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WHY WE BROKE UP

Why We Broke Up
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Handler
Author's First Name: 
Daniel
Illustrator's First Name: 
Maira
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Kalman
Publisher: 
Little, Brown
Publication Month: 
December
Publication Date: 
2011
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Min Green and Ed Slaterton were in love, and now they're not. Min, having been dumped, is now dumping back a box of relationship ephemera on Ed's porch, each item attached to part of a long letter explaining how each one contributed to their breakup. Illustrated with the objects in the box. Fourteen and Up.

AMY & ROGER'S EPIC DETOUR

AMY & ROGER'S EPIC DETOUR
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Matson
Author's First Name: 
Morgan
Publisher: 
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Publication Month: 
May
Publication Date: 
2010

Two teens begin an adventure during which they find mutual understanding and romance. Evocative settings, strong characterization, and sparkling writing make this road-trip debut stand out.

A LITTLE WANTING SONG

Little Wanting Song, A
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Crowley
Author's First Name: 
Cath
Publisher: 
Knopf
Publication Month: 
June
Publication Date: 
2010

The alternate viewpoints of Charlie and Rose present different perspectives of one summer in an Australian country town. Rose desperately plans her escape to the city while Charlie longs for new friends and music to assuage her grief after the deaths of her mother and grandmother.

FINNIKIN OF THE ROCK

FINNIKIN OF THE ROCK
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Marchetta
Author's First Name: 
Melina
Publisher: 
Candlewick
Publication Date: 
2010

After an impostor king seizes Lumatere, an impassable wall surrounding the kingdom keeps exiled survivors outside. Ten years later, the mysterious Evanjalin cajoles Finnikin to return. This epic fantasy unfolds in a detailed world full of unpredictable and unsettling discoveries.

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