Barbara Wersba Books
Just Be Gorgeous: A Novel
Feeling unattractive, untalented, and misunderstood by her parents, a New York City teenager realizes that she is someone special through her friendship with a homeless street performer.
Read MoreWonderful me
Sixteen-year-old Heidi, a lonely child of divorced parents and a confirmed dog-lover, becomes entranced by a young man until she realizes that, for now, she must have her independence.
Read MoreBeautiful Losers
Eighteen-year-old Rita, an overweight writer living in a Long Island town, is caught between love for her parents and love for Arnold, a man twice her age.
Read MoreLove Is the Crooked Thing
Seventeen-year-old Rita Formica overcomes formidable obstacles to be reunited with her own true love.
Read MoreCrazy Vanilla
A sensitive, lonely fourteen-year-old boy and a strong, uniquely individual fifteen-year-old girl become friends unexpectedly when they discover they share both a love of animals and the ambition t...
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