No Such Thing as the Real World: Stories about Growing Up and Getting a Life
by An Na
Published 2009 by Harper Teen

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Six award-winning authors tackle the subject of the real world, in this stunning collection of pieces about graduation, pregnancy, death, pain, love, and loss. Authors include An Na, M.T. Anderson, K.L. Going, Beth Kephart, Chris Lynch, and Jacqueline Woodson.... More...

Wintergirls
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Published 2009 by Viking Books

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Six years after Cassie and Lia resolved to become the skinniest girls in their school, Cassie dies. Unable to bear the sadness and guilt following Cassie's death, Lia spirals deeper into her own eating disorder. Elijah, the last person to see Cassie alive, helps Lia find the strength to face her own demons and enter recovery.... More...

3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows
by Ann Brashares
Published 2009 by Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers

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The author of the bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series introduces the girls in a new sisterhood in this new series. Summer is a time to grow, and Polly, Joe, and Ama each sprout into young adulthood over the course of one summer. "summer is a time to grow"
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Ten Things I Hate about Me
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Published 2009 by Orchard Books (NY)

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In Abdel-Fattah's breakthrough first novel, "Does My Head Look Big in This?," an Australian Muslim teen defies prejudice and wears the hijab as a badge of her deeply held faith. This story looks at the issues from the opposite viewpoint: Jamilah, a 16-year-old Lebanese Muslim. hides her Muslim identity, even from her best friend. More...