Children's & Young Adult Fiction : Lifestyles

A princess on her own . . . Mia has been invited to speak at a gala for Domina Rei, an elite society of powerful businesswomen. But what could she possibly have to say? Now that Michael has broken things off, Mia can barely get out of bed, and her parents are making her see a therapist . School, where Lilly still refuses to speak to her and Lana suddenly wants to be bff, is a total nightmare. Even J.P.'s efforts to cheer Mia up (he's being really sweet!) aren't helping. What's a royal to do?. Just when things couldn't get worse, Mia uncovers an old family secret, a long-forgotten diary of a teenage princess of Genovia. It could be just the thing to help Mia write her speech—but it might also change the fate of the Renaldos forever. more...

Price: $13.99

Andrea Grouper has plenty to keep her busy - rollicking good times, the anger of the oppressed, painful insecurity. In other words, adolescence. When she isn't battling her chauvinist father for freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, she's fending off the poetic attentions of her boyfriend. Through it all, she learns, true friends are invaluable. more...

Price: $6.00

Phil is on a mission. His absentminded little brother forgot his lunch money. All kinds of thoughts are running through Phil's mind as he searches for Jimmy in the throngs of fourth and fifth graders crowding the school hallway:...if I'm late for math today, then I might not be allowed to take the test -- and then I could flunk math! I might even flunk sixth grade and get left back! more...

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Yolonda's Genius is like a piece of music combining the thoughts of a young adult with the sound of musical expressions played through a harmonica and a wooden pipe flute by musical genius, Andrew Blue. Yolonda's character appeals to the readers who can identify with her as a young adult in a world where peer-pressure and acceptance are the rules by which the game is played. more...

Price: $5.99