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"After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder"--
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[2020]
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First edition.
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English
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Five months after Liv's older brother, Jonah, accidentally shot himself, Liv is the one who takes care of Jonah, and she has not spoken to Jonah's best friend, Clay, whose father owns the gun, even though she knows Clay is suffering, too.
3) The poet X
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Hispanic Heritage Month
HAR--Hispanic Heritage Month
JEF - Poetry - Novels in Verse
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"Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking." --
"Harlem. Ever since her body grew into curves, Xiomara Batista has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. She pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers-- especially...
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Good girl's guide to murder volume 1
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NPM - NPMS 7th grade
NYT - Children’s & Young Adult Series
NYT - Children’s Series
NPM - NPMS 7th grade
NYT - Children’s & Young Adult Series
NYT - Children’s Series
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As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past.
7) Two by two
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"At 32, Russell Green has it all: a stunning wife, a lovable six year-old daughter, a successful career as an advertising executive and an expansive home in Raleigh. He is living the dream, and his marriage to the bewitching Vivian is the center of that. But underneath the shiny surface of this perfect existence, fault lines are beginning to appear...and no one is more surprised than Russ when he finds every aspect of the life he took for granted...
8) Dracula
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After discovering the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
9) Impulse
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Three teens who meet at Reno, Nevada's Aspen Springs mental hospital after each has attempted suicide connect with each other in a way they never have with their parents or anyone else in their lives.
11) Hidden
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2011.
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First edition.
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When fourteen-year-olds Wren and Darra meet at a Michigan summer camp, both are overwhelmed by memories from six years earlier when Darra's father stole a car, unaware that Wren was hiding in the back.
12) Forget me not
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When her mother breaks up with yet another boyfriend, Calliope meets Jinsong at her latest middle school, who becomes her friend despite her Tourette syndrome and the embarrassment it can cause.
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All Together Now - Summer Reading Teen Reads
DEN - Kids + Teens: Hispanic Heritage Month
HAR--Hispanic Heritage Month
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Hispanic Heritage Month
HAR--Hispanic Heritage Month
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Two sisters mourn their father's death after his plane crashes on a flight to the Dominican Republic.
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[2021]
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First American edition.
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English
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"Step into the ring at Glorious Wrestling Alliance, the universe's least-professional wrestling company. Collected in colossal full color for the first time, this hilarious love letter to pro wrestling covers identity, anxiety, and leg drops"--
15) Suncatcher
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[2020]
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First RH Graphic edition.
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English
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"Beatriz must play the perfect song in order to free her grandfather's soul from his guitar after he passes away"--
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This nineteenth-century tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and the undersea world, anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century. The adventures of a French scientist and his companions who travel the seven seas as prisoners in the submarine of the mysterious Captain Nemo.
17) Mooncakes
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"The brand-new deluxe edition of Mooncakes features never-before-seen content from the bewitching graphic novel by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu. Perfect for any collector's bookshelf, the new edition comes in a deluxe hardcover package featuring new cover art and bouns content such as: an introduction by Shadow of the Batgirl's Sarah Kuhn, formally exclusive Patreon materials, and more!" --|cBack of cover.
"A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft....
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When a strange, meteor-like object lands in the English countryside, the inhabitants of Earth find themselves victims of a terrible attack. Ruthless Martians, armed with heat rays and poisonous smoke, are intent on destroying humanity. As the unnamed narrator struggles to find his way across decimated wastelands, the fate of the planet hangs in the balance...First serialised in 1897, The War of the Worlds terrified and thrilled its readers, the fictional...
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2020.
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There's a new superhero in town -- Mr. Invincible! Sure, he wears a mask and cape and helps widows and orphans as any self-respecting hero would, but he also thwarts the mad scientists and bad guys with his amazing super-power that makes him the only true comic book hero: he can reach outside the comic strip panels to affect both space and time! By breaking the boundaries of 'comic book physics' he and his companions are able to do amazing things...
20) Turtle under ice
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2020.
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First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
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English
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After her mother died a few years ago, Rowena and her sister, Ariana, drifted into their own corners of the world, each figuring out in their own separate ways how to exist in a world in which their mother is no longer alive. When Ariana disappears-- at night, in the middle of a snowstorm-- Row is left to piece together the mystery behind where Ariana went and why. And she comes to realize that she might be part of the reason Ariana is gone. -- adapted...
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