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The Dead I Know

Scot Gardner · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 201
Format: Print book

Aaron Rowe walks in his sleep and haunted by dreams he can't explain and memories he can't recover. Death doesn't scare him - his new job with a funeral director may even be his salvation. But if he doesn't discover the truth about his hidden past soon, he may fall asleep one night and never...
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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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On a Clear Day

Walter Dean Myers · Crown Books for Young Readers

Visionary This book should be in every readers hands ndashJACQUELINE WOODSON National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl DreamingYoung heroes decide that they are not too young or too powerless to change their world in this gripping futuristic young adult novel by the New York Times...
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The Wrenchies

Farel Dalrymple · First Second; First Edition edition

Sherwood and Orson should never have gone into that cave.That day, a door was opened from our world into a dark and profane realm...and earths destiny was changed forever. In this demented future, whatever life remains on earth is oppressed by the evil shadowsmen. Only a gang of ruthless...
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Razorhurst

Justine Larbalestier · Soho Teen
Pages: 309
Format: Print book

"Vivid and bloody and bold and fast - I feel like Razorhurst is in my bones now." - #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth GilbertThe notoriously bloody history of a mob-run Sydney, Australia neighborhood is fertile ground for this historical thriller with a paranormal...
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Game Night Parties: Planning a Bash that Makes Your Friends Say "Yeah!"

Jen Jones · Capstone Press

Learn how to throw a game-night bash that will go down in history. Discover themes, decorations, food, and planning tips that will kick off the perfect party.,
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Debunk It!: How to Stay Sane in a World of Misinformation

John Grant · Zest Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

We live in an era of misinformation, much of it spread by authority figures, including politicians, religious leaders, broadcasters, and, of course, apps and websites. With so much bogus information coming from so many sources, how can anyone be expected to discover the truth?In Debunk...
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Always Emily

Michaela MacColl · Chronicle Books
Pages: 282
Format: Hardcover

Emily and Charlotte Brontë are about as opposite as two sisters can be. Charlotte is practical and cautious; Emily is headstrong and imaginative. But they do have one thing in common: a love of writing. This shared passion will lead them to be two of the first published female novelists...
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Football Legends in the Making

Matt Doeden · Capstone Press

Joe Montana, Dick Butkus, Walter Payton, Dan Marino. These football legends rule the record books. But who will fans still be talking about years from now? Find out which of your favorite football players are legends in the making.   Produced in partnership with Sports Illustrated KIDS.,
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Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World's Favorite Treat

Kay Frydenborg · HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Chocolate hits all the right sweet--and bitter--notes: cutting-edge genetic science whisked in with a strong social conscience, history, and culture yield one thought-provoking look into one of the world's most popular foods. Readers who savored Chew on This and Food, Inc. and lovers...
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