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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
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Based on the authors own experiences, this first young adult novel by bestselling author Alexie features poignant drawings by acclaimed artist Ellen Forney that reflect the characters art as it chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy attempting to break away from the life he was destined to live. More...

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Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
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With unraveled embroidery and fraying hems, the Traveling Pants are back for one last, glorious summer.
Lena: Immerses herself in her painting and an intoxicating summer fling, fearing that the moment she forgets about Kostos will be the moment she sees him again.... More...

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Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
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This multilayered tale tells the story of a year in the life of a family coming to terms with the imperfections beneath its perfect facade. Includes a teaser chapter of Dessens new hardcover, "Lock and Key." More...

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The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau
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The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn't long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they are welcomed, fed, and given places to sleep.... More...

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Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
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In John Grisham's new novel, a one-time American football star signed to Italy's Parma Panthers becomes entangled in a series of comic misadventures on and off the field. More...

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Flush by Carl Hiaasen
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You know it's going to be a rough summer when you spend Father's Day visiting your dad in the local lockup.
Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the "Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor-which has made taking a dip at the local beach like swimming in a toilet.... More...

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Scorpia: An Alex Rider Adventure by Anthony Horowitz
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Now in paperback--the latest entry of the "New York Times" bestselling series featuring teen spy Alex Rider. Alex learns that his father was an assassin for Scorpia, the most powerful terrorist organization going. Now Scorpia wants Alex on its side. More...

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Warriors: The New Prophecy #1: Midnight by Erin Hunter
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This exciting new trilogy set in the riveting world of Warriors follows the next generation of heroic cats as they set off on a quest to save all the Clans from destruction. More...

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Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar
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This hilarious novel chronicles Scott's freshman year, as he decides that high school would be a lot less overwhelming if it came with a survival manual. Here Scott records his first year of bullies, romance, honors, classes, and brotherhood. More...

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The Quillan Games: by D. J. MacHale
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In this new installment of the "New York Times" bestselling series, Bobby visits Quillan, a territory of games where to lose is to die. More...

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Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
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The author of the "New York Times" bestsellers "Twilight" and "New Moon" delivers the much-anticipated third novel in this engrossing series. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella Swan once again finds herself surrounded by danger. More...

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Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
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Murdock's stunning debut novel, narrated by 15-year-old D.J. Schwenk of Red Bend, Wisconsin, is now available in paperback. More...

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School's Out-Forever by James Patterson
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In this eagerly awaited follow-up, brave bird-kid Max and her flock are discovered by an FBI agent and forced to go to "school." There is no such thing as an ordinary day as Max deciphers how and when she's supposed to save the world, and she faces her greatest enemy--a clone of herself. Little, Brown and Company More...

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Terrier by Tamora Pierce
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Pierce begins a new Tortall trilogy introducing Beka Cooper, an amazing young woman who lived 200 years before Pierce's popular Alanna character. For the first time, Pierce employs first-person narration in a novel, bringing readers even closer to a character that they will love for her unusual talents and tough personality. More...

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Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
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In the third adventure of Tiffany Aching and the Wee Free Men, Tiffany faces a new challenge: a boy who is winter itself. More...

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The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
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In this highly anticipated sequel to "The Lightning Thief," Percy Jackson discovers there's trouble at Camp Half-Blood--the magical borders protecting Half-Blood Hill have been poisoned. To save Camp Half-Blood, Percy must retrieve the Golden Fleece from the Island of the Cyclops. More...

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Physik by Angie Sage
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When Septimus Heap's father unseals a forgotten room in the palace, he releases the ghost of a queen that lived 500 years earlier who is as awful in death as she was in life. It's up to Septimus to stop her, in this third installment of the heart-stopping series. More...

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So B. It by Sarah Weeks
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Heidi lives an unconventional lifestyle with her mentally disabled mother and their doting neighbor, Bernadette. A mysterious word in her mother's vocabulary leads Heidi on a cross-country journey in search of the secrets of her past. More...

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Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
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The second book in the Uglies series focuses on Tally, who discovers that turning pretty comes with a terrible price. Now that she's been transformed and is pretty, she is perfectly happy with things as they are. Is there anything left of the old Tally? More...

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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Liesel Meminger, a foster child living outside Munich during World War II, scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist--books--in this unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul. More...

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