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Diary of Charlotte Forten: A Free Black Girl Before the Civil War

Charlotte Forten · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

As a free African American living in the North in the 1800s, Charlotte Forten was luckier than most African Americans of her time. But she still faced segregation, limited opportunities, and the sharp barbs of racism. Through it all, Charlotte wrote down her experiences in a diary. Read...
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Odette's Secrets

Maryann Macdonald · Bloomsbury USA Childrens; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Odette is a young Jewish girl living in Paris during a dangerous time. The Nazis have invaded the city, and every day brings new threats. After Odettes father enlists in the French army and her mother joins the Resistance, Odette is sent to the countryside until it is safe to return.On...
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The Forever Song

Julie Kagawa · Harlequin Teen
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

VENGEANCE WILL BE HERS Allison Sekemoto once struggled with the question: human or monster? With the death of her love, Zeke, she has her answer. MONSTER Allie will embrace her cold vampire side to hunt down and end Sarren, the psychopathic vampire who murdered Zeke. But the trail is bloody...
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The Shadowhunter's Codex

Cassandra Clare · McElderry Books, Margaret K.
Pages: 274
Format: Hardcover

Delve into the details of all things Shadowhunter with this illustrated guide to the knowledge and lore of the Shadowhunter world.Since the thirteenth century, the Shadowhunter's Codex has been the one and only manual for Shadowhunters looking to brush up on their demon languages, learn...
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Remix

Non Pratt · SSBFYR
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Two girls test the strength of their friendship - and their hearts - over the course of a summer weekend in this contemporary novel perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Rainbow Rowell.Ruby and Kaz's friendship has always worked like a well-oiled machine. Ruby is loud and acts impulsively,...
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The Last Apprentice: Slither

Joseph Delaney · Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

The eleventh volume in the spine-tingling, best-selling Last Apprentice series. In Slither, Joseph Delaney takes us far from the county, to a land where a spook has never set foot and where terrifying creatures of the dark thrive. Slither is one of these monsters, and Book 11 is his tale.Slither...
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Murder Is Bad Manners

Robin Stevens · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Two friends form a detective agency - and must solve their first murder case - in this "sharp-witted debut" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) that is the first adventure in a brand-new middle grade mystery series set at a 1930s boarding school.Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are best...
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The Last Forever

Deb Caletti · Simon Pulse; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Beginnings and endings overlap in this soaring novel of love and loss from bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Deb Caletti.Nothing lasts forever, and no one gets that more than Tessa. After her mother died, it's all she can do to keep her friends, her boyfriend, her happiness...
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If I Stay

Gayle Forman · Speak; Mti edition
Format: Book

The critically acclaimed, bestselling novel from Gayle Forman, author of Where She Went, Just One Day, Just One Year, and I Was Here. Now a major motion picture, starring Chloe Grace Moretz! Includes exclusive interviews with Chloe Grace Moretz and her co-star Jamie Blackley. In the blink...
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This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl

Esther Earl · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 431
Format: Book

New York Times Bestseller! "This moving read will have you reaching for the tissues and smiling with delight ... .Stunningly alive on the page, Esther shows that sometimes the true meaning of life - helping and loving others - can be found even when bravely facing death." -People...
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The Story of the Negro Leagues

Bo Smolka · Abdo Publishing Company
Format: Book

Provides information on the Negro Leagues, including its origins, the economic struggles of the Leagues, and the players that moved on to Major League Baseball.Title: The Story of the Negro LeaguesAuthor: Smolka, BoPublisher: Abdo GroupPublication Date: 2012/08/01Number of Pages: 64Binding...
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Counting Thyme

Melanie Conklin · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 300
Format: Print book

Newbery-winning Rules meets Counting by 7s in this affecting story of a girl's devotion to her brother and what it means to be homeWhen eleven-year-old Thyme Owens' little brother, Val, is accepted into a new cancer drug trial, it's just the second chance that he needs. But it also means...
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The Treatment

Suzanne Young · Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

Can Sloane and James survive the lies and secrets surrounding them, or will The Program claim them in the end? Find out in this sequel to The Program, which Publishers Weekly called chilling and suspenseful. How do you stop an epidemic? Sloane and James are on the run after barely surviving...
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Robotics: From Automatons to the Roomba

Racquel Foran · Essential Library
Format: Hardcover

Details how early mechanical automatons led to the advanced, intelligent robots of today, also spotlighting the brilliant scientists who made these advances possible. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Teen Spirit

Francesca Lia Block · HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Pages: 234
Format: Hardcover

Francesca Lia Block, critically acclaimed author of Weetzie Bat, brings this eerie and redemptive ghost story to life with her signature, poetic prose. It's perfect for fans of supernatural stories with a touch of romance like the Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia and Margaret...
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