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Violent Video Games

Roman Espejo - Greenhaven Press
Format: Print book

Explores the potential psychological, cognitive, and social impact of violent video games on gamers.
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The Silver Bowl (Silver Bowl, 1)

Diane Stanley - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

"An engaging fantasy. A most worthy and enjoyable entry in the feisty female fantasy genre," said Kirkus Reviews.Dont miss The Silver Bowl, which received three starred reviews, was named a best book of the year by Kirkus Reviews and Book Links Lasting Connections, and was an ALA BOOKLIST...
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If I Was Your Girl

Meredith Russo - Flatiron Books
Format: Print book

A big-hearted, groundbreaking novel about being seen for who you really are, and a love story you can't help but root for Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she's determined not to get too close...
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Cracking the SAT with 4 Practice Tests, 2017 Edition

Princeton Review. - Random House
Format: Print book

The Princeton Review is the fastest growing test-preparation company in the country, with over 60 franchise offices in the nation. Each year, we help more than 2 million students prepare for college, grad school, professional licensing exams, and successful careers.
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The Loose Ends List

Carrie Firestone - Little
Format: Print book

A refreshing, funny, and moving debut novel about first loves, last wishes, and letting go. Seventeen-year-old Maddie O'Neill Levine lives a charmed life, and is primed to spend the perfect pre-college summer with her best friends and young-at-heart socialite grandmother (also Maddie's...
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Brian's Hunt

Gary Paulsen - Scholastic
Format: Print book

Millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, Brian's Winter, and Brian's Return know that Brian Robeson is at home in the Canadian wilderness. He has stood up to the challenge of surviving alone in the woods. He prefers being on his own in the natural world to civilization. When Brian...
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Zero Day

Jan Gangsei - Hyperion, 2016.
Format: Print book

Eight years ago, Addie Webster was the victim of the most notorious kidnapping of the decade. Addie vanished-and her high-profile parents were forced to move on.Mark Webster is now president of the United States, fighting to keep the oval office after a tumultuous first term. Then the unthinkable...
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Tell the Wind and Fire

Sarah Rees Brennan - Clarion Books
Format: Print book

"Sarah Rees Brennan writes with fine control and wit, and I suspect that word of this magical thriller will pass through the populace with the energy of wind, of fire." - Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Egg and Spoon In a city divided between opulent luxury...
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Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, 1)

Danielle Paige - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

The New York Times bestselling first book in a dark series that reimagines the Oz saga, from debut author Danielle Paige. Start at the beginning and discover your new series to binge!My name is Amy Gumm - and Im the other girl from Kansas. Ive been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked....
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Tyme #1: Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel

Megan Morrison - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

"Think you know Rapunzel's story? Think again, because the tower was only the beginning..." -- Jennifer Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of THE FALSE PRINCEIn all of Tyme, from the Redlands to the Grey, no one is as lucky as Rapunzel. She lives in a magic tower that...
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - The Movie Storybook

T. T. Sutherland - Disney Press
Format: Hardcover

Cheer up, mateys! Everyone's favorite pirate captain is back and up to his usual tricks. Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The Movie Storybook will captivate fans as they follow the cross-seas adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth Swann, and Will Turner in this beautifully photographed...
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Iowa

Jean F. Blashfield - Childrens Pr; Revised edition
Format: Book

The third series of America the Beautiful is back in a revised edition. The books in this series are bursting with fascinating facts, updated statistics, and brand-new full-color photographs. America the Beautiful's dynamic design and editorial approach to the geography, history, people,...
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Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead

Rebecca L. Johnson - Millbrook Press
Format: Library Binding

Are zombies real? Scientists know this for sure: dead people do not come back to live and start walking around, looking for trouble. But there are things that can take over the bodies and brains of innocent creatures, turning them into senseless slaves. Meet nature's zombie makers--including...
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Messenger

Lois Lowry - HMH Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition

Trouble is brewing in Village. Once a utopian community that welcomed strangers, Village will soon be cut off to all outsiders. As one of the few able to traverse the forbidding Forest, Matty must deliver the message of Village’s closing and try to convince Seer’s daughter Kira...
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The Raven King

