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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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The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner and Other Stories

Terry Pratchett · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Do you believe in magic? Can you imagine a war between wizards? An exciting journey in an airship or down in a submarine? Would you like to meet the fastest truncheon in the Wild West?The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner is the second fabulously funny short-story collection from the late acclaimed...
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Love and First Sight

Josh Sundquist · Little
Pages: 281
Format: Print book

In his debut novel, YouTube personality and author of We Should Hang Out Sometime Josh Sundquist explores the nature of love, trust, and romantic attraction. On his first day at a new school, blind sixteen-year-old Will Porter accidentally groped a girl on the stairs, sat on another student...
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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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Glass Sword

Victoria Aveyard · HarperTeen
Pages: 6
Format: Print book

Mare's blood is red -- the colour of common folk -- but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from the prince and friend who betrayed...
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Children of Eden: A Novel

Joey Graceffa · Keyword Pr Atria
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Twenty-five-year-old Joey Graceffa has captured the hearts of more than 8.3 million teens and young adults through his playful, sweet, and inspirational YouTube presence. Already a bestselling author with his memoir, In Real Life, Joey now presents his first novel, Children of Eden.Rowan...
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My sister Rosa

Justine Larbalestier · Allen & Unwin Children
Pages: 480
Format: Print book

What if the most terrifying person you'd ever met was your ten-year old sister? A spine-chilling psychological thriller from one of Australia's finest YA authors.'I promise, ' said Rosa. 'I won't kill and I won't make anyone else kill.'..I can't see the loophole....
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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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Iron Cast

Destiny Soria · Amulet Books
Pages: 376
Format: Print book

It's Boston, 1919, and the Cast Iron club is packed. On stage, hemopaths - whose "afflicted" blood gives them the ability to create illusions through art - Corinne and Ada have been best friends ever since infamous gangster Johnny Dervish recruited them into his circle. By night...
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The Edge of Everything

Jeff Giles · Bloomsbury
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

"Every human alive should read this book."--James Dashner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maze RunnerWhen their worlds collide, X and Zoe are pushed to the edge of everything in this tour de force from Entertainment Weekly veteran Jeff Giles.For the perfect love,...
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Building with Virtual LEGO: Getting Started with LEGO Digital Designer, LDraw, and Mecabricks

John Baichtal · McGraw Hill Education
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Virtually build any LEGO creation you can imagine -- with any LEGO part ever made!This fun guide shows how to create just about anything from virtual LEGO blocks using free software. Learn how to install and customize LEGO Digital Designer, navigate the user interface, and get started on your...
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Dear My Blank: Secret Letters Never Sent

Emily Trunko · Crown
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

From the popular Tumblr of the same name comes a collection of heart-warming, tear-jerking, and gut-wrenching anonymous letters that people never intended - or didn't have the courage - to send. The Tumblr Dear My Blank - created by 16-year-old Emily Trunko and followed by over 35,000...
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The March Against Fear: The Last Great Walk of the Civil Rights Movement and the Emergence of Black Power

Ann Bausum · National Geographic Partners
Pages: 143
Format: Print book

James Meredith's 1966 march in Mississippi began as one man's peaceful protest for voter registration and became one of the South's most important demonstrations of the civil rights movement. It brought together leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Stokely Carmichael, who formed an unlikely...
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Gunpowder Girls: The True Stories of Three Civil War Tragedies

Tanya Anderson · Quindaro Press
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

A Junior Library Guild Selection. With thousands of men off fighting in the Civil War, the government hired women and girls--some as young as ten--to make millions of rounds of ammunition. Poor immigrant girls and widows paid the price for carelessness at three major arsenals. Many of these...
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Violent Ends

Shaun David Hutchinson · Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

In a one-of-a-kind collaboration, seventeen of the most recognizable YA writers—including Shaun David Hutchinson, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, and Beth Revis—come together to share the viewpoints of a group of students affected by a school shooting. It took only twenty-two minutes for Kirby...
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Haikyu!!, Vol. 7

Haruichi Furudate · Viz Media
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Shoyo Hinata is out to prove that in volleyball you don't need to be tall to fly! Ever since he saw the legendary player known as "the Little Giant" compete at the national volleyball finals, Shoyo Hinata has been aiming to be the best volleyball player ever! He decides to join...
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 7 - light novel

Fujino Omori · Little
Pages: 260
Format: Print book

Having triumphed in the War Game, Lilly, Welf, and Mikoto have forged new bonds with each other and with Bell, and the new-and-improved Hestia Familia is feeling distinctly more familial. But when Bell has to venture into the pleasure quarter of Orario to come to Mikoto's aid, he's...
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Luck

Scarlett Haven · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

High school. It sounds easy enough. Except, I'm at school in a foreign country. Oh, and my dad is a terrorist. And a member of his organization has went rogue. He wants to kill me. Also, I might be falling in love with the president's son, who my father wants dead. I'm in way over...
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Queen of shadows

Sarah J Maas · Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Sarah J. Maas's New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series reaches new heights in this sweeping fourth volume.Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire-for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows...
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Archie Vol. 1

Mark Waid · Archie Comic Publications
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

ARCHIE, one of the longest-running titles in comic book history, is rebooted here in this full-color collection that brings together two of the most talented creators in comics, Mark Waid and Fiona Staples. Together they create a surprising and definitive take on Archie's origin--a story...
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Ms. marvel 6 : civil war 2

G Willow Wilson · Marvel Worldwide
Pages: 136
Format: Print book

The Next Generation! As civil war brews, Ms. Marvel teams up with Spider-Man and Nova in their biggest challenge yet: a tri-state academic competition. But math isn't the only problem as tremors of war begin to surface. The best, brightest (and most adorable) heroes face off in the road...
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