Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks

Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks
Author: Lauren Myracle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780525477433

Having always shared a special bond, fifteen-year-old Carly doesn't know how to handle her younger sister, Anna, when she suddenly transforms into a fashion-obsessed, beauty queen during the course of one crazy summer.

The Last Domino

The Last Domino
Author: Adam Meyer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2005-05-19
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 110149851X

At home, high-school junior Travis Ellroy has to live up to the memory of his golden-boy brother who committed suicide. At school he faces constant pressure and ridicule from the jocks and their girlfriends. Then he meets Daniel, a new kid who doesn’t seem afraid of anything. All Travis is good at is drawing, and praise from Daniel leads to a combustible friendship—one where manipulation makes Travis go to violent extremes to get what he thinks he wants and deserves most. Though you know Travis brings a gun to school from the first chapter, the events leading up to that day unfold with gripping tension, making this powerful debut novel impossible to put down.

The Dust of 100 Dogs

The Dust of 100 Dogs
Author: A.S. King
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2017-10-03
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0425290832

The first book from LA Times Book Prize and Printz Honor winner A.S. King--a witty, snarky tale of love and family, revenge and reincarnation, and pirates. In the late seventeenth century, famed teenage pirate Emer Morrisey was on the cusp of escaping the pirate life with her one true love and unfathomable riches when she was slain and cursed with "the dust of one hundred dogs," dooming her to one hundred lives as a dog before returning to a human body-with her memories intact. Now she's a contemporary American teenager and all she needs to escape her no-good family and establish a luxurious life of her own is a shovel and a ride to Jamaica...

Ten

Ten
Author: Lauren Myracle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2011-05-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101515201

New York Times bestseller Lauren Myracle's long-awaited prequel to Eleven! Winnie Perry is turning ten and ten is BIG. It means double digits, more responsibility, and being an almost-middle-schooler. Ten means that Winnie can handle anything, even a three-year-old baby brother and a practically teenage (and acting like it) older sister. And with her best friend, Amanda, by her side, Winnie plans on enjoying every last second of her last year in grade school.

The Life of Ty

The Life of Ty
Author: Lauren Myracle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0525422641

"Seven-year-old Ty gets into mischief and big-hearted schemes while navigating second grade and becoming a big brother"--

Mr. Duck Means Business

Mr. Duck Means Business
Author: Tammi Sauer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442431210

What Mr. Duck wants most in the world is a little bit of peace and quiet, but the other animals on the farm simply don’t understand. But as Mr. Duck discovers, sometimes peace and quiet can be just a little bit lonely. And making friends might mean making a little noise. Award-winning author Tammi Sauer presents a simple, short text that emphasizes the importance of friendship in a fun and effective way, with a sweet—but not too sweet—ending that will have children clamoring for repeated readings.

Eleven

Eleven
Author: Lauren Myracle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2005-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101532300

Winnie knows that change isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially when it means her best friend, Amanda, might be dropping her for someone else. Throw in a grumpy teenage sister, a cat who gets trapped in the wall, and a crush who has pinkeye, and you’ve got one big mess—one that Winnie’s not going to clean up! Winnie’s decided that she’s going to remain exactly the same, no matter what the rest of the world does. But every month brings crazy adventures. A lot can change in a year . . .maybe even Winnie.

The Duck in the Gun

The Duck in the Gun
Author: Joy Cowley
Publisher: Walker
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2009
Genre: Children's stories, New Zealand
ISBN: 9781921150838

The General and his men are about to fire on a town they are at war with. But the Gunner has bad news: they can't load the gun as there is a duck nesting inside it. The General calls a ceasefire until the gun can be used again. But the men soon get used to living a peaceful existence.

The Fashion Disaster that Changed My Life

The Fashion Disaster that Changed My Life
Author: Lauren Myracle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780525472223

Seventh-grader Alli inadvertently arrives on the first day of school with underwear static-clinging partly outside her pant leg.

Ttyl

Ttyl
Author: Lauren Myracle
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2005-04-01
Genre: Friendship
ISBN: 9781417827015

Chronicles, in "instant message" format, the day-to-day experiences, feelings, and plans of three friends, Zoe, Maddie, and Angela, as they begin tenth grade.