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FIC AUX |
Auxier, Jonathan, author. Sweep : the story of a girl and her monster.
In nineteenth-century England, after her father's disappearance Nan Sparrow, ten, works as a "climbing boy," aiding chimney sweeps, but when her most treasured possessions end up in a fireplace, she unwittingly creates a golem.
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FIC BAI |
Bailey, Kristin, author. Shadow of the war machine. First Simon Pulse hardcover edition February 2015.
"Meg has searched the globe for answers about why her parents were killed; where her grandfather disappeared to; and above all the identity of the man with the clockwork mask behind all of this treachery. At last, she has clues that will lead her to the shocking truth"--Provided by publisher.
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FIC BER |
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss, author. The unbreakable code. First Square Fish edition.
"Mr. Quisling is definitely up to something mysterious, and Emily and James are on high alert. First, there's the coded note he drops at a book event. Then Emily and James uncover a trail of encrypted messages in books by Mark Twain hidden through Book Scavenger. What is most suspicious is that each hidden book triggers an arson"--OCLC.
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FIC BOU |
Bouwman, H. M., author. A crack in the sea.
"Pip, a young boy who can speak to fish, and his sister Kinchen set off on a great adventure, joined by twins with magical powers, refugees fleeing post-war Vietnam, and some helpful sea monsters"--Provided by publisher.
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FIC CAR |
Carroll, Michael Owen, 1966-. Super human.
A ragtag group of young superheroes takes on a powerful warrior who is transported from 4,000 years in the past to enslave the modern world.
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FIC CHI |
Child, Lauren, author. Blink and you die. First U.S. edition.
"... Ruby Redfort is running scared. A whole bunch of people want her dead. And worst of all, one of them is on her team"--Jacket flap.
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FIC CON |
Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Crossed. New York : Speak, 2013, c2011.
Cassia, having arrived in the Outer Provinces in search of Ky, learns he has escaped from the Society and follows a series of clues he left, which result in rebellion, betrayal, and a surprise visit from Xander.
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FIC CON |
Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Matched. New York : Speak, 2011, c2010.
Cassia has always had complete trust in the Society to make decisions for her, but when she is being paired with her ideal mate, a second face flashes on the screen, and Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility as she tries to decide which man she truly loves.
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FIC CON |
Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Reached.
Cassia, Ky, and Xander continue to resist the Society with Cassia working as a sorter in Central and looking for clues to the start of the rebellion, Ky in the outer provinces awaiting orders and flying planes, and Xander working as a medical officer and witnessing the start of a plague that was engineered by the Rising.
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FIC ELL |
Ellis, Deborah, 1960-. The breadwinner trilogy. Toronto, Ont. ; : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2009.
The breadwinner -- Parvana's journey -- Mud city. Contains three novels that look at conditions in Afghanistan under the control of the Taliban through the experiences of Parvana and Shauzia, two young girls who must disguise themselves as boys in order to be able to move about freely and help their families and the people of their country.
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FIC EME |
Emerson, Kevin, author. The oceans between stars. First paperback edition.
"Liam and Phoebe, having barely escaped our exploding sun with their lives, are in stasis for the decade-long journey to the rogue planet Delphi, where they hope to meet up with the rest of the human refugees, find help for their injured parents, and pass along the devastating things they discovered on Mars: that someone destroyed their world intentionally, and that that someone might still be after them, trying to finish the job."--OCLC.
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FIC EVE |
Eves, Rosalyn, author. Lost crow conspiracy. First Ember edition.
After her cousin Matyas' blood breaks the Binding, effectively disarming the spell restricting magic to the elite Luminates, Anna Arden believes that the magical, inhuman Praetheria will be safe, Hungary will be independent of Hapsburg rule, and she can freely love the Romani Gábor, but instead by May 1848, Anna feels pressure to lend her support to opposing political factions, attempts to master her chimera nature, and ends up seeking the aid of the outlaw the King of Crows.
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FIC GEM |
Gemeinhart, Dan, author. The remarkable journey of Coyote Sunrise. First edition.
Twelve-year-old Coyote and her father rush to Poplin Springs, Washington, in their old school bus to save a memory box buried in a park that will soon be demolished.
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FIC HAD |
Haddix, Margaret Peterson, author. Redeemed. First Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers paperback edition September 2016.
Jonah was able to save all of time from collapsing but in doing so gained a twin brother, Jordan, who must learn what has happened and do his own part to save time--and his parents.
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FIC HAD |
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Uprising. New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2011.
