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UnSlut: A Diary and a Memoir
UnSlut: A Diary and a Memoir

Emily Lindin · Zest Books
Pages: 267
Format: Print book

When Emily Lindin was eleven years old, she was branded a "slut" by the rest of her classmates. For the next few years of her life, she was bullied incessantly at school, after school, and online. At the time, Emily didn't feel comfortable confiding in her parents or in the other...
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The Ballad of a Broken Nose
The Ballad of a Broken Nose

Arne Svingen · Margaret Mcelderry Bks
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

From award-winning Norwegian author Arne Svingen comes "an unusually exciting and funny story" (Dagbladet) about a relentlessly positive teenager who uses his love of opera to cope with his less-than-perfect home life.Bart is an eternal optimist. At thirteen years old, he's...
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Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time
Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time

Tanya Lee Stone · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

A gorgeous, full-color oversized book about educating girls across the world inspired by the documentary that Entertainment Weekly says "every mother, sister, daughter, should see, as well as the men who love and support them." This is the right book for the present moment and perfect...
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Spin the Sky
Spin the Sky

Jill Mackenzie · Sky Pony Pr
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Magnolia Woodson wants nothing more than to get her and her sister, Rose, out of the pitifully small, clamming-obsessed Oregon town that hates them - she just doesn't know how. Forced to put up with the snide comments and hateful looks the townspeople throw at them, Mags thinks she's...
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Elite
Elite

Mercedes Lackey · Hyperion

While fighting monsters that break through the barriers surrounding Apex City, Joy and her pack of magical hounds begin finding dead Psimons, and reporting the incidents only causes more trouble.
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Demon Slayer: Graveyard Dirt
Demon Slayer: Graveyard Dirt

Dax Varley · Spellbound
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

In the four months since his mother was taken by demons, Max has been studying and perfecting a means of killing them with a slingshot, witch hazel, and an arcade token with a sunburst emblem--but now other women have been disappearing and finding out what the demons are up to has become...
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The Loose Ends List
The Loose Ends List

Carrie Firestone · Little
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

A refreshing, funny, and moving debut novel about first loves, last wishes, and letting go. Seventeen-year-old Maddie O'Neill Levine lives a charmed life, and is primed to spend the perfect pre-college summer with her best friends and young-at-heart socialite grandmother (also Maddie's...
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Stalking Jack the Ripper
Stalking Jack the Ripper

Kerri Maniscalco · JIMMY Patterson Books/Little
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Presented by James Patterson's new children's imprint, this deliciously creepy horror novel has a storyline inspired by the Ripper murders and an unexpected, blood-chilling conclusion...Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege...
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Unbroken
Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand · Delacorte
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestseller, which is also a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie, has now been adapted by the author for young adults. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this riveting biography includes more than 100 black-and-white photos, as well as exclusive content,...
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Frost
Frost

M P Kozlowsky · Scholastic
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

16-year-old Frost understands why she's spent her entire life in an abandoned apartment building. The ruined streets below are hunting grounds for rogue robots and Eaters. She understands why she's never met a human besides her father. She even understands why he forbids her to look for medicine...
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Choosing Courage: Inspiring Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero
Choosing Courage: Inspiring Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero

Peter Collier · Artisan, 2015.
Pages: 226
Format: Print book

What turns an ordinary person into a hero? What happens in the blink of an eye on a battlefield (or in any dangerous situation) to bring out true courage? The men and women who have been recognized by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation know the answers to these questions deep...
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Devil and the Bluebird
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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The Cracks in the Kingdom: Book 2 of The Colors of Madeleine
The Cracks in the Kingdom: Book 2 of The Colors of Madeleine

Jaclyn Moriarty · Scholastic, Incorporated
Pages: 468
Format: Hardcover

The second in Jaclyn Moriarty's brilliant, acclaimed fantasy trilogy, THE COLORS OF MADELEINE!Princess Ko's been bluffing about the mysterious absence of her father, desperately trying to keep the government running on her own. But if she can't get him back in a matter of weeks,...
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Kayaking
Kayaking

Serena J Thomas · Rosen Publishing
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Kayaking is an ancient activity that was once key to the survival of Inuit peoples. It has since become a recreational pursuit popular among young and old alike. Readers will be excited to take to the water after learning the basics of kayaking, including proper paddle control and performing...
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Blood, Bullets, and Bones: The Story of Forensic Science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA
Blood, Bullets, and Bones: The Story of Forensic Science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA

Bridget Heos · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 264
Format: Print book

Blood, Bullets, and Bones provides young readers with a fresh and fascinating look at the ever-evolving science of forensics.Since the introduction of DNA testing, forensic science has been in the forefront of the public's imagination, thanks especially to popular television shows like...
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