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1、SchoolTies(StoriesfromMiddleSchool,HighSchool&College)MiddleSchoolTween&YAFICABBAbbott,TonyFiregirlWhenburnvictimJessicaFeeneyentersSt.Catherine'sschool,sheisalmosttoohideoustobehold.AlthoughMrs.Tracy,thehomeroomteacherattemptstopreparethestudents,nooneisreallyreadyforth
2、eshockofJessica'sappearance.Eventhoughsheisonlyintheschoolafewweeks,herpresenceandherordealchangesthelifeofonestudent,TomBender.Toldinfirstperson,thisisapowerfulstoryofsimplethingsandthecomplexitiesofbeingsensitive.TomhasacrushonCourtney,abeautifulclassmate,andwhenJessic
3、abecomesapartoftheclass,makinganimpressiononhissecretlovebecomesthedrivingforceofTom'slife.VyingforutmostimportanceinTom'slifeisthepromiseofhisfriend,Jeff,thattheywillbothtakearideinJeff'suncle'sCobra.However,aftermeetingJessicaandcomingtounderstandheraccident,Tom'spersp
4、ectiveisradicallychanged.Tween&YAFICAMAAmato,MaryInvisibleLinesTrevor,aseventh-grader,livesinatough,run-downhousingproject,buthisschoolisinarichneighborhoodnearby,anditishardforhimtofitin.Heisthrilledtojointhesoccerteam,eventhoughhecannotaffordcleats,andhisspoiled,richcl
5、assmate,Xander,won’tpasshimtheball.Withhisfatherinjailandhismomsearchingforwork,Trevorhastobalancesoccerpracticewithbabysittingforhisbeloved,irritatingyoungersiblings.Agiftedartist,hefindsescapefromhislife’spressureswhenhebeginstokeeparequirednotebookforscienceclass,whic
6、hhefillswithdrawings,facts,andobservations.YAFICATKAtkinson,ElizabethI,EmmaFrekeI,EmmaFreke,amnotafreak.OrmaybeIam.Ijustdon'tknow.What'sinaname?I,EmmaFrekeisacharmingsearch-for-identitystoryaboutEmma;theonly"normal"memberofherquirkyfamily.Herflighty,NewAgemomseemstobarel
7、yhavetimeforadaughter,especiallyonewhoannoyinglyspoilshermom'syouthfulfaçade.Emma'swell-meaninggrandpaisclueless.Andheronlyfriendsarethelocallibrarianandaprecocious10-yearoldadoptedbythetwooldladiesnextdoor.Smart,shy,andnearlysixfeettall,Emmastrugglestofitinatschool,sosh
8、ejumpsattheopportunityto"homeschool"untilthattooturnsintoanotherofmom'shalf-bakedideas.Therealcrisiscom
