Beauty Shop for Rent is Laura Bowers’ first YA novel. The story is about a sophomore girl named Abbey who has a dream of becoming a millionaire by the age of 35. She is trying to not be like her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who had children at the ages of 16, 17, and 16 respectively. [...]
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This is Nick Hornby’s first true Young Adult novel. The main character, Sam, is a 15 year old skater who becomes a teenage father. The book follows the events leading up to the pregnency, through the pregnancy, and after the child is born. In general it is realistic fiction but there are some fantastical moments [...]
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I Am The Messenger centers around a 19 year old male searching for his identity. Throughout the novel he speaks candidly about his relationship with his mother, his feelings of sexual inadequacy, and his friendships. He is mysteriously pushed into action when he begins to receive cryptic messages on playing cards. The novel chronicles [...]
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