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  The Parallel Universe of Liars • Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson 0-440-23852-8 • Surrounded by superficiality, infidelity, and lies, Robin, a self-described chunk, isn't sure what to make of her hunky neighbor's sexual advances, or of the attention paid her by a new boy in town who seems to notice more than her body.

  Ghost Boy • Iain Lawrence • 0-440-41668-X • Fourteen-year-old Harold Kline is an albino—an outcast. When the circus comes to town, Harold runs off to join it in hopes of discovering who he is and what he wants in life. Is he a circus freak or just a normal guy?

  Lord of the Nutcracker Men • Iain Lawrence 0-440-41812-7 • In 1914, Johnny's father leaves England to fight the Germans in France. With each carved wooden soldier he sends home, the brutality of war becomes more apparent. Soon Johnny fears that his war games foretell real battles and that he controls his father's fate.

  Gathering Blue • Lois Lowry • 0-440-22949-9 • Lamed and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously taken to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.

  The Giver • Lois Lowry • 0-440-23768-8 • Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices, until Jonas is given an opportunity that will change his world forever.

  Shades of Simon Gray • Joyce McDonald • 0-440-22804-2

  Simon is the ideal teenager—smart, reliable, hardworking, trustworthy. Or is he? After Simon's car crashes into a tree and he slips into a coma, another portrait of him begins to emerge.

  Harmony • Rita Murphy • 0-440-22923-5 • Power is coursing through Harmony—the power to affect the universe with her energy. This is a frightening gift for a girl who has always hated being different, and Harmony must decide whether to hide her abilities or embrace the consequences —good and bad—of her full strength.

  Both Sides Now • Ruth Pennebaker • 0-440-22933-2

  A compelling look at breast cancer through the eyes of a mother and daughter. Liza must learn a few life lessons from her mother, Rebecca, about the power of family.

  Her Father's Daughter • Mollie Poupeney • 0-440-22879-4

  As she matures from a feisty tomboy of seven to a spirited young woman of fourteen, Maggie discovers that the only constant in her life of endless new homes and new faces is her ever-emerging sense of herself.

  The Baboon King • Anton Quintana • 0-440-22907-3

  Neither Morengáru's father's Masai tribe nor his mother's Kikuyu tribe accepts him. Banished from both tribes, Morengáru encounters a baboon troop and faces a fight with the simian king.

  Holes • Louis Sachar • 0-440-22859-X • Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake. But there's more than character improvement going on at the camp—the warden is looking for something.

  Stargirl • Jerry Spinelli • 0-375-82233-X • Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of “Stargirl, Stargirl.” Then the students turn on her.

  Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind • Suzanne Fisher Staples 0-440-23856-0 • Life is both sweet and cruel to strong-willed young Shabanu, whose home is the windswept Cholistan Desert of Pakistan. She must reconcile her duty to her family and the stirrings of her own heart in this Newbery Honor–winning modern-day classic.

  The Gospel According to Larry • Janet Tashjian 0-440-23792-0 • Josh Swensen's virtual alter ego, Larry, becomes a huge media sensation. While it seems as if the whole world is trying to figure out Larry's true identity, Josh feels trapped inside his own creation.

  Memories of Summer • Ruth White • 0-440-22921-9

  In 1955, thirteen-year-old Lyric describes her older sister Summer's descent into mental illness, telling Summer's story with humor, courage, and love.

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