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Tash Hearts Tolstoy

Katie Ormsbee · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

After a shout-out from one of the Internet's superstar vloggers, Natasha "Tash" Zelenka suddenly finds herself and her obscure, amateur web series, Unhappy Families, thrust in the limelight: She's gone viral.Her show is a modern adaption of Anna Karenina--written by Tash's literary...
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The Walls Around Us

Nova Ren Suma · Algonquin
Pages: 323
Format: Print book

"Ori's dead because of what happened out behind the theater, in the tunnel made out of trees. She's dead because she got sent to that place upstate, locked up with those monsters. And she got sent there because of me."On the outside, there's Violet, an eighteen-year-old dancer...
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Proof of Forever

Lexa Hillyer · Harper Teen
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From debut author and poet Lexa Hillyer comes the lyrical story of four seventeen-year-old friends who receive an unlikely chance to relive the perfect summer . . . and the devastating secret that could unravel it all. Elegant and evocative, Proof of Forever is one of those first novels...
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Great Ball of Light

Evan Kuhlman · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A pulsing ball of light gives two kids the astonishing ability to bring things back to life in this "eerie and hopeful" (Kirkus Reviews) and hugely fun look at what they'll do to make their family whole again, from the author of The Last Invisible Boy.After a lightning strike,...
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Teresa of the New World

Sharman Apt Russell · Yucca Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of An Obsession with Butterflies comes a magical story of America in the time of the conquistadors.In 1528, the real-life conquistador Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked in the New World where he lived for eight years as a slave, trader, and shaman. In this lyrical weaving...
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Medieval Knight Science: Armor, Weapons, and Siege Warfare

Allison Lassieur · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Medieval knights were like armoured tanks in combat. They often made quick work of their enemies. They may not have realized it, but they owed their success to science. Engaging text, fascinating photos and useful illustrations will help young readers understand how science helped medieval...
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The Sound

Sarah Alderson · Simon Pulse
Pages: 308
Format: Print book

A British nanny looking for a low-key summer finds buried secrets, murderous attention, and unexpected romance when she visits the Nantucket Sound in this heart-pounding novel.The Nantucket Sound is a beachfront playground for the privileged and elite, where the sunny days are filled with...
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Mighty Jack

Ben Hatke · First Second
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring, too, because Maddy doesn't talk. Ever....
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There Will Be Bears

Ryan Gebhart · Candlewick Pr
Pages: 217
Format: Print book

Tyson is determined to hunt an elk - even if it means sneaking his grandpa out of a nursing home - in a debut novel sparked with dry wit and wilderness adventure. Thirteen-year-old Tyson loves hanging out with his roughneck Grandpa Gene, who's a lot more fun than Tyson's ex-best friend,...
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Fires of Invention

J. Scott Savage · Shadow Mountain
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Trenton Colman is a creative thirteen-year-old boy with a knack for all things mechanical. But his talents are viewed with suspicion in Cove, a steam-powered city built inside a mountain. In Cove, creativity is a crime and invention is a curse word. Kallista Babbage is a repair technician...
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Once and for All

SARAH DESSEN · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

From Sarah Dessen, the beloved New York Times bestselling author of SAINT ANYTHING and JUST LISTEN, comes a new novel set in the world of wedding planning!Is it really better to have loved and lost? Louna's summer job is to help brides plan their perfect day, even though she stopped believing...
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The Prom Goer's Interstellar Excursion

Chris McCoy · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Its Superbad meets Spaceballs in this hilarious extraterrestrial road trip!   Just a few days before prom, Bennett pulls off something he never imagined possible his dream girl, Sophie, agrees to be his date. Moments afterward, however, he watches Sophie get abducted by aliens in the middle...
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The Pros and Cons of Geothermal Power

Angela Britcher · Cavendish Square
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Geothermal power is a growing energy source. Learn about how this energy technology developed, the risks and rewards of geothermal power, and whether or not geothermal power will solve the energy challenges of the future.
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The Ring and the Crown

Melissa de la Cruz · Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Magic is power, and power is magic... Once they were inseparable, just two little girls playing games in a formidable castle. Now Princess Marie-Victoria, heir to the mightiest empire in the world, and Aelwyn Myrddyn, a bastard mage, face vastly different futures. Quiet and gentle, Marie...
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The Loose Ends List

Carrie Firestone · Little
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

A refreshing, funny, and moving debut novel about first loves, last wishes, and letting go. Seventeen-year-old Maddie O'Neill Levine lives a charmed life, and is primed to spend the perfect pre-college summer with her best friends and young-at-heart socialite grandmother (also Maddie's...
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