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Minecrafter: The Unofficial Guide to Minecraft & Other Building Games

Joe Funk · Triumph Books
Format: Kindle Edition

Minecraft is one of the fastest-growing phenomena in video game history, played by tweens everywhere on their video game consoles, tablets, and even smartphones. Popular with both girls and boys, this "virtual play set" of building blocks lets players create essentially anything...
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The Bane Chronicles

Cassandra Clare · Margaret Mcelderry Bks
Pages: 507
Format: Hardcover

Fans of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices can get to know warlock Magnus Bane like never before in this collection of New York Times bestselling tales, in print for the first time with an exclusive new story and illustrated material.This collection of eleven short stories...
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What is bipolar disorder?

Andrea C Nakaya · ReferencePoint Press
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : English

According to National Alliance on Mental Illness, every year 2.9 percent of the U.S. population is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. What Is Bipolar Disorder? examines what this disorder is, what causes it, what it is like to live with it, and how or whether it can be treated or cured.
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Throne of glass

Sarah J Maas · Bloomsbury
Pages: 406
Format: Book

After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin....
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Guyana

Bob Temple · Mason Crest
Pages: 63
Format: Print book

Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Guyana.
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Strange Star

Emma Carroll · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of In Darkling Wood comes a spine-tingling novel inspired by Frankenstein with more than a hint of mystery and suspense.One stormy June evening, five friends meet at Villa Diodati, the summer home of Lord Byron. After dinner is served, they challenge...
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Duct Tape: 101 Adventurous Ideas for Art, Jewelry, Flowers, Wallets and More

Forest Walker Davis · Quarry Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Move beyond the wallet with an inspiring collection of exciting duct tape projects!Sturdy and resistant, and with a myriad of interesting colors and patterns, duct tape is fast becoming a perfect crafting, home and DIY material.Duct Tape introduces the simple but versatile material and offers...
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Sway

Kat Spears · Griffin
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A YALSA 2015 Best Fiction for Young Adults PickIn Kat Spears's hilarious and often poignant debut, high school senior Jesse Alderman, or "Sway," as he's known, could sell hell to a bishop. He also specializes in getting things people want---term papers, a date with the prom...
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A Million Worlds with You

CLAUDIA GRAY · HarperTeen
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback

The fate of the multiverse rests in Marguerite's hands in the final installment of the Firebird trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray.Ever since she used the Firebird, her parent's invention, to cross through alternate dimensions, Marguerite has been at the center...
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Voices from the Second World War: Stories of War as Told to Children of Today

CANDLEWICK PRESS. · Candlewick
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In an intergenerational keepsake volume, witnesses to World War II share their memories with young interviewers so that their experiences will never be forgotten.The Second World War was the most devastating war in history. Up to eighty million people died, and the map of the world was redrawn....
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I'm an Undocumented Immigrant. Now What?

Erin Staley · Rosen Young Adult
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

Life for an undocumented immigrant is often one defined by fear and uncertainty. But this guide takes some of the guesswork out of the experience by answering some of the most basic questions that people might be afraid to ask. How does an undocumented immigrant plan for school and a career?...
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Stung

Bethany Wiggins · Walker Books for Young Readers
Pages: 294
Format: Print book

Fiona doesn't remember going to sleep. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been altered-her house is abandoned and broken, and the entire neighborhood is barren and dead. Even stranger is the tattoo on her right wrist-a black oval with five marks on either side-that...
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The Testing

Joelle Charbonneau · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2013.
Pages: 339
Format: Print book

It's graduation day for sixteen-year-old Malencia Vale, and the entire Five Lakes Colony (the former Great Lakes) is celebrating. All Cia can think about - hope for - is whether she'll be chosen for The Testing, a United Commonwealth program that selects the best and brightest new graduates...
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The US Marine Corps

Rebecca Rowell · Essential Library
Format:  Book : EnglishView all editions and formats

Each branch of the US armed forces has a unique job to do and important contributions to make. This title highlights the history and achievements of the US Marine Corps. Easy-to-read, engaging text explores the military branch's key missions and important roles in protecting the United...
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Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

Steve Sheinkin · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

This captivating nonfiction investigation of the Pentagon Papers has captured widespread critical acclaim, including features in The Washington Post and on NPR, selection as a 2015 National Book Award finalist, and selection as winner of the 2016 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award.From...
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