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The Table Where Rich People Sit (Alad...

Byrd Baylor

As her family attempts to calculate the value of the desert hills, the colors of blooming cactus, and the calls of eagles and great horned owls, a young girl--who has been led astray by the family's lack of material wealth--realizes w...

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Published: Jul 1998

Revelation (Private, Book 8)

Kate Brian

The biggest mystery of all...and Reed is dying to learn the truth. Two months after Cheyenne Martin was found dead in her Billings House dorm room, exclusive Easton Academy is rocked by another stunning revelation: Cheyenne was murder...

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Published: Sep 2008

Just Grace

Charise Mericle Harper

Grace loves cats. She also loves taking pictures of cats and drawing Not So Super comics. She doesn't like Sammy Stringer, a boy in her class. She's got lots and lots of ideas, and when her neighbor's cat goes missing, Grace does her ...

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Published: Apr 2008

Witness

Karen Hesse

Leanora Sutter. Esther Hirsh. Merlin Van Tornhout. Johnny Reeves . . .These characters are among the unforgettable cast inhabiting a small Vermont town in 1924. A town that turns against its own when the Ku Klux Klan moves in. No ...

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Published: Feb 2003

A Whirlwind Vacation: Super Special (...

Nancy Krulik

Katie can't wait to go on a European vacation with her family! She's so excited to see new things and learn how people in other countries live. But she realizes that traveling abroad is harder than she thought, especially when you ...

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Published: Jun 2005

The Sister Switch (Candy Apple)

J. Mason

Twins Andie and Caitlin are best friends but they couldn't be more different. Andie loves sports and hanging out with her friends -- Caitlin is passionate about music and loves learning at school. Now that Junior High is starting, th...

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Published: Jul 2008

Notes From The Midnight Driver

Jordan Sonnenblick

16-year-old Alex decides to get even. His parents are separated, his father is dating his former third-grade teacher, and being 16 isn't easy, especially when it comes to girls. Instead of revenge though, Alex ends up in trouble with ...

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Published: Oct 2007

The Friendship

Mildred D. Taylor

Cassie Logan and her brothers have been warned never to go to the Wallace store, so they know to expect trouble there. What they don't expect is to hear Mr. Tom Bee, an elderly black man, daring to call the white storekeeper by his fi...

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Published: Feb 1998

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Lyle the Croco...

Bernard Waber

A cranky neighbor puts Lyle in the zoo but experiences a change of heart when the crocodile saves him from a fire.

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Published: Oct 1987

Is a Worry Worrying You?

Ferida Wolff

This critically acclaimed title addresses common childhood worries--a bully, a first day at school, and a monster residing under the bed--with the not-so-common worries--an eagle making a nest in your hair, a rhino walking down the st...

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Published: Jun 2007

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawb...

Don Wood

A book for pre-school and early primary readers, The Big Hungry Bear is the story of a little mouse and you (you are the only one who speaks). What you try to do is trick the mouse into giving you his 'red, ripe strawberry' by making...

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Published: Mar 1990

The Gray Wolf Throne (A Seven Realms ...

Cinda Williams Chima

Han Alister thought he had already lost everyone he loved. But when he finds his friend Rebecca Morley near death in the Spirit Mountains, Han knows that nothing matters more than saving her. The costs of his efforts are steep, but no...

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Published: Aug 2012

Six Months to Live (Mcdaniels, Lurlen...

Lurlene McDaniel

After being diagnosed with leukemia, thirteen-year-old Dawn is delighted to find a friend to battle alongside with her, until her friend, Sandy, slips back from remission. Reprint.

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Published: Sep 2003

Disreputable History of Frankie Landa...

E. Lockhart

Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14:Debate Club.Her father's 'bunny rabbit.' A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school.Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15:A knockout figure. A sharp tongue.A chip on her shoulder.And a ...

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Published: Aug 2009

Anastasia on Her Own

Lois Lowry

Her family's new organized schedule for easy housekeeping makes thirteen-year-old Anastasia confident that she can run the household while her mother is out of town, until she hits unexpected complications.

