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Lupita Manana
Lupita Manana by Patricia Beatty
Teenagers Lupita and Salvador sneak over the Mexican border into the U.S. heading for a "rich" aunt in California - who turns out to be as poor as they are. Now they are illegal immigrants, forced to dodge immigration officials every day.
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Miracle at St. Anna’s
Miracle at St. Anna’s by James McBride
The story of four of the U.S. Army's 92nd Division of all-black soldiers as they become trapped behind enemy lines in World War II.
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Nothing but Drama
Nothing but Drama by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Four teenage girls from different backgrounds find faith and friendship after joining Good Girlz, an afterschool church youth group.
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One More Day
One More Day by Mitch Albom
Charley Benetto, an alcoholic considering suicide, is given the chance to spend one more day with his mother, who had died eight years earlier
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Pants on Fire
Pants on Fire by Meg Cabot
Big-time liar Katie Ellison juggles two boyfirends and a beauty pageant the summer before her senior year -- until a secret from the past intervenes.
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