Teen Tough Topics | Pelham Public Library

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Haunted by memories of the fire that killed her boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Alice Monroe is in a mental ward when, with support from fellow patient Chase, she begins to confront hidden truths in a journal, including that the only person she trusts may be telling her only half of the story.

22) The weight of our sky

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Hanna Alkaf

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"Amidst the Chinese-Malay conflict in Kuala Lumpur in 1969, sixteen-year-old Melati must overcome prejudice, violence, and her own OCD to find her way back to her mother"-- Melati Ahmad believes that she harbors a djinn inside her, one who threatens her with horrific images of her mother's death unless she adheres to an elaborate ritual of counting and tapping to keep him satisfied. On the evening of May 13th, 1969, racial tensions in her home city...

23) project semicolon your story isn t over

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24) Girls on the verge

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Waller, Sharon Biggs

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On the very night Camille learns she got into a prestigious theater program, she also finds out she's pregnant. At her most vulnerable, Camille reaches out to Annabelle, a girl she only barely knows from the theater. Annabelle agrees to drive her wherever she needs to go; best friend Bea doesn't agree with Camille's decision, but decides to come with. Over the course of a thousand miles, friendships will be tested and dreams will be challenged. --...

25) Gingerbread

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Cohn, Rachel

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After being expelled from a fancy boarding school, Cyd Charisse's problems with her mother escalate after Cyd falls in love with a sensitive surfer and is subsequently sent from San Francisco to New York City to spend time with her biological father.

26) rebel girls

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27) have a little faith in me

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28) Breathless

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Niven, Jennifer

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From Jennifer Niven, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places, comes an unforgettable new novel about a sensitive girl ready to live her bravest life--sex, heartbreak, family dramas, and all. Before: With graduation on the horizon, budding writer Claudine Henry is focused on three things: college in the fall, become a famous author, and the ever-elusive possibility of sex. She doesn't even need to be in love--sex is all she's...

29) assassins guide to love and treason

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30) Lucky strikes

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Bayard, Louis

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"Set in Depression Era Virginia, this is the story of orphaned Amelia and her struggle to keep her siblings together"--

31) Flowers in the attic

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Andrews, V. C

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The four Dollanganger children move to their grandparents house with their mother. But things are not as they seem. Their mother then locks them in an abandoned wing of the large house and tells them it's only for a few days ...

32) learning to breathe

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33) Gabi, a girl in pieces

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Quintero, Isabel

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Sixteen-year-old Gabi Hernandez chronicles her senior year in high school as she copes with her friend Cindy's pregnancy, friend Sebastian's coming out, her father's meth habit, her own cravings for food and cute boys, and especially, the poetry that helps forge her identity.

34) Lu

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Reynolds, Jason

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"Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means"--

35) Someone Like You

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Dessen, Sarah

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Halley's junior year of high school includes the death of her best friend Scarlett's boyfriend, the discovery that Scarlett is pregnant, and Halley's own first serious relationship.

36) house children

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37) as many nows as i can get

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38) ask building consent culture

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39) The period book: a girl's guide to growing up

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Gravelle, Karen

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Explains what happens at the onset of menstruation, discussing what to wear, going to the gynecologist, and how to handle various problems.

40) 100 questions you'd never ask your parents: straight answers to teens' questions about sex, sexuality, and health

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Henderson, Elisabeth

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A guide for teens about sex and related topics draws on the expertise of a psychologist and an OB/GYN to offer answers to questions on a wide range of subjects that teenagers may be reluctant to discuss with adults.