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Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism

Marc Aronson · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough." -Robert CapaRobert Capa and Gerda Taro were young Jewish refugees, idealistic and in love. As photographers in the 1930s, they set off to capture their generation's most important struggle -- the fight...
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Maybe in Paris

Rebecca Christiansen · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Keira Braidwood lands in Paris with her autistic brother, Levi, and high hopes. Levi has just survived a suicide attempt and months in the psych ward - he's ready for a dose of the wider world. Unlike their helicopter mom and the doctors who hover over Levi, Keira doesn't think...
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Midnight at the Electric

JODI LYNN ANDERSON · HarperTeen
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Lynn Anderson's epic tale - told through three unforgettable points of view - is a masterful exploration of how love, determination, and hope can change a person's fate.Kansas, 2065: Adri has been handpicked to live on Mars. But weeks before...
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Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA

Sue Bradford Edwards · Essential Library
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Hidden Human Computersdiscusses how in the 1950s, black women made critical contributions to NASA by performing calculations that made it possible for the nation's astronauts to fly into space and return safely to Earth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
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Wonderful Feels Like This

Sara Lo?vestam · Flatiron Books
Pages: 305
Format: Hardcover

The Elegance of the Hedgehog meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower in Wonderful Feels Like This, a novel that celebrates being a little bit odd, finding your people, and the power of music to connect us.For Steffi, going to school everyday is an exercise in survival. She's never fit in with...
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Just a Normal Tuesday

Kim Turrisi · Kids Can Press
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover

What begins as just a normal Tuesday becomes a day that will shatter sixteen-year-old Kai's life forever. All it takes is a letter, tucked into a pile of their family's mail. It's from Kai's older sister, Jen, who lives nearby. And it begins, ?If you are reading this, I am already...
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In a Perfect World

TRISH DOLLER · Simon Pulse
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From critically acclaimed author Trish Doller comes a gorgeous, hopeful, and heartbreaking novel, set in Cairo, Egypt, about the barriers we tear down for the people and places we love most.Caroline Kelly is excited to be spending her summer vacation working at the local amusement park...
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Nathan

SUSAN OURIOU · Red Deer Press
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback

Ten-year-old Nathan has a number of demons to confront and overcome. One of them is the school bully who delights in tormenting Nathan wherever he comes upon him and that can happen in unexpected and unpredictable ways. Another challenge is that Nathan's Grampa is suffering from the early...
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l8r, g8r - 10th Anniversary update and reissue

Lauren Myracle · Harry N. Abrams; 10 Anv edition
Format: Paperback

It's time for a new generation of readers to discover the phenomenally bestselling and beloved series, told entirely in messages and texts. With a fresh look and updated cultural references, the notorious list-topping series is ready for the iPhone generation. First published in 2004...
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The Day the World Went Nuclear: Dropping the Atom Bomb and the End of World War II in the Pacific

BILL O'REILLY · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe, but in the Pacific, American soldiers face an enemy who will not surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. Meanwhile, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest...
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