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Nice Try, Jane Sinner

Lianne Oelke · Clarion Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

"Jane Sinner snarked her way into my heart, and she's never leaving. Prepare to fall hard for this hilarious, heartfelt gem of a book." - Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens AgendaIt's Kind of a Funny Story meets Daria in the darkly hilarious tale of a teen's...
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In the fields and the trenches : the famous and the forgotten on the battlefields of World War I

Kerrie Logan Hollihan · Chicago Review Press, 2016.
Format: Print book

When it started, many thought the Great War would be a great adventure. Yet, as those who saw it up close learned, it was anything but. In the Fields and the Trenches traces the stories of eighteen young idealists swept into the brutal conflict, many of whom would go on to become well-known...
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The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

DASHKA SLATER · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter.One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they...
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The Panama Canal

Tatiana Ryckman · Cavendish Square
Pages: 96
Format: Library Binding

Since the beginning of exploration, people have searched for easier ways to navigate between waterways and oceans to bolster trade. The Panama Canal demonstrates how innovation, advanced engineering, hard work, and great personal cost resulted in one of modern historys most critical trade...
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Income Inequality

NoeÌ?l Merino · Greenhaven Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Each title in the highly acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints series explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format; the viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find publications.
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The Naming: The First Book of Pellinor

Alison Croggon · Candlewick Press
Pages: 492
Format: Paperback

In the classic spirit of epic fantasy comes this glittering saga of a young girl who learns she possesses an uncanny gift - and is destined to use it to save her world from a terrifying evil.Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family...
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The Agony House

Cherie Priest · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Denise Farber has just moved back to New Orleans with her mom and step-dad. They left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and have finally returned, wagering the last of their family's money on fixing up an old, rundown house and converting it to a bed and breakfast.Nothing seems to work around...
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The Outsiders 50th Anniversary Edition

S E Hinton · Penguin Books
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover

50 years of an iconic classic! The international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie--now with bonus content.This special edition of the groundbreaking novel contains:Never before seen photos and letters from the publisher's archivesOriginal review clippings and media coveragePhotos...
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U.S. Political Parties: Development and Division

Philip Wolny · Lucent Books
Pages: 104
Format: Library Binding

Partisan politics and division between Americans of different political parties are constantly in the news. However, political division is not a new thing in the United States, and readers are introduced to the history of political parties as they explore how the early divisions between...
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A Reaper at the Gates

SABAA TAHIR · Razorbill
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

BOOK THREE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES"Thrilling and hard to put down, readers will absolutely devour Tahir's latest." --BuzzFeedAn Entertainment Weekly Summer Reads pick!"The perfect summer read." --The Washington PostThe highly anticipated third book in #1 New York...
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The Young Champion's Mind: How to Think, Train, and Thrive Like an Elite Athlete

JIM PH D AFREMOW · Rodale Kids
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning coach and sports psychologist Jim Afremow has helped everyone from Olympians to professional athletes train their mind, body, and spirit. Now, in this new young adult edition of his highly praised The Champion's Mind, Dr. Afremow is helping student athletes do -- and feel...
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Both of Me

Jonathan Friesen · Blink
Format: Hardcover

It was supposed to be just another flight, another escape into a foreign place where she could forget her past, forget her attachments. Until Clara found herself seated next to an alluring boy named Elias Phinn—a boy who seems to know secrets she has barely been able to admit to herself...
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Recipe for Hate

WARREN KINSELLA · Dundurn
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

How a group of Portland, Maine, punks defeated a murderous gang of neo-Nazis. The X Gang is a group of punks led by the scarred, silent, and mostly unreadable Christopher X. His best friend, Kurt Blank, is a hulking and talented punk guitarist living in the closet. Sisters Patti and Betty...
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After the Fire

Will Hill · Sourcebooks Fire
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

An Amazon Best Book of 2018!!The things I've seen are burned into me, like scars that refuse to fade.Before, she lived inside the fence. Before, she was never allowed to leave the property, never allowed to talk to Outsiders, never allowed to speak her mind. Because Father John controlled...
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Drake: Hip-Hop Superstar

Alexis Burling · Essential Library
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

This biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Drake. Readers learn about Drake's early life, inspiration to pursue music, and successes as a hip-hop artist. With striking photographs and sidebars, the book brings to life Drake's acting career, relationship with Rihanna,...
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