Maggie Stiefvater - Scholastic US
Format: Book

Depending on where you are, this story is about four unlikely friends chosen not at random as most friendships begin, but handpicked by forces bigger than any of them realize. This story takes place in a little town called Henrietta, Virginia.  Blue Sargent is the daughter of a clairvoyant...
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A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories (Newbery Honor Book)

Richard Peck - Dial; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

This Newbery Honor Winner and National Book Award Finalist is an unforgettable modern classic and features the debut of the larger-than-life Grandma Dowdel   What happens when Joey and his sister, Mary Alice—two city slickers from Chicago—make their annual summer visits...
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Dove Arising

Karen Bao - Viking
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Ender's Game and The Maze Runner will love this smart sci-fi debut and its sequel, Dove Exiled!Phaet Theta has lived her whole life in a colony on the Moon. She's barely spoken since her father died in an accident nine years ago. She cultivates the plants in Greenhouse...
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Girl in Pieces

Kathleen Glasgow - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Girl, Interrupted, Thirteen Reasons Why, and All the Bright Places will love the New York Times bestselling novel Girl in Pieces."A haunting, beautiful, and necessary book that will stay with you long after you've read the last page." - Nicola...
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Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Rachel Ignotofsky - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

It's a scientific fact: Women rock! A charmingly illustrated and educational book, New York Times best seller Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient...
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Hunted

P. C. Cast - St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

What if the hottest guy in the world was hiding a nameless evil, and all he wanted was you?At the start of this heart-pounding new installment of the bestselling House of Night series, Zoey and her gang must discover a way to deal with an unexpected danger that might bring them all down....
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Optimists Die First

Susin Nielsen-Fernlund - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Print book

Award-winning author Susin Nielsen has written a laugh-out-loud and heartrending novel for fans of Robyn Schneider's Extraordinary Means and Cammie McGovern's Say What You Will. Beware: Life ahead. Sixteen-year-old Petula de Wilde is anything but wild. A former crafting...
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Endgame: The Calling (Endgame, 1)

James Frey - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

The New York Times bestseller and international multimedia phenomenon!In each generation, for thousands of years, twelve Players have been ready. But they never thought Endgame would happen. Until now.Omaha, Nebraska. Sarah Alopay stands at her graduation ceremony - class valedictorian,...
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buddhism, 3rd Edition

Gary Gach - Alpha
Format: Paperback

Reach Your Zen Moment! The latest edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Buddhism updates one of Alpha Books's most successful books in the religion/spirituality category, providing extensive information on both understanding the teachings and schools of Buddhism and incorporating...
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Last Seen Leaving

Caleb Roehrig - Feiwel and Friends
Format: Print book

Flynn's girlfriend, January, is missing. The cops are asking question he can't answer, and her friends are telling stories that don't add up. All eyes are on Flynn -- as January's boyfriend, he must know something. But Flynn has a secret of his own. And as he struggles to uncover the truth...
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Passenger

Alexandra Bracken - ‎Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles, but years from home. And shes inherited a legacy she knows...
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Every Day

David Levithan - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING LOVE STORY SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!"[A] wise, wildly unique" (Entertainment Weekly) love story from the New York Times bestselling co-author of Nick and Norah's Infinite...
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A teen guide to earning income

Tammy Gagne - Mitchell Lane Publishers
Format:  Book : Juvenile audience : English

Ways for teens to earn an income is presented using real life examples and providing abundant suggestions in this title. Full color charts, graphs, and photographs are used to explain key concepts.
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Children of Exile

Margaret Peterson Haddix - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A twelve-year-old girl raised in a foster village is returned to her biological parents, and discovers home is not what she expected it to be.
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Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher - Razorbill
Format: Paperback

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL, NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES** "Eerie, beautiful, and devastating." - Chicago Tribune "A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing." - The New York Times "Thirteen...
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City of Glass

Cassandra Clare - Margaret K. McElderry Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Love is a mortal sin, and the secrets of the past are deadly. Plunge into the third installment in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and "prepare to be hooked" (Entertainment Weekly) .To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass,...
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The Thousandth Floor

Katharine McGee - Harper
Format: Print book

New York Times bestsellerNew York City as you've never seen it before. A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future, where anything is possible - if you want it enough.Welcome to Manhattan, 2118.A hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation...
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The Runaway King

