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NOTES FROM THE BLENDER

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Cook
Author's First Name: 
Trish
Second Author's First Name: 
Brendan
Second Author's Last Name: 
Halpin
Publisher: 
Egmont
Publication Date: 
2011
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Neilly's mom is having Declan's dad's baby. Neilly's dad is marrying a man. Declan's mom was killed by a drunk driver. Pretty, popular Neilly is a feature in Declan's fantasies, but now they are about to become step-brother and sister. With alternating boy's voice /girl's voice chapters in "he said, she said" style, Notes has laugh-out-loud moments. Declan's edgy, yet vulnerable voice is particularly believable. Two teens with baggage begin to trust and bloom in a situation not of their own making. Valerie Diamond

WAITING FOR NORMAL

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Connor
Author's First Name: 
Leslie
Publisher: 
Katherine Tegen Books
Publication Date: 
2008

Her mother’s mental illness, a friend’s cancer, and her own dyslexia don’t keep 12-year-old Addie from looking on the bright side of life even though home is a trailer and she misses her stepfather and two younger sisters.

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