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The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellions & the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming

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The Family Romanov — Fleming, Candace, — The story of the glittering lives of the Romanovs and the impoverished ones of the peasant population is brought to life. The rebellion and the reasons why are brought to life in vivid detail.

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Insectopolis by Peter Kuper

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Insectopolis — Kuper, Peter, 1958- — “This visually immersive work of graphic nonfiction dives into a world where ants, cicadas, bees, and butterflies visit a library exhibition that displays their stories and humanity’s connection to them throughout the ages. Kuper’s thrilling visual feast layers history and science, color and design, to tell the remarkable tales of dung beetles navigating by the stars, hawk-size prehistoric dragonflies hunting prey, and mosquitoes changing the course of human history. Kuper also illuminates pioneering naturalists, from well-known figures like E. O. Wilson and Rachel Carson to unheralded luminaries like Charles Henry Turner, the Black American scholar who documented arthropod intelligence, and Maria Sybilla Merian, the seventeenth-century German regarded as the mother of entomology. Galvanized by the sixth extinction and the ongoing insect crisis, Kuper takes readers on an unforgettable journey” --Provided by publisher.

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George Washington's Secret Six : The Spies Who Saved America by Brian Kilmeade

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George Washington’s Secret Six — Kilmeade, Brian, — A page-turning middle-grade adaptation of the New York Times bestseller about George Washington's top-secret spy ring that helped defeat the British.

The American Revolution is well under way in 1776, but things are looking bleak for General George Washington and his Continental Army. With Washington's hasty retreat from New York City in August, many think the war might soon be over. After all- how on earth is this ragtag group going to defeat its enemy, the well-trained and well-funded military of the largest empire in history? But Washington soon realizes he can't win with military might. Instead, he must outsmart the British, so he creates a sophisticated intelligence network- the top-secret Culper Spy Ring. Drawing on extensive research, Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger tell the fascinating stories of these long unrecognized spies- a reserved merchant, a tavern keeper, a brash young longshoreman, a curmudgeonly Long Island bachelor, a coffeehouse owner, and a mysterious woman. This vivid and accessible young readers adaptation of the New York Times bestseller features an exclusive new introduction, extensive back matter, and eye-catching art throughout. Chronicling a crucial moment in American history, this historical thriller will excite and inspire the next generation of patriots.

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Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry - Tyson, Neil deGrasse, - America's most celebrated astrophysicist invites young readers to explore the mysteries of the universe.

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The Young Champion's Mind by Jim Afremow

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The Young Champion's Mind - Afremow, James A., - Discover how Dr. Afremow is helping student athletes do and feel their best.

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Candle Island by Lauren Wolk

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Candle Island — Wolk, Lauren, 1956- — “Lucretia Sanderson has a secret. Lucretia and her mother have come to tiny Candle Island, Maine (Population: Summer, 986; Winter, 315) to escape--escape memories of the car accident that killed her father and escape the journalists that hound her mother, a famous and reclusive artist. The rocky coast and ocean breeze are a welcome respite for Lucretia, who dedicates her summer days to painting, exploring the island, and caring for an orphaned osprey chick. But Candle Island has secrets of its own--a hidden room in her new house, a mysterious boy with a beautiful voice--and just like the strong tides that surround the shores, they will catch Lucretia in their wake. With an unforgettable New England setting and a complex web of relationships old and new, Candle Island is a powerful story about art, loss, and the power of being true to your own voice”--Publisher.

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Where Wolves Don't Die by Anton Treuer

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Where Wolves Don’t Die — Treuer, Anton, — Teenage Ezra Cloud isn’t the biggest fan of living in Minneapolis while his father is working as a professor of their own language, Ojibwe, especially when one of the local bullies is always terrorizing him and his friends. But after a fight at school and a too-coincidental fire that burns down the bully’s home, Ezra is sent away to live with his grandfather in rural Canada during the investigation, his family knowing that the justice system won’t be on his side despite his innocence.

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To Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff

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Too Bright to See — Lukoff, Kyle, — In the summer before middle school, eleven-year-old Bug must contend with best friend Moira suddenly caring about clothes, makeup, and boys; a ghost haunting; and the truth about Bug’s gender identity.

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A Phỏ Love Story by Loan Le

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A Phỏ Love Story - Le, Loan, - High school seniors Bảo and Linh, whose feuding families own competing Vietnamese restaurants, conceal their budding romance, as well as Linh's desire to become an artist.

