Thursday, May 6, 2010

New Realistic Fiction

Surface Tension - Brent Runyon
During the summer vacations of his thirteenth through his sixteenth year at the family's lake cottage, Luke realizes that although some things stay the same over the years that many more change.



Swoon At Your Own Risk - Sydney Salter
Polly Martin decides to swear off boys for the summer after a junior year full of dating disasters and is pleased when she learns her grandmother, an advice columnist, is moving in, but her resolve weakens when she meets skateboarder Xander Cooper, and her grandma is too busy trying to pick up men to offer much help.


The Exile of Gigi Lane - Adrienne Maria Vrettos
Returning for her senior year at an exclusive private school and poised to become the new "Master of the Universe," a teenaged girl falls from social glory and must claw her way back to the top using strategic effort and the help of her best friend



The Juvie Three - Gordon Korman
Gecko, Arjay, and Terence, all in trouble with the law, must find a way to keep their halfway house open in order to stay out of juvenile detention.



Sorta Like a Rock Star - Matthew Quick
Amber Appleton, living in a school bus with her mom, refuses to give in to despair and continues visiting the elderly at a nursing home, teaching English to Korean women, and caring for a Vietnam veteran and his dog, but a fatal tragedy may prove to be one burden too many for the seventeen-year-old girl.


Sweet Life of Stella Madison - Lara M. Zeises
Seventeen-year-old Stella struggles with the separation of her renowned chef parents, writing a food column for the local paper even though she is a junk food addict, and having a boyfriend but being attracted to another.

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