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Fade
Fade by Robert Cormier
Thirteen-year-old Paul Moreaux inherits the ability to become invisible, but the power soon leads to death and destruction.
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Gentlehands
Gentlehands by M.E. Kerr
Buddy's world is turned upside-down, first when he falls in love with a rich and beautiful girl, and then, catastrophically, when he discovers that his refined and cultured grandfather is the notorious Nazi war criminal Gentlehands.
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Hiding Place
Hiding Place by Carrie Ten Boom
The author, a leader in the Dutch underground during World War II, hid scores of Jews from the Nazis. She and her family were arrested and sent to a concentration camp; this is the true story of how she and her sister survived. (Adult)
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Hoops
Hoops by Walter Dean Myers
Seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson prepares for a big tournament. Cal, his coach, tries to prepare him for the pressure of big-time basketball - and he should know. Years ago, Cal had to quit because of a point-shaving scandal. (Young Adult)
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In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck
The story of a strike among the migrant workers in the apple orchards of California rising up "in dubious battle" against injustice.
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