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Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks

Another amazing book from Lauren Myracle:

Carly is a free-spirit–she loves dressing like a flower child, listening to sixties music, and doing everything she can to differentiate herself from her fellow students at Holy Redeemer High School, including her sister Anna.

Over the summer, Anna transformed from Carly’s little sis into a beautiful high school freshman with an enviable figure.

The girls’ relationship is tested numerous times over the course of the semester when confronted with crazy hair, high dives, boys, new friends, ex-friends, clueless parents, parties, and of course, baby ducks.

This is a wonderful book!  As usual, Ms. Myracle presents us with a wonderful (albeit flawed) main character who we’d love to hang out with.  Throughout the novel, we love Carly, regardless of her missteps.  We wince when her hair is ruined, silently plead with her to recognize Roger for the great catch that he is, and cheer every time she and Anna manage to work things out.

A fast, fun & perfect beach read!

~Tricia is the CPL teen librarian and loves everything she’s read by Lauren Myracle.

Reality Check by Peter Abrahams

Cody is the star QB of his high school football team and because of this he has bright prospects for his future–even though he’s never been that great of a student.

He’s also in love with an amazing girl named Clea.

Cody’s world comes crashing down when Clea’s father sends her to boarding school to separate her from Cody.  Trying to do the right thing, Cody breaks up with Clea before she leaves, so that nothing from her past life (including himself) will be able to hold her back.  To add insult to injury, Cody blows out his knee at the beginning of his junior year and all his hopes of attending college on a football scholarship disappear.

After giving up on ever escaping his hometown, Cody receives a letter from Clea and then discovers that she’s gone missing from her Vermont prep school.  Cody leaves home, drives to Vermont, and starts his own search for Clea.  How far will he have to go to find her?