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"Zink is about true courage in the face of unpredictable predators. In an age where too many are quick to confront fears and differences with senseless violence, Zink exemplifies the importance of tolerance and acceptance. Imaginative, funny, and heartbreaking, this allegory features a pre-teen girl with leukemia and a herd of talking African zebras whom she meets when she is diagnosed with her life-threatening illness. The zebras include street-smart Ice Z, grandfatherly Papa Zeke and pompous Zilch, along with Shlep, a furry green monkey who's certain he's also a zebra. The zebras recount to her their legend of Zink, a mythical polka-dotted zebra once an outcast but later a hero. As Becky's condition worsens and she is mistreated by some classmates, she zaps back and forth between real life and the zebra world, until the shattering, breathtaking, and uplifting climax."--Publisher's description."

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When Kate's liberal-minded family moves from New York to a small town near Nashville, she joins an effort to replace the school's Confederate flag symbol. Soon, Kate, her family, and new friends are pitted against each other in a bitter controversy.

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Everyone's eyes are glued to TV's trashiest talk show. But the real dirt is behind the scenes. Someone is making a secret video to expose the truth behind "Trash". Now, hard-nosed exec Rosanne is out for revenge--and one of the interns will pay. Meanwhile, Sky will stop at nothing to get the woman of his dreams. Even if she's dating his best friend. And just when Lisha thinks she's finally free from the past, a surprise phone call brings her terrifying news.

Sixteen-year-old Lara, winner of beauty pageants and Homecoming Queen, is distressed and bewildered when she starts gaining weight and becomes a fat girl.