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Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy

Susan Vaught · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

Footer Davis is on the case when two kids go missing after a fire in this humorously honest novel that is full of Southern style."Bless your heart" is a saying in the South that sounds nice but really isn't. It means, "You're beyond help." That's what folks...
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Assassin's Creed: A Walk Through History

Rick Barba · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The characters and places from the Assassin's Creed video games come to life in this unique non-fiction guide to the historical time periods of the games. It's a perfect-and age appropriate-- book for middle grade and YA fans of the Assassin's Creed franchise, exploring how the game's...
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Fighting Polio

Mary Colson · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Book

Poliomyelitis, better known as polio, is a crippling virus that can lead to paralysis or even death. A childhood vaccination program had diminished the incidence of polio worldwide to the point that scientists thought they had beaten it. They were wrong. Polio appears to be on the rise...
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Buzz Kill

Beth Fantaskey · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 362
Format: Print book

Putting the dead in deadlineTo Bee or not to Bee? When the widely disliked Honeywell Stingers football coach is found murdered, 17-year-old Millie is determined to investigate. She is chasing a lead for the school newspaper - and looking to clear her father, the assistant coach, and prime...
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Heart of Tin

Danielle Paige · HarperCollins
Pages: 81
Format: eBook

Everyone knows the Tin Woodman as Dorothy's lovable sidekick, the tin man who longed for a real heart to beat inside his tin chest. This digital original novella is the fourth installment in the prequel arc to the edgy and thrilling New York Times bestsellers Dorothy Must Die and The Wicked...
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Dead boyfriend.

R L Stine · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

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Empress of a Thousand Skies

Rhoda Belleza · Razorbill
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

For fans of Pierce Brown and Firefly comes an epic sci-fi fantasy that Kiersten White, author of And I Darken, calls "dazzling--an adventure as sweeping in scope as the galaxies it spans!"Empress Rhee, also known as Crown Princess Rhiannon Ta'an, is the sole surviving heir to a powerful...
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When I Was the Greatest

Jason Reynolds · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 231
Format: Hardcover

In Bed Stuy, New York, a small misunderstanding can escalate into having a price on your head - even if you're totally clean. This gritty, triumphant debut captures the heart and the hardship of life for an urban teen.A lot of the stuff that gives my neighborhood a bad name, I don't...
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Your Legal Rights in School

Rebecca Klein · Rosen Young Adult
Format: Print book

In a landmark 1969 decision, the Supreme Court asserted that students do not shed their constitutional rights when they enter the doors of their schools. However, for many students, it is still not clear where the line is drawn between their legal rights and school rules. This book clarifies...
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Alexander Hamilton Vs. Aaron Burr: Duel to the Death

Ellis Roxburgh · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Print book

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr came from differing backgrounds, but rose to great stature in the years following the American Revolution. As Secretary to the Treasury, Hamilton tackled the fragile finances of the new nation. Burr became the third US vice president in 1800. Readers may wonder...
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Dangerous Creatures

Kami Garcia · Little
Pages: 327
Format: Paperback

"Siren Ridley and her rocker boyfriend Link move to New York City to make it big with their supernatural band mates in Sirensong, but Caster trouble follows them"--
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Into the Grey

Celine Kiernan · Candlewick Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

In a heart-pounding, atmospheric ghost story, a teenage boy must find the resources within himself to save his haunted twin brother.After their nan accidentally burns their home down, twin brothers Pat and Dom must move with their parents and baby sister to the seaside cottage they've summered...
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Dream Jobs in Sports Finance and Administration

Marty Gitlin · Rosen Classroom
Format: Book

Many people dream of making it to the big leagues, but very few will make it there as athletes. This does not mean that the dream of a career in the sports industry should be discarded. Those who have an interest in business, finance, and management should set their sights on sports finance...
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Kalona's Fall: A House of Night Novella

P. C. Cast · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover

FROM WARRIOR AND LOVER TO ENEMY AND BETRAYER, THE TERRIBLE SECRETS OF KALONA'S PAST ARE REVEALED He was laughing with her as he spread his wings and lifted her from the ground, twirling her.Nyx gasped and clutched his neck. Kalona tightened his arms around her."Trust me, Goddess. I would...
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