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2) Klepto
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Kat dreads her sister's returning home. Kat starts to shoplift and as her sister's return approaches, the shoplifting escalates into a full-blown addiction.
3) Pure fake
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Gina is the kind of girl who works hard to keep up her appearance -- not just her hair and makeup, but going so far as breast-enhancement surgery and regular diet pills. When tall, athletic, good-looking Colter wants to be her boyfriend, Gina jumps at the chance. She thinks they'll be the perfect couple and ignores the warning signs that things aren't right with him. That includes rumours that his past girlfriend has a restraining order against him....
4) Schizo
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Dan is a fairly normal fifteen-year-old he likes girls, hates school, and he lives to play bass guitar. But at home, things aren't normal at all. His mother is schizophrenic, and her behaviour is only getting more and more erratic. Dan could just run away, but he's worried about what would happen to the nine-year-old brother he's fought so hard to protect.
5) New blood
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When his family moves from the tough streets of Glasgow to Winnipeg, Canada, Callum finds that his high school days of dealing with bullies are far from over.
hen his family moves from the tough streets of Glasgow to Winnipeg, Canada, Callum finds that his high school days of dealing with bullies are far from over.
6) On the run
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"Seventeen-year-old Ryan is running out of chances--in and out of juvie since he was thirteen, he always seems to end up back in the same place. But this time, Ryan promises himself as he leaves the detention centre, will be different. He's determined to stay out of trouble. Being just a few months shy of eighteen means that next time he's picked up by the cops, he could end up in adult prison. But Ryan's only out for a few hours before things start...
7) Fight back
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Tyler Josten has never caught a break. Abandoned by his mother, physically and emotionally abused by his father, he grows up with a wild temper, fighting anyone he sees as a bully -- including the police. When he gets into trouble with the law, his grandmother gives up on him, and he is placed in foster care to wait for his court date. The Conways welcome Tyler into the kind of home he never imagined, one full of comfort and compassion. When Wayne...
8) Push back
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Sixteen-year-old Zaine Wyatt has a lot to be angry about. His mother walked out of his life when he was 12, and he was kicked out of his Aunt Sarah's place by his uncle. After living on the streets and getting badly beaten up, he is back at Aunt Sarah's, but Zaine is still angry, afraid, and uncertain that he has a permanent place to live. When his mother breaks yet another promise to take him back, he flees to an empty art studio he has taken refuge...
9) Charged
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Craig is raising his little brother while his mother is ruining their lives. Manda's parents are teetering on the edge of divorce. Craig and Manda must find strength in their friendship to face the issues of drugs, infidelity and trust that surround them, but how can they let go of their anger when all they see are their parents' mistakes.
10) No one's baby
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"Adopted by Caucasian parents, biracial teen Lizzie feels like she never belonged. After the death of her father, Lizzie starts acting out -- dating, staying away from home for days and giving up her plans to continue her education. When Lizzie discovers she is pregnant, she is faced with the difficult choice of having a child or getting an abortion. This leads Lizzie to want to find her own birth mother. After running away from home, Lizzie ends...
11) Ceiling stars
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Christine and Danelle have been best friends forever, but lately Danelle's quirky moods have turned into wild and reckless acts driving the girls apart.
12) Rez runaway
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Raised on an Indian reserve, seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief tries to be like the other guys. But Joe knows he's different -- he's more interested in guys than girls. One night Joe makes a drunken pass at his best friend and, by the next morning, everyone on the rez is talking about Joe. His mother, a devout Christian, is horrified, and the kids who are supposed to be his friends make it clear there's no place for him on the rez. Joe thinks about...
14) Thief girl
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When Avvy Go finds a wallet on her way home, she struggles with doing the right thing.
15) Locked up
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"When he was fifteen, Kevin took a car for a joyride and got in an accident that seriously injured a pedestrian. Known inside juvenile detention as Strider, he has spent more than two years incarcerated, and has learned the hard way how to survive inside. Strider keeps his head down and continues his schoolwork, and another inmate called Wired gives Strider protection from the gangs in exchange for loans of money and helping Wired cheat on tests....
16) The player
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"Set in the traditionally homophobic world of amateur hockey, this book follows gay goalie Cooper in his struggle with his feelings for a teammate and coming out to his team. Cooper has been hooking up with teammate Pesh in secret, and has to play along when Pesh dates a girl and even tolerate locker-room homophobic talk. When Pesh outs Cooper online, trying to better his own chances at playing pro, Cooper chooses self-esteem and honesty over sex....
17) Epic fail
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"This book tells a tough but realistic story about teen relationships and sexual assault and how social media plays a role in magnifying its impact. In suburban Vancouver, in a multiracial mixed-income neighbourhood, three 14-year-old friends, a boy and two girls, go to a party organized by the boy's older brother. One of the girls, who comes from a mixed-race Aboriginal/Caucasian family of lower socio-economic standing, is raped, which has very serious...
20) Racing fear
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Why is Trent hanging around Marcus, a guy he can't stand? And why isn't his Ritalin working anymore? When Adam discovers Trent is dealing with the dark side, it's a race to save his friend from himself.
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