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Blue Sky, Butterfly
Jean Van Leeuwen
Paperback (Puffin Books, June 1, 1998)When her father leaves, Twig feels isolated from her older brother and her mother as they all try to cope with the change in their lives
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The Night the Heads Came
William Sleator
(Puffin, June 1, 1998)Refusing to believe in aliens until the night he and his friend Tim are abducted, Leo awakens to find that Tim has disappeared, and no one will believe his story. Reprint.
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Pictures in the Dark
Gillian Cross
Mass Market Paperback (Puffin, July 1, 1998)When Charlie's photo of an otter swimming in the night baffles many people, his search for the animal begins, but things take a strange turn as he finds that his classmates are acting oddly toward him and the animal's tracks are leading to someone's yard. Reprint.
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Fire in the Hills
Anna Myers
Mass Market Paperback (Puffin, May 1, 1998)Caring for her seven siblings after the death of her mother, sixteen-year-old Hallie witnesses the division of her tiny Oklahoma town upon the outbreak of World War I, during which she harbors a mysterious draft-dodger. Reprint.
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Baby Grand, The Moon in July, and Me
Joyce Annette Barnes
Paperback (Puffin, July 1, 1998)When Annie's brother buys a piano without her parent's approval, the family begins to battle and Annie, who dreams of becoming an astronaut, finds her beautiful dreams disturbed as she ends up in the middle of the family feud. Reprint.
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Running Wild
Thomas J. Dygard
Paperback (Puffin, Aug. 1, 1998)When Officer Stowell encourages him to join the high school football team or go to jail for joyriding, Pete Holman finds that he likes playing football and becomes a star player until his old gang shows up. Reprint.
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The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald
Clifford Hicks, Geer
Paperback (Puffin Books, July 1, 1998)When days pass and no one sees Mrs. Huntley around town, Alvin and his friends begin to wonder what may be going on in her home, so Alvin, with the help of his many inventions, prepares his tools in order to begin to solve the mystery. Reprint.
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I Never Asked You to Understand Me: A Novel
Barthe DeClements
Paperback (Puffin, Dec. 1, 1998)Didi's world is shattered when her mother dies. Her grades plummet, and soon she finds herself at Cooperation High -- the school for "dropouts and druggies." There, she meets Larry, out on parole; TJ the gorgeous stoner; and Stacy. Stacy's got a figure that makes guys notice, and an intense fear that keeps them away. Didi wants to help -- but once Stacy's secret is out, who can the two of them turn to?
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Fifth-Grade Fever
Michele Granger
Paperback (Puffin, July 1, 1998)As best friends, Marty and Nina share so much in common and spend their days doing everything together, but with time, they each begin to change in their individual ways and must learn to appreciate each other's differences as well as their similarities. Reprint.
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Zero at the Bone
Michael Cadnum
Mass Market Paperback (Puffin Books, Aug. 1, 1998)When eighteen-year-old Anita fails to return home from work, her parents and younger brother Cray try to understand and cope with her disappearance in a tense, frightening tale by the author of Taking It. Reprint.
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Come Sing, Jimmy Jo
Katherine Paterson
Paperback (Puffin, Jan. 1, 1995)The Johnsons are becoming country music stars. They're on TV and the radio - and it's all because of James. His voice and his guitar playing bring the songs to life, and make the audiences beg for more. Most kids would love it. Not James. He's had to change his name to "Jimmy Jo, " dress in clothes he hates, and turn into someone else. All he wants is to sing the songs he loves. Will he ever be able to cope with fame?
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