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Arithmetic: The Foundation of Mathematics

Garrett Gladle · Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pages: 72
Format: Book

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Victory

Susan Cooper · Margaret K. McElderry Books; Reissue edition
Format: Hardcover

A historic connection has the power to change the future in this classic, gripping novel from Newbery Medalist Susan Cooper. Sam Robbins is a farm boy, kidnapped to serve on HMS Victory, the ship on which Lord Nelson will die a heros death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Molly Jennings...
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The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

Catherynne M. Valente · Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century.--Time magazine, on the Fairyland seriesSeptember misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of home and embark on a new adventure....
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Vietnam #5: Walking Wounded

Chris Lynch · Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Morris, Rudi, Ivan, and Beck were best friends. So when one of them was drafted into the Vietnam War, the others signed up, too. They promised to watch out for one another. They pledged to come home together. Now, that pledge has been broken. One of the four has been killed in action....
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Reality Boy

A.S. King · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this fearless portrayal of a boy on the edge, highly acclaimed Printz Honor author A.S. King explores the desperate reality of a former child "star" struggling to break free of his anger.Gerald Faust started feeling angry even before his mother invited a reality TV crew into...
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Macbeth

Gareth Hinds · Candlewick Press, 2015.
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Shakespeare's classic story of dark ambition, madness, and murder springs to life in a masterful new graphic novel by Gareth Hinds.Set against the moody backdrop of eleventh-century Scotland, Gareth Hinds's captivating, richly illustrated interpretation takes readers into the claustrophobic...
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Splintered: Splintered Book One

A G Howard · Amulet Books
Pages: 371
Format: Book

This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl's pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers - precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse...
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Eternity's Wheel

Neil Gaiman · Harper Teen
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The heart-pounding conclusion to the bestselling InterWorld series, from Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves, and Mallory Reaves! Eternity's Wheel is full of time and space travel, magic, science, and the bravery of a young boy who must now face his destiny as a young man.Joey Harker never...
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Are You Lgbtq?

Jeanne Nagle · Enslow Publishing
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer or Questioning. Each of these terms has an individual meaning and community around them. Through interviews with professionals as well as those in the LGBTQ community, readers can learn not only the definition of each of these words, but also what...
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Blood Witch

Cate Tiernan · Speak
Pages: 202
Format: Paperback

Morgan has found her mother's Wiccan tools, and her relationship with Cal is strong. Everything seems perfect. Except that Cal's half brother, Hunter, is stalking them. Hunter claims to be a Seeker who is investigating Cal for the misuse of magick. Whom can she trust?
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yolo

Lauren Myracle · Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Through texts and messages, the mega-bestselling, beloved Internet Girls series followed the ups and downs of school for three very different, very close friends. Now it's freshman year of college for the winsome threesome, and *everything* is different. For one, the best friends are facing...
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Playlist for the Dead

Michelle Falkoff · HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

Part mystery, part love story, and part coming-of-age tale in the vein of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Spectacular Now.There was a party. There was a fight. The next morning, Sam's best friend, Hayden, was dead. And all he left Sam was a playlist of songs and a suicide note:...
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Fearless

Cornelia Funke · Little
Pages: 424
Format: Print book

Jacob Reckless returns once again to the Mirrorworld--filled with profound characters, extraordinary creatures, and epic life-or-death treasure hunts that could only come from the mind of the master storyteller of our generation, Cornelia Funke.
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Count Zinzendorf: Firstfruit

Janet Benge · YWAM
Pages: 185
Format: Paperback

Written for readers age 10 and up -- enjoyed by adults!Six-year-old Ludwig was sitting at the table, reading his Bible and praying, when Swedish soldiers stormed through the castle door. Ludwig looked up at the soldiers and then returned to his prayer and reading. The soldiers stopped and stared-then...
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