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Check It Out -- Teen Literature Database
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57 book reviews found, page 1 of 12. Narrow results by selecting age range:
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Afterlife
Audience: 7th Grade - 10th Grade
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When Chuy went to the club all he wanted to do was dance. The last thing he expected to happen was to be murdered. Chuy also never expected what would happen next. After being stabbed to death, Chuy becomes a ghost left to explore his world, find his murderer, and discover a way to move on.
Similar books: Restless: A Ghost Story by Rich Wallace
Awards won: YALSA Quick Picks 2004
Date read: 02/26/2007
ISBN: 0152047743
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Aleutian Sparrow
Audience: 6th Grade - 9th Grade
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Vera, a young girl from the Aleutian Islands, recounts the sad tale of her family's evacuation from their home to internment camps during World War II. The US government told the Native Americans that the evacuation was for their safety and protection during, but their lives became much more difficult as they were essentially stripped of their property and freedom for several years. Written in verse, this novel is based on true events in American history.
Date read: 01/15/2004
ISBN: 0689861893
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April and the Dragon Lady
Audience: 7th Grade - 12th Grade
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April Chen, a Chinese-American teenager, is happily planning to go away to college, and she has a great new American boyfriend, Steve. But April, as the only daughter in a traditional Chinese family, is responsible for grandma who is sick and has a very strong Chinese aspect. Facing the conflicts of different cultures and family problems, she must find a way to define herself on her own terms.
Similar books: Child of the Owl (Yep); Half and Half (Namioka)
Awards won: YALSA Popular Paperbacks for YA's
Date read: 10/17/1995
ISBN: 0152008861
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April and the Dragon Lady
Audience: 7th Grade - 12th Grade
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April Chen, a Chinese-American teenager, is happily planning to go away to college and she has a great new American boyfriend, Steve. But April, as the only daughter in a traditional Chinese family, is responsible for grandma who is sick and has a very strong Chinese aspect. Facing the conflicts of different cultures and family problems, she must find a way to define herself on her own terms.
Similar books: Talent Night (Jean Davies Okimoto), Shadow of the Dragon (Sherry Garland), Jubilee Journey (Carolyn Meyer), Child of the Owl (Laurence Yep)
Date read: 10/17/1995
ISBN: 0152766448
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Ask Me No Questions
Audience: 7th Grade - 12th Grade
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Nadira Hossein's family came from Bangladesh to the United States eight years ago on a tourist visa and has never gone back. After 9/11, there is a crackdown on illegal immigration. Now Nadira and her family are fleeing to seek asylum in Canada. At the border they are turned away and promptly stopped by the American authorities. After their father is arrested and their mother insists on staying with him, Nadira and her older sister return to New York to continue their lives as if nothing is wrong. The girls are willing to do anything to set their father free, but what will it end up costing them?
Date read: 04/24/2007
ISBN: 1416903518
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