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The Accelerati Trilogy Book Three Hawking's Hallway

Neal Shusterman · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 361
Format: Print book

Nick Slate, in order to protect his father and little brother, reluctantly must help the Accelerati complete Tesla's great device. Their power-mad leader wants nothing less than to control the world's energy--but there are still three missing objects to track down.Nick's friends can't help...
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Symptoms of Being Human

Jeff Garvin · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 335
Format: Hardcover

A sharply honest and moving debut perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Ask the Passengers.Riley Cavanaugh is many things: Punk rock. Snarky. Rebellious. And gender fluid. Some days Riley identifies as a boy, and others as a girl. But Riley isn't exactly out yet. And between...
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Batmobiles and Batcycles: The Engineering Behind Batman's Vehicles

Tammy Enz · Capstone Press
Format: Book

No one rules the streets of Gotham like Batman. His road vehicles are tricked out with rocket boosters, weaponry, and so much more. But Batman is a fictional superhero none of his gear is real, right? Think again! Look inside to explore how the amazing features in the Batmobile and Batcycle...
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Voyager's Greatest Hits: The Epic Trek to Interstellar Space

ALEXANDRA SIY · Charlesbridge
Pages: 74
Format: Hardcover

2017 marks the 40th anniversary of the Voyager mission as the twin space probes that traveled to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, now journey beyond our solar system into interstellar space, where no probe has ventured before.Learn the fascinating story of the scientists, how the Voyager...
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The Orphan of Awkward Falls

Keith Graves · Chronicle Books

When thirteen-year-old Josephine moves to Awkward Falls she cant help but snoop around the dilapidated mansion next door. Inevitably, she is captured by the houses strange inhabitants an ancient automaton who serves as a butler, a cat patched together with a few odd parts, and most surprising...
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Rebel of the Sands

Alwyn Hamilton · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 314
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling novel by the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Debut Author of 2016, published in 15 countries! Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic....
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Battling Boy

Paul Pope · First Second
Format: Paperback

The adventure begins in the new graphic novel by comics legend Paul Pope.Monsters roam through Arcopolis, swallowing children into the horrors of their shadowy underworld. Only one man is a match for them - the genius vigilante Haggard West.Unfortunately, Haggard West is dead. Arcopolis...
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Embassy Row #1: All Fall Down

Ally Carter · Scholastic Press
Pages: 310
Format: Print book

Grace Blakely is absolutely certain of three things:1. She is not crazy.2. Her mother was murdered.3. Someday she is going to find the killer and make him pay.As certain as Grace is about these facts, nobody else believes her -- so there's no one she can completely trust. Not her grandfather,...
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The Safest Lies

Megan Miranda · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Jennifer Donnelly and E. Lockhart will be captivated by this YA psychological mystery about a girl who must face her darkest fears - but can she outrun the past? Kelsey has lived most of her life in a shadow of fear, raised to see danger everywhere. Her mother hasn't set foot...
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Aphrodite: Goddess of Love

George O'Connor · First Second
Format: Hardcover

In volume six of Olympians, graphic novel authorartist George OConnor turns the spotlight on Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Look for the same thoroughly researched and wonderfully accessible comics storytelling as OConnor tackles the story of the Aphrodite from her dramatic birth emerging...
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Level the Playing Field: The Past, Present, and Future of Women's Pro Sports

Kristina Rutherford · Owlkids Books
Pages: 56
Format: Print book

The experience of being a professional athlete is very different for men and women. While men's pro sports command throngs of fans, media attention, and money, many of the world's top professional female athletes aren't valued or recognized equally for their talent - even though...
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The Inventor's Secret

Andrea Cremer · Philomel Books
Pages: 373
Format: Hardcover

New from Andrea Cremer, the New York Times bestselling author of the Nightshade novels, comes an action-packed alternate-history steampunk adventure.In this world, sixteen-year-old Charlotte and her fellow refugees have scraped out an existence on the edge of Britain's industrial empire....
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Cure for the Common Universe

Christian McKay Heidicker · Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pages: 314
Format: Print book

Prepare to be cured by this quirky and hilarious debut novel about a sixteen-year-old loner who is sent to rehab for video game addiction perfect for fans of Ned Vizzini and Jesse Andrews. Sixteen-year-old Jaxon is being committed to video game rehab ten minutes after meeting a girl. A living,...
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Expelled

James Patterson · jimmy patterson
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A secret Twitter accountAn anonymous photoEveryone is a suspect Will Foster's Twitter account used to be anonymous--until someone posted The Photo that got him and three other students expelled, their futures ruined forever. But who took the picture, and why are they being targeted?To uncover...
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