Nikki Tate
2) Razor's edge
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Travis and his friends train and race horses at a harness-racing track and must find out who is hacking off the horses' tails before he loses everythig he has worked for.
3) Venom
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Spencer is sure someone is doping the racehorses at the stable where he works, but no one will listen to him until he gets some proof.
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A mother and daughter embark on gender-defying quests when the girl tries out and makes the all-boy baseball team and the bricklaying single parent lands a job constructing a patio. Rhythmic, single-word phrases pepper the accompanying illustrations to depict the hard work that goes into going after dreams and the following celebration of success.
5) Fallout
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After the death of her sister, Tara struggles to deal with her guilt through slam poetry.
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A roof, a door, some windows, a floor. All houses have them, but not all houses are alike. Some have wings (airplane homes), some have wheels((Romany vardoes), some float; some are made of straw, some of snow and ice. Some are enormous, some are tiny; some are permanent and some are temporary. But all are home. Take Shelter explores the way people live all over the world and beyond--from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from an underground house in Las...
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Discusses end-of-life issues including euthanasia, assisted suicide, and the ethics of choosing to end one's life. Explains legal issues, religious objections, case studies, current laws, and author's own experiences with family members. Features illustrations, photographs, references, and an index.
11) Deadpoint
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When Ayla goes on a weekend climbing trip to Black Dog Mountain with her best friend, Lissy, and Lissy's friend Carlos, an accident forces her to face her greatest fears in order to save her friends.
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Explores the origins of the Christmas holiday, from the pre-Christian Roman and Greek solstice celebrations to the birth of Christ and the story of the Advent, up through history to modern times and different culture's traditions in celebration of Christmas, with food, family, games, fun, and love. Includes a glossary.