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Far from the Tree: Young Adult Edition--How Children and Their Parents Learn to Accept One Another . . . Our Differences Unite Us

Andrew Solomon · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 454
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Andrew Solomon comes a stunning, poignant, and affecting young adult edition of his award-winning masterpiece, Far From the Tree, which explores the impact of extreme differences between parents and children.The old adage says that the apple doesn't...
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Revenge and the Wild

Michelle Modesto · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

True Grit meets True Blood in this delightfully dark and fantastical Western perfect for fans of Gail Carriger, Cassandra Clare, and Holly Black. This thrilling novel is a remarkable tale of danger and discovery, from debut author Michelle Modesto.The two-bit town of Rogue City is a lawless...
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Be Clothed: Learning to Wear Your God- Designed Wardrobe

Lindsay D Smith · NyreePress Publishing
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback

Fashion is fun, but what if there was clothing that would transform us instead of simply cover us? The clothes you choose to wear express your personality and style, and your wardrobe speaks loudly about the person you want to be. My prayer is you close these pages confident and clothed...
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Come On In, America: The United States in World War I

Linda Barrett Osborne · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war on Germany and joined World War I. German submarine attacks on American ships in March 1917 were the overt motive for declaring war, but the underlying reasons were far more complex. Even after the United States officially joined, Americans...
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The Lie Tree

Frances Hardinge · Amulet Books
Pages: 377
Format: Print book

Read this thought-provoking, critically acclaimed novel (6 starred reviews ) from Frances Hardinge, winner of the Costa Book of the Year, Costa Children's Book Award, and Horn Book-Boston Globe Award. Faith Sunderly leads a double life. To most people, she is reliable, dull, trustworthy...
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Lucky Strikes

Louis Bayard · Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Pages: 321
Format: eBook

With her mama recently dead and her pa sight unseen since birth, fourteen-year-old Amelia is suddenly in charge of her younger brother and sister - and of the family gas station. Harley Blevins, local king and emperor of Standard Oil, is in hot pursuit to clinch his fuel monopoly. To keep...
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Genuine Fraud

E LOCKHART · Delacorte Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!From the author of We Were Liars, which John Green called "utterly unforgettable," comes a masterful new psychological suspense novel - the story of a young woman whose diabolical smarts are her ticket into a charmed life. But how many times can someone...
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The Transatlantic Conspiracy

G D Falksen · Soho Teen
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

The year is 1908. Seventeen-year-old Rosalind Wallace's blissful stay in England with her best friend, Cecily de Vere, has come to an abrupt end, which is fine with Rosalind. She was getting tired of being high society Cecily's American "pet." Her industrialist father...
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The You I've Never Known

Ellen Hopkins · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 608
Format: NOOK Book

How do you live your life if your past is based on a lie? A new novel in both verse and prose from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ellen Hopkins.For as long as she can remember, it's been just Ariel and Dad. Ariel's mom disappeared when she was a baby. Dad says home is wherever...
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Max

Sarah Cohen-Scali · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

Nazi Germany. 1936. In the Lebensborn program, carefully selected German women are recruited by the Nazis to give birth to new members of the Aryan race. Inside one of these women is Max, literally counting the minutes until he is born and he can fulfill his destiny as the perfect...
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Front Lines

Michael Grant · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 548
Format: Print book

Perfect for fans of The Book Thief and Code Name Verity, New York Times bestselling author Michael Grant unleashes an epic, genre-bending, and transformative new series that reimagines World War II with girl soldiers fighting on the front lines.World War II, 1942. A court decision makes...
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A Teen's Guide to Getting Stuff Done: Discover Your Procrastination Type, Stop Putting Things Off, and Reach Your Goals

Doug Shannon · Instant Help
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Do you procrastinate? And if so, what's your procrastination type? In this fun and illustrated guide, author Jennifer Shannon blends acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral strategies to help you recognize your procrastination habits, discover the strengths...
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Tell me three things

Julie Buxbaum · Delacorte Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times BestsellerWhat if the person you need the most is someone you've never met? Funny and romantic, this tug-at-your-heartstrings contemporary YA debut is perfect for readers of Rainbow Rowell, Jennifer Niven, and E. Lockhart.Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that's...
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Barron's AP Chemistry, 8th Edition

Neil D. Jespersen Ph.D. · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 754
Format: Paperback

Extensive test preparation for the AP Chemistry exam includes:Six practice AP exams: three diagnostic tests and three full-length practice exams that are aligned with the upcoming, new AP Chemistry examAll questions answered and explainedA comprehensive subject review covering the structure...
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#famous

Jilly Gagnon · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Debut author Jilly Gagnon bursts onto the scene with a story equal parts bite and romance, perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Jennifer E. Smith, about falling for someone in front of everyone. In this modern day love story: Girl likes boy. Girl snaps photo and posts it online. Boy becomes...
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