In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a strike, then the fire that took the lives of her two best friends, when Harriet, the boss's daughter, was only five years old. Includes historical notes.
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FIC HAR |
Hartnett, Sonya, author. The midnight zoo. First Candlewick Press paperback edition.
Twelve-year-old Andrej, nine-year-old Tomas, and their baby sister Wilma flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in an abandoned town they find a zoo where the animals tell their stories, helping the children understand what has become of their lives and what it means to be free.
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FIC HIR |
Hiranandani, Veera, author. The night diary.
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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FIC HOL |
Holt, K. A., author. From you to me. First edition.
"On the first day of eighth grade Amelia finds a letter that her older sister Clara wrote to herself before she drown, and it contains a list of the things Clara planned to do in her own eighth grade year--so Amelia, with the help of her best friend Taylor, resolves to complete the list, in the hope that it will bring some closure and ease her still raw emotions"--Provided by publisher.
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FIC HUN |
Hunter, Erin, author. Midnight. Revised paperback edition, 2015.
Called by StarClan to fulfill a new prophecy, a group of young cats sets out on a long and dangerous journey, knowing only that trouble threatens the forest, as the adventures of the warrior clans continue.
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FIC HUN |
Hunter, Erin, author. Moonrise. Revised paperback edition, 2015.
As they journey home to warn their clans of the coming destruction, the six cats, guided by StarClan's prophecy, meet an unfamilar tribe of cats with their own set of beliefs--and their own mysterious prophecy.
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FIC JAC |
Jacobson, Jennifer, 1958- author. The dollar kids. First edition.
"Twelve-year--old Lowen Grover, a budding comic-book artist, is still reeling from the shooting death of his friend Abe when he stumbles across an article about a former mill town giving away homes for just one dollar. It not only seems like the perfect escape from Flintlock and all of the awful memories associated with the city, but an opportunity for his mum to run her very own business. Fortunately, his family is willing to give it a try. But is the Dollar Program too good to be true? The homes are in horrible shape, and the locals are less than welcoming. Will Millville and the dollar house be the answer to the Grovers' troubles? Or will they find they've traded one set of problems for another?"--Provided by publisher.
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FIC JOH |
Johnson, Varian, author. The Parker inheritance.
Twelve-year-old Candice Miller is spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, in the old house that belonged to her grandmother, who died after being dismissed as city manager for having the city tennis courts dug up looking for buried treasure--but when she finds the letter that sent her grandmother on the treasure hunt, she finds herself caught up in the mystery and, with the help of her new friend and fellow book-worm, Brandon, she sets out to find the inheritance, exonerate her grandmother, and expose an injustice once committed against an African American family in Lambert.
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FIC KAD |
Kadarusman, Michelle, 1969- author. Girl of the southern sea. This is a first edition.
"A 14-year-old girl living in the Jakarta slums who longs to be a writer sees an opportunity to raise money for school fees when she survives a minibus accident and the locals begin saying she has magical good luck. But when the crowd turns against her and she discovers her father's plan to marry her off to an older man, she must summon courage and conviction to write her own story"--Provided by publisher.
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FIC LEN |
L'Engle, Madeleine. Many waters. New York : Square Fish :, [2007], c1986.
The fifteen-year-old Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are accidentally sent back to a strange Biblical time period, in which mythical beasts roam the desert and a man named Noah is building a boat in preparation for a great flood.
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FIC LEN |
L'Engle, Madeleine. A swiftly tilting planet.
The youngest of the Murry children must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil dictator who would destroy the entire universe.
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FIC LEN |
L'Engle, Madeleine. A wind in the door. 1st Square Fish ed.
With Meg Murry's help, the dragons her six-year-old brother saw in the vegetable garden play an important part in his struggle between life and death.
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FIC LOR |
Lore, Pittacus, author. Fugitive six. First paperback edition.
"The Human Garde Academy was created in the aftermath of an alien invasion of Earth. It was meant to provide a safe haven for teens across the globe who were suddenly developing incredible powers known as Legacies. Taylor Cook was one of the newest students and had no idea if she'd ever fit in. But when she was mysteriously abducted, her friends broke every rule in the book to save her. In the process, they uncovered a secret organization that was not only behind Taylor's kidnapping but also the disappearance of numerous teens with abilities. An organization that has dark roots in the Loric's past untold resources, and potentially even a mole at their own school"--Amazon.
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FIC MAR |
Marsh, Katherine, author. Nowhere boy. First edition.
"Fourteen-year-old Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, and thirteen-year-old Max, an American boy, are bound by a secret that sets them on the adventure of a lifetime"--Provided by publisher.
