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Laurie Halse Anderson · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A searing poetic memoir and call to action from the bestselling and award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson!Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans...
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Deadly Spider Bite!

Kevin Blake · Bearport Pub Co Inc
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

"Fiona Donagh was asleep in her bed in New South Wales, Australia, when she felt something crawling up her body. She shook her leg, which turned out to be a big mistake. A frightened Australian funnel web spider plunged its fangs into her body, injecting her with toxic venom. Fiona...
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Deadly Frogs!

Meish Goldish · Bearport Pub Co Inc
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

"In 2015, scientist Carlos Jared made an amazing discovery while studying frogs in Brazil. After picking up a small frog with his bare hands, Jared immediately felt a sharp pain, which lasted for hours. He didn?t know what caused it. At the time, Jared didn?t realize he had just...
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Deadly Lizard Bite!

Meish Goldish · Bearport Pub Co Inc
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

"One morning in 2009, Maen, a guide at Komodo National Park in Indonesia, sat at his office desk. Suddenly, he saw something move. When he looked down, he couldn?t believe his eyes. ?I saw the Komodo dragon under this table,? Maen said. He slowly drew back his legs from the venomous...
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Deadly Snake Bite!

Kevin Blake · Bearport Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

"In 1957 at the Field Museum in Chicago, Dr. Karl Schmidt, a famous herpetologist, was examining a small green-and-black boomslang snake. In less than a second, the snake sank its small, rear-facing fangs into Karl?s thumb. At the time, Karl and other scientists didn?t believe the boomslang?s...
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The Line Tender

Kate Allen · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Heartbreaking but also filled with wit and hope, The Line Tender is the story of Lucy, the daughter of a marine biologist and a rescue diver, and the summer that changes her life. If she ever wants to lift the cloud of grief over her family and community, she must complete the research...
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Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

"An enduring classic that continues to be loved by new generations of readers. An excellent novel for middle graders to explore contemporary stories that speak to the world around us and the joy and lessons of growing up." - Seira Wilson, Amazon EditorThis Newbery Medal-winning...
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Waking Nightmare

Carly Anne West · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

It's been four months since Nicky Roth has seen his best friend and neighbor, Aaron Peterson. Aaron's father, a reclusive theme park designer, told the town that Aaron and his sister Mya are living with a relative far away, but Nicky can't seem to accept it. Plagued by terrifying...
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The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried

Shaun David Hutchinson · Simon Pulse
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"A fearless and brutal look at friendships and the emotional autopsies we all do when they die. Like a real relationship you will laugh, rage, and mourn its loss when it's over." - Justina Ireland, New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation "Simultaneously hilarious...
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Go: A Coming of Age Novel

Kazuki Kaneshiro · AmazonCrossing
Pages: 161
Format: Hardcover

For two teens, falling in love is going to make a world of difference in this beautifully translated, bold, and endearing novel about love, loss, and the pain of racial discrimination.As a Korean student in a Japanese high school, Sugihara has had to defend himself against all kinds of bullies....
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