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Published: Jun 1986

The Quarreling Book

Charlotte Zolotow

'Gruffness and anger is passed along from person to person until a little dog starts a chain of happiness that reverses the trend.[A] pleasant picture book [that touches on] emotional maturity.' —ALA Children's Services Division.

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Published: May 1982

The Berenstain Bears and the Wishing ...

Stan Berenstain

Sister Bear is thrilled by the magic of the wishing star, but Brother Bear teaches her that hard work is important, too.

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Published: Sep 2005

Tangerine

Edward Bloor

Though legally blind, Paul Fisher can see what others cannot. He can see that his parents' constant praise of his brother, Erik, the football star, is to cover up something that is terribly wrong. But no one listens to Paul--until his...

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Published: Sep 2006

Holidaze (Drama High)

L. Divine

It's almost Valentine's Day at South Bay High, but romance is the last thing on Jayd Jackson's mind. . . If Cupid had his way, love would be in the air at South Bay High. But even though Valentine's Day is around the corner, no one's...

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Published: Oct 2009

The Bermudez Triangle

Maureen Johnson

Lifelong best friends Nina Bermudez, Avery Dekker, and Melanie Forrest face their first separation the summer before their senior year when Nina attends a ten-week summer program at Stanford. Nina returns home bursting with stories ab...

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Published: May 2007

Vanished (Private)

Kate Brian

The latest mystery in the New York Times bestselling series, Private.

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Published: Aug 2010

Arthur and the School Pet (Step-Into-...

Marc Tolon Brown

During Christmas vacation week, D.W. volunteers to take the classroom pet gerbil, Speedy, home for the holidays. D.W. plans to teach him some new tricks to show her class, but soon learns that taking care of a gerbil isn't as easy as ...

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Published: Jan 2003

Avalon High: Coronation #3: Hunter's ...

Meg Cabot

The exciting conclusion to Meg Cabot's magical Arthurian manga! Ellie has only one day left to get her boyfriend Will to truly believe he's the reincarnation of King Arthur, or the world will plunge into eternal darkness. But Will ...

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Published: Sep 2009

If Only

Richard Paul Evans

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and The Mistletoe Promise comes a novel filled with hope and redemption about two teens who turn to each other to find trust and love.If only I could stay with you for...

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Published: Nov 2015

Burn for Burn

Jenny Han

Payback is paradise in this start to a trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian.Postcard-perfect Jar Island is home to charming tourist shops, pristine beaches, amazing oceanfront homes—and three g...

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Published: Aug 2013

Fire with Fire

Jenny Han

Secrets prove deadly in Book Two of the Burn for Burn trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian.Lillia, Kat, and Mary had the perfect plan. Work together in secret to take down the people who wronged ...

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Published: Sep 2014

Queen of the Dead (A Ghost and the Go...

Stacey Kade

After being sent back from the light, Alona Dare - former homecoming queen, current Queen of the Dead - finds herself doing something she never expected: working. Instead of spending days perfecting her tan by the pool (her typical s...

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Published: May 2012

Amina's Voice

Hena Khan

A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2017“For inspiring empathy in young readers, you can’t get better than this book.” —R. J. Palacio, author of #1 New York Timesbestseller Wonder“Amina’s anxieties are entirely rel...

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Published: Mar 2018

Please Ignore Vera Dietz

A. S. King

Vera's spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years she's kept a lot of his secrets. Even after he betrayed her. Even after he ruined everything. So when Charlie dies in dark circumstan...

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Published: Apr 2012

A House Like a Lotus

Madeleine L'Engle

Sixteen-year-old Polly is on her way to the island of Cyprus, where she will work as a gofer. The trip was arranged by Maximiliana Horne, a rich, brilliant artist who, with her longtime companion, Dr. Ursula Heschel, recently became t...

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Published: Feb 2012
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