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Sarah Rees Brennan · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Sarah Rees Brennan brings the Lynburn Legacy - her modern, magical twist on the Gothic romance and girl-detective genres - to a surprising and satisfying conclusion. Perfect for fans of the Beautiful Creatures and the Mortal Instruments series. Who will...
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The Guys' Guide to Making Sports More Awesome
The Guys' Guide to Making Sports More Awesome

Eric Braun · Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Sports can be a blast! But you don't need to get stuck in a rut with the same sports all the time. If you want to expand your sports horizons, this book is a great place to start. Learn how to hold your own bike Olympics, start a fantasy sports league, perform awesome sports moves,...
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Belzhar
Belzhar

Meg Wolitzer · Dutton Books
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover

Entertainment Weekly's Best YA Book of 2014TIME magazine Top YA of 2014"Wolitzer has imagined a world for young readers that celebrates the sacred, transcendent power of reading and writing." - The New York Times Book ReviewThere's a place where the lost go to be found....
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Blind
Blind

Rachel DeWoskin · Viking Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

When Emma Sasha Silver loses her eyesight in a nightmare accident, she must relearn everything from walking across the street to recognizing her own sisters to imagining colors. One of seven children, Emma used to be the invisible kid, but now it seems everyone is watching her. And just...
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The Alex Crow
The Alex Crow

Andrew Smith · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"Andrew Smith is the Kurt Vonnegut of YA . . . [Smith's novels] are the freshest, richest, and weirdest books to hit the YA world in years." - Entertainment Weekly Skillfully blending multiple story strands that transcend time and place, award-winning Grasshopper Jungle author...
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Bloodfate
Bloodfate

Beth Bracken · Stone Arch Books
Format: Print book

When Soli enters the faerie ground, she learns hard truths.
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Miss Mayhem: a Rebel Belle Novel
Miss Mayhem: a Rebel Belle Novel

Rachel Hawkins · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins is sassier than ever in this page-turning follow up to Rebel Belle, perfect for fans of Buffy and Veronica Mars.Life is almost back to normal for Harper Price. The Ephors have been silent after their deadly attack at Cotillion months ago,...
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Video Games and Violence
Video Games and Violence

Andrea C. Nakaya · Referencepoint Press
Format: Hardcover

"For as long as there has been violence in video games, there has been controversy over how that violence affects society. Through a narrative-driven pro/con format--supported by relevant facts, quotes, anecdotes, and full-color illustrations--this title examines issues related to video...
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Tell Me
Tell Me

Joan Bauer · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The unofficial town motto is "Nothing bad ever happens in Rosemont" where twelve-year-old Anna has come to stay with her grandmother, Mim, hoping to forget her worries about her parents' troubled marriage. She'll be busy with the town's annual Flower Festival, a celebration...
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Thirteen Chairs
Thirteen Chairs

Dave Shelton · David Fickling Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A spine-tingling collection of ghost storiesWhen a boy finds himself drawn into an empty house one cold night, he enters a room in which twelve unusual-looking people sit around a table. And the thirteenth chair is pulled out for him.One by one, each of those assembled tells their ownghost...
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Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War

Robert Grayson · Essential Library
Format: Book

Book by Grayson, Robert
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Tommy: The Gun That Changed America
Tommy: The Gun That Changed America

Karen Blumenthal · Roaring Brook Press, 2015.
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

John Taliaferro Thompson had a mission: to develop a lightweight, fast-firing weapon that would help Americans win on the battlefield. His Thompson submachine gun could deliver a hundred bullets in a matter of seconds -- but didn't find a market in the U.S. military. Instead, the Tommy...
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Depression and Stress
Depression and Stress

Katie Marsico · Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pages: 80
Format: Library Binding

From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up-While unflinching in content, this series is not gloom-and-doom in tone. Report writers and, more importantly, teens who may need a starting place for confronting a crisis will not be turned off by attempts to scare them straight or preach...
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