Queta Fernández
1) La tormenta
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When Allie fears she is pregnant, she leaves home with Razz, a skateboard champion. Returning home she is caught up in a tornado that threatens to destroy everything. She learns to believe in herself and face the future.
"La señora tenía el vestido roto. La lágrimas le marcaban surcos blancos en la cara llena de polvo y suciedad. Miraba desesperadamente la loma de escombros. Allie podía escuchar los gemidos de su bebé." --From publisher's description....
3) De nadie más
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Evie was pregnant and forced to give up the baby. But she can't just leave the child with strangers, especially when she thinks the baby is being neglected. With her boyfriend Justin waiting in the truck, Evie snatches the baby and convinces Justin to drive her to Montreal, where she plans to start a new life with her child. When the baby won't eat and she and Justin argue, she ends up alone in a small-town. As the baby gets sicker, Evie must decide...
4) El qué dirán
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After developing an unearned reputation as a slut, Jujube finds a novel way to take on her tormentors and help a group of girls win back their self-esteem.
"Ralph dejó de mirarme y fijó la vista en otro chico. '¿Qué crees, Scott... le damos un siete?' Scott me miró de arriba a abajo. '¿Un siete? A lo mejor.' 'En su mejor día, quizás,' dijo otro chico. 'Ah, ¿en un buen día como el viernes?' '¿Cómo en viernes pasado?' completó Ralph. Todos...
5) La verdad
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When a prominent local adult is killed at a teen house party, the whole school seems to know who is to blame, but no one will go to the police.
"Fue un hombre pelirrojo tirado en el suelo del cuarto de los padres de Ian, con un brazo en alto como si se hubiera caído de la cama. Tenía el brazo torcido y la parte de atrás de la cabeza ensangrentada. 'Respira,' me digo a mí misma mientras tamborileo con las uñas en la mesa del comedor. 'No pienses...
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"When I pick up my guitar and my fingers find the strings, and that first riff comes screaming out of the amp, the only thing that matters is sound." Jay, Kelvin and Cia are The Lunar Ticks, a dedicated band, convinced they are on their way to the top. They hope to win an upcoming battle of the bands where the first prize is a full day in a recording studio. Jay is struggling to write new material but finds he lacks the experience to come up with...
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119 pages ; 18 cm.
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Frances works the night shift at a local convenience store, dividing her time between restocking shelves and working on her art. Her routine is broken one night when Devin comes into the store. He claims to be the son of a famous local artist and offers her advice on her drawings. Although he seems to know way too much about her, Frances decides, against the advice of her boyfriend, that he is odd but harmless. By the time she realizes the danger...
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90 pages ; 18 cm.
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Jeremy wants to make it in the music business. Does he have what it takes? Jeremy is spending most nights in a rowdy club, trying to keep the band together and while his life is falling apart, he is forced to make some tough choices.
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"Dime's parents don't seem to like anything about her, so she moves in with her brother. Soon she learns that she has to start taking some responsibility for her actions" Cf. Our choice, 2003.
"--Diana, ésta es nuestra casa y nosotros ponemos las reglas ¡Si te decimos que tienes que estar de regreso a las nueve, ésa es la hora de entrar por la puerta! No hay nada más que hablar--gritó. 'Su caza, no la mía, pensé Por un momento me ardieron...