Bad Deal (Surviving Southside)

by Susan J. Korman

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Romance. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: It's not going to hurt anyone. Fish hates having to take ADHD medication. It helps him concentrate, but it also makes him feel weird. So when his crush, Ella, needs a boost to study for tests, Fish offers her one of his pills. Soon more kids want pills, and Fish is enjoying the profits. To keep from running out, Fish finds a doctor who sells phony prescriptions. But suddenly, the doctor is arrested. Fish realizes he needs to tell the truth. But will that cost him his friends? .… (more)

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High interest, fast-paced, plot-driven story in the Suriving Southside series. Classic example of YA "problem fiction." Good for reluctant teen readers. (

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"George!" I had just reached the sidewalk when my mother called my name. I turned around. "Yeah?"

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Romance. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:

It's not going to hurt anyone.

Fish hates having to take ADHD medication. It helps him concentrate, but it also makes him feel weird. So when his crush, Ella, needs a boost to study for tests, Fish offers her one of his pills. Soon more kids want pills, and Fish is enjoying the profits. To keep from running out, Fish finds a doctor who sells phony prescriptions. But suddenly, the doctor is arrested. Fish realizes he needs to tell the truth. But will that cost him his friends?

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