YA Battle of the Sexes 2006 - Fiction for Girls (and guys who want to understand them)

	Learn more about the Battle of the Sexes with titles selected for YA guys and gals. All of these library materials are owned by the Metropolitan Library System. Log on to CyberMars with your library card to reserve any titles that interest you, or ask a librarian for assistance.
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	Diva Alex Flinn (HarperCollins, c2006) FICTION/FLI Young Adult Despite her mother's objections, sixteen-year-old Caitlin determines to pursue her dream of becoming an opera singer by attending a performing arts school in Miami.
	Girls in Pants: the Third Summer of the Sisterhood Ann Brashares (Delacorte, c2005) FICTION/BRA Young Adult It's been two summers since the Traveling Pants first worked their magic on four young friends, who are now facing their last summer together. The girls will be leaving to attend four different colleges in four different cities. They plan to gather to launch the Pants on their summer voyage and begin the time of their lives.
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	Just Listen: a Novel Sarah Dessen (Viking, c2006) FICTION/DES Young Adult This multi-layered tale tells the story of a year in the life of a family coming to terms with the imperfections beneath its perfect facade.
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	Miss Smithers Susan Juby (HarperTempest/HarperCollins, c2004) FICTION/JUB Young Adult In this delightful sequel to Juby's "Alice, I Think," Alice enters the Miss Smithers pageant to claim the $400 clothing allowance, and comments on the whole experience in a zine.
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	On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God: Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Louise Rennison (HarperCollins, c2001) FICTION/REN Young Adult Disaster strikes again in this fabbity-fab-fab sequel to "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging". Everything should be just perfect since 14-year-old Georgia is dating the Sex God (aka Robbie) until her parents announce that the family is moving to New Zealand.
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