Jennifer A. Nielsen - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

A kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction. A king gone missing. Who will survive? Find out in the highly anticipated sequel to Jennifer A. Nielsen's blockbuster THE FALSE PRINCE!Just weeks after Jaron has taken the throne, an assassination attempt forces him into a deadly situation....
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Justin Bieber

Jessica Toyne - Mason Crest Publishers
Format: Hardcover

After coming second in the Stratford Idol contest in 2007 at the age of 12, Justin Bieber experienced an adrenaline-fueled taste of stage performing and was hungry for more. Being a teen of the digital age, he had the most valuable tool right at his fingertips YouTube. Through the power...
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Star Wars: Ahsoka

E. K. Johnston - Listening Library
Format: Audiobook

Fans have long wondered what happened to Ahsoka after she left the Jedi Order near the end of the Clone Wars and before she reappeared as the mysterious Rebel operative Fulcrum in Rebels. Finally her story will begin to be told. Following her experiences with the Jedi and the devastation...
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The Education of Ivy Blake

Ellen Airgood - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Print book

In this uplifting companion to Prairie Evers, shy, introverted Ivy must find her footing when her reckless mom turns her world upside down. Ivy has loved living with her best friend, Prairie, and being part of Prairie's lively, happy family. But now Ivy's mom has decided to take...
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The Doubt Factory

Paolo Bacigalupi - Little, Brown
Format: Hardcover

In this page-turning contemporary thriller, National Book Award Finalist, Printz Award winner, and New York Times bestselling author Paolo Bacigalupi explores the timely issue of how public information is distorted for monetary gain, and how those who exploit it must be stopped.
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The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List

Leon Leyson - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In the #1 New York Times bestseller, Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto.Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family...
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Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad

Monica Edinger - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Inspired by a true account, here is the compelling story of a child who arrives in America on the slave ship Amistad and eventually makes her way home to Africa.When a drought hits her homeland in Sierra Leone, nine-year-old Magulu is sold as a pawn by her father in exchange for rice. But before...
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Son

Lois Lowry - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

They called her Water Claire. When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions and colors didn't exist. That she had become a Vessel at age thirteen. That she had carried a Product at age fourteen. That it had been stolen from her body. Claire had a son....
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The Day the President Was Shot: The Secret Service, the FBI, a Would-Be Killer, and the Attempted Assassination of Ronald Reagan

Bill O'Reilly - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Print book

The year was 1981. Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot after leaving a speaking engagement in Washington, D. C. The quick action of the Secret Service and medical professionals saved the president's life. Mere days after his near-death experience, Reagan's personal...
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The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily

Rachel Cohn - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

A 2016 Zoella Book Club Pick!New York Times bestselling authors Rachel Cohn and David Levithan are back together with a life-affirming new holiday romance starring Dash and Lily of Dash & Lily's Book of Dares! Dash and Lily have had a tough year since readers watched...
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Merrow

Ananda Braxton-Smith - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

In this breathless and beautifully crafted tale, twelve-year-old Neen Marrey must separate town gossip from town lore to learn the truth about her mother - and herself.The people of Carrick Island have been whispering behind Neen's back ever since her father drowned and her mother disappeared....
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The Awakening of Sunshine Girl

Paige Mckenzie - Weinstein Books, 2016.
Format: Print book

Having passed her test in Book One, Sunshine's Luiseach powers are now fully awakened: for months now, Sunshine has felt spirits everywhere: heard voices, felt emotions - intense and sometimes overwhelming. She tries to ignore them, but it is impossible. Hoping to get her powers under control...
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The Elite

Kiera Cass - HarperTeen
Format: Paperback

The second book in Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection seriesWith even more glamour, intrigue, and swoon-worthy romance, this sparkling sequel to The Selection will captivate readers who loved Veronica Roth's Divergent, Lauren Oliver's Delirium, or Rene Ahdieh's The Wrath...
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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

Phillip Hoose - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

A Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor WinnerAt the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults...
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Forged by Fire

Sharon M Draper - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When Gerald was a child he was fascinated by fire. But fire is dangerous and powerful, and tragedy strikes. His substance-addicted mother is taken from him. Then he loses the loving generosity of a favorite aunt. A brutal stepfather with a flaming temper and an evil secret makes his life...
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Rampage

John Sandford; Michele Cook - Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

