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Crazy House

JAMES PATTERSON · jimmy patterson
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover

There were no charges. There was no trial. There will be no escape. Seventeen-year-old Becca Greenfield was snatched from her small hometown. She was thrown into a maximum-security prison and put on Death Row with other kids her age. Until her execution, Becca's told to fit in and shut...
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Lyddie

Katherine Paterson · Dutton Juvenile
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.
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Computing and the Internet

Beatrice Kavanaugh · Mason Crest
Pages: 80
Format: Library Binding

Since it became widely available for public use in the early 1990s, the Internet has proven to be amazingly useful for facilitating communication, distributing information, and sharing knowledge. Human society has already been changed by the Internetand as new technologies develop, even...
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What Is the Future of Drones?

Stuart A Kallen · ReferencePoint Press
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Drones are incredibly versatile devices that will soon be everywhere as researchers develop new uses for the flying machines. This book looks into drones of the future and how they will be used by filmmakers, businesses, the military and police, and average consumers.
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Croak

Gina Damico · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 311
Format: Paperback

Fed up with her wild behavior, sixteen-year-old Lex's parents ship her off to upstate New York to live with her Uncle Mort for the summer, hoping that a few months of dirty farm work will whip her back into shape. But Uncle Mort's true occupation is much dirtier than shoveling manure....
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Near Planets

Mason Crest · Mason Crest Publishers
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Get to know Earths planetary neighbors with a tour of Mercury and Venus, the two planets closest to the Sun, as well as Mars, the planet closest to Earth. Experience the intense heat of Mercury. Dive deep into the misty atmosphere on Venus. And wonder along with scientists if and when Mars...
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Carbon

Jane P Gardner · Mason Crest
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

THE CHEMISTRY OF EVERYDAY ELEMENTS10 titles64 pages eachNot every student thrills to a discussion of chemistry, but every student will find something to connect to in this up-to-date series. Each volume goes in-depth into one well-known element from the Periodic Table, exploring the history,...
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Nat Amer & Blacks

Kim Dramer · Chelsea House Publications
Pages: 95
Format: Paperback

Book by Dramer, Kim, See Editorial Dept
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Nightfall

Jake Halpern · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The dark will bring your worst nightmares to light in this gripping and eerie survival story, perfect for fans of James Dashner and Neil Gaiman.On Marin's island, sunrise doesn't come every twenty-four hours - it comes every twenty-eight years. Now the sun is just a sliver of light...
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The Sound of Life and Everything

Krista Van Dolzer · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A fascinating speculative historical fiction debut set in 1950s California - perfect for fans of When You Reach Me. Twelve-year-old Ella Mae Higbee is a sensible girl. She eats her vegetables and wants to be just like Sergeant Friday, her favorite character on Dragnet. So when her auntie...
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Rahul Kanakia · Hyperion
Pages: 339
Format: Print book

I'm your protagonist-Reshma Kapoor-and if you have the free time to read this book, then you're probably nothing like me.Reshma is a college counselor's dream. She's the top-ranked senior at her ultra-competitive Silicon Valley high school, with a spotless academic record and a long roster...
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A Young People's History of the United States, Volume 1: Columbus to the Spanish-American War

Rebecca Stefoff · Seven Stories Press
Pages: 224
Format: Book

A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. A Young People's History of the United States is also...
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The Gallery of Unfinished Girls

Lauren Karcz · HarperTeen
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A beautiful and evocative look at identity and creativity, The Gallery of Unfinished Girls is a stunning debut in magical realism. Perfect for fans of The Walls Around Us and Bone Gap. Mercedes Moreno is an artist. At least, she thinks she could be, even though she hasn't been able to paint...
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Ramona Blue

Julie Murphy · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 420
Format: Print book

From Julie Murphy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin' and Side Effects May Vary, comes another fearless heroine, Ramona Blue, in a gorgeously evocative novel about family, friendship, and how sometimes love can be more fluid than you first think. Perfect for fans of Rainbow...
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Words in Deep Blue

Cath Crowley · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

"One of the loveliest, most exquisitely beautiful books I've read in a very long time. . . . I didn't just read the pages, I lived in them." - Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places A beautiful love story for fans of Jandy Nelson and Nicola...
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