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12501) When the Beat Drops
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It's time to face the music.
Seventeen-year-old Mira has always danced to her own beat. A music prodigy in a family of athletes, she'd rather play trumpet than play ball-and with her audition to a prestigious jazz conservatory just around the corner (and her two best friends at music camp without her), she plans to spend the summer focused on jazz and nothing else.
She only goes to the warehouse party in a last-ditch effort to bond with her older...
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Lights! Camera! Action!
Georgie Dupree loves the spotlight, but how can she shine on stage if she doesn't get the lead role in the school play? When Georgie Dupree lends an extra hand, she learns that it takes a full crew-stage team, background performers, and special effects-to make the show go on.
After an encouraging message from her father, Georgie learns that there are many ways to shine and she steals the show with her creativity. Ceece...
12503) ISAN
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"Captivating from the very beginning … this thrilling dystopian drama has a splash of romance and tons of action." ~ School Library Journal
"Addictive and impossible to put it down!" ~Addison Moore, New York Times Bestselling Author
THE WORLD HAS CHANGED.
SCIENTISTS WARNED IT WOULD HAPPEN.
Meteors devastated the Earth. World governments developed plans to help surviving citizens. The United States disbanded and salvageable land was divided into...
12504) The Chronicles of Deltovia
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Very genius notebooks volume 1
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Three friends. Two worlds. One epic notebook. Escape into The Chronicles of Deltovia, the greatest story still being written!
Three middle school girls-Misha, June, and Ollie-know their epic fantasy story could be the next Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones. The only holdup is they have to write it first. But that's a trifling concern: they've bought a $1.99 composition notebook, and they're going to pass it back and forth over the course of their...
12505) Wonderboy
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A funny and frank superhero story set in the world of Othergirl.
Joseph 'Wilco' Wilkes is one of life's losers - he's picked on, pushed around, and bullied by the rugby boys at the posh private school he attends on a scholarship. But his life is about to change: Wilco learns he can move things with his mind. Will this be his chance to play the hero, get the girl and finally stand up for himself? Or are things just going to come crashing down around...
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The Great Ball Game, a classic folktale originating from the Cherokee, Creek, Ojibway and Menominee people of North America, is adapted for a contemporary audience by Rebecca Sheir, host of the award-winning Circle Round podcast, and accompanied by the vibrant illustrations of Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, an Ojibwe Woodland artist. A dispute between the animals and the birds over who is best leads to a ball game challenge. When the game is disrupted...
12507) The Littlest Leaguer
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Of all the players in the little league, Harold was the littlest. No matter how hard he tries, Harold is no good at baseball. The ground balls always bounce over his head, and his little legs never get him to the pop flies fast enough. So the only place Coach Lombardi puts him is on the bench. Until one day, during a very important game, Harold gets his big chance to show that being little isn't so bad after all.
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Yan is a big-hearted young man determined to perform Hajj, the pilgrimage to Makkah. But first, he must work hard on his farm and fill up his moneybag for the journey. Despite the trials he faces on each unsuccessful trip to the Kaaba, Yan's helpful nature, compassion, and generosity enable him to succeed in the end.
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Thirteen-year-old Satoshi Matsumoto spent the last three years living in Atlanta where he was the star of his middle-school baseball team-a slugger with pro potential, according to his coach. Now that his father's work in the US has come to an end, he's moved back to his hometown in rural Japan. Living abroad has changed him, and now his old friends in Japan are suspicious of his new foreign ways. Even worse, his childhood foe Shintaro, whose dad...
12510) Little Liar
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Nora has lied about many things. But has she told her most dangerous lie of all?
There's a new art assistant at Nora's school, and he's crossed a line. Nora decides to teach him a lesson he won't forget.
But not everything goes quite to plan, and Nora needs an escape. She befriends the rich and talented Bel, who longs for a part in a remake of a famous film. Bel is unpredictable, jealous and crazy, but she opens up a new world for Nora, and that...
12511) Butter Me Fly: My Way Home
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Butter Me Fly: My Way Home tells the poignant and tragic story of a once-perfect family that became victims of their own success. It highlights the dangers of neglecting the family in pursuit of material goals and social validation. Told with powerful prose and filled complex but relatable characters with a plot that will keep you at the edge of your seat and hooked until the last page. Butter Me Fly is a powerful novel that narrates the story of...
12512) I Didn't Do It!
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Quick, quick! The Big Cycle Race is coming to town, and Milo does not want to miss it. On his way to the finish line, Milo unwittingly causes havoc that follows him all along the route ... but when someone tries to steal the trophy, who will save the day?
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High up in the Mountain of Hope, nestled in an eyrie (eagle nest) is an egg, waiting to be hatched. One day, a fierce storm with strong winds blow the egg off its nest, and all seems lost. A boy, Young Shepherd, stumbles across the Lonely Egg. He carries it to his father's farm, where he knows Mother Chicken will care for it. Under the love and guidance of Mother Chicken, Lonely Egg soon hatches and though he looks different that his chicken siblings,...
12514) Why We Fly
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Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable book in the Young Adult category
From the New York Times bestselling authors of I'm Not Dying with You Tonight comes a story about friendship, privilege, sports, and protest.
With a rocky start to senior year, cheerleaders and lifelong best friends Eleanor and Chanel have a lot on their minds. Eleanor is still in physical therapy months after a serious concussion from a failed cheer stunt. Chanel starts making...
12515) Out Of Control
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When Trip decides to take a break from baseball to focus on his own music, his father loses his temper. Will Trip have the courage to follow his dreams, and not his father's?
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" ... an upbeat, positive story ... wise, hopeful ... with a subtle simplicity sure to touch hearts."
-School Library Journal
"An enjoyable adventure of discovery ... "
-Midwest Book Review
Mom called this my Summer of Courage. She said that when you need courage the most is when you realize what's happened in your life and you decide to get up the next morning anyway.
When 10-year-old Andy goes to Grandma's house for the summer, all he can...
12517) Wildfire
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Bridgewood is having one of the hottest summers on record. Despite the strict fire ban, fires keep breaking out, and it's starting to look like arson. Dylan O'Connor, as usual, is right in the thick of things, and his friend Eliot is questioned as a suspect. Dylan doesn't think Eliot is the culprit, but he does know Eliot has a secret. He has been providing shelter for a scruffy stranger named Jeb Wilder, aka Wildfire. Is Jeb responsible? Or could...
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The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses is meant to demonstrate various forms of learning, creativity, and intelligence. Each book introduces a realistic example of triumph over difficulty in a positive, humorous way that readers of all ages will enjoy! Katie always thought her dad was smart-he is one of the busiest attorneys in town! People are always asking him for advice. She has been a bit confused ever since asking him for help with her weekly spelling...
12519) Tyrone's Betrayal
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"Not again," Tyrone thinks as loud, angry voices wake him up in the middle of the night. Tyrone can tell that his father has had too much to drink. Drinking and fighting are nothing new, but this time, Tyrone's dad leaves and doesn't come back. As the weeks pass, Tyrone's anger at his father's desertion finds an outlet through violent eruptions at school. Life at home is no better as his mother begins working a night job to pay the bills. She expects...
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When therapy dog Lumos arrives at the emergency room, a nurse presents him with an important task. Nine-year-old Izzy had a bad fall, and her broken arm is hurting.
Will Lumos manage to help Izzy cope with the pain, x-rays, and getting a cast? Join Lumos and his handler to find out more about Izzy and her broken bones!
Therapy dogs are specially trained to help kids through medical experiences-from lifting spirits, motivating movement, modeling...
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