John Sandford and Michele Cook complete their New York Times bestselling thriller series in this explosive finale. Fans of James Dashner, Harlan Coben, and Suzanne Collins will love this nail-biting trilogy. Shay Remby and her band of renegade activists have got the corrupt Singular...
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U.S. Foreign Policy

Noel Merino - Greenhaven Press
Format: Book

Presents a variety of viewpoints on current foreign policy issues of the United States, illustrating the wide disagreement about the role of the US in the world and the debate about the principles that ought to guide US foreign policy.
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The Girl at Midnight

Melissa Grey - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover

[STAR] "Sparks fly. . . . Will please fans of Cassandra Clare and Game of Thrones watchers with its remarkable world building; richly developed characters; and themes of family, power, loyalty, and romance. . . . [Book 2] cannot come soon enough!" - BOOKLIST , StarredFor fans...
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Barron's Math Workbook for the NEW SAT, 6th Edition

Lawrence S. Leff M.S. - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback

This completely revised edition reflects all of the new questions and question types that will appear on the new SAT, scheduled to be administered in Spring 2016. Students will discover:Hundreds of revised math questions with answer explanationsMath strategies to help test-takers approach...
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Black Stars: African American Women Scientists and Inventors

Otha Richard Sullivan - Wiley
Format: Hardcover

Meet African american women of science and invention from the early years to modern Times Patricia Bath, M.D.Miriam E. BenjaminUrsula BurnsAlexa Canady, M.D.Jewel Plummer Cobb, Ph.D.Ellen F. EglinAngela D. Ferguson, M.D.Sara E. GoodeEvelyn Boyd Granville, Ph.D.Dannellia Gladden Green, Ph.D.Bessie...
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Swarm

Scott Westerfeld - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

X-Men meets Heroes when New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld teams up with award-winning authors Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti in the second book of an explosive new trilogy about a group of teens with amazing abilities.They thought they'd already...
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Roman Myths and Legends

Jilly Hunt - Ignite
Format: Paperback

The worlds myths are filled with characters creatures and stories that have fascinated people for thousands of years This series mixes dramatic retellings and non-fiction information to give a full picture of a cultures myths This book explores the gods goddesses heroes villains tricksters...
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Rhode Island

Michael Burgan - Childrens Pr; Revised edition
Format: Book

The third series of America the Beautiful is back in a revised edition. The books in this series are bursting with fascinating facts, updated statistics, and brand-new full-color photographs. America the Beautiful's dynamic design and editorial approach to the geography, history, people,...
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Gemina

Amie Kaufman - New York
Format: Print book

The highly anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that critics are calling "out-of-this-world awesome." Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna's social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed....
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Gathering Blue

Lois Lowry - HMH Books for Young Readers; Reissue edition
Format: Hardcover

Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit that shuns and discards the weak. Left orphaned and physically flawed, young Kira faces a frightening, uncertain future. Blessed with an almost magical talent that keeps her alive,...
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Dragon Ball, Vol. 1

Akira Toriyama - VIZ Media LLC; 2nd Edition edition

Before there was Dragon Ball Z, there was Akira Toriyama's action epic Dragon Ball, starring the younger version of Son Goku and all the other Dragon Ball Z heroes! Meet a naive young monkey-tailed boy named Goku, whose quiet life changes when he meets Bulma, a girl who is on a quest to collect...
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City of Bones

Cassandra Clare - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Discover this first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and "prepare to be hooked" (Entertainment Weekly) .When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder...
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Death Penalty

Noel Merino - Greenhaven Press
Format: Library Binding

Current Controversies: Death Penalty takes a look at whether the death penalty is just and ethical, if it serves a public good, if it is applied fairly, and how the US death penalty practices should be reformed.; The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social...
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Egyptian Myths and Legends

Fiona Macdonald - Ignite
Format: Book

The world's myths are filled with characters, creatures, and stories that have fascinated people for thousands of years. This series mixes dramatic retellings and non-fiction information to give a full picture of a culture's myths. This book explores the gods, goddesses, heroes,...
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Love & Gelato

Jenna Evans Welch - Simon Pulse, 2016.
Format: Print book

A summer in Italy turns into a road trip across Tuscany in this sweeping debut novel filled with romance, mystery, and adventure.Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn't in the mood for Italy's famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She's only there because it was her mother's...
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More Happy Than Not

