Children & Young Adults Fiction - Social Issues - Peer Pressure

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Dead Is the New Black

Marlene Perez

Welcome to Nightshade, California—a small town full of secrets. IIt's home to the pyschic Giordano sisters, who have a way of getting mixed up in mysteries. During their investigations, they run across everything from pom-pom-sh...

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Published: Sep 2008

Desire Lines

Jack Gantos

When sixteen-year-old Walker gets caught up in a witch-hunt against homosexuals, he is left to stand by and watch as a tragedy unfolds.

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Published: Jan 1997

Nobody's Perfect: A Story for Childre...

Ellen Flanagan Burns

Sally Sanders is good at everything she does, or so it seems. Secretly she is afraid that if she can't do something well, or be the best, she will feel like a failure. She is scared that she is not 'good enough.' As a perfectionist, h...

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Published: Aug 2008

Sisters of Misery

Megan Kelley Hall

There are some girls who have everything... She has the right clothes, the right friends, and the right last name, but fifteen-year-old Maddie Crane sometimes feels like an outsider in her clique in the wealthy, seaside town of Hawtho...

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Published: Aug 2008

Dread Locks #1 (Dark Fusion)

Neal Shusterman

Fifteen-year-old Parker Baer is bored with his entire perfect life. But when Parker finds Tara, a strange but beautiful girl sleeping in his bed, his life turns upside down. Exotic-looking, with long, glimmering spirals of golden hair...

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Published: Aug 2006

Boy Trouble

ReShonda Tate Billingsley

"Danger, drama and romance . . . an exciting read." --RT Book Reviews on Real As It GetsNo secret is too juicy for Maya Morgan to expose. But her most important scoop yet means going behind her friends' closed doors. . .When it co...

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Published: Sep 2014

Eye Candy

ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Dishing on celebrity love games made Maya Morgan a media queen. But choosing her prince means working her wildest, most personal scoop yet…She's gone from gossip reporter to half of the entertainment industry's newest power coupl...

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Published: Mar 2015

Real as It Gets

ReShonda Tate Billingsley

[LIBRARY EDITION Audiobook CD format in sturdy Vinyl Case with cloth sleeves that keep compact discs protected.] [Young Adult Fiction] [Read by Nicole Small] She can uncover the biggest celebrity secrets, but now Maya Morgan's hottest...

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Published: Dec 2013

Truth or Dare

ReShonda Tate Billingsley

No celebrity secret is safe from Maya Morgan. But a ratings-making road trip is putting her future on the firing line . . .Maya has no problem turning up the heat when she takes her show on the road for Spring Break in Cancun. On and ...

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Published: May 2014

Esos zapatos (Spanish Edition)

Maribeth Boelts

"In this witty, wise picture book, Boelts presents a kid’s-eye view of a consumer fad that rages through school at gale force." — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)All Jeremy wants is a pair of those sh...

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Published: Apr 2018

Peer Pressure Gauge (Building Relatio...

Julia Cook

Norbert is a "namuh" and enjoys eating everything with jelly beans on it! One day, Norbert's teacher challenges his class to try something new. In order to encourage everyone to participate, the teacher continues to sweeten ...

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Published: Aug 2013

It's... Just Private

Ma Lmft Debause

For ages 3-9 Vibrantly colorful illustrations with interesting details keep children engaged as they are being read to or are learning to read for themselves about the story of Jayla and Justin. Both of the main characters enjoy playi...

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Published: Apr 2016

The Mind Heroes: Supercharge Your Sup...

Myrna Fay Flick

This is an imaginary tale with real life issues of stealing, teasing, bullying, and the affects of taking drugs. Children discover they have the power to stand up for what is right. With life lessons weaved into the story, adults can ...

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Published: Jul 2018

Breaking Point

Alex Flinn

As a new and non-wealthy student at Gate, Paul finds day-to-day life to be a bit difficult, so when he is invited into the inner circle, Paul thinks things have changed until he is asked to do something that goes beyond a typical favo...

