Anne E Schraff
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"Destini Fletcher hates Tubman High from day one. When Tyron Becker singles her out, Destini is thrilled to be a part of Tyron's crowd. But he scorns her budding friendships with Alonee, Jaris, and Sami, and mocks her attempts to earn good grades. Do her excuses for Tyron's increasingly brutal behavior and bad attitude put her at risk?"--Publisher's web site.
7) Deliverance
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When Naomi gets her first job, she gets an immediate raise that makes her suspicious of the owner who causes her to become uncomfortable by gazing steadily.
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"The robberies in the barrio are becoming increasingly bold and unsettling. After a recent robbery, Ernesto swears that he recognizes a suspect fleeing the crime scene. But is he jumping to conclusions unfairly? After all, Cruz isn't the only tattooed guy known to wear a hoodie in the neighborhood."--P. [4] of cover.
9) Dark secrets
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Ernesto tries to understand why Naomi puts up with physical abuse from her boyfriend Clay and finds himself intervening to protect her.
10) The water's edge
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When the junior class' school year ends at Chavez High, many are looking to the future and making plans.
12) The unforgiven
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After Naomi's brother Orlando leaves, she is determined to bring the family back together again.
13) The lost
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"What is Paul Morales hiding? Pretty and popular Carmen Ibarra is excited when Paul asks her on a date. But she has to convince her family that Paul is respectable, a difficult task considering his gangbanger friends. Will bad-boy Paul break Carmen's heart or is he the real deal?"--P. [4] of cover.
14) Time of courage
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Ernesto knows he should be supporting Carmen Ibarra's father who is running for city council against the corrupt incumbent Monte Esposito, but Monte is his girlfriend Naomi's cousin and he doesn't want to upset her already volatile family.
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Jaris Spain has a hard time believing in himself. Between his pessimistic father, his falsely optimistic mother, his failure at sports, difficulty in the classroom, and inability to be noticed by the one girl that matters to him, Jaris struggles to find his own place in the world.
16) I am underdog
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Kemba wishes he was courageous like the video game superhero Underdog.
18) The stranger
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Beginning his junior year at Cesar Chavez High School, Ernesto Sandoval didn't want to move back to the barrio until he sees Naomi Martinez and finds himself falling in love.
19) No fear
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While Naomi struggles with her abusive ex-boyfriend returning to school, Ernesto hopes she will see him as more than a friend.
20) Wildflower
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"Chelsea Spain bridled under her father's harsh rules. But she was growing up too fast. Someone had to rein her in until she had enough sense to handle herself better. Whenever there was the temptation to take a risk, she went for it. Egged on by her immature friends, was it too late to learn that some risks are just not worth taking?"--P. [4] of cover.