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		<title>MAKE ME OVER: 11 Original Stories About Transforming Ourselves</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Eleven stories about makeovers, physical, psychological, spiritual, etc. edited by Marilyn and including her story "Bedhead Red, Peekaboo Pink," as well as stories by Joyce Sweeney, Rene Saldana, Jr., Peni Griffin, Joseph Bruchac, Terry Trueman, Jess Mowry, Norma Howe, Marina Budhos, Evelyn Coleman, and Margaret Peterson Haddix.</p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em>(Table of Contents)</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;"><strong>Some People Call Me Maurice</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em>by Joyce Sweeney</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Michael (aka Maurice in French Club) has a thing for Amelia (aka Angelique)&#8211;but no nerve to tell her so. Until he becomes French for one blissful afternoon&#8230;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;"><strong>Not Much to It</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em>by Rene Salda</em>n<em>a, Jr.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Chela and the cool girls let Becky into their circle because she was so good with their hair. Now she&#8217;s working at a salon. Has she changed? Has Chela?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;"><strong>Bedhead Red, Peekaboo Pink</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em>by Marilyn Singer</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Can an ugly guy finally get a date? Well, maybe&#8211;if she&#8217;s blind and he lies a lot.. But even then things aren&#8217;t so simple for Tom who has a little thing called a <em>conscience.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;"><strong>Vision Quest</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em>by Peni Griffin</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Elizabeth sets out on a quest to find herself and her totem animal in the wilds of San Antonio, Texas with surprising results.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;"><strong>Wabi&#8217;s Ears</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em>by Joseph Bruchac</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Can a young owl find happiness with a beautiful, but finicky Native American girl? Stranger things have happened!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;"><strong>Honestly, Truthfully</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em>by Terry Trueman</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">One morning Kyle decides to make himself over from a liar to&#8230;well&#8230;NOT a liar&#8211;a path that lands him in more trouble he&#8217;d ever thought possible.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;"><strong>The Resurrection</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em>by Jess Mowry</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em> </em>Corey&#8217;s life and his neighborhood change dramatically when Sniffles, a street kid, moves in and the old funeral home next door reopens for business.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;"><strong>Bazooka Joe and the Chaos Kid</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em>by Norma Howe</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Chaos rules in Frank Marvelli&#8217;s house. Then along come Jenna and Mr. Shreve&#8217;s photography class. How long can disorder continue to reign?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;"><strong>The Plan</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em>by Marina Budhos</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Victor&#8217;s mother is constantly changing jobs and homes, and taking Victor along for the ride. But when she moves them to L.A. and has them pose as show biz siblings, it is the last straw.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;"><strong>Lucky Six</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em>by Evelyn Coleman</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Weekdays, Jamillah is a student. Weekends, she sings in the church choir. But at night, she&#8217;s an exotic dancer. She&#8217;s saving up money for a new makeover for herself and her five homeless siblings. Can she do it?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;"><strong>Butterflies</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><em>by Margaret Peterson Haddix</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">When Anna&#8217;s village is destroyed, she makes her way across the ocean to Ellis Island and to a childhood friend whom she may or may not marry.</span></p>
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