Magnet by Kieran Scott]()
Geek Magnet by Kieran Scott
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMean Girls meets High School Musical from the author of I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader! Everyone loves KJ Miller, especially the geeks. She's pretty, smart, and super nice to everyone, which has made her the geek pied piper of Washington High. If only Cameron, the star of the basketball team, would follow her around and worship her the way her dorky entourage does... -
![My Angelica by Carol Lynch Williams]()
My Angelica by Carol Lynch Williams
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFifteen-year-old Sage Oliver is writing a Romance novel-- with a capital R . The book's heroine, Angelica, is Sage's ideal woman-- sensitive, strong, and sexy. There's only one small problem with Sage's novel-- it stinks! Enter George, Sage's would-be boyfriend and unwilling reader of her Angelica stories... -
![Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last by Susan Juby]()
Alice MacLeod, Realist at Last by Susan Juby
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsdeAR gooSE, Thank you for your letter. Too bad you won't be able to write. I guess you'll be too busy moving on. Me too. First of all, I'm quite busy socially. Very busy socially. Plus, my screenwriting is really taking off. I'm basically in discussions with some people. Producer-types. You know. They say moviemaking is the new novel writing. I'm pretty much on the vanguard of that whole thing... -
![Comment (bien) rater ses vacances by Anne Percin]()
Comment (bien) rater ses vacances by Anne Percin
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPremier tome de ce qui deviendra une série culte, à plus de 100 000 exemplaires vendus. On y découvre son héros, Maxime Mainard, impertinent adolescent de 17 ans. Pour échapper aux vacances en famille, il a choisi de les passer avec sa grand-mère, dans son pavillon du Kremlin-Bicêtre. Il avait tout prévu pour couler des jours tranquilles devant son ordi... sauf la crise cardiaque de sa grand-mère... -
![Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse]()
Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe classic comedy of a 50s youth trapped inside a Walter Mitty fantasy-world, Billy Liar was published in 1959, and captures brilliantly the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends... -
![Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras by Cathy Hopkins]()
Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras by Cathy Hopkins
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA turning point is exactly what Lucy Lovering does not want. Everything is changing around her, and suddenly she has to make all sorts of decisions. Everyone else knows who and what she wants to be except her. Izzie has become friends with the glamorous Nesta, and Lucy isn’t certain she likes a threesome. Nesta and Izzie look sixteen, but Lucy, at fourteen, can still pass for a twelve-year-old... -
![Philadelphia, Here I Come! by Brian Friel]()
Philadelphia, Here I Come! by Brian Friel
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFed up with the dreary round of life in Ballybeg, with his uncommunicative father and the humiliating job in his father's grocery shop, with his frustrated love for Kathy Doogan who married a richer, more successful young man and with the total absence of prospect and opportunity in his life at home, Gareth O'Donnell has accepted his aunt's invitation to come to Philadelphia... -
![Tangkaplah Daku, Kau Kujitak! by Hilman Hariwijaya]()
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![Destroy All Cars by Blake Nelson]()
Destroy All Cars by Blake Nelson
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJames Hoff likes to rant against America's consumerist culture. He also likes to rant against his ex-girlfriend, Sadie, who he feels isn't doing enough to change the world. But just like he can't avoid buying things, he also can't avoid Sadie for long...Categorized as:
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![The Prophet and the Idiot by Jonas Jonasson]()
The Prophet and the Idiot by Jonas Jonasson
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe brand-new, hilarious, feel-good adventure from the internationally bestselling author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and DisappearedSweden, late summer of 2011. Self-taught astrophysicist Petra has calculated that the atmosphere will collapse on the 21st of September that year, around 21.20 to be more precise, bringing about the end of times... -
![Surviving High School by Lele Pons]()
Surviving High School by Lele Pons
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVine superstar Lele Pons—“one of the coolest girls on the web” (Teen Vogue)—teams up with #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz (The Isle of the Lost) in this lovable debut novel about the wilds and wonders of high school that’s as laugh-out-loud addictive as Lele’s popular videos.Ten million followers and I still sit alone at lunch...Categorized as:
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![Fireworks Every Night by Beth Raymer]()
Fireworks Every Night by Beth Raymer
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA young woman trapped in a deeply dysfunctional family in the seedy wilds of 1990s South Florida has to make a choice—save her family, or save herself—in this larger-than-life debut novel from the acclaimed author of Lay the Favorite.“Florida, we got it all. Motorsports, ribs, beer. You can drive on the sand right on up to the ocean. Fireworks every night...Categorized as:
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![Grow Up by Ben Brooks]()
Grow Up by Ben Brooks
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWho says youth is wasted on the young?One thing I have learned from being alive for seventeen years is that people like to touch things very much.Things that people like to touch: Vaginas. Expensive things in shops. Jelly that is not ready to eat yet. Cigarette lighters. Necks. Dead Things. Dogs. Piercings. Toddlers' cheeks. Each other's knees. People also like to touch death... -
![My Perfect Life by Dyan Sheldon]()
My Perfect Life by Dyan Sheldon
Rated: 3.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Captures teen angst with wit and poignancy. . . . Fans of DRAMA QUEEN will grab this right away." —BOOKLIST (starred review)With perfect parents, perfect friends, and perfect poise, it seems like Ella Gerard has it all...Categorized as:
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![Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon]()
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon
Rated: 3.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"High school has always been this stressful, but rarely this hilarious." --BOOKLIST (starred review) More famous than ever after hitting the silver screen, the ever-dramatic Lola Cep is still in the spotlight -- vying with Born-to-Win, Born-to-Run-Everything Carla Santini to snag the lead in the high school play... -
![Bajarse al moro (Las 25 mejores obras del teatro español) by José Luis Alonso de Santos]()
Bajarse al moro (Las 25 mejores obras del teatro español) by José Luis Alonso de Santos
Rated: 3.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBajarse al moro, de José Luis Alonso de Santos (Valladolid, 1942), es la obra de teatro emblemática de los 80, los años de la “movida” madrileña; en ella se reflejan los conflictos de los jóvenes de aquella época y su manera de resolverlos a golpe de nuevas y arriesgadas experiencias vitales...
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