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Pop by Gordon Korman

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Pop — Korman, Gordon — Lonely after a midsummer move to a new town, sixteen-year-old high-school quarterback Marcus Jordan becomes friends with a retired professional linebacker who is great at training him, but whose childish behavior keeps Marcus in hot water.

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When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

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When You Reach Me — Stead, Rebecca, — As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, “The $20,000 Pyramid,” a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source.

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Last Shot : A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein

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Last Shot — Feinstein, John — After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.

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A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat

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A Wish in the Dark — Soontornvat, Christina, — All light in Chattana is created by one man -- the Governor, who appeared after the Great Fire to bring peace and order to the city. For Pong, who was born in Namwon Prison, the magical lights represent freedom, and he dreams of the day he will be able to walk among them. But when Pong escapes from prison, he realizes that the world outside is no fairer than the one behind bars.

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Wildwood by Colin Meloy

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Wildwood — Meloy, Colin — When her baby brother is kidnapped by crows, seventh-grader Prue McKeel ventures into the forbidden Impassable Wilderness--a dangerous and magical forest at the edge of Portland, Oregon--and soon finds herself involved in a war among the various inhabitants.

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The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason

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The Clockwork Scarab — Gleason, Colleen, — In 1889 London young women are turning up dead, and Evaline Stoker, relative of Bram, and Mina Holmes, niece of Sherlock, are summoned to investigate the clue of the not-so-ancient Egyptian scarabs--but where does a time traveler fit in?

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Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein

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Black Dove, White Raven — Wein, Elizabeth, — Emilia and Teo’s lives changed in a fiery, terrifying instant when a bird strike brought down the plane their stunt pilot mothers were flying. Teo’s mother died immediately, but Em’s survived, determined to raise Teo according to his late mother’s wishes -- in a place where he won’t be discriminated against because of the color of his skin. But in 1930s America, a white woman raising a black adoptive son alongside a white daughter is too often seen as a threat. Seeking a home where her children won’t be held back by ethnicity or gender, Rhoda brings Em and Teo to Ethiopia, and all three fall in love with the beautiful, peaceful country. But that peace is shattered by the threat of war with Italy, and teenage Em and Teo are drawn into the conflict. Will their devotion to their country, its culture and people, and each other be their downfall or their salvation?

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The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

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The Door of No Return — Alexander, Kwame, — “A novel in verse about a boy escaping slavers during the nineteenth century”--

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Divergent by Veronica Roth

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Divergent — Roth, Veronica, — In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

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Magnitude by Jennifer Nielsen A.

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Magnitude — Nielsen, Jennifer A., — “San Francisco, 1906. When Cora leaves her house in the early morning hours of April 18th, she expects trouble to find her, like it somehow always does. But as she makes her way to the San Francisco docks to look for her father, the earth begins to shake and suddenly, Cora realizes that she’s not just in trouble--she’s in danger. Soon after, the last thing Cora remembers seeing is a tall building swaying overhead, before everything goes dark. When Cora wakes up, she’s trapped underground with Chi, whom she met by accident on the way to the docks. They’re running short on air and time, when miraculously, Cora’s friend Oliver pulls them from the rubble. Once she’s above ground again, Cora is shocked to find herself in a city that has been decimated by a massive earthquake. Together, Cora, Chi, and Oliver begin a desperate search for their families, all the while trying to evade terrifying fires that are tearing through the wreckage and a gang of thieves who are pursuing Cora and a valuable secret she holds”--Publisher’s website.

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The Moon Without Stars by Chanel Miller

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The Moon Without Stars — Miller, Chanel, — A middle-grade novel about a seventh-grade student navigating identity, friendship, and social belonging. As Luna’s creative project gains unexpected attention, she becomes involved with a popular peer group and faces increasing pressure to change aspects of herself. The story explores the challenges of self-expression, loyalty, and personal values during early adolescence. Illustrated with the author’s line drawings, the novel portrays the emotional and social transitions of middle school life.

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The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman

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The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest — Hartman, Aubrey, — “An undead fox serving as the Usher of souls has his life upended when a mysterious badger soul appears”--

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An Immense World by Ed Yong

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How Animals Sense Earth's Amazing Secrets

Current format, Book, 2025, First edition, Young readers edition, On order.

