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Books to read when you don’t wanna…
| YA Bell | Death Wind: When Allie fears she is pregnant, she leaves home with Razz, a skateboard champion. On her attempt to return she is caught up in a tornado that threatens to destroy everything. 92 p |
| YA Butcher | The Trouble with Liberty: Liberty is the new girl at school, and everyone wants to be her friend. When she accuses a teacher of assault, doubts start to surface about her motives. 88 p. |
| YA Butcher | Zee’s Way: Zee is torn between making a statement with graffiti and making art. 104 p. |
| YA Choyce | Thunderbowl: Who needs school when you’re going to be a rock star? 102 p. |
| YA Goobie | Kicked Out: Dime can’t get along with her parents, so she moves in with her older brother. She finds out that if she starts believing in herself, other people will too. |
| YA Goobie | Who Owns Kelly Paddik? After attempting suicide, Kelly is sent to a “secure facility.” As she tries to find a way out she has to come to terms with her memories of abuse. |
| YA Goobie | Sticks and Stones: After developing an unearned reputation as a slut, Jujube finds a novel way to take on her tormentors and help a group of girls win back their self-esteem. |
| YA Halvorson | Blue Moon: Can Bobby Jo take a beat-up old horse and turn her into a champion barrel racer? 109 p. |
| YA Halvorson | Bull Rider: In spite of his mother’s orders not to ride, Lane is determined to be a bull rider like his father—who was killed by a bull. |
| YA Walters | Overdrive: When Jake is involved in a street-racing accident, he struggles to do the right thing. |
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