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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Malala Yousafzai - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE "I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday."When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced...
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Captives

Jill Williamson - Zondervan
Format: Paperback

In a dystopian future, eighteen-year-old Levi returns from Denver City with his latest scavenged treasures and finds his village of Glenrock decimated, loved ones killed, and many--including his fiance, Jem--taken captive. Now alone, Levi is determined to rescue what remains of his people,...
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The Forgetting

Sharon Cameron - Scholastic Press
Format: Print book

What isn't written, isn't remembered. Even your crimes. Nadia lives in the city of Canaan, where life is safe and structured, hemmed in by white stone walls and no memory of what came before. But every twelve years the city descends into the bloody chaos of the Forgetting, a day of no remorse,...
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Steelheart

Brandon Sanderson - ‎Ember; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

The #1 New York Times bestseller from Brandon Sanderson, the author of Oathbringer

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A Time to Dance

Padma Venkatraman - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Print book

Padma Venkatraman's inspiring story of a young girl's struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient bharatanatyam dance form. This is a stunning novel about spiritual awakening, the power...
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On the Edge of Gone

Corinne Duyvis - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Paperback

A thrilling, thought-provoking novel from one of young-adult literatures boldest new talents. January 29, 2035. Thats the day the comet is scheduled to hit - the big one. Denise and her mother and sister, Iris, have been assigned to a temporary shelter outside their hometown of Amsterdam...
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Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects: Build * Invent * Create * Discover

Dorling Kindersley. - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

As seen on Kim Kardashian's InstagramSupporting STEAM education initiatives and the Maker Movement, the National Parenting Publication Award-winner Maker Lab includes 28 kid-safe projects and crafts that will get young inventors' wheels turning and make science pure fun.Each...
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