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The Girl with the Windup Heart

Kady Cross · Harlequin Teen
Pages: 396
Format: Hardcover

1897 London, a final showdown is about to begin London's underworld is no place for a young woman, even one who is strong, smart and part-automaton like Mila. But when master criminal Jack Dandy inadvertently breaks her heart, she takes off, determined to find an independent life,...
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Wild Bird

WENDELIN VAN DRAANEN · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In her most incisive and insightful book yet, Wendelin Van Draanen, award-winning author of The Running Dream and Flipped, offers a remarkable portrait of a girl who has hit rock bottom, but begins a climb back to herself at a wilderness survival camp in the desert. 3:47 a.m. That's when...
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Ashes to Ashes

Melissa Walker · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 325
Format: Hardcover

A timeless and romantic ghost story that will haunt readers long after the last page is turned.When Callie's life is cut short by a tragic accident in her hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, her spirit travels to another dimension called the Prism. Here she meets a striking and mysterious...
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Sparrow

Sarah Moon · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Sparrow has always had a difficult time making friends. She would always rather have stayed home on the weekends with her mother, an affluent IT Executive at a Brooklyn bank, reading, or watching the birds, then playing with other kids. And that's made school a lonely experience for her....
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The Shadowhunter's Codex

Cassandra Clare · McElderry Books, Margaret K.
Pages: 274
Format: Hardcover

Delve into the details of all things Shadowhunter with this illustrated guide to the knowledge and lore of the Shadowhunter world.Since the thirteenth century, the Shadowhunter's Codex has been the one and only manual for Shadowhunters looking to brush up on their demon languages, learn...
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A Problematic Paradox

Eliot Sappingfield · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Guardians of the Galaxy meets The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in this wild, warm-hearted, and hilarious sci-fi debut about a brainy young girl who is recruited for a very special boarding school.Nikola Kross has given up on living in harmony with classmates and exasperated teachers:...
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Final Curtain: An Edna Ferber Mystery

Ed Ifkovic · Poisoned Pen Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Who murdered the handsome young actor? And why? In 1940, against the chilling backdrop of Hitler’s rise and the specter of another war, Edna Ferber decides to follow an old dream: to act on the stage. Selecting The Royal Family, the comedy she wrote with George S. Kaufman, for her starring...
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The Tinker King

Tiffany Trent · Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Pages: 310
Format: Hardcover

Science and magic mean danger in this sequel to The Unnaturalists, which School Library Journal called "an entertaining mix of steampunk and fantasy."After Vespa, Syrus, and Bayne defeated the Grue and restored order to their world in The Unnaturalists, they thought their future...
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The Hate U Give

A C THOMAS · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

Eight Starred Reviews! #1 New York Times Bestseller!"Absolutely riveting!" - Jason Reynolds"Stunning." - John Green"This story is necessary. This story is important." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Heartbreakingly topical." - Publishers...
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Ireland

Barbara Sheen · Kidhaven Press; 1 edition
Format: Book

Studying world cultures has never tasted so good! A delectable blend of geography, history, health, daily life, celebrations and customs. A Taste of Culture offers a rich array of culinary and cultural elements. Specifically prepared for upper-elementary and lower-middle school students,...
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The Girl I Used to Be

April Henry · Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

When Olivia's mother was killed, everyone suspected her father of murder. But his whereabouts remained a mystery. Fast forward fourteen years. New evidence now proves Olivia's father was actually murdered on the same fateful day her mother died. That means there's a killer still at large....
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Hatchet

Gary Paulsen · Aladdin Paperbacks
Pages: 195
Format: Paperback

This award-winning contemporary classic is the survival story with which all others are compared - and a page-turning, heart-stopping adventure, recipient of the Newbery Honor.Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying...
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As You Wish

Chelsea Sedoti · Sourcebooks Fire
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

If you could make one wish that was guaranteed to come true -- what would you wish for? Rules for Wishing: Never let an outsider find out about wishing. (Zip your lips and throw away the key.) Wishes that would impact the world are off limits (i.e. no bringing back the dinosaurs) . Do no harm....
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The Water Castle

Megan Frazer Blakemore · Walker Books for Young Readers
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover

Ephraim Appledore-Smith is an ordinary boy, and up until his father's stroke he lived an ordinary life. But all that changes when his family moves to the Water Castle-their ancestral home in the small town of Crystal Springs. Mallory Green's family has always been the caretakers...
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The Season of You & Me

Robin Constantine · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

From Robin Constantine, author of The Promise of Amazing and The Secrets of Attraction, comes a funny and heartfelt summer romance set in New Jersey. Perfect for fans of Sarah Mlynowski, Jenny Han, and Morgan Matson.Cassidy Emmerich is reeling from a sudden, humiliating breakup. The last...
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