Adam Silvera - Recorded Books
Format: Audiobook

Happiness shouldnt be this hard... When it first gets announced, the Leteo Institutes memory-alteration procedure seems too good to be true to Aaron Soto; miracle cure-alls dont tend to pop up in the Bronx projects. Aaron cant forget how hes grown up poor, how his friends all seem to shrug...
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One Direction

Holly French - Mason Crest Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Think you know all there is to know about One Direction? This book tells the detailed story of the how these five stars formed a band and became one of the top British bands in the music industry today. Includes many color photos, quotes, and trivia about each band member!
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Holes

Louis Sachar - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

A darkly humorous tale of crime and punishmentStanley Yelnat's family has a history of bad luck, so he isn't too surprised when a miscarriage of justice sends him to a boys' juvenile detention center, Camp Green Lake. There is no lake - it has been dry for over a hundred years...
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We Know It Was You

Maggie Thrash - Simon Pulse
Format: Print book

Twin Peaks meets Pretty Little Liars in acclaimed author Maggie Thrash's new Strange Truth series.It's better to know the truth. At least sometimes. Halfway through Friday night's football game, beautiful cheerleader Brittany Montague - dressed as the giant Winship...
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King's Cage

Victoria Aveyard - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling series!In this breathless third installment to Victoria Aveyard's #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, rebellion is rising and allegiances will be tested on every side. Perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones series.Mare Barrow...
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The Glittering Court

Richelle Mead - Razorbill, 2016.
Format: Print book

A dazzling, romantic new fantasy series set in a mix of Elizabethan and frontier worlds from Richelle Mead, #1 internationally bestselling author of Vampire Academy. Big and sweeping, spanning the refined palaces of Osfrid to the gold dust and untamed forests of Adoria, The Glittering...
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Israel

Jill DuBois - Cavendish Square Publishing, 2015.
Format: Print book

From School Library Journal Gr 7 Up-Previously published under the Benchmark imprint, these third editions are comprehensive geographic profiles with chapters about each country's physical features, history, ethnic groups, culture, religion and languages, economic development,...
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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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When the moon was ours.

Anna-Marie Mclemore - A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover

Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Young People's LiteratureStonewall Book Award Honor"McLemore's second novel is such a lush surprising fable, you half expect birds to fly out of the pages ... McLemore uses the supernatural to remind us that the body's need to speak...
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Artemis Fowl The Last Guardian

Eoin Colfer - Disney-Hyperion; First American Edition, 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

Seemingly nothing in this world daunts the young criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl. In the fairy world, however, there is a small thing that has gotten under his skin on more than one occasion: Opal Koboi. In The Last Guardian, the evil pixie is wreaking havoc yet again. This...
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Frozen: Heart of Dread, Book One

Melissa De la Cruz - Speak
Format: Hardcover

"As fearless as a futuristic Game of Thrones." - MARGARET STOHL, New York Times bestselling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures trilogyFrom Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston, the New York Times bestselling authors of the Blue Bloods and Witches of East End series.Welcome...
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Game

Walter Dean Myers - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

This thrilling basketball story from New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers is a strong choice for independent reading and sharing in the classroom. Thought-provoking and packed with court action, Game is a winner.Drew Lawson knows basketball is taking him places. It has to, because...
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Explaining Epilepsy

Lionel Bender - Smart Apple Media
Format: Hardcover

Readers examine the causes, symptoms, treatments, and therapies for epilepsy, as well as how its sufferers manage their lives with it. Includes photos, illustrations, further resources, table of contents, glossary, and index. 48 pages.
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Liar

Justine Larbalestier - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Micah will freely admit that she’s a compulsive liar, but that may be the one honest thing she’ll ever tell you. Over the years she’s duped her classmates, her teachers, and even her parents, and she’s always managed to stay one step ahead of her lies. That is, until...
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The bully

Anne E Schraff - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

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Valkyrie

Kate O'Hearn - Aladdin, 2016.
Format: Print book

From the bestselling author of the Pegasus books, Kate O'Hearn, comes an exciting new series that puts a fresh twist on Norse mythology.Valkyrie: Norse Goddess. Reaper of Souls. Defender of the Weak. Not someone you want to mess with ... Freya is dreading her upcoming birthday when...
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Half a Man

