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Bone Gap

Laura Ruby · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 345
Format: Hardcover

Michael L. Printz WinnerNational Book Award Finalist"Bone Gap marks Laura Ruby as one of fiction's most original voices. She is capable of moving you to tears, terrifying you on deep and dreamlike levels, and making your heart shout with happiness. This book is magic realism at its most...
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Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, and Other Respiratory Disorders

Carole Hawkins · Mason Crest
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

Provides important information about the causes and treatments of respiratory disorders, including asthma, cystic fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder.
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Cool Scratch Projects in easy steps

Sean Mcmanus · In Easy Steps Limited
Pages: 180
Format: Print book

If you have learned how to use Scratch using Scratch Programming in easy steps, and you are ready to find out what else you can do with it, Cool Scratch Projects in easy steps provides ideas and code for great new games and programs that you can build.Each project has tips for customizing...
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The V-Word: True Stories about First-Time Sex

Amber J. Keyser · Simon Pulse ; Hillsboro
Pages: 197
Format: Print book

An honest and poignant collection of essays by women about losing their virginity in their teens. The V-Word captures the complexity of this important life-decision and reflects diverse real-world experiences. Includes helpful resources for parents and teens.Losing it. Popping your cherry....
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Girl World: How to Ditch the Drama and Find Your Inner Amazing

Patricia Ottaviano · Sourcebooks Fire
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Mean stares. Hurtful whispers. The cold shoulder. Being a girl is harder than it looks. In a world where gossip, drama, and rumors seem to be never ending, it's not easy to navigate the halls of middle school or high school without earning a few battle scars.But what if you could change...
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Pompeii

Diane Marczely Gimpel · Essential Library
Format: Book

This title examines the exploration and study of Pompeii. The book explores the lives of the city's builders and the city's destruction, traces its discovery and scientific investigation, and discusses future study and conservation efforts.
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Torn Away

Jennifer Brown · Little Brown & Co
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Jersey Cameron has always loved a good storm. Watching the clouds roll in and the wind pick up. Smelling the electricity in the air. Dancing barefoot in the rain. She lives in the Midwest, after all, where the weather is sure to keep you guessing. Jersey knows what to do when the tornado...
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American Girls: A Novel

Alison Umminger · Flatiron Books
Pages: 293
Format: Print book

A bittersweet, honest, and widely acclaimed YA coming-of-age novel that distills honest truths about American girldomAnna is a fifteen-year-old girl slouching toward adulthood, and she's had it with her life at home. So Anna "borrows" her stepmom's credit card and runs away to Los Angeles,...
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Heck Superhero

Martine Leavitt · Boyds Mills Press
Format: Book

Heck is used to getting by on his own; his mother is unreliable, at best. But even a boy with a rich imagination is going to have a tough time managing when he and his mother find themselves without a home. It’s a good thing Heck has wit, strength, and a lot of optimism.
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Flight to Freedom!: Nickolas Flux and the Underground Railroad

Mari Bolte · Capstone Press
Format: Paperback

When a spontaneous time leap sends Nickolas Flux back to the height of the Underground Railroad, whats a teenage history buff to do? Try to help a runaway slave escape, of course! From slave catchers to safe houses, Nick must survive a journey on the secret network that helped runaway slaves...
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The Hanging Girl

EILEEN COOK · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Skye Thorn has given tarot card readings for years, and now her psychic visions are helping the police find the town's missing golden girl. It's no challenge - her readings have always been faked, but this time she has some insider knowledge. The kidnapping was supposed to be easy - no one would...
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Summer State of Mind

Jen Calonita · Poppy
Format: Paperback

Summer has finally arrived and fifteen-year-old Harper McCallister intends to spend her days at the mall shopping or by the pool at her country club. But after receiving her latest heart-stopping credit card bill, Harper's parents makes other plans, and ship her off to camp. Suddenly,...
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The Shepherd's Crown

Terry Pratchett · Harper Collins
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel, and the fifth to feature the witch Tiffany Aching.A SHIVERING OF WORLDSDeep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense it, and Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength.This is a time...
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Bloom: A Girl's Guide to Growing Up Gorgeous

Carmindy · Perigee
Pages: 148
Format: Paperback

From the makeup artist on TLC's What Not to Wear, a full color make-up book that shows teenagers how to embrace their own inner beauty. Carmindy gives teens the beauty basics and best skincare practices needed to grow up gorgeous. Instead of teaching them to cover up their "flaws,"...
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Shirley Brinkerhoff · Mason Crest Publishers
Format: Hardcover

ADHD is a common condition in which kids are too energetic and have problems concentrating on one task. All too often, students with ADHD are simply thought to be problem students, students who arent trying hard enough or have discipline problems. Today, though, more and more people are becoming...
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