Current format, Book, 2025, First edition, Young readers edition, On order. Offered in 0 more formats

"The New York Times bestseller now available with beautiful full-color illustrations for young readers! Explore the amazing ways animals see, hear, and feel the world, with Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong. Did you know that there are turtles who can track the Earth's magnetic fields? That some fish use electricity to talk to each other? Or that giant squids evolved their enormous eyeballs to look out for whales? The world is so much BIGGER and more "immense" than we humans experience it. We can only see so many colors, we can only feel so many sensations, and there are some senses we can't access at all. Exploring the amazing ways animals perceive the world is an excellent way to help understand the world itself. And this young readers adaptation of the mega-bestseller AN IMMENSE WORLD is perfect for curious kids and their families. Sure to capture young readers' interest it is filled amazing animal facts and stunning full-color illustrations. Along the way are tons of amazing animal facts: Did you know that leopard pee smells like popcorn? That there is a special kind of shrimp whose punches are faster than a bullet? That it's important to take your dog for dedicated "smell walks?" Want to know the real reason zebras have stripes? (hint: it's not for camouflage)? Pick up this enthralling and enormously entertaining book to find out! A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection"--

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An Immense World - Yong, Ed, - "The New York Times bestseller now available with beautiful full-color illustrations for young readers! Explore the amazing ways animals see, hear, and feel the world, with Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong. Did you know that there are turtles who can track the Earth's magnetic fields?

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Unstoppable Us, Vol. 1 by Yuval Noah Harari

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Unstoppable Us. Vol. 1, How Humans Took Over the World — Harari, Yuval N., — An illustrated look at the early history of humankind.

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The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands

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The Blackthorn Key — Sands, Kevin, — In 1665 London, fourteen-year-old Christopher Rowe, apprentice to an apothecary, and his best friend, Tom, try to uncover the truth behind a mysterious cult, following a trail of puzzles, codes, pranks, and danger toward an unearthly secret with the power to tear the world apart.

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The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson

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The Barren Grounds — Robertson, David, 1977- — Two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba where they find a portal that opens to another reality and ultimately embark on a dangerous mission to save the starving community of Misewa.

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The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde

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The Last Dragonslayer — Fforde, Jasper — Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs an agency for underemployed magicians in a world where magic is fading away. When visions of the death of the world’s last dragon begin, all signs point to Jennifer--and Big Magic.

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Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh

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Nowhere Boy - Marsh, Katherine, - The story of a fourteen-year-old Syrian refugee and a thirteen-year-old American boy who are bound by a secret that sets them on the adventure of a lifetime.

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The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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The Bletchley Riddle — Sepetys, Ruta, — Remember, you are bound by the Official Secrets Act... Summer, 1940. Nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister Lizzie share a love of riddles and puzzles. And now they’re living inside of one. The quarrelsome siblings find themselves amidst one of the greatest secrets of World War II--Britain’s eccentric codebreaking factory at Bletchley Park. As Jakob joins Bletchley’s top minds to crack the Nazi’s Enigma cipher, fourteen-year-old Lizzie embarks on a mission to solve the mysterious disappearance of their mother. The Battle of Britain rages and Hitler’s invasion creeps closer. And at the same time, baffling messages and codes arrive on their doorstep while a menacing inspector lurks outside the gates of the Bletchley mansion. Are the messages truly for them, or are they a trap? Could the riddles of Enigma and their mother’s disappearance be somehow connected? Jakob and Lizzie must find a way to work together as they race to decipher clues which unravel a shocking puzzle that presents the ultimate challenge: How long must a secret be kept? --

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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

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Uglies - Westerfeld, Scott, - Just before their sixteenth birthdays, when they will will be transformed into beauties whose only job is to have a great time, Tally's best friend runs away and Tally must find her and turn her in, or never become pretty at all.

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City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

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Ever since her near-fatal drowning, Cassidy has been able to pull back the "Veil" that separates the living from the dead and see ghosts, not that she wants to, and she was really looking forward to a ghost-free summer at the beach; however her parents are going to start filming a TV series about the world's most haunted places, starting with Edinburgh with its graveyards, castles, and restless phantoms--and Cass and her personal ghost companion, Jacob, are about to find out that a city of old ghosts can be a very dangerous place indeed.

