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Amazing Feats of Mechanical Engineering

Chris Eboch · Essential Library
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of mechanical engineering. Engaging text explores Mars rovers, robotic surgery systems, and advanced wind turbines. It also examines...
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These shallow graves

Jennifer Donnelly · Delacorte Press
Pages: 487
Format: Print book

From Jennifer Donnelly, the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of A Northern Light and Revolution, comes a mystery about dark secrets, dirty truths, and the lengths to which people will go for love and revenge. For fans of Elizabeth George and Libba...
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Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit

Jaye Robin Brown · HarperTeen
Pages: 419
Format: Print book

Joanna meets the perfect girl for her and must decide whether to break a promise that could change everything for her and her family or lose out on love in this charming young adult romance that's perfect for fans of Julie Murphy's Dumplin' and Becky Albertalli's Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens...

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Americas Prisons

Greenhaven Press · Greenhaven Press
Pages: 202
Format: Print book

Opposing Viewpoints Series
For over 25 years, the Greenhaven Press Opposing Viewpoints Series has developed and set the standard for current-issue studies. With more than 90 volumes covering nearly every controversial contemporary topic, Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries...
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Feminism: Reinventing the F-Word

Nadia Abushanab Higgins · Twenty-First Century Books
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

While most people say they believe in equal rights, the word feminism - America's new F-word - makes people uncomfortable. Explore the history of US feminism through pioneers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, and Gloria Steinem. Meet modern leaders such as Rebecca...
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Starborn: A Dragonborn Novel

Toby Forward · Bloomsbury, 2016.
Pages: 448
Format: Print book

When diabolical wizard Ash escapes from her prison, the fate of the world falls to wizard apprentices Sam and Tamrin. But old magic is fading fast, and even with their faithful dragon Starback by their side, they may not be able to stop Ash before she razes their home.Sam and Tamrin find...
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Red Queen

Victoria Aveyard · HarperTeen
Pages: 388
Format: Print book

The #1 New York Times Bestseller

Graceling meets The Selection in debut novelist Victoria Aveyard's sweeping tale of seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose once-latent magical power draws her into the dangerous intrigue of the king's palace. Will...
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Thailand

Mel Friedman · C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Format: Book

Take a trip around the world with the latest entries in the Enchantment of the World series. From the volcanoes of Iceland to the hilltop castles of Germany, readers are transported to distant lands with the fascinating text and attention-grabbing photos in these books. Each country's...
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Student Loans

NoeÃŒ?l Merino · Greenhaven Press
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The At Issue series includes a wide range of opinion on a single controversial subject. Each volume includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives -- eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists...
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The Hired Girl

Laura Amy Schlitz · Candlewick Press
Pages: 387
Format: Print book

Winner of the 2016 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
A 2016 Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Award Winner
Winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature

Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz brings her delicious...
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Sparkers

Eleanor Glewwe · Viking Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

In the city of Ashara, magicians rule all.Marah Levi is a promising violinist who excels at school and can read more languages than most librarians. Even so, she has little hope of a bright future: she is a sparker, a member of the oppressed lower class in a society run by magicians.Then...
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Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here

Anna Breslaw · Razorbill, 2016.
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Cross Veronica Mars with MTV's Daria, and you'll get Scarlett Epstein, the snarky, judgmental, and often hilarious star of Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here, a witty and heartwarming novel that's perfect for fans of David Arnold's Mosquitoland and Kody Keplinger's The Duff....
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Whatever.

S J Goslee · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 266
Format: Print book

It's like the apocalypse came, only instead of nuclear bombs and zombies, Mike gets school participation, gay thoughts, and mother-effin' cheerleaders.

Junior year is about to start. Here's what Mike Tate knows:

His friends are awesome and their crappy garage band...

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Heartless

Marissa Meyer · Macmillan Audio
Format: Audiobook

Long before she was the terror of Wonderland -- the infamous Queen of Hearts -- she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite...
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Life in a Fishbowl

Len Vlahos · Bloomsbury
Pages: 328
Format: Print book

Fifteen-year-old Jackie Stone's father is dying.

When Jackie discovers that her father has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, her whole world starts to crumble. She can't imagine how she'll live without him . . .

Then, in a desperate act to secure...

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