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1	Monster more books like this by Walter Dean Myers Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me. MONSTER. FADE IN: INTERIOR COURT. A guard sits at a desk behind Steve. Kathy O'Brien, Steve's lawyer, is all ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Butter Battle Book: New York Times Notable Book of the Year more books like this by Dr Seuss, Dr. Seuss This picture book illustrates the futility of war by dramatizing the escalating conflicts between the Yooks (who eat their bread butter side up) and the Zooks (who eat their bread butter side down). As the Yooks and the Zooks vie to outdo each other with bigger and more destructive weapons, life becomes so dangerous that most citizens are forced ... see all copies from £7.00! new only from £9.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Wringer more books like this by Jerry Spinelli Palmer LaRue is running out of birthdays. For as long as he can remember, he's dreaded the day he turns ten -- the day he'll take his place beside all the other ten-year-old boys in town, the day he'll be a wringer. But Palmer doesn't want to be a wringer. It's one of the first things he learned about himself and it's one of the biggest things he ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Rumble Fish more books like this by S E Hinton Fourteen year-old Rusty-James idolizes his elder brother, the Motorcycle Boy, and wants to be just like him. Once the leader of a huge street gang, Motorcycle Boy remains calm, even laughs, in the face of danger. He is the toughest street-fighter around and the most respected guy on their side of the river. Suddenly Rusty-James' brother changes, ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Smoky Night more books like this by Eve Bunting In a night of rioting, Daniel and his mother are forced to leave their apartment for the safety of a shelter. "Diaz has not been afraid to take risks in illustrating the story with thickly textured paintings against a background of torn-paper and found-object collage. Without becoming cluttered or gimmicky, these pictures manage to capture a ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	After more books like this by Francine Prose Francine Prose writes a YA novel about the aftermath of a Columbine-like shooting in a nearby high school, which is suddenly overtaken by grief counselors, dress codes, bans on everything from cell phones to certain words, and the sudden disappearance of students considered potential troublemakers. When even their parents comply with the ... see all copies from £5.29! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
7	Dovey Coe more books like this by Frances O'Roark Dowell My name is Dovey Coe and I reckon it don't matter if you like me or not. I'm here to lay the record straight, to let you know them folks saying I done a terrible thing are liars. I aim to prove it, too. I hated Parnell Caraway as much as the next person, but I didn't kill him. Twelve-year-old Dovey Coe never did like Parnell Caraway. She didn't ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Rifle more books like this by Gary Paulsen In 1768, a gunsmith lovingly and skillfully builds a rifle which he sells to a man who uses it to fight for America's independence during the Revolutionary War. When the soldier dies, a woman inherits the rifle and hides it in her attic where it remains hidden until 1994, when it is found and sold to an antiques dealer. The antiques dealer sells ... see all copies from £5.43! new only from £5.43! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Durango Street more books like this by Frank Bonham When Rufus Henry gets out of work camp for Grand Theft Auto, he has only one place to go— back to Durango Street. Almost right away, he gets on the wrong side of the Gassers, has to join the rival Moors— and starts running for his life. Years ahead of its time, Durango Street, like The Outsiders, shows that gang violence is, sadly, nothing new— ... see all copies from £5.45! new only from £5.45! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Fade to Black more books like this by Alex Flinn Three perspectives -- one truth The victim: After his windshield was shattered with a baseball bat, HIV-positive Alex Crusan ducked under the steering wheel. But he knows what he saw. Now he must decide what he wants to tell. The witness: Daria Bickell never lies. So if she told the police she saw Clinton Cole do it, she must have. But did she ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.27! \| first editions
11 view cover	Ghost of Spirit Bear more books like this by Ben Mikaelsen In the sequel to his gripping "Touching Spirit Bear," Mikaelsen weaves a tale of urban survival where every day is a struggle to stay sane. As the problems in his school grow worse, Cole Matthews realizes that it's not enough just to change himself--he must change his world. see all copies from £10.06! new only from £10.06!