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City of Ghosts - Schwab, Victoria, - Ever since her near-fatal drowning, Cassidy has been able to pull back the "Veil" that separates the living from the dead and see ghosts, not that she wants to, and she was really looking forward to a ghost-free summer at the beach; however

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Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

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Steelheart - Sanderson, Brandon, - At age eight, David watched as his father was killed by an Epic, a human with superhuman powers. Now, ten years later, he joins the Reckoners--the only people who are trying to kill the Epics and end their tyranny.

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City Spies by James Ponti

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City Spies - Ponti, James, - After hacking into the New York City juvenile justice system to expose the crimes of her foster parents, Sara Martinez now faces years in a juvenile detention facility. But when Mother, a British spy, has Sara released from jail, she also offers Sara the chance to join a secret team of young MI6 agents.

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The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi

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The Beast Player - Uehashi, Nahoko, - After her mother is sentenced to death, Elin discovers that she can communicate with the water serpents and flying beasts that guard her queen. This gives her power, but also involves her in plots that could cost her her life.

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The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow

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The Berlin Boxing Club - Sharenow, Rob - In 1936 Berlin, fourteen-year-old Karl Stern, who is considered Jewish despite a non-religious upbringing, learns to box from the legendary Max Schmeling while struggling with the realities of the Holocaust.

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Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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When an incident with "King" Alan leads to Donte's arrest and suspension, he knows the only way to get even is to beat the king of the school at his own game: fencing. With the help of a former Olympic fencer, Donte embarks on a journey to carve out a spot on Middlefield Prep's fencing team and maybe learn something about himself along the way.

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Black Brother, Black Brother - Rhodes, Jewell Parker, - When an incident with "King" Alan leads to Donte's arrest and suspension, he knows the only way to get even is to beat the king of the school at his own game: fencing.

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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Title rated 4.35 out of 5 stars, based on 2,956 ratings (2,956 ratings)

This is the story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected...

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day, to whisk him away on a journey 'there and back again'. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon...

The prelude to THE LORD OF THE RINGS, THE HOBBIT has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.

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The Hobbit - Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973, - This is the story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected... Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End.

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Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds

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Current format, Book, 2018, First paperback edition, All copies in use.

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As the new Spider-Man, Miles Morales is doing his best to save every little old lady, but it's getting to be too much. He's got more important stuff to worry about, like homework, girls, family, the perfect Halloween costume, and girls. But when Miles accidentally discovers a villainous teacher's plan to turn good kids bad, he will need to come to terms with his own destiny.

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Miles Morales - Reynolds, Jason, - As the new Spider-Man, Miles Morales is doing his best to save every little old lady, but it's getting to be too much. He's got more important stuff to worry about, like homework, girls, family, the perfect Halloween costume, and girls.

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Alex Rider: Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

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Stormbreaker — Horowitz, Anthony, 1955- — Meet Alex Rider, the reluctant teenage spy. When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider finds his world turned upside down. Within days he’s gone from schoolboy to superspy. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex has to take part in gruelling SAS training exercies. Then, armed with his own special set of secret gadgets, he’s off on his first mission…

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Fallout by Steve Sheinkin

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Fallout - Sheinkin, Steve, - Chronicles the early history of the Cold War, from the end of World War II to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée

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A Good Kind of Trouble - Ramée, Lisa Moore, - After attending a powerful protest, Shayla starts wearing an armband to school to support the Black Lives Matter movement, but when the school gives her an ultimatum, she is forced to choose between her education and her identity.

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Ashes in the Snow by Ruta Sepetys

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Title rated 4.35 out of 5 stars, based on 1,083 ratings (1,083 ratings)

Lina is a fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. She's just like any other girl. Until one night in 1941, when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known. Separated from her father, forced onto a crowded train car, Lina, her mother, and her young brother are taken slowly north to a Siberian work camp, where they are forced to dig for beets and fight for their lives under the harshest of conditions. Stalin has deported them and is claiming their home as his own. Suffering abuse both physical and emotional, Lina finds solace in her art, meticulously -- and at a great personal risk -- documenting events by drawing. She imbeds clues in her art of their location and secretly passes them along, attempting to contact her father, hoping the drawings will eventually make their way to his prison camp. It is a long and harrowing journey, spanning years, covering 6,500 miles. Many lives were lost, but it was their incredible strength, love, and hope that allowed Lina and her brother to endure and ultimately survive.

