Anne E Schraff
21) 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.
22) 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.
23) To catch a dream
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Sixteen-year-old Abel Ruiz, a junior at Cesar Chavez High School, tries to look at life in a positive manner and not define himself as a loser, despite the pessimism and lack of support he receives from his parents.
25) Hurting time
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Abel Ruiz's life is seemingly coming together. He has a career path and a loving girlfriend. Then Claudia dumps him, and he is left to try to keep his self esteem alive, which is proving hard to do.
26) Dark suspicions
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After a drive-by shooting in which a fellow senior, Roxie Torres, is shot, Ernesto Sandoval begins to question Roxie's story, especially when a homeless drifter with no apparent reason to shoot anyone is arrested for the crime.
27) Unbroken
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After spending two years in prison, David Morales lives an honest life and falls in love with one of his new coworkers. When the topic of his past comes up, however, he wonders if he should tell her the truth.
32) Lost and found
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"'Someone is stalking me!' ... Darcy Wills is in big trouble. And she does not know where to turn for help. First there was the mysterious stranger who started following her. Then there was the threatening note left on her desk at Bluford High School. And now her sister has disappeared. Forced into a desperate race against time, Darcy must take action to save her sister--and her fragile family--before it is too late"--Book description.
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Raised in rural Alabama, Rosa Parks had never known a time when racial segregation was not the law. Then, one day, Parks decided that she had endured enough. Her soft-spoken defiance on a city bus was the spark-and civil rights activism, led by the young Martin Luther King, Jr., was the fire. The Montgomery bus boycott thrust parks into the spotlight, but it is only one part of her story.