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Heist: The Oddball Crew Behind the $17 Million Loomis Fargo Theft

Jeff Diamant · Sourcebooks
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

The bizarre true story of the criminals behind the second-largest bank heist in American history.One night in a small North Carolina town, a down-on-his-luck guard at Loomis Fargo manages to steal $17 million-literally more than one ton of cash. Despite being caught on camera wheeling the money...
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Stressed Out! For Teens: How to Be Calm, Confident & Focused

Ben Bernstein · Familius
Format: Book

The worlds teenagers have never been so challenged as they are today. The constant demands of parents, school, work, peers, social media, athletics, music, etc. has created a generation who, while tremendously capable, are also tremendously stressed. Todays teens are expected to not only...
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Best Little Stories: Voices of the Civil War: Nearly 100 True Stories

C Brian Kelly · Cumberland House, an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc., 2015. ©2006
Pages: 351
Format: Print book

The Civil War You Never Knew...Behind the conflict that divided a nation and forever changed its citizens are the riveting tales of the men and women who made an impact in the Civil War, both on and off the battlefield. Drawn from the writings of soldiers, slaves, politicians, and military...
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The Puzzle Universe: A History of Mathematics in 315 Puzzles

Ivan Moscovich · Firefly Books, 2015. ©2015
Pages: 394
Format: Print book

The Puzzle Universe is intended for general readers and devoted puzzlers. It is about the latent beauty of mathematics, its history, and the puzzles that have advanced and emerged from the science of numbers. It is full of challenging historical facts, thinking puzzles, paradoxes, illusions,...
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Wolf: Legend, Enemy, Icon

Rebecca Grambo · Firefly Books Ltd.
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

"A new bible for wolf-lovers... Any lover of all things lupine is in safe hands. With a meticulous seamstress's eye, Grambo interweaves biological facts with lupine legends, fascinating artifacts and relevant quotes and songs." --BBC Wildlife Magazine In this updated and expanded...
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Through the Wire #1

Brian Crawford · Epic Press 2016. 2017
Pages: 207
Format: Print book

Four prisoners plan an escape from the Nazi death camp that the prisoners nick-named Himmelweg - the Path to Heaven. After stealing some weapons and sabotaging the camp's electricity, the prisoners set fire to the barracks. The SS assaults a traitor, leading to the revealing that he has access...
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Baltimore

Sam Moussavi · EPIC Press
Pages: 200
Format: Print book

Marcus is the latest star at an athletically prestigious Baltimore high school. In the fall, he starts at running back on the varsity football team and in the winter, he starts at shooting guard for the varsity basketball team. He has his pick of a Division I scholarship in either of the two sports....
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Voyage to Nowhere #1

Weissman · Not Avail
Pages: 216
Format: Print book

When the world started to freeze over, everyone tried to escape the cold. The kids at the Samuel S. Fornland Boardinghouse had nowhere to go and no one to help them. With the country in ruins and most of the world cast in snow, James and his best friend Abe find hope in an abandoned cruise...
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The Arrival #1

Corey Oaneill · Epic Press -
Pages: 207
Format: Print book

Troubled teen Reed Mackenzie embarks on Ship Out, a three-month rehab program on a boat that sails around the world. When the kids are taken to a mysterious island against their will, things take a sinister turn, and Reed wonders if the strange place is part of the Ship Out program at all....
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Caraval

Stephanie Garber · Flatiron Books
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

A spellbinding tale of sisterhood, love, and betrayal. Sabaa Tahir, "New York Times" bestselling author of "An Ember in the Ashes"Welcome, welcome to "Caraval" Stephanie Garber s sweeping tale of two sisters who escape their ruthless father when they enter...
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Carve the Mark

Veronica Roth · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 468
Format: Print book

Fans of Star Wars and Divergent will revel in internationally bestselling author Veronica Roth's stunning new science-fiction fantasy series.On a planet where violence and vengeance rule, in a galaxy where some are favored by fate, everyone develops a currentgift, a unique power meant to shape...
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Soldier

Julie Kagawa · Harlequin Teen
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

When forced to choose between safety with the dragon organization Talon and being hunted forever as an outcast, Ember Hill chose to stand with Riley and his band of rogue dragons rather than become an assassin for Talon. She's lost any contact with her twin brother, Dante, a Talon devotee,...
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The Passion of Dolssa

Julie Gardner Berry · Viking Children'S Books, 2016.
Pages: 496
Format: Print book

I must write this account, and when I have finished, I will burn it. Buried deep within the archives of a convent in medieval France is an untold story of love, loss, and wonder and the two girls at the heart of it all. Dolssa is an upper-crust city girl with a secret lover and an uncanny...
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United: An Alienated Novel

Melissa Landers · Everafter Platinum
Pages: 300
Format: Print book

After thwarting a deadly coup and saving the alliance between their worlds, Cara and Aelyx have finally earned a break. Their tiny island colony is everything they dreamed it would be -- days spent gathering shells on the beach and nights in each other's arms. But the vacation is short-lived....
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Crystal Storm: A Falling Kingdoms Novel

Morgan Rhodes · Razorbill
Pages: 379
Format: Print book

An epic clash between gods and mortals threatens to tear Mytica apart . . . and prove that not even the purest of love stands a chance against the strongest of magic.MAGNUS and CLEO are forced to test the strength of their love when Gaius returns to Mytica claiming he's no longer the King...
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Frostblood

