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by Pietro Di Donato
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In the shadow of the Great Depression, a twelve-year-old Italian immigrant boy must forsake his studies to lay bricks and become the man of his family after his father is tragically crucified in the collapse of a New York City construction site.
by Kevin Sands
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When a desperate bargain with a sentient artifact brings a friend back from the brink of death, a young thief and his crew must embark on a perilous underwater quest for legendary swords to cure a creeping magical corruption before it consumes his soul and unravels the very mystery of the Eye itself.
by S.M. Boyce
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In a war-torn land of shapeshifters and soul-stealers, an outcast with a shadowed past must accept her terrifying heritage and an unlikely alliance to face a tyrannical king and uncover a truth that could save or destroy her world.
by Ring Lardner
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Through the self-important letters of a talented but unperceptive baseball pitcher, Ring Lardner writes a lasting and sharp satire on ego, ambition, and the human inability to learn from mistakes.
by Dirk Wittenborn
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Fifteen-year-old Finn Earl discovers the most dangerous jungle isn't in National Geographic, but within the opulent, savage society of Vlyvalle, New Jersey, where he and his mother must battle for their survival.
by Elisa Carbone
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A sheltered teen's escape into rock-climbing and romance in national parks turns terrifying when her new boyfriend becomes the target of an arrest warrant, forcing her to choose between her heart and her safety.
by Tim Carvell
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Armed with a blog and a strong desire for a mustache, seventh-grader Tad chronicles his hilariously disastrous attempts to navigate school, girls, and the perilous world of dog-nacho consumption.
by Cyprian Ekwensi
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In 1960s Lagos, Jagua Nana, an older woman with a strong personality, deals with a life of pleasure, shady politics, and personal drama, making her own way in a city of hustlers.
by T.H. Snyder
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A career woman haunted by her past finds an unexpected connection with a charming man who believes in fate, as their lives repeatedly intertwine, showing that sometimes, the most powerful force is simply the need for each other's touch.
by Angie Sage
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Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, must navigate a world of powerful magic, dark plots, and his extraordinary destiny in a saga of wizardry and adventure.
by Barbara Park
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Jake Moon deals with the confusing and often embarrassing changes in his grandfather Skelly, who has Alzheimer's, learning to care for and love the man he once knew in a new way.
by Jordan Sonnenblick
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Asthma, an overflowing snake tank, a drum-playing dream, and a teacher out to get him turn Jordan's middle school year into a hilariously chaotic gauntlet of mishaps and self-discovery.
by Amruta Patil
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Haunted by a shared past and a friend lost to the void, Kari navigates the surreal, sewage-laced underbelly of Smog City as an ad copywriter and PVC-clad sewer superhero, observing life's absurdities and longing for her absentee other.
by Irving Wallace
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At Lourdes, a skeptical journalist, a desperate young woman, a reluctant celebrity, and a dying American converge during the Virgin Mary's promised miracle cure, each with their own hopes and secrets, on a collision course with a truth more complex than divine intervention or simple fraud.
by Kate Cann
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A young girl is torn between the comfort of friendship and the pain of unrequited love, realizing her 'friend' was once her lover, leaving her in emotional turmoil.
by Sheri S. Tepper
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A cursed young woman's journey through time and enchanted realms reveals that true beauty holds the magic essential for humanity's survival.
by Marcia Willett
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In a quiet Devon village, a woman's annual retreat turns into a storm of rekindled love, old secrets, and a painful reckoning with a past that threatens to unravel the lives of everyone she holds dear.
by Piers Torday
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Beneath a shimmering city, a hidden world of animals plots an uprising, and only the boy who once saved them can now prevent an all-out war against humanity.
by Cameron Crowe
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A 22-year-old journalist goes undercover as a high school student, chronicling the daily lives of horny, wasted, and directionless teens in 1979 Southern California.
by Steve Watkins
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After her father's death, a vegetarian teen finds solace and the strength to confront her abusive aunt through the animals she loves, ultimately freeing herself and a pair of goats from a harsh North Carolina farm.
by Lynne Rae Perkins
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When her lifelong best friend suddenly pulls away, seventh-grader Debbie deals with junior high loneliness and finds unexpected strength and small joys.
by Freya North
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A polite primary school teacher secretly plans to become a femme fatale and attract a confirmed bachelor architect, leading to a funny and touching journey of self-discovery.
by Roland Smith
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In the Amazon, a young boy uncovers a poaching operation, risking everything to protect the rainforest's jaguars and solve the mystery of his father's past.
by Kat Richardson
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After dying and returning as a Greywalker, PI Harper Blaine must race across Europe with her lover to stop a necromantic cult and her lover's father from unleashing an ancient horror that threatens to ignite a global war.