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What the Night Sings

Vesper Stamper · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

For fans of The Book Thief and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes a lushly illustrated novel about a teen Holocaust survivor, who must come to terms with who she is and how to rebuild her life.After losing her family and everything she knew in the Nazi concentration camps, Gerta is finally...
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The Demon King: A Seven Realms Novel

Cinda Williams Chima · Hyperion Book CH; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Times are hard in the mountain city of Fellsmarch. Reformed thief Han Alister will do almost anything to eke out a living for himself, his mother, and his sister Mari. Ironically, the only thing of value he has is something he can't sell. For as long as Han can remember, he's...
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American Street

Ibi Zoboi · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

American Street is an evocative and powerful coming-of-age story perfect for fans of Everything, Everything; Bone Gap; and All American Boys. In this stunning debut novel, Pushcart-nominated author Ibi Zoboi draws on her own experience as a young Haitian immigrant, infusing this lyrical...
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My Life Next Door

Huntley Fitzpatrick · Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

A gorgeous debut about family, friendship, first romance, and how to be true to one person you love without betraying anotherOne thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garretts. All the time.The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not....
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Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian Cooking

Madhur Jaffrey · Chronicle Books
Pages: 156
Format: Paperback

With more than ten reprints, it's clear cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey wins the popular vote for delicious Indian recipes that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. Now with a beautiful new design and all-new photographs, Madhur Jaffrey's Quick & Easy Indian Cooking is ready to wow another...
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Unfriended

Rachel Vail · Viking Children'S Books
Pages: 282
Format: Hardcover

In middle school, nothing is more important than friendship.When Truly is invited to sit at the Popular Table with the group she has dreamed of joining, she can hardly believe her luck. Everyone seems so nice, so kind to one another. But all is not as it seems with her new friends, and soon...
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Stone Mirrors: The Sculpture and Silence of Edmonia Lewis

Jeannine Atkins · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 172
Format: Hardcover

From critically acclaimed author Jeannine Atkins comes a gorgeous, haunting biographical novel in verse about a half Native American, half African American sculptor working in the years following the Civil War.A sculptor of historical figures starts with givens but creates her own vision....
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Endgame: The Calling

James Frey · Harpercollins
Pages: 465
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestseller and international multimedia phenomenon!In each generation, for thousands of years, twelve Players have been ready. But they never thought Endgame would happen. Until now.Omaha, Nebraska. Sarah Alopay stands at her graduation ceremony - class valedictorian,...
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The White Road of the Moon

Rachel Neumeier · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Leigh Bardugo meets The Sixth Sense in this story of one girl's perilous journey to restore a lost order. Imagine you live with your aunt, who hates you so much she's going to sell you into a dreadful apprenticeship. Imagine you run away before that can happen. Imagine that you can see ghosts...
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Drones

Gale · Greenhaven Press; annotated edition edition
Format: Paperback

These books provide a range of opinions on a social issue; each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives, e.g., eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper accounts, to illuminate the issue.; This title explores the use of drones...
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Baseball Legends in the Making

Marty Gitlin · Capstone Press, 2014.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Mickey Mantle. These baseball legends rule the record books. But who will fans still be talking about years from now? Find out which of your favorite baseball players are legends in the making. Produced in partnership with Sports Illustrated KIDS.
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Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

Deborah Heiligman · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

Printz Honor Book * YALSA Nonfiction Award Winner * Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner * SCBWI Golden Kite Winner * Cybils Senior High Nonfiction Award WinnerFrom the author of National Book Award finalist Charles and Emma comes an incredible story of brotherly love.The deep and enduring...
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The Dangerous Art of Blending In

ANGELO SURMELIS · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A raw, powerful, but ultimately uplifting debut novel perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe from debut author Angelo Surmelis. Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn't know where he fits in. His strict immigrant Greek mother refuses to see him as anything...
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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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Careers as a bookkeeper and auditor

Susan Meyer · Rosen Publishing
Format:  Book : EnglishView all editions and formats

Jobs in auditing and bookkeeping are a smart career choice in an uncertain economy. A job report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that employment in bookkeeping and auditing will see a 14 percent growth rate between 2010 and 2020. Students who enjoy math and numerical...
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