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Being a princess isn't all that.... You've heard the fairytale: a glass slipper, Prince Charming, happily ever after... Welcome to reality: royal genealogy lessons, needlepoint, acting like "a proper lady," and — worst of all — a prince who is not the least bit interesting, and certainly...

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Journey of the Sparrows

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Fran Leeper Buss

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Penguin Putnam

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Nailed into a crate in the back of a truck, fifteen-year-old Maria, her older sister, Julia, their little brother, Oscar, and a boy named Tomas endure a terrifying and torturous journey across the U.S. border and then north to Chicago. There they struggle to find work-cleaning, sewing, washing dishes-always fearful...

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Just like Ice Cream

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Lissa Halls Johnson

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Tyndale

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Almost every teen girl says to herself at some point: "I want a boyfriend." Pressure from friends, the media, culture, and the God-given need for deep, unconditional love drives them to desire connection with a boy. In "Just Like Ice Cream," 16-year-old Julie deals with an unexpected pregnancy. Desperate, afraid,...

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Jean and Johnny

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Beverly Cleary

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Avon Books

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Jacob Have I Loved

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Katherine Paterson

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HarperTrophy

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Jip: His Story

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Katherine Paterson

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Penguin Putnam

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General Fiction

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Jake, Reinvented

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Gordon Korman

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Hyperion

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Realistic Fiction

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Jinx

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4.5 (9)

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Margaret Wild

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Poetry

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Jailbait

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3.0 (2)

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Leslea Newman

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Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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Janet Hamm Needs A Date For The Dance

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4.0 (2)

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Eve Bunting

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Co

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Jude

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4.5 (2)

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Kate Morgenroth

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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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Mystery

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Jason & Kyra

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4.7 (25)

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Dana Davidson

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Jump At The Sun

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