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Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1992.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
148 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Liza K., one of five homeless people living in an unspoiled forest in southern Florida, searches for a missing alligator destined for official extermination and studies the delicate ecological balance keeping her outdoor home beautiful.
82) Geek abroad
Author
Publisher
NAL Jam Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
While in London visiting her mother, fifteen-year-old Miranda guiltily enjoys the company of a British boy while wondering why Dex is out of touch, but she returns home to find her friendships, love life, family, and math team are all in turmoil.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1993.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
165 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Spending the summer in Florida with her stepfather's sister who operates a "meals-on-wheels" van, twelve-year-old Chloë and her aunt become involved in a controversy surrounding the wearing of T-back bathing suits.
Author
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
242 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
With her boyfriend, Dex, in Maine and her friends facing their own issues, Miranda Bloom, girl genius, befriends Nora, a shy new student, but soon Nora's relentless imitation of Miranda threatens to ruin junior year at Geek High.
85) Little Miss Red
Author
Publisher
Speak
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
254, 6 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Sophie's dream of meeting her soul mate during spring break in Florida seems to have come true, but she must determine if Jack is really the romantic hero he seems to be, or if ex-boyfriend Michael could be.
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
During the summer of 1988, Allie Jo, whose family runs an antebellum Florida hotel, meets Chase, who is staying there with his father, and they become friends when they discover a mysterious teenager hiding on the grounds of the hotel.
Author
Publisher
Point
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After her father's sudden death and a break-up with her best friends, seventeen-year-old Lexi has no choice but to leave New York City seeking her long-absent mother, rumored to be in Florida with a traveling circus, where she just may discover her destiny.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
179 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Theo leaves everything behind to live with his Uncle Chester, a Vietnam War veteran and loner, in Destiny, Florida, but he is drawn to play the piano in Miss Sister's dance school and soon makes friends with the feisty Anabel, a baseball fanatic who invites Theo to help solve a mystery.
89) August Isle
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For years, Miranda has stared at postcards of August Isle, Florida. The town where her mother spent her summers as a girl. The town that Miranda has always ached to visit. She just never wanted it to happen this way. When she arrives on the Isle, alone and uncertain, to stay the summer with an old friend of her mother's, Miranda discovers a place even more perfect than she imagined. And she finds a new friend in Sammy, "Aunt" Clare's daughter. But...
90) A daring rescue
Author
Series
Dolphin Island volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
101 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Abby's family has just moved to the Florida Keys to run an island resort. She's excited to feel the surf, sand, and ocean breeze every day! And when Bella, a visitor to the island, discovers a hidden cove that's home to a pod of dolphins, Abby knows she's right where she should be. But Bella makes Abby swear to keep the dolphins a secret. Can Abby keep her promise or will their friendship be over for good?"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Edie and her impossibly cool cousin, Rae, set out to complete a mysterious list of "Good Ideas for Summertime" that their eccentric late grandmother wrote back when she was their age. But good ideas? Most of them seem like bad ideas. Reckless. Foolish. Ridiculous. Still, by accomplishing everything on the list, rule-abiding Edie feels certain that she can become the effortlessly brave adventurer she dreams of being, just like her daring...
92) Paper towns
Author
Language
English
Description
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
Author
Series
Welcome to Wonderland volume 1
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"P.T. and his friend Gloria must solve a mystery at the world's wackiest motel: The Wonderland"--
Author
Series
Welcome to Wonderland volume 2
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Word gets out that the hottest teen idols in Hollywood (plus current YouTube sensation Kevin the Monkey!) will be filming the movie Beach Party Surf Monkey right in St. Pete's Beach, Florida. P.T. and his friend Gloria know that the Wonderland would be the perfect location. Now they just have to convince the producers! But dealing with crazed fans and missing stars will take all of Gloria's business genius and P.T.'s wild stories. Can they save the...
Author
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Miranda's summer job as au pair to a ten-year-old piano prodigy proves to be as challenging as keeping out of her stepmother's way, passing her driving test, and holding her boyfriend's interest when his former girlfriend returns.
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