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Ashes in the Snow - Sepetys, Ruta, - Lina is a fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. She's just like any other girl. Until one night in 1941, when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known.

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Cinder by Marissa Meyer

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Cinder - Meyer, Marissa, - As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.

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The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

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The Rithmatist - Sanderson, Brandon, - As Wild Chalklings threaten the American Isles and Rithmatists are humanity's only defense, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students learn the magical art that he would do anything to practice.

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Legend by Marie Lu

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Legend — Lu, Marie, 1984- — In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-old Day--a famous criminal, and prodigy June--the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.

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Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen

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Lines of Courage - Nielsen, Jennifer A., - From the assassination that triggers World War I in 1914 to Armistice Day in 1918, the story follows the fates of five young people on both sides of the conflict--each facing their portion of the war with courage, until the end of the war brings them together.

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Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott

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Title rated 4.25 out of 5 stars, based on 745 ratings (745 ratings)

Seventeen-year-olds Stella and Will, both suffering from cystic fibrosis, realize the only way to stay alive is to stay apart, but their love for each other is slowly pushing the boundaries of physical and emotional safety.

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Five Feet Apart - Lippincott, Rachael, - Seventeen-year-olds Stella and Will, both suffering from cystic fibrosis, realize the only way to stay alive is to stay apart, but their love for each other is slowly pushing the boundaries of physical and emotional safety.

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How to Be a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery

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Title rated 4.15 out of 5 stars, based on 184 ratings (184 ratings)

A New York Times bestseller!

National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals--her friends--who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green.

Understanding someone who belongs to another species can be transformative. No one knows this better than author, naturalist, and adventurer Sy Montgomery. To research her books, Sy has traveled the world and encountered some of the planet's rarest and most beautiful animals. From tarantulas to tigers, Sy's life continually intersects with and is informed by the creatures she meets.

This restorative memoir reflects on the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals--Sy's friends--and the truths revealed by their grace. It also explores vast themes: the otherness and sameness of people and animals; the various ways we learn to love and become empathetic; how we find our passion; how we create our families; coping with loss and despair; gratitude; forgiveness; and most of all, how to be a good creature in the world.

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How to Be a Good Creature - Montgomery, Sy, - A New York Times bestseller! National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals--her friends--who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green.

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I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

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I Am Number Four - Lore, Pittacus, - In rural Ohio, friendships and a beautiful girl prove distracting to a fifteen-year-old who has hidden on Earth for ten years waiting to develop the legacies, or powers, he will need to rejoin the other six surviving Garde members and fight the Mogadorians who destroyed their planet, Lorien.

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The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall

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The Seventh Most Important Thing - Pearsall, Shelley, - In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects.

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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, or other titles by Christie

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"If you're one of the few who haven't experienced the genius of Agatha Christie, this novel is a stellar starting point." -- DAVID BALDACCI, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

An exclusive authorized edition of the most famous and beloved stories from the Queen of Mystery.

Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to an isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts. And one by one, they die...

Which among them is the killer and will any of them survive?

"Agatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction both for readers and for writers. . . . Just one book is never enough." -- VAL MCDERMID, Internationally Bestselling Author

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And Then There Were None - Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976, - "If you're one of the few who haven't experienced the genius of Agatha Christie, this novel is a stellar starting point." -- DAVID BALDACCI, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author An exclusive authorized edition of the most famous and beloved stories from the Queen of Mystery.

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Greetings from Witness Protection! by Jake Burt

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Greetings From Witness Protection! - Burt, Jake, - Thirteen-year-old Nikki Demere is an orphan and a kleptomaniac, making her the perfect girl to portray the Trevors' daughter in witness protection, but she soon learns that the biggest threat to her new family's security comes from her own past.

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Far Far Away by Tom McNeal

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Far Far Away — McNeal, Tom, — When Jeremy Johnson Johnson’s strange ability to speak to the ghost of Jacob Grimm draws the interest of his classmate Ginger Boultinghouse, the two find themselves at the center of a series of disappearances in their hometown.

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The Night Diary or the companion novel Amil and the After by Veera Hiranandani

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The Night Diary - Hiranandani, Veera, - Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.

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The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke

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The Neptune Project — Holyoke, Polly — “A group of kids who have been genetically altered to survive in the ocean must embark on a dangerous underwater journey to find refuge--and maybe even a way to save the world”--

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When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

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Title rated 4.55 out of 5 stars, based on 435 ratings (435 ratings)

Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp. When an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother. Presented in comic book format.

