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Three Bird Summer

Sara St Antoine · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

An introspective boy and an adventurous girl uncover a poignant family mystery during a summer on the shores of Three Bird Lake.For as long as he can remember, Adam and his parents have spent their summers at his grandmothers rustic cabin on Three Bird Lake. But this year will be different....
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99 Days

Katie Cotugno · Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of How to Love comes another stunning contemporary novel, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen.Molly Barlow is facing one long, hot summer - 99 days - with the boy whose heart she broke and the boy she broke it for . . . his brother.Day 1: Julia Donnelly eggs my house...
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The Air Out There: How Clean Is Clean? (Second Nature)

Matt Higgins · Norwood House Press
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Helps young readers understand what happens every time living things take a breath-physically, chemically and culturally. Examines the science of air pollution. Separates fact from fiction when it comes to both manmade and natural pollution.
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Are You Being Racially Profiled?

Alexandra Hanson-Harding · Enlsow Publishing
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

This timely book addresses the issue of racial profiling head onwhat it is, why it happens, who it happens to, and what someone who is at risk of racial profiling can do about it. Interviews with teens directly affected by racial profiling and advice from professionals make this text excellent...
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Amazing Feats of Environmental Engineering

Carol Hand · Essential Library
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of environmental engineering. Engaging text explores projects that supply water to impoverished areas, structures in the Netherlands...
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The State of Grace

Rachael Lucas · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Whip-smart, hilarious, and unapologetically honest, The State of Grace is a heartwarming story of one girl trying to work out where she fits in, and whether she even wants to.

"Sometimes I feel like everyone else was handed a copy of the rules for life and mine got lost."

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The Age of Exploration: From Christopher Columbus to Ferdinand Magellan

Kenneth Pletcher · Britannica Educational, in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pages: 163
Format: Print book

The Age of Exploration, which spanned roughly from 1400 to 1550, was the first time in history that European powerseyeing new trade routes to the East or seeking to establish empiresbegan actively looking far past their own borders to gain a better understanding of the world and its many...
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Nightbird

Alice Hoffman · Wendy Lamb Books, 2015.
Pages: 199
Format: Print book

Bestselling author Alice Hoffman's bewitching Nightbird is perfect for ages 10-13: love and friendship empower a lonely girl to embrace her uniqueness and discover her strengths.

Twig lives in Sidwell, where people whisper that fairy tales are real. After all, her town...

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Wacky Soccer Trivia: Fun Facts for Every Fan

Megan Cooley Peterson · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Kids won't be able to put down these weird and wacky stories about those involved with the game of soccer. The goofy, and sometimes amazing, trivia will keep readers in awe-and in stitches.
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Outrageous Pro Wrestling Rivalries

Matt Chandler · Capstone Press
Format: Print book

When it comes to rivalries, pro wrestling claims some of the wildest feuds around. What explosive events are in store when former friends Kane and the Big Show turn against each another? What are the most outstanding matches in the ongoing feud between John Cena and CM Punk? Young sports...
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Pro Football by the Numbers

Todd Kortemeier · An imprint of Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Engaging text and bold infographics help sports statistics jump off the page. Readers won't look at baseballor numbersin the same way again.
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Everything Leads to You

Nina LaCour · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 307
Format: Book

"I want you to do something with the place. Something epic."

After being entrusted with her brother's Los Angeles apartment for the summer as a graduation gift, Emi Price isn't sure how to fulfill his one condition: that something great take place there while he's gone....
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Tempests and Slaughter

Tamora Pierce · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

The highly anticipated NEW Tortall Legend from TAMORA PIERCE, the #1 New York Times bestselling author who is legend herself, is a must-read for any fantasy lover!

Arram. Varice. Ozorne. In the first book in the Numair Chronicles, three student mages are bound by fate . . . fated...
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Batman '66 Vol. 3

Jeff Parker · DC Comics
Format: Hardcover

Back to the Swingin' 60s as DC Comics reimagines the classic Batman TV series in comics form. These all-new stories portray The Caped Crusader, The Boy Wonder and their fiendish rogues gallery just the way viewers remember them.In this volume, the Dynamic Duo team-up with Barbara Gordon...
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Tunnel Vision: A Novel

Susan Adrian · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Romance and action come crashing together in Susan Adrian's Tunnel Vision in which a teenage boy with incredible powers is brought to the attention of the government.Jake Lukin just turned 18. He's decent at tennis and Halo, and waiting to hear on his app to Stanford. But he's...
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