Elly Blake · Little
Pages: 376
Format: Print book

The Frost King will burn. Seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who has concealed her powers of heat and flame from the cruel Frostblood ruling class her entire life. But when her mother is killed trying to protect her, and rebel Frostbloods demand her help to overthrow their bloodthirsty...
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Arcana Rising

Kresley Cole · Valkyrie Press
Format: Print book

Losses mount and deadly new threats converge in this fourth action-packed tale of the Arcana Chronicles by #1 New York Times bestseller Kresley Cole.When the battle is done . . . The Emperor unleashed hell and annihilated an army, jeopardizing the future of mankind--but Circe struck back....
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Torn

Jennifer L. Armentrout · Jennifer L. Armentrout
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

Torn between duty and survival, nothing can be the same. Everything Ivy Morgan thought she knew has been turned on its head. After being betrayed and then nearly killed by the Prince of the Fae, she's left bruised and devastated - and with an earth-shattering secret that she must keep...
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Ceaseless

Abbi Glines · A. Glines
Pages: 175
Format: Print book

Can he make her fall in love with him ... again? When Pagan Moore proved worthy of Death's devotion, he was given the gift of getting to keep her. But Dank was never promised that Pagan would keep him. When a soul is created, so is its mate. In every lifetime those souls find...
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Strong Inside

Andrew Maraniss · Philomel Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

The inspirational true story of the first African American to play college basketball in the deeply segregated Southeastern Conference--a powerful moment in Black history.Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board...
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A Teen's Guide to Gut Health: The Low-FODMAP Way to Tame IBS, Crohn's, Colitis, and Other Digestive Disorders

Rachel Meltzer Warren · Experiment Llc
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

An accessible guide to the science-backed low-FODMAP diet that speaks to the unique concerns of teens managing digestive distress Dealing with digestive disorders like IBS, Crohn's disease, and colitis can be especially difficult for teens. The symptoms are embarrassing, finding the right...
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Hollywood Days with Hayes

HAYES GRIER · FEIWEL & FRIENDS
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Twelve days and twelve nights in Hollywood with HayesHayes Grier has just landed his first big Hollywood role, the lead in a big budget blockbuster film. There he meets Violet Reeves, an aspiring writer, who has also been given her first big break. If she aces her new job as Hayes's...
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Windwitch

Susan Dennard · Tor Teen
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Susan Dennard returns with a follow up to New York Times bestselling novel Truthwitch.After an explosion destroys his ship, the world believes Prince Merik, Windwitch, is dead. Scarred yet alive, Merik is determined to prove his sister's treachery. Upon reaching the royal capital, crowded...
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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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Take the Key and Lock Her Up

Ally Carter · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

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Under Rose-Tainted Skies

Louise Gornall · Clarion Books
Pages: 326
Format: Print book

Norah has agoraphobia and OCD. When groceries are left on the porch, she can't step out to get them. Struggling to snag the bags with a stick, she meets Luke. He's sweet and funny, and he just caught her fishing for groceries. Because of course he did. Norah can't leave the house,...
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Tomb of the Khan

Matthew J Kirby · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 308
Format: Print book

In "Last Descendants," Owen and a group of other teens located the first piece of an ancient and powerful relic long considered a legend-the Trident of Eden. This piece was sought by the Brotherhood of Assassins and the Templar Order, but before either organization could take...
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The Book Jumper

Mechthild Glser · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Amy Lennox doesn't know quite what to expect when she and her mother pick up and leave Germany for Scotland, heading to her mother's childhood home of Lennox House on the island of Stormsay. Amy's grandmother, Lady Mairead, insists that Amy must read while she resides at Lennox House -- but not in the usual...
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Wayfarer

Alexandra Bracken · Hyperion
Pages: 532
Format: Print book

"I've been orphaned by my time. """"The timeline has changed. """"My future is gone. " Etta Spencer didn't know she was a traveler until the day she emerged both miles and years from her home. Now, robbed of the powerful object that was her only...
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The Murderer's Ape

Jakob Wegelius · Delacorte Press
Pages: 624
Format: Print book

A captivating story about dark truths and heinous crimes as well as unexpected friendships, with detailed black-and-white illustrations throughout. Perfect for fans of mystery and detective stories. Sally Jones is not only a loyal friend, she's an extraordinary individual. In overalls or in a maharaja's...
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The Last Harvest: A Novel

Kim Liggett · Tor Teen
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Kim Liggett draws on her childhood during the Satanic Panic for a chilling tale of magic in The Last Harvest."I plead the blood."Those were the last words seventeen-year-old golden boy quarterback Clay Tate heard rattling from his dad's throat when he discovered him dying on the barn...
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Silver Stars

Michael Grant · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 576
Format: Print book

For fans of Girl in the Blue Coat, Salt to the Sea, and The Boy at the Top of the Mountain, the second book of New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant's epic alternate history is a coming-of-age story about three girls who are fiercely fighting their own personal battles in the midst...
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Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case

Patricia Hruby Powell · Chronicle Books
Pages: 260
Format: Print book

From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse. In 1955, in Caroline County, Virginia, amidst segregation and prejudice, injustice and cruelty, two teenagers fell in love. Their life together broke the law, but their...
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