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Search for the titanic : finding the ship's watery grave.

Terri Dougherty · Capstone Pr Inc
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

"Describes the discovery of the ship Titanic, including the people and equipment involved in the discovery as well as the artifacts recovered"--Provided by publisher.
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The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away

Frances O'Roark Dowell · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In the conclusion to the bestselling Secret Language of Girls trilogy, Marylin and Kate find that boys can be just as complicated as friendship.Marylin knows that, as a middle school cheerleader, she has certain obligations. She has to smile as she walks down the hall, be friends with the right...
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The Book of Lies

Teri Terry · Clarion Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In this suspenseful, gripping novel, teen twin girls raised separately meet for the first time at their mother's funeral. Quinn has been trained to never tell a lie. Piper is a practiced liar. Narrated in both voices, the story of their quest to learn truths that have been concealed from...
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We Are the Goldens

Dana Reinhardt · Wendy Lamb Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

"Reinhardt writes wonderfully about delicate, precarious human relationships, articulating dynamics I never noticed but which ring brilliantly true. The Goldens radiate charm, but beneath their charm is heartbreak, ambition, and delusion. There is so much to dissect and discuss here:...
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Dealing With Bullies, Cliques, and Social Stress

Jennifer Landau · Rosen Central
Format: Paperback

Readers learn how to recognize and deal with various types of bullying, which reaches its peak in the middle school years. They get the rundown on cliques, and learn tips for taking care of their mind, body, and spirit when they encounter social pressure. A chapter is devoted to mean girlswho...
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Now and Forever

Susane Colasanti · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 258
Format: Hardcover

What if your boyfriend was the world's biggest rockstar?

Sterling is crazy in love with Ethan. Not only is he the sweetest boy she's ever met, but he's an incredibly talented guitarist, singer, and songwriter. And since forever, he's believed he has what it takes to be a star.

When...

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Autofocus

Lauren Gibaldi · HarperTeen
Pages: 345
Format: Print book

From the author of The Night We Said Yes comes a fun and heartfelt YA contemporary tale. When Maude decides to search for information about her birth mother, she finds out more than she expected. Perfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins and Susane Colasanti.

Family. It's always been...

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Ruins

Dan Wells · Balzer Bray
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

New York Times BestsellerKira, Samm, and Marcus fight to prevent a final war between Partials and humans in the gripping final installment in the Partials Sequence, a series that combines the thrilling action of The Hunger Games with the provocative themes of Blade Runner and The Stand.There...
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Every Hidden Thing

Kenneth Oppel · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The hunt for a dinosaur skeleton buried in the Badlands, bitter rivalries, and a forbidden romance come together in this beautifully written new novel that's Romeo and Juliet meets Indiana Jones.

Somewhere in the Badlands, embedded deep in centuries-buried rock and sand, lies...
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Schools of Hope: How Julius Rosenwald Helped Change African American Education

Norman H Finkelstein · Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights,
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

When Booker T. Washington, the famed African American educator, asked Julius Rosenwald, the wealthy president of Sears, Roebuck and Company and noted philanthropist, to help him build well-designed and fully equipped schools for black children, the face of education in the South changed...
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Ghost Hawk

Susan Cooper · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

A friendship between a young Native American and a colonial New England settler endangers them both in this "simply unforgettable" (BOOKLIST , starred review) adventure story from Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper.On the winter day Little Hawk is sent into the woods alone, he can take...
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The Last Forever

Deb Caletti · Simon Pulse; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Beginnings and endings overlap in this soaring novel of love and loss from bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti.Nothing lasts forever, and no one gets that more than Tessa. After her mother died, it's all she can do to keep her friends, her boyfriend, her happiness...
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Fireblood

ELLY BLAKE · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

In this action-packed sequel to the New York Times bestselling Frostblood, Ruby must choose between her fiery homeland and the icy king who loves her.
Against all odds, Ruby has defeated the villainous Frost King and melted his powerful throne. But the bloodthirsty Minax...
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Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz

Eric Shanower · Marvel; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

When an earthquake swallows Dorothy, her kitten Eureka and cousin Zeb, and Zebs horse Jim, theyre captured by the Mangaboos! The Wizard of Oz must save them by winning a magic contest - using only his wits and nine tiny piglets. Then watch out for the savage Invisible Bears, who devour...
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