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The Heartbreak Messenger

Alexander Vance · Square Fish; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Breaking up is hard to do—so why not pay someone to do it for you?Twelve-year-old Quentin never asked to be the Heartbreak Messenger. It just kind of happened, and he can’t let a golden opportunity pass him by. The valuable communication service he offers is simple: He delivers...
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Who killed christopher goodman

Allan Wolf · Candlewick
Pages: 269
Format: Hardcover

Inspired by a tragic true event in his past, Allan Wolf examines the circumstances of one boy's inexplicable murder and the fateful summer leading up to it.Everybody likes Chris Goodman. Sure, he's a little odd. He wears those funny bell-bottoms and he really likes the word ennui and he shakes...
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When I Am Through with You

Stephanie Kuehn · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A gripping story of survival and the razor's-edge difference between perfect cruelty and perfect love. "This isn't meant to be a confession. Not in any spiritual sense of the word. Yes, I'm in jail at the moment. I imagine I'll be here for a long time, considering. But I'm not writing...
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Quidditch Through the Ages

Kennilworthy Whisp · Arthur A Levine
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need Quidditch Through the Ages. This invaluable volume is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost...
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MILA 2.0: Redemption

Debra Driza · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 408
Format: Hardcover

This final book in Debra Driza's exhilarating MILA 2.0 series is perfect for fans of books filled with suspense and imagination, like The Bourne Identity and Legend, and it will surprise and thrill readers to the very end.Mila has been running for her life for so long. But that was before...
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The Thickety: A Path Begins

J. A. White · Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pages: 488
Format: Hardcover

The Thickety: A Path Begins is a spellbinding tale about a girl, the Thickety, and the power of magic. Fans of Neil Gaiman will love this thrilling new world.When Kara Westfall was five years old, her mother was convicted of the worst of all crimes: witchcraft. Years later, Kara and her little...
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The True Queen

Sarah Fine · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Using fire and ice magic, Elli and Ansa must bring their people together to fight a common enemy in this epic conclusion to the Impostor Queen trilogy, which is a perfect fit for "fans of Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen" (School Library Journal) . Now that Ansa knows she is the destined...
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Gem & Dixie

Sara Zarr · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 282
Format: Hardcover

"A story that broke my heart and put it back together again. You won't want to let Gem and Dixie go." - Sarah Dessen, New York Times bestselling author of Saint AnythingFrom renowned author and National Book Award finalist Sara Zarr comes a deep, nuanced, and gorgeously written...
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Satellite

Nick Lake · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
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Inside Your Insides: A Guide to the Microbes That Call You Home

Claire Eamer · Kids Can Press
Pages: 36
Format: Print book

?Wherever you go, tiny hitchhikers tag along for the ride,? this intriguing illustrated nonfiction book begins. ?The hitchhikers are actually microbes --- tiny living things so small that you need a microscope to see them. And every person carries around trillions and trillions of these...
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The Beautiful Game: Survival

JASON QUINN · Campfire
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

A sports-themed Campfire Originals graphic novel by a veteran writer for Marvel comics and children's television.
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King's cage

Victoria Aveyard · Harper Collins Publishers
Format: Audiobook

In this breathless third installment to Victoria Aveyardâ‚‚s best selling Red Queen series, allegiances are tested on every side. When the Lightning Girl's spark is gone, who will light the way for the rebellion?
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City of Saints & Thieves

Natalie Anderson · Putnam Pub Group
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Gone Girl in this enthralling murder mystery set in Kenya. In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesn't exist. After fleeing the Congo as refugees, Tina and her mother arrived in Kenya looking for the chance to build a new life and home....
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Beastly Brains: Exploring How Animals Think, Talk, and Feel

Nancy F Castaldo · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 152
Format: Hardcover

In Beastly Brains, Castaldo delves into the minds of animals and explores animal empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies through interviews and historical anecdotes. Researchers from Charles Darwin to Jane Goodall have spent years analyzing the minds of animals, and today's...
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