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Dizzy In Your Eyes : Poems About Love
Dizzy In Your Eyes : Poems About Love
A collection of fifty poems written in the voice of teenagers which reveal feelings and experiences with love. Four-Letter Word describes the overwhelming feeling of a new love while Hands describes the excitement and frustration of a girl who has a crush on her brother's best friend and 3 a.m. Blues tells of a boy's love for a girl who doesn't even know him. 811.54 MOR
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Scandalous!
Scandalous! 50 Shocking Events You Should Know About (so you can impress your friends) Find out about Madonna's Blonde Ambition Tour that upset parents, police, and the Catholic Church or the murder of rappers Biggie and Tupac. What president admitted to an affair while in the White House? 50 juicy pop culture, political, and entertainment-related scandals from 1906- 2000 are included in this title. Each scandal comes complete with photos, an event summary, quotes, and where they are today. Find out why the scandal has gone down in history and how it continues to influence us today. This book is part historical investigation, part gossip, and all fun. 973.9 FRY
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Rocket Men
Rocket Men : The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon: Chronicles the American space program's quest to put a man on the moon, from the origins of the NASA program to the day the "Eagle" lunar module landed on the moon, making Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong the first humans to walk on the moon. 629.45 NEL
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Bullpen Diaries
Traces the transformation of relief pitching in baseball over the years, profiles numerous relief pitchers, offers insight into life in the bullpen of the New York Yankees, and includes anecdotes and interviews with key players, coaches, and scouts. 796.357 ROS
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poetry speaks : who i am
A collection of 100 remarkable poems by well known poets such as Maya Angelou, Langston Huges, Stephen Crane Percy Shelley and lots of unknown poets too. These are poems that are strong, accessible, challenging, classic, edgy, and most of all, not quite perfect. Take a peek, dip a toe in, wade or just dive in. You will find the poems that speak to you about a moment, a good or bad feeling, a memory, an unperfect time or a perfect time. Want to dive in with your ears and not your eyes, then try the CD on which you can hear 44 of the poems. Have you ever felt alone? Read Alone by Edgar Allan Poe or Alone by Siegfried Sassoon. If you have ever lost your temper and done something you will always regret? Take a minute and discover A Boy in a Bed in the Dark by Brad Sachs. Sometimes hope is everywhere and other times, it isn't anywhere. What is hope anyway? Read Hope Is a Thing With Feathers and If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking by Emily Dickinson. 808.81 POE
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Lockdown
During the "Summer of Slaughter", gangs called the Skulls and the Fifty-niners terrorized the population with murderous rampages. Since then, the government has cracked down on teen offenders. Although he had been involved with petty crimes, fourteen-year-old Alex is now framed for murder. Alex stands no chance in court of being found innocent even his parents do not believe his innocence. He is sentenced to life imprisonment in the Furnace Penitentiary which is dug deep into the earth. There is no daylight in the Furnace. The boys in the Furnace are at the mercy of gangs, mysterious furless dogs and the blacksuited creatures that patrol the prison. Some boys disappear duirng the night. Each boy must perform hard labor every single day with little food. The only way out of the Furnace is death. Alex is determined to escape although no inmate ever has. When he catches the smell of fresh air near his work area, Alex becomes obsessed with escape and tries to convince his fellow inmates that it is a possibility. This is a gripping story that is very, very hard to put down. F SMITH
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How to Save a Life
Jill, a high school senior in Colorado, is grieving the loss of her father. In her grief, she has separated herself from her friends, boyfriend, and her mother. Mandy is 19, living in the midwest, and a teenage single mother. These two girls don't even know each and have nothing in common until Jill's mother decides to adopt Mandy's baby. Jill is unhappy about her mother's decision. She doesn't trust Mandy who has a lot of secrets. These secrets could jeopardize the adoption. The story is told in alternating chapters from Jill's and Mandy's points of view. It seems unlikely that Jill and Mandy can ever understand each other.There are twists and turns and an ending that will surprise you. A great read you don't want to miss. F ZARR
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Fear
A collection thirteen blood-chilling stories from authors Meg Cabot, Peg Kehret and R.L. Stine and others. In these stories, nothing is what it seems, and no one is safe. The main characters in this collection include vampires, werewolves, weird little children, jokes gone wrong, and a cannibalistic family who like to prey on new babysitters. Try these stories if you are looking for chills. SS FEAR
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The Blind Side
This is the story of Michael Oher. Michael is one of thirteen children born to a mother addicted to crack. He doesn't know most of things we take for granted such as his real name, his father, and his birthday. Michael can't read or write and has never played a sport. The outlook for Michael is dismal until he is taken off the streets by a rich family. Their love for him changes how the world sees Michael and more importantly, how he sees himself. Michael now has a loving family and a home. He goes to school and takes up football. He finds that he has the ability, speed, and talent to protect the quarterback and guard the quarterback's blind side. Michael went on to become a pro football player and his story was made into a major motion picture of the same title. 796.334 LEW
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Hush
Gittel is a Chassidic Jew living in the closed community of Borough Park, Brooklyn. The rules of Chassidic life are very clear. They have been set by an ancient script written thousands of years before and every detail follows the rules exceopt for abuse. Abuse has never been a part of the rules. At age thirteen, Gittel learns of the abuse her best friend has suffered at the hands of a member of her family. The adults in her community, including her parents, try to persuade Gittel, and themselves, that nothing happened. Forced to remain silent, Gittel begins to question everything she was raised to believe. This is a very strong story of a strongly knit community and its reaction to child abuse. F CHAYIL
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