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The Way Back from Broken

Amber J. Keyser · Carolrhoda LAB
Pages: 210
Format: Print book

Rakmen Cannon's life is turning out to be one sucker punch after another. His baby sister died in his arms, his parents are on the verge of divorce, and he's flunking out of high school. The only place he fits in is with the other art therapy kids stuck in the basement of Promise House,...
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Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Eye-Popping Oddities

Ripley's Believe It Or Not! · Ripley Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Filled with ALL NEW stories of the weird, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Eye-Popping Oddities 2016 is the newest edition of the bestselling series. Incredible photographs, unbelievable stories, and amazing facts all verified 100% TRUE, every page is sure to entertain children and adults...
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Firstlife

Gena Showalter · Harlequin Teen
Pages: 480
Format: Print book

"Utterly unique and absolutely riveting - I couldn't put it down! What a marvelously cool world." - New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. MaasFrom the author of the New York Times bestselling White Rabbit Chronicles series comes book 1 of a brand new series in which life...
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Ten Queens: Portraits of Women of Power

Milton Meltzer
Format: Paperback

From the courage and beauty of Esther (5th century B.C.) to the fierce battle tactics of Boudicca (A.D. c. 62) to the reforming spirit of Catherine the Great (1729-1796) , here are ten essays about the personal and political natures of ten queens by an author who has been called
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The Becoming of Noah Shaw

Michelle Hodkin · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In the first book of the Shaw Confessions, the companion series to the New York Times bestselling Mara Dyer novels, old skeletons are laid bare and new promises prove deadly. This is what happens after happily ever after.Everyone thinks seventeen-year-old Noah Shaw has the world on a string....
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Release

Patrick Ness · HarperTeen
Pages: 277
Format: Hardcover

Inspired by Judy Blume's Forever and Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, this novel that Andrew Smith calls "beautiful, enchanting, [and] exquisitely written" is a new classic about teenage relationships, self-acceptance - and what happens when the walls we build start coming down....
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Devil and the Bluebird

Jennifer Mason-Black · Amulet Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Blue Riley has wrestled with her own demons ever since the loss of her mother to cancer. But when she encounters a beautiful devil at her town crossroads, it's her runaway sister's soul she fights to save. The devil steals Blue's voice - inherited from her musically gifted mother - in exchange...
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Here We Are: 44 Voices Write, Draw, and Speak about Feminism for the Real World

Kelly Jensen · Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Let's get the feminist party started! Here We Are is a scrapbook-style teen guide to understanding what it means to be a twenty-first-century feminist. It's packed with contributions from a diverse range of voices, including TV, film, and pop-culture celebrities and public figures such...
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Watchdog

Will McIntosh · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old twins Vick and Tara have built an incredible machine - a loyal robotic watchdog named Daisy. But, when local crime boss Ms. Alba schemes to add Daisy to her robot army, Vick and Tara must go to great lengths to protect their prized pet. Because Daisy is more than just...
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Reparations

Anne Cunningham · Greenhaven Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Library Binding

Should descendants of slaves be compensated for the suffering their ancestors endured? Should the losing side in a war be forced to pay the victor? When modern-day states confront long-ago atrocities, is acknowledgement and an apology enough? This fascinating examination of reparations...
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Nothing

ANNIE BARROWS · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Funny and irreverent, #1 New York Times bestselling author Annie Barrows's teen debut tells the story of Charlotte and Frankie, two high school students and best friends who don't have magical powers, fight aliens, crash their cars, get pierced, or discover they are royal. They just go to school....
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The Memory of Things: A Novel

Gae Polisner · Griffin
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

On the morning of September 11, 2001, sixteen-year-old Kyle Donohue watches the first twin tower come down from the window of Stuyvesant High School. Moments later, terrified and fleeing home to safety across the Brooklyn Bridge, he stumbles across a girl perched in the shadows, covered...
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A Shade of Vampire 24: A Bridge of Stars

Bella Forrest · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 315
Format: Print book

THE EXPLOSIVE FINALE OF BEN AND RIVER'S SERIES!!!Buy now!*Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts*
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J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World: Movie Magic Volume One: Extraordinary People and Fascinating Places

Candlewick Press. · Candlewick Press
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Featuring all eight Harry Potter movies and the upcoming movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, this magical book is the ultimate insider's guide to the films from J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World for young fans. From the gilded halls of Gringotts and Hogwarts to the New York City...
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