The Rise and Fall of a 10th-grade Social Climber

The Rise and Fall of a 10th-grade Social Climber

Author: Lauren Mechling

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780618555192

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When her best friend dares her to become part of the popular crowd and record her experiences in a diary, fifteen-year-old Mimi's world turns upside down when the diary gets into the wrong hands.


Foreign Exposure

Foreign Exposure

Author: Lauren Mechling

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2007-04-09

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0547349092

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After two glorious (though somewhat hectic) semesters with her dad in New York City, Mimi must make good on her promise to her parents: summer break with her mom. But it seems going back to her cozy old life in Houston isn’t in the cards. Instead, she’s dragged off to Berlin, where her mother’s been offered a fellowship. After a few weeks of a nightmare nanny job, it becomes clear that Mimi’s European vacation isn’t much of a vacation after all. On the verge of a nervous breakdown, she receives a call from Lily Morton, her friend from New York, who invites her to London, where an internship at a family friend’s magazine awaits. Soon Mimi is at it again—living it up with glamorous friends, pursuing a new crush, and chasing down celebrities at her very entertaining job. For a while, Mimi’s convinced she has it made. Never before has fitting in been so easy. If only it could stay that way. Mimi may have gotten a handle on the Empire State—but that’s nothing compared to the state of the empire!


All Q, No A

All Q, No A

Author: Lauren Mechling

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2006-06-12

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0547347898

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After a tumultuous first semester, Mimi Schulman thinks she’s ready to give social climbing a rest and settle into the groove of New York’s wacky Baldwin School. She’s eager to start over with her friends, reconnect with her dad, and make headway with Max Roth—the hottest guy in tenth grade. But when an assignment for the school paper turns scandalous and spirals out of control, Mimi finds little time to enjoy her new and improved existence. Instead, she embarks on a roller coaster ride through the underbelly of the New York art world, from the VIP lounge of a shady nightclub to a private Caribbean island populated with washed-up TV stars and fifteen-second celebrities. As answers keep slipping through her fingers, Mimi begins to wonder if she’ll ever manage to pin down the story and get on with her life. And if so, will her life still be there? All Q, No A is a touching comedy that will appeal to anyone who knows what it’s like have more questions than answers. Fans of Mimi Schulman beware! This book will keep you screaming with laughter long after you’ve turned the last page.


ELLEgirl

ELLEgirl

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Published: 2006-07-03

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13:

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ELLEgirl, the international style bible for girls who dare to be different, is published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc., and is accessible on the web at ellegirl.elle.com/. ELLEgirl provides young women with insider information on fashion, beauty, service and pop culture in a voice that, while maintaining authority on the subject, includes and amuses them.


How to Solve a Problem

How to Solve a Problem

Author: Ashima Shiraishi

Publisher: Make Me a World

Published: 2020-04-07

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1524773298

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From Ashima Shiraishi, one of the world's youngest and most skilled climbers, comes a true story of strength and perseverance--in rock climbing and in life. To a rock climber, a boulder is called a "problem," and you solve it by climbing to the top. There are twists and turns, falls and scrapes, and obstacles that seem insurmountable until you learn to see the possibilities within them. And then there is the moment of triumph, when there's nothing above you but sky and nothing below but a goal achieved. Ashima Shiraishi draws on her experience as a world-class climber in this story that challenges readers to tackle the problems in their own lives and rise to greater heights than they would have ever thought possible.


The Education of Robert Nifkin

The Education of Robert Nifkin

Author: Daniel Manus Pinkwater

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780618552085

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Set in the 1950s in Chicago, Robert Nifkin tells his highly unorthodox high school experiences in the form of a college application essay.


Your First Novel

Your First Novel

Author: Ann Rittenberg

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2006-08-25

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1582976953

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In Your First Novel, novelist Laura Whitcomb and seasoned literary agent Ann Rittenberg team up to provide you with the skills you need to write your dream novel and the savvy business know-how to get it published. In this all-in-one resource, you'll discover essential novel-writing techniques, such as: • How to best structure your research so that you can save time later • How to card your story before you start writing • What to consider when developing your cast of characters • How to adapt classic story structures to fit your own ideas …and insider information on what it takes to get published, including: • What agents do at those three-hour power lunches—and how it affects you • What makes an agent instantly reject a manuscript • How to correctly translate submission guidelines • What happens if you get multiple offers—or no offers at all Plus, learn about the publishing process from the firsthand accounts of such noted authors as Dennis Lehane, Kathryn Harrison, Jim Fusilli, Kathleen George, and others!


I Just Hope It's Lethal

I Just Hope It's Lethal

Author: Liz Rosenberg

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780618564521

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The teenage years are filled with sadness, madness, joy, and all the messy stuff in between. This collection includes poems by Charles Bukowski, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, T.S. Eliot, Edgar Allen Poe, W.B. Yeats, Dorothy Parker, and many more, including teenage writers.


After Summer

After Summer

Author: Nick Earls

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780618457816

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From the author of "48 Shades of Brown" comes this funny and touching novel about a 17-year-old boy's last summer before he enters the "real world."


The Fattening Hut

The Fattening Hut

Author: Pat Lowery Collins

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005-05-02

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780618552092

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A teenage girl living on a tropical island runs away to escape her tribe's customs of arranged marriages and female genital mutilation.