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FIC MES |
Messenger, Shannon, author. Flashback. First Aladdin hardcover edition November 2018.
"After the Neverseen prove how vulnerable she is, Sophie decides to learn how to fight, but battle training won't help her friend facing a different kind of danger"--OCLC.
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FIC MEY |
Meyer, Marissa, author. Renegades. First Square Fish edition.
"The Renegades are human, but with extraordinary abilities. They emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone... except the villains they once overthrew. Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and is on a mission for vengeance. Adrian is a Renegade boy who believes in justice-- and in Nova. But Nova's allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both."--Provided by publisher.
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FIC MUL |
Mull, Brandon, 1974- author. Wrath of the dragon king.
Seth and Kendra, newly appointed caretakers of Wyrmroost, soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when the dragons, led by Celebrant, rebel.
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FIC MYR |
Myracle, Lauren, 1969- author. The forgetting spell. First paperback edition, 2018.
"Most people in Willow Hill think Darya is the prickliest of the Blok sisters. What they don't realize is that on the inside, Darya is soft and gooey from feeling everything, all the time. When Darya turns thirteen, the goo gets stickier--and as Darya's Wishing Day approaches, all she wants is to forget the silly tradition ever existed. Except . . . she can't. Ten years ago, a wish made by Darya's mother splintered their family into pieces. Last year, Darya's sister Natasha wished for their broken mother to return . . . The past is something you're supposed to leave behind. Which is why Darya has locked and sealed her most painful memories inside the far corners of her mind . . . But when some of them begin to leak out, Darya realizes the decision about what to wish for--and what not to wish for--is probably the most important choice of her life"--Jacket flap.
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FIC NIE |
Nielsen, Jennifer A., author. Resistance. First edition.
In 1942 sixteen-year-old Chaya Lindner is a Jewish girl living in Nazi-occupied Poland, a courier who smuggles food and documents to the isolated Jewish ghettos in southern Poland, depending on her forged papers and "Aryan" features--but when a mission goes wrong and many of her colleagues are arrested she finds herself on a journey to Warsaw, where an uprising is in the works.
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FIC NIX |
Nix, Garth, author. Frogkisser!
"Princess Anya has a big problem: Duke Rikard, her step-stepfather is an evil wizard who wants to rule the kingdom and has a habit of changing people into frogs, and her older sister Morven, the heir, is a wimp--so with the help of the librarian Gotfried (who turns into an owl when he is upset), and the Royal Dogs, she must find a way to defeat Rikard, save her sister, and maybe even turn Prince Denholm back into a human being"--Provided by publisher.
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FIC NIX |
Nix, Garth, author. Grim Tuesday.
Seventh-grader Arthur Penhaligon returns to the parallel universe known as the House to fight his latest enemy, Grim Tuesday, whose greed threatens to destroy both the House and the Earth.
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FIC NIX |
Nix, Garth, author. Mister Monday.
Arthur Penhaligon, destined to die at a young age, is saved by a key shaped like the minute hand of a clock, but his survival invokes the wrath of the mysterious Mister Monday who will stop at nothing to get the key back, and Arthur is forced into a desperate quest to unravel the secrets of the key and discover his true fate.
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FIC NIX |
Nix, Garth, author. Sir Thursday.
When Arthur is drafted into the Glorious Army of the Architect by Sir Thursday, he must survive basic training, avoid getting posted to the Front, and figure out how to free Part Four of the Will, while Leaf tries to banish Arthur's doppelganger on Earth.
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FIC SKR |
Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk, author. Making bombs for Hitler.
In 1943 ten-year-old Lida is torn away from her home in the Ukraine, separated from her little sister Larissa, and sent to a slave labor camp in Germany, but when she is moved and set to making bombs she sees a way to strike back at the Nazis.
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FIC SKY |
Skye, Obert, author. Apprentice needed.
Ozzy thinks his life is finally becoming normal until someone delivers a mysterious plane ticket, and Ozzy, Sigi, and Clark find themselves in dire need of a wizard again.
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FIC SKY |
Skye, Obert, author. The gateway. This Aladdin paperback edition May 2011.
Fate brings fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps and thirteen- year-old Winter together, as they discover that for mankind to continue dreaming, the gateway between reality and the land of dreams and hopes--Foo--must be found and demolished.
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FIC SKY |
Skye, Obert, author. Wizard for hire.
After fourteen-year-old Ozzy's scientist parents are kidnapped, Ozzy's only help may be a classified ad that says "Wizards for hire.".
