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Kevin Hillstrom · Lucent Books
Format: Hardcover

Young people today are inundated with information but often lack the tools for understanding the complex issues that stir public debate; this series provides clear, balanced, and thoughtful examination of the hot-button issues of the day.; This title in the Hot Topics series explains...
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There Will Be Lies

Nick Lake · Bloomsbury Usa
Pages: 454
Format: Book

In four hours, Shelby Jane Cooper will be struck by a car.Shortly after, she and her mother will leave the hospital and set out on a winding journey toward the Grand Canyon.All Shelby knows is that they're running from dangers only her mother understands. And the further they travel, the more...
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Dark Assassin, The

JOSEPH DELANEY · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 319
Format: Hardcover

The conclusion to Joseph Delaney's three-book arc about Thomas Ward that began with A New Darkness! The chilling and action-packed adventure from the internationally bestselling Last Apprentice series will delight fans new and old.In his job as the county's spook, seventeen-year-old Thomas...
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City of Saints & Thieves

Natalie Anderson · Putnam Pub Group
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Gone Girl in this enthralling murder mystery set in Kenya. In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesn't exist. After fleeing the Congo as refugees, Tina and her mother arrived in Kenya looking for the chance to build a new life and home....
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The Lost & Found

Katrina Leno · HarperTeen
Pages: 339
Format: Hardcover

A charming and imaginative new YA novel about getting lost before you can be found, for fans of Adi Alsaid's Let's Get Lost and Margo Rabb's Kissing in America.LOST Frannie and Louis met online when they were both little and have been pen pals ever since. They have never met face-to-face,...
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Little Town on the Prairie

Laura Ingalls Wilder · Harper & Brothers Publishers; Revised edition
Format: Hardcover

The little settlement that weathered the long, hard winter of 1880-81 is now a growing town. Laura is growing up, and she goes to her first evening social. Mary is at last able to go to a college for the blind. Best of all, Almanzo Wilder asks permission to walk home from church with Laura....
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Crazy House

JAMES PATTERSON · jimmy patterson
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover

There were no charges. There was no trial. There will be no escape. Seventeen-year-old Becca Greenfield was snatched from her small hometown. She was thrown into a maximum-security prison and put on Death Row with other kids her age. Until her execution, Becca's told to fit in and shut...
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The Year of Secret Assignments

Jaclyn Moriarty · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 340
Format: Mass Market Paperback

Three girls. Three boys. Two rival schools. This could get messy.The Ashbury-Brookfield pen pal program is designed to bring together the two rival schools in a spirit of harmony and "the Joy of the Envelope." But when Cassie, Lydia, and Emily send their first letters to Matthew,...
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Girl Meets Boy: Because There Are Two Sides to Every Story

Kelly Milner Halls · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

What do guys and girls really think? Twelve of the most dynamic and engaging YA authors writing today team up for this one-of-a-kind collection of he saidshe said storiesmdashhe tells it from the guys point of view, she tells it from the girls. These are stories of love and heartbreak....
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Lies I Live By

Lauren Sabel · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

These are the facts: My name is Callie Sinclair. I am seventeen years old. I live in San Francisco. I love my boyfriend, Charlie. I work for a secret governmental agency. I am a psychic spy. This romantic, action-packed twist on the classic spy novel is perfect for fans of Ally Carter's...
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The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found

Martin W Sandler · Candlewick
Pages: 170
Format: Hardcover

The exciting true story of the captaincy, wreck, and discovery of the Whydah - the only pirate ship ever found - and the incredible mysteries it revealed.The 1650s to the 1730s marked the golden age of piracy, when fearsome pirates like Blackbeard ruled the waves, seeking not only treasure...
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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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Try This!: 50 Fun Experiments for the Mad Scientist in You

Karen Romano Young · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Book

Discover what makes science fun in this engaging book, filled with weird, wacky science facts, basic principles, and 50 creative science projects that take interactivity to a whole new level. Dynamic photos and art highlight projects step by step so kids can conduct experiments with confidence...
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Green Technology

Mike Hobbs · Smart Apple Media

Find out what it takes to become a successful green technology innovator, from coming up with an idea all the way to launching the next big thing. Get tips from those who have succeeded and follow our challenges to join the Young Entrepreneurs Club! --This text refers to the Paperback...
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