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Published: Jun 2003

Life's a Witch

Brittany Geragotelis

A teen witch must avenge injustices of the past—and cope with a new crush—in the Wattpad sensation that received more than 18 million reads.This witch lives a charmed life…For Hadley Bishop, being at the top of the social pyrami...

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Published: Jul 2014

What the Spell: A Life's a Witch Book...

Brittany Geragotelis

A teenage witch juggles popularity and romance while keeping her powers a secret in this spellbinding debut.Almost-sixteen-year-old Brooklyn feels invisible, but she desperately wants to be pretty, to be popular, to be adored by a cut...

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Published: Jan 2014

Think For Myself At School: Holistic ...

Kristy Hammill

We can't always be there to protect our kids from peer pressure, but we can arm them with ability to think for themselves!A child that can think for themselves has power! Power to keep their imagination running strong, power to s...

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Published: Jan 2018

Raiders Night

Robert Lipsyte

What's it mean to think team? It means you don't talk team business with anybody who isn't on the team. It means whatever happens inside the team stays inside. It means you can only trust a brother Raider. Any questions? At Nearmon...

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Published: Jul 2007

Wish Upon a Lantern

Lindy Lorenz

When a child struggles with feeling out of place, Papa lights a sky lantern to dance among the stars. The child wishes upon the lantern's soft light as Papa teaches about serving as a lantern for others who need it most.When it's time...

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Published: Dec 2017

Angry Young Man

Chris Lynch

Delve into the mind of a teen whose journey of self-discovery leads to the unthinkable in this tense and terse novel from award-wining author Chris Lynch.Alexander, who wants to be called Xan, is a misfit. He has never fit in—not in...

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Published: Aug 2012

Larger-Than-Life Lara

Dandi Daley Mackall

When Lara Phelps walks into Laney Grafton's fourth-grade class, Laney feels the air change. Lara is fat. Really fat. Finally, there will be someone else for the boys to pick on, Laney thinks. But as the class prepares for the school p...

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Published: Nov 2016

Gated

Amy Christine Parker

A fast-paced, nerve-fraying contemporary thriller that questions loyalties and twists truths. Appearances can be deceiving.  Lyla Hamilton is a loyal member of the Community. Her family was happy to be chosen by Pioneer to join such...

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Published: May 2014

Touch

Francine Prose

What really happened at the back of the bus? Did they, or didn't they? Did she, or didn't she? Something happened to fourteen-year-old Maisie Willard—something involving her three friends, all boys. But their stories don't match,...

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Published: Jun 2010

Infiltration

Sean Rodman

Bex has explored almost every abandoned building and tunnel in the city. He's into "urban exploration"—going where he's not supposed to go. Bex has always done it just for fun and bragging rights, taking nothing but pictur...

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Published: Oct 2011

Can You See Me?

Libby Scott

A coming-of-age story about learning to celebrate yourself -- and teaching the world to recognize you, too -- perfect for fans of R.J. Palacio's Wonder! "This glimpse into the world of a young autistic girl is astonishingly in...

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Published: Feb 2021

No Boyz Allowed

Ni-Ni Simone

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Gem's friends have a rule: No boys can come between their friendship. So when she meets Ny'eem, she has to keep their relationship a secret.

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Published: Aug 2012

Is There an App for That?: Hailey Fin...

Bryan Smith

Imagine Hailey's Surprise when she wakes up to find her boring old bathroom mirror is covered in Magic Apps! Each app promises to make her taller, faster, smarter, and more! What harm is there in trying it? Join Hailey on her comical...

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Published: Feb 2015

Snitch

Allison Van Diepen

Julia swore she'd never join a gang—but for Eric, she'll risk everything. Now in trade paperback with a new cover, a gritty novel from the author of Street Pharm.Lines are clearly marked at South Bay High School. It's mixed territo...

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Published: Sep 2013

Benched

Cristy Watson

When Cody and his friends accept a challenge from a local gang to steal a park bench, their main concern is keeping themselves on the gang's good side. Cody learns that the stolen bench had been dedicated to the father of the English ...

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Published: Mar 2011
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