Michael Morpurgo - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Revered author Michael Morpurgo evokes the post-war Britain of his childhood in this unflinching and deeply poignant tale of the physical and mental scars of war.From a young age, Michael was both fascinated by and afraid of his grandfather. Grandpa's ship was torpedoed during the Second...
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A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale

Liz Braswell - Disney Press, 2015.
Format: Print book

What if Aladdin had never found the lamp? This first book in the A Twisted Tale line will explore a dark and daring version of Disney's Aladdin.
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The Young Adult's Job Interview Survival Guide: Sample Questions, Situations, and Interview Answers

Atlantic Publishing Group Inc - Atlantic Publishing Group Inc
Format: Paperback

Preparing for interviews in the job market is something seldom learned in classrooms but is overwhelmingly important for long-term success. Learning the skills necessary for getting the job is something you can start now. Learn all the tips and tricks you need in order to land the summer...
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Key Discoveries in Engineering and Design

Christine Zuchora-Walske - Lerner Publications
Format: Print book

Explores the history of engineering and its impact on people's lives, covering such topics as the design and construction of roads, bridges, and dams; and such inventions as the printing press, combustion engine, steam turbine, and computer.
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Immigration

Gale - Greenhaven Press
Format: Print book

The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social and political issues; each volume presents a diverse selection of primary and secondary sources representing all sides of the debate in question.; This title explores the most recent issues related to immigration,...
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Euthanasia

Margaret Haerens - Greenhaven Press
Format: Paperback

"Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"--
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Think Confident, Be Confident for Teens: A Cognitive Therapy Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt and Creating Unshakable Self-Esteem

Marci Fox PhD - Instant Help; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Confidence is like a magnet that attracts people to you and helps you get closer to reaching your goals. When you believe in yourself, you send the message that you have the brains, ability, and talent to handle whatever life sends your way. And the truth is, you do! Using powerful...
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Spaceballs

Mel Brooks - 20th Century Fox
Format: DVD

The farce is with you in this "uproarious salute to science fiction" (The Hollywood Reporter) that teams comedy legend Mel Brooks with an all-star cast of cutups including John Candy (Splash), Rick Moranis (Ghostbusters) and Bill Pullman (Ruthless People)! When the evil Dark...
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Internship & Volunteer Opportunities for People Who Love Animals

Ann Byers - Rosen Pub Group; 1 edition
Format: Book

Describes volunteer and internship opportunities best suited for those who love animals, including working at animal shelters, volunteering at kennel clubs, and fostering service animals, and describes the work required for each position.
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Run

Kody Keplinger - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Bo Dickinson is a girl with a wild reputation, a deadbeat dad, and a mama who's not exactly sober most of the time. Everyone in town knows the Dickinsons are a bad lot, but Bo doesn't care what anyone thinks. Agnes Atwood has never gone on a date, never even stayed out past ten, and never...
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Space Encyclopedia: A Tour of Our Solar System and Beyond

David A. Aguilar - Scholastic, Inc.
Format: August 27

paperback book
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Greek Myths and Legends

Jilly Hunt - Raintree, 2014.
Format: Print book

The Ancient Greeks lived thousands of years ago, but their myths are filled with characters, creatures, and stories that have fascinated people ever since. This book mixes dramatic retellings and non-fiction information to give a full picture of Greek myths, exploring the gods, goddesses,...
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Eragon (Inheritance)

Christopher Paolini - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings, the New York Times bestselling Inheritance Cycle about the dragon rider Eragon has sold over 35 million copies and is an international fantasy sensation.Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy - until his destiny as a Dragon...
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Destined

P. C. Cast - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover

Zoey is finally home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side, and preparing to face off against Neferet - which would be a whole lot easier if the High Counsel saw the ex-High Priestess for what she really is. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through...
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Salt to the Sea

Ruta Sepetys - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! "Masterfully crafted" - The Wall Street JournalFor readers of Between Shades of Gray and All the Light We Cannot See, Ruta Sepetys returns to WWII in this epic novel that shines a light on one of the war's...
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Saint Anything

Sarah Dessen - Viking
Format: Print book

A New York Times bestsellerA TIME Magazine Top 10 Children's Book of 2015 "Saint Anything is a poignant, honest story about how we might suffer the misfortune of someone else's bad choices, how people who love us can become family when we desperately need it, and how starting...
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Lauren Ipsum: A Story About Computer Science and Other Improbable Things

Carlos Bueno - No Starch Press; 1 edition
Format: Book

"Positive, smart, empowering philosophies and thinking skills couched in a wacky adventure." - Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) Lauren Ipsum is a whimsical journey through a land where logic and computer science come to life.Meet Lauren, an adventurer lost in Userland who needs...
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Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what's worse, President Snow...
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Get to Work, Hercules!