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When Stars Are Scattered - Jamieson, Victoria, - Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp. When an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother. Presented in comic book format.

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Ground Zero by Alan Gratz

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Ground Zero — Gratz, Alan, 1972- — The story of how the events of September 11, 2001 changed the lives of a boy visiting his dad in the World Trade Center on that day and a girl who grew up in Afghanistan in the aftermath.

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Summer reading annotation Log

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The Maze Runner by James Dashner

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The Maze Runner - Dashner, James, 1972- - Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work with the community in which he finds himself if he is to escape.

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The Raft by S.A. Bodeen

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The Raft - Bodeen, S. A. (Stephanie A.), 1965- - Robbie's last-minute flight to the Midway Atoll proves to be a nightmare when the plane goes down in shark-infested waters. Fighting for her life, the co-pilot pulls her onto the raft. Without food and water and surrounded by sharks, their real terror begins.

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Starfish by Lisa Fipps

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Starfish — Fipps, Lisa, — Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.

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The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson

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For fans of Wrinkle in Time and The School of Good and Evil, the New York Times bestseller The Mark of the Dragonfly is a fast-paced adventure story about a mysterious girl and a fearless boy, set in a magical world that is both exciting and dangerous.
Piper has never seen the Mark of the Dragonfly until she finds the girl amid the wreckage of a caravan in the Meteor Fields.
The girl doesn't remember a thing about her life, but the intricate tattoo on her arm is proof that she's from the Dragonfly Territories and that she's protected by the king. Which means a reward for Piper if she can get the girl home.
The one sure way to the Territories is the 401, a great old beauty of a train. But a ticket costs more coin than Piper could make in a year. And stowing away is a difficult prospect-everyone knows that getting past the peculiar green-eyed boy who stands guard is nearly impossible.
Life for Piper just turned dangerous. A little bit magical. And very exciting, if she can manage to survive the journey.

Praise for The Mark of the Dragonfly -

_x2605_ "This magnetic middle-grade debut ... is a page-turner that defies easy categorization and ought to have broad appeal."- Publishers Weekly , Starred

_x2605_ " Heart, brains, and courage find a home in a steampunk fantasy worthy of a nod from Baum."-- Kirkus Reviews , Starred

_x2605_ " A fantastic and original tale of adventure and magic ...Piper is a heroine to fall in love with- smart, brave, kind, and mechanically inclined to boot."- School Library Journal , Starred

" A complex and impeccably developed plot -there is plenty to recommend in this novel."- The Bulletin

"Appealing characters and lots of action make it a good choice for young adventure readers. "- Booklist

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The Mark of the Dragonfly - Johnson, Jaleigh, - For fans of Wrinkle in Time and The School of Good and Evil, the New York Times bestseller The Mark of the Dragonfly is a fast-paced adventure story about a mysterious girl and a fearless boy, set in a magical world that is both exciting and dangerous.

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Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

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Ender’s Game — Card, Orson Scott, —
From New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game -- adapted to film in 2013 starring Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford -- is the classic Hugo and Nebula award-winning science fiction novel of a young boy's recruitment into the midst of an interstellar war.

In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut--young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.

Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister.

Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives.

Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game is the winner of the 1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

THE ENDER UNIVERSE

Ender series
Ender's Game / Ender in Exile / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind

Ender's Shadow series
Ender's Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight

Children of the Fleet

The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)
Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens

The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)
The Swarm / The Hive

Ender novellas
A War of Gifts / First Meetings

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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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The Inheritance Games — Barnes, Jennifer Lynn, — When a Connecticut teenager inherits vast wealth and an eccentric estate from the richest man in Texas, she must also live with his surviving family and solve a series of puzzles to discover how she earned her inheritance.

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Posted by John David Anderson

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Anderson, John David, 1975-Anderson, John David, 1975-

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Posted — Anderson, John David, 1975- — When cell phones are banned at their school, students start communicating through sticky notes left all over the school, triggering a wave of bullying activities in the wake of a new girl’s arrival.

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Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson

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Rebellion 1776 — Anderson, Laurie Halse, — Set in 1776, thirteen-year-old Elsbeth struggles to find her missing father amidst the smallpox epidemic sweeping across Boston during the revolution.