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DisconnectedDisconnected
by Sherry Ashworth
Collins Flamingo
ISBN: 0007120451



Catherine is a high-achieving A-Grade student who suddenly, on entering the sixth form, loses her way. She gets into situation after situation, unable to work and turning to alcohol to take her mind off her problems. As she searches for answers through the varied and offbeat characters she meets, she learns a great many truths about life. Can she cope with the biggest truth of all - her own personality?
There's a Boy in the Girls' BathroomThere's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom
by Louis Sachar
Bloomsbury Children's Books
ISBN: 0747552576


When David steals an old ladies walking stick after being goaded on by his 'friends', little did he realise that it would result in a curse being placed on his life. A curse that was going to be horrible to lift and even worse to live through. But the experience also allows David to see just how wrong you can go when you follow blindly and don't think about what is right.

Semi-PerfectSemi-Perfect
by James Pope
Piccadilly Press
ISBN: 1853406252

 

It appears to many that Belinda has the perfect life - she is intelligent, funny and popular. But Belinda is tired of studying and trying to live up to her parents' expectations. She's sick of being semi-perfect and retreats into a life-changing depression.
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