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Somebody's Baby

Lurlene McDaniel · Delacorte Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

"Sorry, John Green fans, but McDaniel's been making us cry . . . for decades." - Bustle.com Love, family, acceptance, and forgiveness are at the center of this heartfelt novel that explores the unpredictable paths that allow people to follow their dreams and help them find a way back...
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The Dire King: A Jackaby Novel

William Ritter · Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover

The thrilling conclusion to the New York Times best-selling series the Chicago Tribune called "Sherlock Holmes crossed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer" sends the eccentric detective and his indispensable assistant into the heart of a war between magical worlds. The fate of the world...
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Lord of Shadows

Cassandra Clare · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 720
Format: Hardcover

Sunny Los Angeles can be a dark place indeed in Cassandra Clare's Lord of Shadows, the sequel to the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Lady Midnight. Lord of Shadows is a Shadowhunters novel.Emma Carstairs has finally avenged her parents. She thought she'd be at peace. But she is anything...
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Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit

Jaye Robin Brown · HarperTeen
Pages: 419
Format: Print book

Joanna meets the perfect girl for her and must decide whether to break a promise that could change everything for her and her family or lose out on love in this charming young adult romance that's perfect for fans of Julie Murphy's Dumplin' and Becky Albertalli's Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens...
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The Librarian of Auschwitz

Antonio Iturbe · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of a girl who risked her life to keep the magic of books alive during the Holocaust.Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother...
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Crazy House

JAMES PATTERSON · jimmy patterson
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover

There were no charges. There was no trial. There will be no escape. Seventeen-year-old Becca Greenfield was snatched from her small hometown. She was thrown into a maximum-security prison and put on Death Row with other kids her age. Until her execution, Becca's told to fit in and shut...
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Hidden Like Anne Frank 14 True Stories of Survival

Marcel Prins · Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2014.
Pages: 211
Format: Paperback

Paperback edition
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The Swap

Megan Shull · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

This smart and funny twist on Freaky Friday is perfect for fans of Wendy Mass, Jerry Spinelli, and Jon Scieszka.With one random wish, Jack and Ellie are living life in each other's shoes. He's her. And she's him. ELLIE assumed popular guys didn't worry about body image,...
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Future Perfect

Jen Larsen · Harper Teen
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Jen Larsen, author of the critically acclaimed memoir Stranger Here and a subject of the Oprah Winfrey Network TV show In Deep Shift with Jonas Elrod, tells a liberating story of hard-won self-acceptance - a tale of one girl, who knows that weight is just a number, and that no one is completely...
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Ireland

Jean F. Blashfield · Children's Press
Pages: 144
Format: Book

Take a trip around the world with the latest entries in the Enchantment of the World series. From the volcanoes of Iceland to the hilltop castles of Germany, readers are transported to distant lands with the fascinating text and attention-grabbing photos in these books. Each country's...
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Challenging Common Core Language Arts Lessons

Mandy Green Perret · Prufrock Press
Pages: 157
Format: Paperback

This book, from the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary, provides gifted and advanced learners challenging activities to master and engage with the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts through four mini units. Each mini unit is packed with activities that...
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Alexander Hamilton Vs. Aaron Burr: Duel to the Death

Ellis Roxburgh · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Print book

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr came from differing backgrounds, but rose to great stature in the years following the American Revolution. As Secretary to the Treasury, Hamilton tackled the fragile finances of the new nation. Burr became the third US vice president in 1800. Readers may wonder...
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Five, Six, Seven, Nate!

Tim Federle · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 293
Format: Print book

"The Nate series by Tim Federle is a wonderful evocation of what it's like to be a theater kid. Highly recommended." -Lin-Manuel Miranda, star and creator of the musical, Hamilton Winner of the Lambda Literary Award Encore! Nate Foster's Broadway dreams are finally coming true...
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The Walled City

Ryan Graudin · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

730. That's how many days I've been trapped.18. That's how many days I have left to find a way out.
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Orbiting Jupiter

Gary D. Schmidt · Clarion Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

The two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at thirteen, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter. After spending time in a juvenile facility, he's placed with a foster family on a farm in rural Maine. Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn,...
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