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Someone to Love

Melissa de la Cruz · Harlequin Teen
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Look for the haunting and powerful new novel from Melissa de la Cruz, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Isle of the Lost and Something in Between

Constantly in the spotlight thanks to her politician father's rising star, Olivia Blakely feels the pressure to be perfect....

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The The Raven King

Maggie Stiefvater · Scholastic US
Pages: 448
Format: Print book

All her life, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death. She doesn't believe in true love and never thought this would be a problem, but as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.


In a starred...
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An Insider's Guide to Basketball

Forest G. Campbell · Rosen Classroom
Format: Hardcover

Basketball is a totally American sport. It has grown from a simple game, invented by James Naismith in 1891, to an international sensation played on courts in huge arenas throughout the world. This easy-to-follow narrative provides readers with a history of the game and the thirteen original...
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A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II

ELIZABETH WEIN · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The gripping true story of the only women to fly in combat in World War II - from Elizabeth Wein, award-winning author of Code Name Verity

In the early years of World War II, Josef Stalin issued an order that made the Soviet Union the first country in the world to allow female...

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Smart Strategies for Paying for College

G. S. Prentzas · Rosen Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

Even as having a higher education becomes increasingly essential in the job market, the costs associated with attending a post-secondary institution continue to rise, making the prospect of paying for college seem daunting. By examining and breaking down the various financing and aid options...
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Saturday Night Live: Shaping TV Comedy and American Culture

Arie Kaplan · 21st Century Books
Format: Book

In 1975 Saturday Night Live came out of the gate swinging, with a daring, bold, and rebellious vibe that was new to television back then. With a cast of comedic actors known as the Not Ready for Prime Time Players, television producer Lorne Michaels launched a style of live television comedy...
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Clans

Darren Shan · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

B's first mission with the Angels --sentient, do-gooder zombies-- went horribly wrong when vicious members of the Ku Klux Klan attacked New Kirkham, a stronghold of precious human survivors. B is not about to let the racist thugs persecute innocent people, but while saving the town,...
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Tales of the Peculiar

Ransom Riggs · Dutton Children's Books
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

A companion to the New York Times bestselling Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, now a major motion picture directed by Tim Burton.


Before Miss Peregrine gave them a home, the story of peculiars was written in the Tales.

Wealthy cannibals who dine...
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Breakthrough

A. L. Priest · Darby Creek Publishing
Format: Print book

Efram is new to Troy, Ohio, a town where football is everything. And as soon as he sets foot in Troy Central High, the school's head coach takes notice of Efram's perfect football build. Suddenly Efram is gearing up for practice—even though he has never played the game. Flick...
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Expedition

S. E. Wendel · Epic Press
Format: Hardcover

The Earth is dead and humanitys last hope is amongst the stars. For 50,000 lucky souls, a distant, alien planet will be their home after they endure a grueling seven year journey. Assigned as apprentices to older specialists, Hugh OCallahan and Elena Ames must learn quickly to survive their...
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Dark Tracks

Philippa Gregory · Simon Pulse
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Luca and Isolde continue investigating for the Order of Darkness in the fourth book in the Order of Darkness series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory.
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In the Afterlight

Alexandra Bracken · Disney Pr
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

Ruby can't look back. Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the government's attack on Los Angeles travel north to regroup. Only Ruby can keep their highly dangerous prisoner in check. But with Clancy Gray, there's no guarantee you're fully in control,...
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MARISSA MEYER · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 556
Format: Hardcover

NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer, comes a high-stakes world of adventure, passion, danger, and betrayal.

Secret Identities.
Extraordinary Powers.
She wants vengeance. He wants justice.

The...

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Kingdom of Ash

SARAH J MAAS · Bloomsbury YA
Pages: 992
Format: Hardcover

Years in the making, Sarah J. Maas's #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series draws to an epic, unforgettable conclusion. Aelin Galathynius's journey from slave to king's assassin to the queen of a once-great kingdom reaches its heart-rending finale as war erupts across...

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The Forgotten Book

MECHTHILD GLSER · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Emma is used to things going her way. Her father is headmaster of her prestigious boarding school, her friends take her advice as gospel, and she's convinced that a relationship with her long-time crush is on the horizon.

As it turns out, Emma hasn't seen anything yet. When she finds...

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