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 Chasing
the Bear: a Young Spenser Novel by Robert B.
Parker. Spenser reflects back to when he was
fourteen years old and how he helped his best friend Jeannie when she
was abducted by her abusive father.
 Jumping
Off Swings by Jo Knowles. Tells, from four points
of view, the ramifications of a pregnancy resulting from a "one-time
thing" between Ellie, who feels loved when boys touch her, and Josh, an
eager virgin with a troubled home life.
 Love
You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott. After coming
out of alcohol rehabilitation, sixteen-year-old Amy sorts out
conflicting emotions about her best friend Julia's death in a car
accident for which she feels responsible.
 Nothing
but Ghosts by Beth Kephart. After her mother's death,
sixteen-year-old Katie copes with her grief by working in the garden of
an old estate, where she becomes intrigued by the story of a reclusive
millionaire, while her father, an art restorer, manages in his own way
to come to terms with the death of his wife.
 Pop
by Gordon Korman. Lonely
after a midsummer move to a new town, sixteen-year-old high-school
quarterback Marcus Jordan becomes friends with a retired professional
linebacker who is great at training him, but whose childish behavior
keeps Marcus in hot water.
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Pop
by Gordon Korman. Lonely
after a midsummer move to a new town, sixteen-year-old high-school
quarterback Marcus Jordan becomes friends with a retired professional
linebacker who is great at training him, but whose childish behavior
keeps Marcus in hot water.
