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1501) Geek Drama
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"My name is Harriet Manners, and I am a geek."
A brand new World Book Day story from the no. 1 bestselling and award-winning GEEK GIRL series!
Harriet Manners knows that the hottest observed place on earth is Furnace Creek in Death Valley.
She knows that dolphins shed the top layer of their skin every two hours.
And she knows just how badly auditions can go, especially when you're a model.
But she has no idea how to get herself out of the extreme...
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In this hourly time-stamped, action-packed tween comedy of errors, Abby Gray, feeling weighed down by her secrets and lies, lets five balloons float into the sky with her deepest secrets attached to them in a desperate attempt to clear her conscience. Her relief is short-lived, though: the next day, those balloons start dropping one by one at her school, revealing Abby's innermost thoughts to both friends and frenemies and creating hilarious misinterpretations...
1503) Mousch the Crooked
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Crippled since childhood and half blind, Moüsch must use his unusual talent to find the Chalice before Corbeau. Small Vampires Series: Think you know the truth about Vampires? Well, think again. A mysterious volume in an unknown tongue, a thief who could change the course of the world and a closely-guarded secret, older than Humankind... "Robin Bennett's Picus the Thief is that seemingly impossible take on the genre - funny, intelligent, imaginative...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
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Thirteen-year-old Amelie Day loves to bake so she's thrilled when she's invited to compete in the Best Teen Baker of the Year contest. But Amelie has Cystic Fibrosis, and some days she can barely breathe. Determined not to let her condition or her mom stop her from taking part, Amelie musters all her Flour Power. But will it be enough to get her to the top?
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Maggie Tinsdale dreams of one day running her family's plantation in South Carolina, but her dreams must be set aside now that the Revolutionary War has turned her world upside down. After her patriot father is taken prisoner by the British, Maggie is sent to live with her aunt, a loyalist in Charlestown. Maggie is desperate to help the American cause, but what can she do as a young rebel living among redcoats? Filled with action and drama, this historical...
1506) Raptor the Avenger
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The three very different Vampires, Picus, Moüsch and Raptor must unite the Hidden Kingdom to survive. Think you know the truth about Vampires? Well, think again. A mysterious volume in an unknown tongue, a thief who could change the course of the world and a closely-guarded secret, older than Humankind... "Robin Bennett's Picus the Thief is that seemingly impossible take on the genre - funny, intelligent, imaginative story-telling that mixes Arthurian...
1507) Worldwide Crush: A Novel
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Rory Calhoun is a teen popstar with perfect teeth and messy hair who's inspiring first crushes all over the globe. Millie Jackson is just one of the millions of fans who love him-but that doesn't mean her heart doesn't break for him every single day in this laugh-out-loud coming-of-age story.
How many of Rory's fans collect "data" about him in a special notebook hidden in their underwear drawer? Or have faked a fascination with whale migration for...
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Fourteen-year-old Charlotte moves from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to Washington's Cascade Mountains, where she hopes to continue training for the national snowboarding championships. After her father signs an anti-development petition, she loses access to the local resort and takes to the backcountry, where she meets nature on its own terms. When adventure turns to tragedy, Charlotte learns that even our deepest scars can be lucky ones.
1509) Grace Notes
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Gracie prefers blogging anonymously about her high school classmates to befriending them-and she likes being an outsider just fine, thanks. But when a new student discovers Gracie's identity, she's forced to make a decision. Will she choose belonging-and a wonderful new friend-or will she keep her distance?
1510) Us and Them, A Novel
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Set in late-1920s Sydney Mines, Us & Them is the story of sixteen-year-old JW Donaldson, who interrupts his high school education to work in the coal mine to help support his family. A fatal accident in the mine awakens JW to just how dangerous working conditions are and to how management seems to care more about production than about the men and boys who are the means of that production. JW enlists the aid of union activist and local hero, JB McLachlan,...
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What is a girl to do when her rival wants to nab the attention of the one boy she's liked since he shared his peanut butter sandwich with her in the first grade? Love, Lexi follows seventh grader Alexis Dawn Cooper (Lexi) as she navigates middle school and being a middle child. But this is no ordinary middle-school novel. Love, Lexi is a unique combination of a fictional story combined with a devotional and journal to allow readers to watch Lexi learn...
1512) Crazy
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A compelling novel in verse about mental illness
Laura is a typical fifteen-year-old growing up in the 1960s, navigating her way through classes, friendships, and even a new romance. But, she's carrying around a secret: her mother is suffering from a mental illness. No one in Laura's family will talk about her mother's past hospitalizations or increasingly erratic behavior, and Laura is confused and frightened. Laura finds some refuge in art, but...
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You've got mail ... lots of it! Author Nancy Rue loves getting letters from her readers, but finding the time to answer them has always been a challenge. Dear Nancy was born from a desire to connect with readers in-depth by really answering their questions, particularly the ones she gets asked over and over, like, "How did you become a writer?" and "What's your favorite Scripture verse?" for example. Readers want more than just tips on writing, though-they...
1514) Finding Stevie
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Finding Stevie is a dark and poignant true story that highlights the dangers lurking online. When Stevie's social worker tells Cathy, an experienced foster carer, that Stevie, 14, is gender fluid she isn't sure what that term means and looks it up. Stevie, together with his younger brother and sister, have been brought up by their grandparents as their mother is in prison. But the grandparents can no longer cope with Stevie's behaviour so they place...
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Max est un enfant différent des autres...
Il ressent, beaucoup. Il pense, tout le temps. Il essaie de comprendre le monde qui l'entoure, sans jamais s'arrêter.
L'isolement dû à sa différence inquiète et débouchera sur une dénomination imagée mais tellement appropriée : il est un zèbre.
Malgré ses déboires, ce pré-adolescent s'accroche et retire de son expérience et de ses rencontres les éléments positifs sur lesquels il pourra...
1516) Sophia's Struggle
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From classic
Lower Merion to hip and edgy New York City, Sophia Ito brings out her new style
in Book 2 of The Stitch Clique!
Ever since her parents'
divorce, Sophia's life at home with her mom hasn't been easy. So when her dad
moves back to New York, Sophia jumps on the chance to visit-not only can she go
to her favorite museums and stores again, but she also misses seeing her dad
every day.
Everything about being in
New York feels so...
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"Pops stormed his way down the hall in a pissed-off march–trouble on the move. A quick glance at his florid, contorted face told me he was smashed. I looked down at meat, spoon, dough–anything to avoid his bleary red eyes. The stench of booze sickened me. So did my father."
In the title story of this gritty collection for teens, a young girl remembers the night her father almost killed her mother. The peace that comes when her father is put in...
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When ten-year-old Michael Baughman moves to Hawaii with his parents, he is troubled and confused. His father doesn't provide the guidance Baughman needs and the boy doesn't know who to turn to. When a larger-than-life Hawaiian "beachboy" named Boat takes Baughman under his wing, the boy finds a teacher and mentor. Boat is 285 pounds of solid muscle but gentle spirituality, and he introduces the boy to the ways of Hawaiian mysticism, offering simple,...
1519) Generation misfits
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
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An eleven-year-old Japanese-American girl joins her performing arts school's J-Pop club, where the members form an imitation band of their favorite girl group, coming together from different corners of the school to help and support one another along the way.
1520) The Halloween moon
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
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Esther Gold loves Halloween more than anything in the world. So she is determined to go trick-or-treating again this year despite the fact that her parents think she is officially too old... But when the night rolls around, something feels... off. No one is answering their door. The moon is an unnatural shade of orange. Strange children wander the streets, wearing creepy costumes that might not be costumes at all--
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