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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 23

Koyoharu Gotouge
Format: Paperback

Tanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister and avenge his family!In Taisho-era Japan, kindhearted Tanjiro Kamado makes a living selling charcoal. But his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his entire family. His little sister Nezuko is the only survivor,...
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What Waits in the Woods

Kieran Scott - Point, 2015. ©2015
Format: Print book

Seeing things. You were just seeing things.For city girl Callie Velasquez, nothing sounds more terrifying than a night out in the wilderness. But, wanting to bond with her popular new friends, Lissa and Penelope, she agrees to join them on a camping trip. At least Callie's sweet new boyfriend,...
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Feminism: Reinventing the F-Word

Nadia Abushanab Higgins - Twenty-First Century Books
Format: Print book

While most people say they believe in equal rights, the word feminism - America's new F-word - makes people uncomfortable. Explore the history of US feminism through pioneers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, and Gloria Steinem. Meet modern leaders such as Rebecca...
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The Boomerang Effect

Gordon Jack - Harper Teen
Format: Print book

A hilariously subversive YA debut that explores the meaning of friendship and loyalty, and also why you should avoid being trapped in a small space with an angry chicken. Perfect for fans of Andrew Smith's Winger and Frank Portman's King Dork.It all started with a harmless prank. But now high...
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Beastkeeper

Cat Hellisen - Henry Holt
Format: Print book

Sarah has always been on the move. Her mother hates the cold, so every few months her parents pack their bags and drag her off after the sun. She's grown up lonely and longing for magic. She doesn't know that it's magic her parents are running from. When Sarah's mother walks out on their...
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The State of Grace

Rachael Lucas - Feiwel & Friends
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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Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl

Joya Goffney - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover

Joya Goffney, author of the acclaimedExcuse Me While I Ugly Cry,delivers a powerful second novel about a preacher's daughter in small-town Texas and her journey toward loving herself and her body, filled with heart, humor, family drama, and a dynamic love triangle.Perfect for fans ofNot...
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Duel at Araluen

John Flanagan - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

International bestselling author John Flanagan returns to world of Ranger's Apprentice in this new installment of the Royal Ranger series starring Maddie, Will Treaty's fearless young apprentice.King Duncan and Princess Cassandra are trapped in the south tower of Castle Araluen and under...
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The Diabolic

S J Kincaid - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Red Queen meets The Hunger Games in this epic novel about what happens when the galaxy's most deadly weapon masquerades as a senator's daughter and a hostage of the galactic court.A Diabolic is ruthless. A Diabolic is powerful. A Diabolic has a single task: Kill in order...
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The Military

Carol Ellis - Cavendish Square Publishing

Settlers needed protection from the start of the colonial period. This was provided first by citizen militias and finally by the professional soldiers of the Continental army.
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