Anne E Schraff
21) 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.
22) Planet Doom
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Exploring a burned-out amusement park, Reggie and Joanna find themselves running for their lives after meeting a very scary old man
Exploring a burned-out amusement park, Reggie and Joanna find themselves running for their lives after meeting a very scary old man.
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"With the state of mind Trevor was in, Vanessa could talk him into anything. Would Vanessa get Trevor involved in crime again? It could happen, only this time Trevor might not be so lucky. But back then, Trevor had had enough brains to dump her. Now he was in deeper. The web Vanessa had woven around him was stickier and tighter"--P. [4] of cover.
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Anson Ledyard, a computer multi-millionaire has vanished! Is his young wife responsible? Or maybe his eldest son was afraid he would lose his inheritance? Ledyard's luxury car turns up in a crocodile-infested swamp. Bob Pasquale of the Drake Detective Agency sets out to investigate.
27) Second chances
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Kevin had been talking about how much he wanted some real money, and that he'd do almost anything to get it. Jaris could sympathize with Kevin wanting to help his grandparents out, but wanting--needing--money that desperately was dangerous. It led to getting mixed up with the wrong crowd. Jaris always thought Cory Yates had drug connections in Los Angeles. He was a two-bit hustler, and he spent way too much time hanging around high schools.
28) 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.
29) 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.
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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.
33) I am underdog
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Kemba wishes he was courageous like the video game superhero Underdog.
34) The rescuers
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Chelsea and her friends at Harriet Tubman High School avoid and ridicule the strange Shadrach, a homeless man with a deformed face, but her attitude towards Shadrach begins to change when she helps him rescue wounded opposums.
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The Marin family has been looking forward to a pleasant week of camping at Owl Lake. Luckily, they found a prime campsite right next to the lake. Who could guess that a hulking creature was waiting for them in the woods? Or that their peaceful campsite might be a favorite landing place for UFOs?
37) The unforgiven
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After Naomi's brother Orlando leaves, she is determined to bring the family back together again.
38) Vengeance
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When bullying overtakes Chavez High School, no one wants to speak up for fear of being called a snitch. As the situation spirals out of control, however, people begin to realize something needs to be done -- but worry that the damage is moo much to be repaired.
39) 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.