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1996.
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It all starts the summer Neely and her little brother, Grub, accidentally find a way to sneak into Halcyon House. It's a magnificent mansion that was deserted years ago. Inside they discover a playroom full of wonderful old-fashioned toys. Despite the spookiness of the house and the rumors about the ghost that haunts it, and despite the fact that they don't belong there, the playroom becomes their secret hideaway.
2) Identical
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Sixteen-year-old identical twin daughters of a district court judge and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, Kaeleigh and Raeanne Gardella desperately struggle with secrets that have already torn them and their family apart.
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Lida is sent to the Alice Marshall School in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area of Idaho in order to come to terms with her "Thing." Some girls are sent for sexual promiscuity, some for theft and crime, but Lida is keeping her "Thing" a secret. When she meets Boone--an arsonist--the generally-mischievous Jules, and Gia--whose glamour seems to invite problems on its own--Lida's secret is threatened to be uncovered and she doesn't know...
6) Like a thorn
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Throughout her childhood, Melie believes her mother is two people--Rosy Mother and Dark Mother--and she performs more and more rituals to keep Dark Mother away as she reaches adolescence, when she begins to realize that her mother is mentally ill and that Melie may be, as well.
9) The ring
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Plagued by slipping grades and a budding criminal record, Mardie's heading down a path of self-destruction she can't seem to avoid. Unlike her perfect older brother Michael, who does everything right according to their father, Mardie can't meet those high expectations. Then she discovers a girls' boxing club at the gym, and learns to believe in herself.