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My Shot: Balancing It All and Standing Tall

Elena Delle Donne · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Elena Delle Donne, 2015 WNBA MVP and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, shares her inspirational story of being a young basketball prodigy who gave up an impressive basketball scholarship for family and self-discovery.Elena Delle Donne has always forged her own path. During her first year of college,...
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Vehicles of the Civil War

Pete Delmar · Capstone Press
Format: Print book

At the start of the Civil War, horses were the main mode of transportation. But advances in technology soon allowed soldiers to begin using new vehicles on the battlefield. Read all about military wagons, trains, ironclad ships, and other war vehicles used in the U.S. Civil War.,
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Always Never Yours

Austin Siegemund-Broka · Penguin Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"An utterly charming story of love, family, heartbreak, and drama. I absolutely loved it!" - Morgan Matson, New York Times bestselling author of Since You've Been GoneMegan Harper is the girl before. All her exes find their one true love right after dating her. It's not a curse...
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Long May She Reign

Rhiannon Thomas · HarperTeen
Pages: 422
Format: Hardcover

The Girl of Fire and Thorns meets The Queen of the Tearling in this thrilling fantasy standalone about one girl's unexpected rise to power.Freya was never meant to be queen. Twenty-third in line to the throne, she never dreamed of a life in the palace, and would much rather research in her laboratory...
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Mariam Sharma Hits the Road

SHEBA KARIM · HarperTeen
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Three Pakistani-American teenagers, on a trip through the land of pork ribs, mechanical bulls, and Confederate flags. It's going to be quite an adventure.The summer after her freshman year of college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible...
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These Gentle Wounds

Helene Dunbar · Flux
Format: Book

Sometimes I wish I'd lost a leg or something. Everyone can understand that. They never get it when what's been broken is inside your head.Five years after an unspeakable tragedy that changed him forever, Gordie Allen has made a new home with his half-brother Kevin. Their arrangement...
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The Siren

Kiera Cass · HarperTeen
Pages: 327
Format: Print book

From Kiera Cass, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series, comes a captivating stand-alone fantasy romance.Kahlen is a Siren, bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans to watery graves with her voice, which is deadly to any human who hears it. Akinli is human - a kind,...
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Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey

Nick Bertozzi · First Second
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Ernest Shackleton was one of the last great Antarctic explorers, and he led one of the most ambitious Antarctic expeditions ever undertaken. This is his story, and the story of the dozens of men who threw in their lot with him - many of whom nearly died in the unimaginably harsh conditions...
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Into the Drowning Deep

MIRA GRANT · Orbit
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Mira Grant, author of the renowned Newsflesh series, returns with a novel that takes us to a new world of ancient mysteries and mythological dangers come to life. Seven years ago, the Atargatis set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film a "mockumentary"...
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Meet Cute

Jennifer L. Armentrout · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. MEET CUTE is an anthology of original short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today's most popular YA authors. Readers will experience Nina LaCour's...
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The Here and Now

Ann Brashares · Random House Childrens Books
Pages: 242
Format: Hardcover

An unforgettable epic romantic thriller about a girl from the future who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she's found to hold on to.Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love. This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated...
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The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I

Carolyn Mackler · Bloomsbury YA
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From Printz Honoree Carolyn Mackler comes a story of what happens when the "happy ending" turns out to be less than perfect.It's been five months since sixteen-year-old Virginia Shreves thought her life was finally back on course: she has come to terms with who she is both inside...
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The Crown

Kiera Cass · HarperTeen
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series has captured the hearts of readers from its very first page. Now the end of the journey is here. Prepare to be swept off your feet by The Crown - the eagerly awaited, wonderfully romantic fifth and final book in the Selection series.In...
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The Boy I Love

Nina de Gramont · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When the boy you love asks you to keep his greatest secret, do you? A thought-provoking, achingly complex novel about prejudice and the many meanings of love from Nina de Gramont, author of Meet Me at the River, which Kirkus Reviews called a “must-read.”Fifteen-year-old Wren...
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Taiwan

Barbara A Somervill · Children's Press, An Imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Take a trip around the world with the latest entries in the Enchantment of the World series! Readers are transported to distant lands with the fascinating text and attention-grabbing photos in these books. Each country's culture, history, and geography are explored in detail, allowing...
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