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Would You
(age 14+) by Marthe Jocelyn family ... illness/loss Publisher comments: Would you rather know what's going to happen or not know? A summer night. A Saturday. For Natalie's amazing older sister, Claire, this summer is fantastic, because she's zooming off to college in the fall. For Natalie, it's a fun summer with her friends; nothing special. When Claire is hit by a car, the world changes in a heartbeat. Over the next four days, moment by moment, Natalie, her parents, and their friends wait to learn if Claire will ever recover. |
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Magic or Madness Series (age 14+) by Justine Larbalestier family ... fantasy ... action ... adventure Publisher comments: For fifteen years, Reason Cansino has lived on the run. Together with her mother, Sarafina, she has moved from one place to another in the Australian countryside, desperate not to be found by Reason's grandmother Esmeralda, a dangerous woman who believes in magic. But the moment Reason walks through Esmeralda's back door and finds herself on a New York City street, she's confronted by an unavoidable truth...magic is real. title: Magic or Madness title: Magic Lessons title: Magic's Child |
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Me, the Missing and the Dead
(age 14+) by Jenny Valentine family ... mystery ... growing up ... illness/loss Publisher comments: Me: Lucas Swain. I'm nearly sixteen years old and live in London. I was fairly normal until the night I found Violet. Then everything changed. The Missing: Dad. He disappeared five years ago. Nobody knows what happened to him, and nobody cares except me. It's enough to drive you crazy. The Dead: That's Violet, in the urn. Speaking of crazy, I know she's trying to tell me something, and I think it's about my father. A dead lady may not be much to go on, but my dad's out there somewhere, and it's up to me to find out where. |