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Frogkisser!

Garth Nix · Scholastic Press
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover

Poor Princess Anya. Forced to live with her evil stepmother's new husband, her evil stepstepfather. Plagued with an unfortunate ability to break curses with a magic-assisted kiss. And forced to go on the run when her stepstepfather decides to make the kingdom entirely his own.Aided by a loyal...
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The Hazel Wood

MELISSA ALBERT · Flatiron Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"The Hazel Wood will be your next literary obsession." -- Stephanie Garber, author of Caraval"Thoroughly, creepily captivating." -- Kristin Cashore, author of Graceling"This is one of the best books I've read in years." -- Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright...
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FDR and the American Crisis

Albert Marrin · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The definitive biography of president Franklin Delano Roosevelt for young adult readers, from National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin.   Brought up in a privileged family, Franklin Delano Roosevelt had every opportunity in front of him. As a young man, he found a path in politics and quickly...
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Lucky Boy

Cameron Morfit · Elevate Fiction
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

"Heartfelt and utterly original; a book about an unlikely alliance that should touch readers of all ages." - Kirkus ReviewsLucky Boy is a middle-grade novel about 13-year-old misfit Max, whose glasses don't fit right; his pretty and popular 15-year-old sister, Sadie, who is on the verge...
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The Dating Games #2: Blind Date

Melody Carlson · Revell; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Five friends set up blind dates for each other-will their friendships survive the experience?
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The True Cost of Food

Katie Dicker · Crabtree Publishing
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

The True Cost of Food
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Diary of Carrie Berry: A Confederate Girl

Carrie Berry · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Carrie Berry and her family lived in Atlanta, Georgia, during the Civil War. In 1864 the Union Army battled the Confederacy for Atlanta. Cannons boomed and fires burned around Carrie and her family. Through it all, 10 year old Carrie recorded her experiences in her diary. Follow her story...
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Dress Codes for Small Towns

COURTNEY STEVENS · HarperTeen
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"A poetic love letter to the complexities of teenage identity, and the frustrations of growing up in a place where everything fits in a box - except you." - David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Kids of Appetite"Courtney Stevens firmly reasserts herself as a master...
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The pros and cons of oil

Terry Allan Hicks · Cavendish Square
Format:  Book : English : First editionView all editions and formats

This book discusses oil, an important resource in todays fast-paced world, its benefits and downfalls, how oil became so popular, and what its continued use means for the environment and for people on Earth.
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The Good Girls

Sara Shepard · Harper Teen
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

From Sara Shepard, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pretty Little Liars series, comes the shocking sequel to The Perfectionists - with an ending you'll have to read to believe!Mackenzie, Ava, Caitlin, Julie, and Parker have done some not-so-perfect things. But even though...
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My Heart Hemmed In

MARIE NDIAYE · Two Lines Press
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback

Marie NDiaye has long been celebrated for her unrivaled ability to make us see just how little we understand about ourselves. My Heart Hemmed In is her most powerful statement on the hidden selves that we rarely glimpse - and are often shocked by.There is something very wrong with Nadia...
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Iron Cast

Destiny Soria · Amulet Books
Pages: 376
Format: Print book

It's Boston, 1919, and the Cast Iron club is packed. On stage, hemopaths - whose "afflicted" blood gives them the ability to create illusions through art - Corinne and Ada have been best friends ever since infamous gangster Johnny Dervish recruited them into his circle. By night...
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The Accident Season

MoiÃŒ?ra Fowley-Doyle · Kathy Dawson Books
Pages: 291
Format: Print book

For fans of We Were Liars, How I Live Now, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane comes a haunting, sexy, magically realistic debut about a family caught between a violent history, a taboo romance, and the mysteries lurking in their own backyard.Every October Cara and her family become inexplicably...
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Concussions in Sports

Maryann Hudson · ABDO Publishing Company,
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

The spotlight on sports is brighter than ever, and the focus isn't on scores. Each book in the Issues in Sports series takes a critical look at a challenging issue within the sport world, providing history and context while also examining key factor in each issue and how it is being...
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The Female of the Species

Mindy Mcginnis · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Edgar Award-winning author Mindy McGinnis delivers a dark and riveting contemporary YA novel that blends the unflinching honesty of Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak with the relentless pacing and alternating perspectives of Gone Girl. A stunning, unforgettable page-turner.Alex Craft knows...
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