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Falling into Place

Amy Zhang · Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

One cold fall day high school junior Liz Emerson steers her car into a tree This haunting and heartbreaking story is told by a surprising and unexpected narrator and unfolds in nonlinear flashbacks even as Lizs friends foes and family gather at the hospital and Liz clings to life This riveting...
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Divorce, Family Court, and Family Law

Timothy Callahan · Rosen Young Adult
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

Whether their parents are going through an acrimonious divorce or they just need to know what to expect when their parents break up, teens will find this volume a useful resource about the legal side of divorce. The narrative begins with an explanation of marriage, and why legal divorce...
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The Apothecary

Maile Meloy · Puffin Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

It's 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. Here, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows - a fascinating boy who's not afraid to stand up to authority and dreams of becoming a spy. When Benjamin's father...
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Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide

Elizabeth Irwin · Workman Publishing
Pages: 496
Format: Print book

It's the revolutionary English language arts study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest. Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts . . . covers everything to get you your best marks: grammar, including parts of speech, active and passive...
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See You in the Cosmos, Carl Sagan

Jack Cheng · Dial Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

A space-obsessed boy and his dog, Carl Sagan, take a journey toward family, love, hope, and awe in this funny and moving novel for fans of Counting by 7s and Walk Two Moons. 11-year-old Alex Petroski loves space and rockets, his mom, his brother, and his dog Carl Sagan - named for his hero,...
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Emily and the Strangers Volume 1: Battle of the Bands

Rob Reger · Dark Horse
Format: Hardcover

In order to win a legendary haunted guitar, Emily is determined to create the most rockin song the world has ever known . . . but can she do it solo? Emily isnt known for playing well with others, but shes going to have to rely on the help of some Strangers if shes going to succeed on her musical...
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Minders

Michele Jaffe · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 395
Format: Hardcover

"A dark, dangerous and twisty near-future mystery from the incomparable Michelle Jaffe. Don't miss this book!"--Melissa de la Cruz, New York Times Bestselling Author of Blue BloodsQ: If the boy you love commits a crime, would you turn him in?Sadie Ames is a type-A teenager...
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Red Queen

Victoria Aveyard · HarperTeen
Pages: 388
Format: Print book

The #1 New York Times BestsellerGraceling meets The Selection in debut novelist Victoria Aveyard's sweeping tale of seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose once-latent magical power draws her into the dangerous intrigue of the king's palace. Will her power save her or condemn her?Mare...
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The Most Important Thing: Stories about Sons, Fathers, and Grandfathers

Avi. · Candlewick Press, 2016.
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

One of the most beloved writers of our time presents seven short stories exploring the vital ties between fathers and sons.Luke sees the ghost of his father but can't figure out what Dad wants him to do. Paul takes a camping trip with the grandfather he's just met and discovers what lies...
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You're Hired!: Business Basics Every Babysitter Needs to Know

Rebecca Rissman · Capstone Press

Do you want to get started in the babysitting business? Find help here regarding the training youll need, how to market yourself, meeting the right clients, and how much to charge. See examples of fliers and business cards. Learn how to grow your business by being a great babysitter. Get advice...
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The Thickety: A Path Begins

J. A. White · Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pages: 488
Format: Hardcover

The Thickety: A Path Begins is a spellbinding tale about a girl, the Thickety, and the power of magic. Fans of Neil Gaiman will love this thrilling new world.When Kara Westfall was five years old, her mother was convicted of the worst of all crimes: witchcraft. Years later, Kara and her little...
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American Born Chinese

Gene Luen Yang · Square Fish; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Jin Wang starts at a new school where hes the only Chinese-American student. When a boy from Taiwan joins his class, Jin doesnt want to be associated with an FOB like him. Jin just wants to be an all-American boy, because hes in love with an all-American girl. Danny is an all-American boy great...
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Saints and Misfits

S K ALI · Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Saints and Misfits is an unforgettable debut novel that feels like a modern day My So-Called Life ... starring a Muslim teen.There are three kinds of people in my world: 1. Saints, those special people moving the world forward. Sometimes you glaze over them. Or, at least, I do. They're...
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Maybe a Fox

Kathi Appelt · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 262
Format: Print book

Worlds collide in a spectacular way when Newbery and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt and Pulitzer Prize nominee and #1 New York Times bestseller Alison McGhee team up to create a fantastical, heartbreaking, and gorgeous tale about two sisters, a fox cub, and what happens when...
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The twisted ones

Scott Cawthon · Scholastic Audiobooks

Charlie thinks her ordeal is over, but when a series of bodies are discovered near her school, bearing wounds that are disturbingly familiar, she finds herself drawn back into the world of her father's frightening creations. Something twisted is hunting Charlie, and this time if it finds...
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