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Heart of the storm

Michael Buckley · Recorded Books

Escaping months of imprisonment by the insane Alpha queen Minerva, Lyric Walker returns to Coney Island to warn the world of the Great Abyss only to encounter a different place where humans and Alpha are working together to rebuild the country.
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RWBY: Official Manga Anthology, Vol. 3: From Shadows

VARIOUS. · VIZ Media LLC
Pages: 168
Format: Paperback

Straight from Rooster Teeth's hit animation series, a new four-volume anthology series featuring stories from various manga creators, each focusing on a different member of Team RWBY!The world of Remnant is filled with horrific monsters bent on the destruction of humanity. Fortunately,...
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(Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health

Kelly Jensen · Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Who's Crazy? What does it mean to be crazy? Is using the word crazy offensive? What happens when such a label gets attached to your everyday experiences? In order to understand mental health, we need to talk openly about it. Because there's no single definition of crazy, there's no single...
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Pretty

Justin Sayre · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Pretty isn't everything! Trapped by the limitations of her high-school adjective, the realities of her mother's alcohol addiction, and a racially fraught America, Sophie's perspective on what being pretty really means changes drastically in the second adjective-busting novel...
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Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth

Sheila O'Connor · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, one young girl is determined to save her brother from the draft - and gets help from an unlikely source - in this middle-grade tale, perfect for fans of The Wednesday Wars When eleven-year-old Reenie Kelly's mother passes away, she and her brothers...
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Ink, Iron, and Glass

Gwendolyn Clare · Square Fish
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

In this thrilling debut, worlds collide as Elsa unveils a deep political conspiracy seeking to unlock the most dangerous weapon ever created -- and only she can stop it.Can she write a world gone wrong?A certain pen, a certain book, and a certain person can craft entirely new worlds through...
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One Piece, Vol. 82

Eiichiro Oda · Viz Media
Format: Print book

Join Monkey D. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, One Piece!As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber ... at the cost of never being able...
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Dark horses

Cecily Von Ziegesar · Recorded Books

Merritt Wenner has been sent to an equine therapy program where she meets Red--a failed racehorse and a terror in the barn--and begins competitive hunter/jumper riding, finding herself drawn to the groom, Beatrice, and a rival rider, Carvin.
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The War Outside

Monica Hesse · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A stunning novel of conviction, friendship, and betrayal from Monica Hesse, the Edgar Award-winning and bestselling author of Girl in the Blue CoatIt's 1944, and World War II is raging across Europe and the Pacific. The war seemed far away from Margot in Iowa and Haruko in Colorado--until...
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Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You!

Marley Dias · Scholastic Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

In this accessible guide with an introduction by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay, Marley Dias explores activism, social justice, volunteerism, equity and inclusion, and using social media for good. Drawing from her experience, Marley shows kids how they can galvanize their...
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The Last Thing You Said

Sara Biren · Amulet Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Last summer, Lucy's and Ben's lives changed in an instant. One moment, they were shyly flirting on a lake raft, finally about to admit their feelings to each other after years of yearning. In the next, Trixie - Lucy's best friend and Ben's sister - was gone, her heart giving out during...
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Seeker

VERONICA ROSSI · Tor Teen
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Veronica Rossi's new fantasy adventure in the Rider series -- Seeker .When Daryn claimed she was seeing "visions" during her sophomore year of high school, no one believed the truth. She wasn't losing her mind, she was gaining...
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Lady Smoke

Laura Sebastian · Delacorte Press
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that was "made for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Sabaa Tahir" (Bustle) , Lady Smoke is an epic new fantasy about a throne cruelly stolen and a girl who must fight to take it back for her people.The Kaiser murdered Theodosia's...
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I'm Ok

Patti Kim · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

"So funny and heartfelt." - Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese "I love the profound honesty of I'm Ok." - Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park Ok Lee is determined to find the perfect get-rich-quick scheme in this funny, uplifting novel for fans of Counting...
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Dealing with Teen Pregnancy

EMILY MAHONEY · Lucent Press
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

How big of a concern is teen pregnancy in todays society? What options do teens have once they get pregnant? This controversial issue is examined in depth, presenting young adults with information from all sides of the debate. Graphs and full-color photographs highlight the discussion of the underlying...
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