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Careers: The Graphic Guide to Finding the Perfect Job for You

DK · DK Children
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

It's never too early for your teen or tween to start thinking about a career, and Careers is the perfect way to do it. Inspiring and imaginative as well as practical, Careers has charts and tables that help young people gauge interest about possible careers - it's like having a personal...
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Are You Misusing Other People's Words?

Barbara Francis · Enslow Pub Inc
Format: Book

Understand what plagiarism is and why it is wrong. While plagiarism has been a problem since the invention of the printing press, today the Internet had made copying and cheating easier than ever. Author Barbara Francis describes ways that students can avoid plagiarism in their own work...
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Not If I Save You First

Ally Carter · Scholastic Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Maddie thought she and Logan would be friends forever. But when your dad is a Secret Service agent and your best friend is the president's son, sometimes life has other plans. Before she knows it, Maddie's dad is dragging her to a cabin in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness. No phone....
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People Who Knew Me: A Novel

Kim Hooper · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 296
Format: Print book

Everything was fine fourteen years after she left New York.Until suddenly, one day, it wasn't.Emily Morris got her happily-ever-after earlier than most. Married at a young age to a man she loved passionately, she was building the life she always wanted. But when enormous stress threatened...
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Summerlost

Ally Condie · Dutton Children's Books
Pages: 249
Format: Print book

A tender and compelling contemporary novel for young readers about facing loss and finding friendship, from Ally Condie, international bestselling author of the Matched series. "Kids are awesome. And they are diverse. There are children with different abilities and backgrounds and experiences,...
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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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Rice

Jane E. Singer · Mason Crest, an Imprint of National Highlight
Format: Hardcover

Presents general information about rice, looking at what it is, its history, who grows it, how it is grown, and how it gets to grocery stores.
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The Freedom Maze

Delia Sherman · Candlewick; Reprint edition
Format: Book

"Multilayered, compassionate, and thought-provoking." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Thirteen-year-old Sophie isn’t happy about spending the summer of 1960 at her grandmother’s old house in the bayou. Bored and lonely, she can’t resist exploring the house’s...
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Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand · Delacorte
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestseller, which is also a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie, has now been adapted by the author for young adults. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this riveting biography includes more than 100 black-and-white photos, as well as exclusive content,...
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Blood of Wonderland

Colleen Oakes · HarperTeen
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Revolution is rising in Wonderland. Dinah's battle has begun.Colleen Oakes's twisted reimagining of the Queen of Hearts origin story continues in this thrilling sequel, Blood of Wonderland.Dinah has been exiled from Wonderland. The vicious father she always feared has framed her for the brutal...
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What to Expect the First Year

Heidi Murkoff · Workman Publishing Company; Third Edition edition
Format: Book

Some things about babies, happily, will never change. They still arrive warm, cuddly, soft, and smelling impossibly sweet. But how moms and dads care for their brand-new bundles of baby joy has changed -- and now, so has the new-baby bible. Announcing the completely revised third edition...
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The golden compass

Philip Pullman · Alfred A Knopf
Pages: 399
Format: Print book

Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.
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Batman Science: The Real-World Science Behind Batman's Gear

Tammy Enz · Capstone Pr Inc
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

When it comes to fighting crime, technology is Batmans greatest weapon. From his gadget-packed Utility Belt to his high-tech Batmobile, the Dark Knight tackles Gothams criminal underworld. But does any of his gear have a basis in reality? Or is it merely the stuff of fiction? Batman Science...
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