Do You Ever Feel Like A Freak?

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(FIC Crutcher, C.) Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher. Adopted  teenager, shuns organized sports and the gung-ho athletes at his high school until agrees to form a swimming team and recruits some of the school’s less popular students.

(FIC Giles, G.) Shattering glass by Gail Giles. When Rob, the charismatic leader of the senior class, turns the school nerd into Prince Charming, his actions lead to unexpected.

(FIC Gallo, D.) On the Fringe by Don R. Gallo. Offering insights to popularity and peer pressure, nonconformity and persecution, acceptance and hate, these riveting, provocative tales will leave readers thinking and start them talking.

(FIC Peters, J..) Define Normal. By Julie Anne Peters. When she agrees to meet with Jasmine as a peer counselor at their middle school, Antonia never dreams that this girl with the black lipstick and pierced eyebrow will end up helping her deal with the serious problems she faces at home and become a good friend.

(FIC Plum-Ucci, C)What happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci. Sixteen-yr-old Claire is unable to face her fears about a recurrence of her leukemia, her eating disorder, her need to fit in with the popular crowd on Hackett Island, and her mother’s alcoholism until the enigmatic Lani Garver helps her get control of her life.

(FIC Spinelli, J.) Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli. Stargirl, a teen who animates quiet Mica High with her colorful personality, suddenly finds herself shunned for her refusal to conform.

(FIC Werlin, N.) Black Mirror by Nancy Werlin. Convinced her brother’s death was murder rather than suicide, sixteen-yr-old Frances begins at her own investigation into suspicious student at her boarding school.

(FIC Wittlinger, E.) Razzle by Ellen Wittlinger. When his retired parents buy a group of tourist cabins on Cape Cod, fifteen-yr-old Kenyon Baker’s days are filled with repair work until he becomes friends with an eccentric girl and makes her the subject of a series of photographs.