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The Extra

Kathryn Lasky · Candlewick; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover

Is the chance to serve as an extra for Hitlers favorite filmmaker a chance at life — or a detour on the path to inevitable extermination?One ordinary afternoon, fifeen-year-old Lilo and her family are suddenly picked up by Hitlers police and imprisoned as part of the Gypsy plague. Just...
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Breakfast Served Anytime

Sarah Combs · Candlewick Press
Pages: 261
Format: Hardcover

A coming-of-age debut evokes the bittersweet joys and pangs of finding independence in one unforgettable summer away at "geek camp." When Gloria sets out to spend the summer before her senior year at a camp for gifted and talented students, she doesn't know quite what to expect....
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Confessions: The Private School Murders

James Patterson · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

In the sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Confessions of a Murder Suspect, James Patterson keeps the confessions coming breathlessly as Tandy Angel delves deeper into her own tumultuous history-and proves that she can rise above the sordid Angel legacy. Wealthy young women are being...
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Self-Harm

Cath Senker · Heinemann
Format: Print book

Everyone faces troubles and challenges in their life - and self-harm is the way some people try to cope with the pressures. But what can trigger this way of dealing with painful feelings? And what are the alternatives? This book looks at the experiences of young people, shows how to reduce...
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Ruby Redfort Take Your Last Breath

Gwen Hall · Class Publishing; 5th edition
Format: Hardcover

Crack open Ruby Redfort’s second adventure — and you will literally be on the edge of your wits.Everyone’s favorite girl detective is back for a second mind-blowing installment, packed with all the off-the-wall humor, action, and friendship of the first book. This time,...
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Searching for Sky

Jillian Cantor · Bloomsbury, 2014.
Pages: 276
Format: Print book

Sky and River have always lived on Island, the only world they've ever known. Until the day River spots a boat. Across Ocean, in a place called California, Sky is separated from River and forced to live with a grandmother she's just met. Here the rules for survival are different....
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Fuse

Julianna Baggott · Center Point Pub; Lrg edition
Format: Large print book

The next part in the epic PURE trilogy for fans of Cormac McCarthy Justin Cronin and Suzanne Collins Partridge has escaped the safety of his fathers empire and left the Dome where his people - the Pures - have sheltered for so long He has ventured into the destroyed world inhabited by the Wretches...
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Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong

Prudence Shen · First Second Books
Pages: 279
Format: Paperback

You wouldn't expect Nate and Charlie to be friends. Charlie's the laid-back captain of the basketball team, and Nate is the neurotic, scheming president of the robotics club. But they are friends, however unlikely--until Nate declares war on the cheerleaders. At stake is funding...
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Season of the Witch

Mariah Fredericks · Schwartz & Wade; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Like Frederickss The Girl in the Park, here is a page-turner that perfectly captures the world of New York City private schools, as it explores the notion of power among teenage girls. Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, raves, Fredericks again proves her gift for conveying the intensity...
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Looking for Jack Kerouac

Barbara Shoup · Lacewing Books
Format: Book

It wasnt Duke Walczaks fault that I took off for Florida, like Kathy thought. The truth is, we started getting sideways with each other on our class trip to New York and Washington D.C. nearly a year earlier—which, looking back, is ironic since she was the one dead set on going.From the author...
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Wolf Hollow

Lauren Wolk · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A 2017 Newbery Honor BookNew York Times BestsellerA young girl's kindness, compassion, and honesty overcome bullying. ★ An NPR Best Book of the Year★ A BOOKLIST Best Book of the Year★ An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of the Year★ A Kirkus Reviews Best...
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Frozen in Time: Clarence Birdseye's Outrageous Idea About Frozen Food

Mark Kurlansky · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Nonfiction for kids interested in science, biography, and early entrepreneurs, this work explores the life story of Clarence Birdseye, the man who revolutionized the frozen food industry and changed the way people eat all over the world. Adapted from Mark Kurlanskys adult work Birdseye...
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Pointe, Claw

Amber J. Keyser · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Jessie Vale dances in an elite ballet program. She has to be perfect to land a spot with the professional company. When Jessie is cast in an animalistic avant-garde production, her careful composure cracks wide open. Nothing has felt more dangerous.Meanwhile, her friend Dawn McCormick's...
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Six Months Later

Natalie Richards · Sourcebooks Fire
Format: Book

"Recommend it to fans of Gayle Forman's If I Stay." -- Library JournalShe Has Everything She Ever Wanted. But Not Her Memory...When Chloe fell asleep in study hall, it was the middle of May. When she wakes up, snow is on the ground and she can't remember the last six months...
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The Outlaw of Sherwood Forest

John Seven · Stone Arch Books
Format: Book

Time-traveling teenagers Dawk and Hype are excited by a trip to Nottingham and Sherwood Forest in 1258. They even meet a real-life Robin Hood, Roger Godberd. But Godberd family squabbles put all their plans in jeopardy, and the appearance of someone claiming to be Friar Tuck -- who supposedly...
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