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Hostage Run

Andrew Klavan · Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

Rick dial is faced with an impossible choice: save the life of his best friend Molly . . . Or save the free world. Rick Dial's career as a superstar quarterback ended when a car accident left him unable to walk. But his uncanny gaming ability caught the attention of a secret government...
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Bits & Pieces

Jonathan Maberry · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 592
Format: Hardcover

Return to the zombie apocalypse wasteland that is the Rot & Ruin in this short story collection from Jonathan Maberry.Benny Imura's zombie-infested adventures are well-chronicled in the gripping novels Rot & Ruin, Dust & Decay, Flesh & Bone, and Fire & Ash. But what...
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Don't Even Think About It

Sarah Mlynowski · Random House Publishing Group
Pages: 319
Format: Hardcover

Contemporary teen fiction with romance, secrets, scandals, and ESP from the author of Bras & Broomsticks!We weren't always like this. We used to be average New York City high school sophomores. Until our homeroom went for flu shots. We were prepared for some side effects. Maybe a headache....
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All the Truth That's in Me

Julie Berry · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 274
Format: Hardcover

Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten title. A 2014 Edgar Award nominee for YA. A Kids' Indie Next List Top Ten Pick -- #5, Best Books of Winter '13-'14. A School Library Journal Best Book of 2013. A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book for 2013. A Horn...
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Buried Beneath Us: Discovering the Ancient Cities of the Americas

Anthony Aveni · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 90
Format: Hardcover

A beautifully illustrated look at the forces that help cities grow--and eventually cause their destruction--told through the stories of the great civilizations of ancient America. You may think you know all of the American cities. But did you know that long before New York, Chicago, Los Angeles,...
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Counting by 7s

Holly Goldberg Sloan · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 380
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of "Out of My Mind, " "Wonder, "and "Mockingbird, " this is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family. Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with...
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Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave

Shyima Hall · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring and compelling memoir from a young woman who lost her childhood to slavery - and built a new life grounded in determination and justice.Shyima Hall was born in Egypt on September 29, 1989, the seventh child of desperately poor parents. When she was eight, her parents sold her into...
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Beowulf

Gareth Hinds · Candlewick
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

This exhilarating graphic-novel edition of an ancient classic honors the spirit of the original as it attracts modern readers.The epic tale of the great warrior Beowulf has thrilled readers through the ages - and now it is reinvented for a new generation with Gareth Hinds's masterful...
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Classics Illustrated Deluxe #8: Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens · Papercutz
Format: Hardcover

Charles Dickens social novel comes to Classics Illustrated Deluxe in an extra-sized volume that features more comics pages than previous volumes. Dickens surrounds the serious themes of his novel with sarcasm and dark humor, making the quirky yet powerful art of Olivier Deloye a great fit for this...
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Black Knight

Christopher Pike · Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

The thrilling Witch World saga continues in this suspenseful sequel to Red Queen, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike.Jessica Ralle thought the worst was over. The mindblowing revelations. The terrifying danger. The heartbreaking loss. Turns out, discovering Witch...
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Five, Six, Seven, Nate!

Tim Federle · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 293
Format: Print book

"The Nate series by Tim Federle is a wonderful evocation of what it's like to be a theater kid. Highly recommended." -Lin-Manuel Miranda, star and creator of the musical, Hamilton Winner of the Lambda Literary Award Encore! Nate Foster's Broadway dreams are finally coming true...
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Emerald Green

Kerstin Gier · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 451
Format: Print book

Gwen has a destiny to fulfill, but no one will tell her what it is. She's only recently learned that she is the Ruby, the final member of the time-traveling Circle of Twelve, and since then nothing has been going right. She suspects the founder of the Circle, Count Saint-German, is up to something...
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Phoenix: A Black City Novel

Elizabeth Richards · Putnam Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

Weeks after his crucifixion and rebirth as Phoenix, Ash Fisher believes his troubles are far behind him. He and Natalie are engaged and life seems good. But his happiness is short-lived when he receives a threatening visit from Purian Rose, who gives Ash an ultimatum: vote in favor...
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The Final Four: All about College Basketball's Biggest Event

Mary E. Schulte · Sports Illustrated Kids
Format: Print book

Each year in March, college basketball teams hope to be part of one of the biggest sports events in the country. The NCAA tournament starts with 68 teams and is gradually reduced to the Final Four. But just one of them will become the national NCAA champion! Discover the Final Fours most...
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Pulled Under

Michelle Dalton · Simon Pulse
Format: Paperback

A shy teen befriends an attractive beach town tourist in this refreshing summertime romance, in the tradition of Sixteenth Summer and Seventeenth Summer.In the small town of Pearl Beach, Florida, Izzy Lucas needs only her surfboard and the water to be completely happy. She wants nothing...
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