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3) Vinyl moon
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"A teen girl reeling from the scars of a past relationship finds healing and hope in the words of strong Black writers and the new community she builds in Brooklyn, New York"--
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English
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10 to Try - Peer Pressure
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Historical Fiction - Adult
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Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
5) Booked
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
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English
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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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"One brilliant June day when Mia Jacob can no longer see a way to survive, the power of words saves her. The Scarlet Letter was written almost two hundred years earlier, but it seems to tell the story of Mia's mother, Ivy, and their life inside the Community--an oppressive cult in western Massachusetts where contact with the outside world is forbidden, and books are considered evil. But how could this be? How could Nathaniel Hawthorne have so perfectly...
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English
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Charmingly imperfect Catherine Morland is invited to Northanger Abbey, the home of new friends. Hearing exaggerated reports of her wealth, the head of household General Tilney encourages a marriage between his son Henry and Catherine. Before matters can be settled, Catherine must learn to distinguish between books and real life, false friends and true.
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Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 4
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English
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"To win Mr. Lemoncello's new television game show, Kyle and his team have to break out of their comfort zone and walk a mile in other characters' shoes and figure out how to unlock a series of locks and break out of the game before their competition!"--Provided by publisher.
9) The reader
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English
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After her father is brutally murdered, Sefia flees into the wilderness with her aunt Nin, who teaches her to hunt, track, and steal. But when Nin is kidnapped none of her survival skills can help her discover where Nin's been taken, or if she's even alive. The only clue is the odd rectangular object her father left behind, an object she comes to realize is a book-- a marvelous item unheard of in her otherwise illiterate society. With the aid of a...
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Español
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Tratando de dar sentido a los horrores de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Death relata la historia de Liesel, una joven alemana cuyos talentos para robar libros y contar historias ayudan a mantener a su familia y al hombre judío que esconden, así como a sus vecinos.
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the...
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Bookish boyfriends volume 2
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"Rory likes Toby, but Toby likes Rory's sister Merrilee, even though Merrilee is already dating Toby's friend Fielding--and it's all about to get even more complicated at Reginald R. Hero High"--
Welcome to Reginald R. Hero Prep! Aurora Campbell, fourteen, has been in love with Tobias May since their very first sandbox kiss. The problem is, he's in love with her older sister, Merrilee. And Merri is already dating one of his best friends. To fix her...
12) Andromeda Klein
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Pub. Date
2009
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English
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High school sophomore Andromeda, an outcast because she studies the occult and has a hearing impairment and other disabilities, overcomes grief over terrible losses by enlisting others' help in her plan to save library books--and finds a kindred spirit along the way.
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Ever after (Isabel Bandeira) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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When sixteen-year-old Phoebe learns that a cute guy might have a crush on her, she uses the heroines in her favorite books as examples of how to improve her own personality.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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In this captivating, lyrical debut, January Scaller is the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke. In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures,she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.
15) Alice by heart
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Fifteen-year-old Alice confronts grief, loss, and first love with the help of her favorite book, Alice in Wonderland, as she shelters with other refugees in a London Tube station during World War II. Includes photographs of underground shelters used in the war.
17) Rebel doll
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Pub. Date
c2012
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Español
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Following the rules is not for Lorraine. She acts as she pleases, says what she wants and, most importantly, thinks what she wants. Her parents punish her for the remainder of the holidays because she needs to learn that not everything that glitters is gold.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"After a bestselling fantasy author disappears, only his biggest fan believes he's in danger and has the courage to uncover the truth in this fast-paced mystery with a chilling psychological twist"-- Bridget is RM Haldon's biggest fan. His epic fantasy series, Swords and Shadows, created a lifeline when her mom lost her battle with cancer. When Bridget met Haldon at his only book signing, she impressed the author with her encyclopedic knowledge of...
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