Kate McMullan - Stone Arch Books
Format: Print book

Youve heard of Hercules, right? Big, strong guy who did tons of amazing, heroic deeds? Well one part of that myth is correct. Hercules was big and strong. But he had an teeny-tiny brain. He couldnt have done any of those heroic deeds if it hadnt been for his friends telling him exactly...
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The Passion of Dolssa

Julie Gardner Berry - Viking
Format: Print book

"I must write this account, and when I have finished, I will burn it. "Buried deep within the archives of a convent in medieval France is an untold story of love, loss, and wonder and the two girls at the heart of it all. Dolssa is an upper-crust city girl with a secret lover...
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Monster Trucks: Tearing It Up

Brian Howell - 21st Century
Format: Print book

"Do you know what it's like to drive a truck that is as big as an elephant? Despite their giant size, monster trucks can pull off soaring jumps, flips, and other epic stunts. These trucks compete head-to-head to reveal the fastest and the most agile of them all. Events such as the Monster...
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Click Here to Start

Denis Markell - Delacorte Press
Format: Print book

Young fans of Ernie Cline's Ready Player One will love this classic video game inspired mystery filled with elements of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. What if playing video games was prepping you to solve...
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New Mexico

Michael Burgan - Childrens Pr; Revised edition
Format: Book

The third series of America the Beautiful is back in a revised edition. The books in this series are bursting with fascinating facts, updated statistics, and brand-new full-color photographs. America the Beautiful's dynamic design and editorial approach to the geography, history, people,...
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Cruel Crown

Victoria Aveyard - HaperTeen
Format: Print book

Two women on either side of the Silver-Red divide tell the stories no one else knows.Discover the truth of Norta's bloody past in these two revealing prequels to #1 New York Times bestseller Red Queen.Also includes an exclusive excerpt of the hotly anticipated second book in the Red Queen...
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Beheld

Alex Flinn - Harperteen
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times bestselling YA author Alex Flinn is back with magical twists on four fairy-tale favorites, each featuring a little help from Kendra, the witch from Beastly, as she searches through cities and centuries for her lost love.Being a powerful witch, Kendra has survived it all....
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Key Discoveries in Physical Science

Katie Marsico - Lerner Publications
Format: Hardcover

Explore the fascinating history of physical science! What are matter, motion, gravity, electricity, magnetism, and substances? Who first studied these concepts and why? And who built upon those early theories to take scientific understanding further? Fascinating timelines provide a visual...
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Eternal

Gillian Shields - Katherine Tegen Books; 1 edition
Format: Print book

I am not like Evie. I don’t belong in some great romance. I’m just the best friend in the background. Always there, always reliable, down-to-earth. Good old Sarah. That’s how it’s always been. Until now.At Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, Sarah is the faithful...
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Ruby Wizardry: An Introduction to Programming for Kids

Eric Weinstein - No Starch Press; 1 edition
Format: Book

"A playful, illustrated tale that will teach you how to program in Ruby by taking you on a fantastical journey. As you follow the adventures of young heroes Ruben and Scarlet, you'll learn real programming skills"--Page 4 of cover.
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The End of Oz

Danielle Paige - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

In this dark, action-packed fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series, Amy Gumm travels from Oz to the twisted land of Ev, where she fights to free Oz from evil once and for all.My name is Amy Gumm. You might remember me as the other girl from Kansas. When a tornado...
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How Does Violent Media Affect Youth?

Bonnie Szumski - ReferencePoint Press
Format: Library Binding

Integrating facts and a variety of contrasting opinions, this book examines the origins of the media violence debate, whether violent video games harm youth, and what can be done to address media violence.
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Winter

Marissa Meyer - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Print book

Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings...
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