12 view cover	Autobiography of My Dead Brother more books like this by Walter Dean Myers, Christopher A Myers (Illustrator) The thing was that me and Rise were blood brothers, but sometimes I really didn't know him. . . . And so Jesse fills his sketchbook with drawings and portraits of his blood brother, Rise, and his comic strip, Spodi Roti and Wise, as he makes sense of the complexities of friendship, loyalty, and loss in a neighborhood where drive-bys, vicious ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Dead of Night more books like this by John Marsden This sequel to Tomorrow, When the War Begins follows the further adventures of the group of teenagers who are the few remaining free people in an isolated Australian town, which has been invaded by an enemy who has imprisoned all the other citizens. Hiding out in the nearby bush, these teenagers struggle to survive and find a way to cope in a ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.62! \| first editions
14 view cover	Forgotten Fire more books like this by Adam Bagdasarian Based on the experiences of the author's great-uncle, this is the story of 12-year-old Vahan Kenderian, an Armenian living in Turkey in 1915--the time of the Armenian Holocaust. Living a privileged life as the son of one of the richest Armenians in Turkey, Vahan is horrified when his house is suddenly invaded by Turkish soldiers. Vahan's father is ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.66! \| first editions
15 view cover	Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party more books like this by Ying Chang Compestine Drawing from her childhood experience, the author brings hope and humor to this fascinating story of a young girl growing up and fighting to survive during the Cultural Revolution in China. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.43! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Are You in the House Alone? more books like this by Richard Peck Teenager Gail Osburne's life shades into nightmare as she receives threatening notes and phone calls, and then comes face to face with her stalker. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.45! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Tenderness more books like this by Robert Cormier Lori Cranston is looking for someone who will be tender with her. Eric Poole is looking for someone to be tender with. He is counting the days until his release from youth custody. Soon he'll be free to pursue them all. They begin a journey that will either save or destroy them. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	True believer more books like this by Virginia Euwer Wolff When LaVaughn was little, the obstacles in her life didn't seem so bad. If she had an argument with Annie or Myrtle, it would never last long. If she fell out with her mother, they would have made it up by bedtime. School was simple. Boys were friends. Everything made sense. But LaVaughn is now fifteen and the obstacles aren't going away anymore. ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £2.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Shooter more books like this by Walter Dean Myers Cameron: "Deep inside, you know that whoever gets up in your face gets there because he knows you're nothing, and he knows that you know it too." Carla: "What I'm trying to do is to get by -- not even get over, just get by." Leonard: "I have bought a gaw-juss weapon. It lies beneath my bed like a secret lover, quiet, powerful, waiting to work ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Coffin Quilt: The Feud Between the Hatfields and the McCoys more books like this by Ann Rinaldi In this historical-fiction book, the events that led up to the conflict between the Hatfields and the McCoy families are narrated through the character of 16-year-old Francie McCoy. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.64! \| first editions
21 view cover	Bad more books like this by Jean Ferris After robbing a convenience store at gunpoint, 16-year-old Dallas is sentenced to six months in a Girl's Rehabilitation Center. see all copies from £5.43! new only from £5.43! \| first editions
22 view cover	Beyond the Chocolate War more books like this by Robert Cormier The story continues a few months after THE CHOCOLATE WAR ends. As the school year draws to an end, many students look forward to leaving but Carter and Obie, leading members of the ruthless secret society, The Vigils, can't contemplate the future until they have destroyed the leader, Archie Costello. Obie has seen his friendship with the beautiful ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	We All Fall Down more books like this by Robert Cormier When the "trashers" wreck the cottage and leave 14-year-old Karen Jerome broken at the bottom of the cellar steps, the Avenger is watching, waiting to put right the wrong. This psychological thriller and bittersweet love story confronts the effects of violence, alcoholism and divorce. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.80! \| first editions
24 view cover	Drive-By more books like this by Lynne Ewing ""Jimmy always told me there were only two kinds of gangbangers: Those who were dead and those who were going to die. Joining a gang doesn't make sense to Jimmy..."" Jimmy is dead now -- gunned down in front of his little sister, Mina, and his brother, Tito. And Tito is left wondering: Was Jimmy in a gang after all? Ice Breaker Joe and Lamar ... see all copies from £4.77! new only from £4.77! \| first editions
25 view cover	Living Dead Girl more books like this by Elizabeth Scott "Once upon a time, I was a little girl who disappeared. Once upon a time, my name was not Alice. Once upon a time, I didn't know how lucky I was." When Alice was ten, Ray took her away from her family, her friends -- her life. She learned to give up all power, to endure all pain. She waited for the nightmare to be over. Now Alice is fifteen and ... see all copies from £8.18! new only from £8.18! \| signed copies \| first editions

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