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    <![CDATA[The Perfect Cut]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;After the death of his tough, guitar-playing, much-loved sister, Michelle, Brian finds it increasingly difficult to care about anything. He doesn&#8217;t care about his parents. He doesn&#8217;t care about his friends. He doesn&#8217;t care about school. He just doesn&#8217;t care anymore. The only time Brian comes alive is in the few seconds it takes for the razor to slice through his skin. But he never cuts deep enough to cause any real damage. At least, not yet... In <em>The Perfect Cut,</em> Julie Burtinshaw has written an incredibly honest and perceptive novel about cutting, revealing why this dangerous practice has become an increasingly common form of stress relief among young adults. Told from the perspective of the grief-stricken Brian who, in his mind, has run out of options for coping, it&#8217;s clear that while he makes some bad choices, he&#8217;s not a bad person. The book ends on a grace note, reassuring young readers that even terrible obstacles can be overcome, and that where there&#8217;s life, there is hope.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Freedom of Jenny]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;Jenny Estes shares her father&#8217;s dream of freedom. But for Jenny &#8212; born into slavery in Missouri in the 1840s &#8212; freedom seems an impossible dream. She toils alongside her mother in the steaming kitchen of the Leopold plantation, trying her best to be humble and obedient so that Mrs. Leopold won&#8217;t sell her to a slave-trader. But when she's not drying dishes or mixing biscuits, Jenny finds time to practice her reading, a skill that ultimately helps the family plan their migration and realize their dream. The Estes face a formidable journey: a grueling passage from Missouri to Saltspring Island, Canada. Along the way, Jenny&#8217;s family confronts scarlet fever, racial persecution, the arduous Oregon Trail, warring native Haidas, and finally, the challenges of homesteading. Jenny&#8217;s spirit and fortitude in the face of many adversities make her a heroine all young readers can look up to. Based on a true story, this tale is a gripping account of one young girl's coming-of-age in troubling and unsettling times.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Adrift]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;At fourteen, teenager Jack Garrett finds himself living in an unhappy household. His mother is acting strangely, retreating to bed, refusing to cook and pleading for time alone. Meanwhile, his father buries himself in his work and makes excuses for her &quot;illness.&quot; But when his mother is checked into an institution for clinical depression, Jack and his ten-year-old sister Laura are shipped from Toronto to their Aunt Jenn's home in Desolation Sound, British Columbia. When it looks like their situation might be permanent, Jack and Laura are dismayed and decide to rebel. They steal a dinghy and head for the deserted caves on Dragon Island, intent on calling their father's bluff. But a stormy sea and an accident on the cliffs soon turns their defiance into desperation -- and suddenly their &quot;crazy family&quot; is the only hope for rescue. This is a gripping adventure story that also deals with complex issues of mental illness, family breakdown and the ties that bind parents and children.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[Romantic Ghost Stories]]>
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    <![CDATA[When 14-year-old James boards the steamship Valencia in San Francisco's harbor in 1906, he knows his nightmares are omens of an ill-fated passage. Apprehensively, he explores the ship with Alex, a fellow traveler who introduces him to oblivious passengers and crew. When a violent storm and thick fog reduce the navigators to dead reckoning, James braces himself for the worst. The vessel runs aground in the Juan de Fuca Strait, 50 yards from shore, in seas too rocky for rescue. While victims cling to the masts in the gale, the boys board the last lifeboat ... Only 20 people survive and over 200 passengers and crew are killed-a sea disaster as horrible as the sinking of the Titanic-as the Valencia sinks to its watery grave off what is now the West Coast Trail.]]>
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