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FIC SPI |
Spinelli, Eileen, author. Birdie.
Still grieving for her father, twelve-year-old Birdie struggles to adjust to many changes, including when her grandmother, her mother, and her best friends all begin dating.
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FIC TOL |
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. The fellowship of the ring : being the first part of The lord of the rings.
Frodo the hobbit and a band of warriors from the different kingdoms set out to destroy the Ring of Power before the evil Sauron grasps control.
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FIC TOL |
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. The hobbit, or, There and back again. Rev. ed., Del Rey mass market ed. New York : Del Rey/Ballantine Books, 2012, c1937.
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.
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FIC TOL |
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. The return of the king : being the third part of the The lord of the rings. 5oth anniversary ed.
As the Shadow of Mordor grows, the companions find their way through danger and mystery as they defeat the Dark Lord and celebrate Aragorn's ascent to become King of the West.
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FIC TOL |
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. The two towers : being the second part of The lord of the rings.
Frodo and his companions have been beset by danger during the quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord, Gandalf has been lost in the Mines of Moria, and now they journey down the great River Anduin toward the Cracks of Doom.
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FIC VEN |
Venkatraman, Padma, author. The bridge home.
Four determined homeless children make a life for themselves in Chennai, India.
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FIC WED |
Nix, Garth, author. Drowned Wednesday.
Everyone is after Arthur Penhaligon including strange pirates, shadowy creatures, and Drowned Wednesday, whose gluttony threatens both her world and Arthur's.
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FIC WHI |
White, J. A., author. Nightbooks. First paperback edition.
"A boy is imprisoned by a witch and must tell her a new scary story each night to stay alive"--Provided by publisher.
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FIC WOO |
Woods, Brenda (Brenda A.), author. The unsung hero of Birdsong, USA.
"Gabriel, twelve, gains new perspective when he becomes friends with Meriwether, a Black World War II hero who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South"--Provided by publisher.
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FIC WOO |
Woodson, Jacqueline, author. Harbor me.
"When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world"--Provided by publisher.
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GN 741.5 JOH |
Johnston, Antony, author, illustrator. Alex Rider. : the graphic novel. First U.S. edition 2017.
"When his relaxing holiday with Sabine Pleasure and her family is interrupted by a ruthless attack, teenage MI6 agent Alex Rider knows it's no accident. Determined to hunt down the hit man who sent Sabine's father into a coma, Alex plunges headfirst into a world of violence and mystery, uncovering a sinister plan to start a nuclear war. And once the missiles are launched, Alex has just ninety minutes to save the world...."--Amazon.com.
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GN 741.5 JOH |
Johnston, Antony, author. Alex Rider. : the graphic novel.
A graphic novelization of Anthony Horowitz's "Scorpia" in which fourteen-year-old Alex Rider goes to Italy after being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English school children.
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GN 741.5 JOH |
Johnston, Antony. Point blank.
A graphic novel adaptation of Anthony Horowitz's novel in which fourteen-year-old Alex continues his work as a spy for the British MI6, investigating an exclusive school for boys in the French Alps.
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GN 741.5 JOH |
Johnston, Antony. Skeleton Key.
Alex Rider is forced to hide out when an MI6 reconnaissance mission sets off a chain of events that could rewrite history, and as Alex tries to outwit an insane Russian general, he fears he is the only one who can stop a deadly cataclysmic explosion.
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GN 741.5 JOH |
Johnston, Antony. Stormbreaker. 1st American ed.
Presents a graphic novel adaptation of Anthony Horowitz's novel in which fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his deceased uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, M16.
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GN 741.5 KIB |
Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978- author, illustrator. Amulet. First edition.
"When Emily loses control of her Amulet, she is imprisoned in the Void, where she must escape the influence of the Voice, while her brother, Navin, travels to a space station where the Resistance is preparing to battle the approaching Shadow forces"--OCLC.
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HL BUT |
Butcher, Kristin, 1951- author. Winter road.
"Ever since her dad died and her mom took over their family's long-distance trucking business, Kat has felt alone. Her recent diabetes diagnosis hasn't helped either. On impluse, Kat stows away in the back of her mom's semi just as she's about to start a dangerous journey across a frozen lake known as 'the winter road.' By the time her mom discovers her, it's too late to turn back"--Back cover.
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HL LOU |
Loughead, Deb, 1955- author. Wildfire.
". . . Dylan tries to find the source of a series of mysterious fires"--Title page verso.
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Alexander, Kwame, author. Booked.
Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
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