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"Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed causes her whole young life. Some worthy ... like expanding the options for race on school tests beyond just a few bubbles. And some not so much...like complaining to the BBC about the length between Doctor Who seasons. Lupe needs an A in all her classes in order to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez, who's Chinacan/Mexinese just like her. So when...
2) Wild Lily
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In 1921 Lily Gabriel is thirteen, motherless, and runs wild on Lockwood estate where her father is the gardener; Antony Sylvester is seventeen, motherless, and the spoiled son of the rich businessman who owns the estate; so when her friendship for Anthony suddenly turns into an impossible love there is bound to be heartbreak in the future--even before the airplane Antony got for his birthday leads to a disaster that will throw a shadow over both their...
3) Tomboy
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Laure is 10 years old and a tomboy. On arrival in a new neighborhood, she lets Lisa and her crowd believe that she is a boy. Summer becomes a big playground and Laure pretends to be "Mikael", a boy like the others, different enough to get the attention of Lisa, who falls in love with him. Laure takes advantage of her new identity as if the end of the summer would never reveal her unsettling secret.
4) The fits
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Eleven-year-old tomboy Toni is bewitched by the tight-knit dance team she sees practicing in the same Cincinnati gymnasium where she boxes with her brother. Enamored by the power and confidence of the strong community of girls, Toni neglects her boxing, and instead eagerly absorbs the dance routines and drills. But when a mysterious outbreak of fainting spells plagues the team, Toni's desire for acceptance is challenged.
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"Playboy Kai definitely knows his way around girls' hearts, but when he has a run-in with tomboy Riko, he may get more than he bargained for! Riko clearly doesn't fit Kai's usual type of girl: She's short-tempered, scary, and can (has) easily beat him up. There's no way a rough-and-tumble girl like Riko is capable of such a delicate feeling as love! So imagine Kai's surprise when he finds out about her secret one-sided crush ... but it's none of his...
14) Hatsu*haru: 10
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"Thanks to Riko's heroic instinct, she took first prize in the Hottest Guy Contest and won a trip to a hot-spring resort. Kai has been eagerly awaiting their romantic getaway, but unfortunately for him, the dream trip for two has suddenly become a group affair. With Shimura and Misaki tagging along, alone time has dwindled to a thing of mere imagination. Odds take a turn in the boys' favor, though, when Shimura insists on sleeping in Misaki's room......
15) Hatsu*haru: 11
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"The new school year brings trouble for Kai, as new class assignments mean he's no longer in a class with Riko! With their time together severely cut, Kai feels the weight of it...but Riko seems unbothered!? Will their young love survive the test?"--Provided by publisher.