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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Searching for her buried friend after the mines collapse, twelve-year-old Pakistani mica miner Nura finds herself at the Sijj Palace, a luxury hotel for the dangerous and deceitful jinn, where she must discover the truth beneath the glitter or be trapped forever.
2) Front desk
Author
Series
Front desk volume 1
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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"Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed. Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when...
3) Muted
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English
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"For seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very white hometown. So Denver is more than ready on the day she and her best friends Dali and Shak sing their way into the orbit of the biggest R&B star in the world, Sean Mercury Ellis. Merc gives them everything: parties, perks, wild nights -- plus hours and hours in the recording studio. Even the painful sacrifices and the...
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Carve the mark volume 1
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English
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On a planet where violence and vengeance rule, in a galaxy where some are favored by fate, everyone develops a currentgift, a unique power meant to shape the future. While most benefit from their currentgifts, Akos and Cyra do not -- their gifts make them vulnerable to others control. Can they reclaim their gifts, their fates, and their lives, and reset the balance of power in this world? Cyra is the sister of the brutal tyrant who rules the Shotet...
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Cassidy Drake wants nothing more than to race with her best dragon, Ranga, in the annual Great Texas Dragon Race. Her mother was a racing legacy, and growing up on her family's dragon sanctuary ranch, Cassidy lives and breathes dragons. She knows she could win against the exploitative FireCorp team that cares more about corporate greed than caring for the dragons.
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Series
Unseen magic volume 2
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English
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"In the magical town of Aldermere, eleven-year-old Fin and her friends find a baby bigfoot and try to reunite her with her pack, but their efforts are complicated by a film crew who have come to town to debunk strange occurrences and expose mythical creatures as frauds"--
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Avengers assembly volume 2
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English
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"A group of new teachers arrives at Avengers Assembly, and not everyone is who they seem! Kamala, Doreen, and Miles are back at Avengers Assembly for a new semester! When Captain Marvel announces she's adding staff to the school, the students aren't sure who could possibly join--but it looks like Cap went above and beyond, and the school is full of new teachers! With all these new teachers, it's hard to keep track of who's teaching what, and what...
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Series
Zita the spacegirl volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Zita is determined to find her way home to Earth, but her exploits have made her an intergallactic megastar, and as her true self is eclipsed by her public persona, she faces a robot doppelganger, unsure of who she can trust.
10) The great brain
Author
Series
Great Brain books volume 1
Publisher
Dial Press
Pub. Date
[1967]
Language
English
Description
The exploits of the Great Brain of Adenville, Utah are described by his younger brother, frequently the victim of the Great Brain's schemes for gaining prestige or money.
11) What we harvest
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Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The farms of Hollow's End were blessed with miracle crops, especially the shimmering, iridescent wheat of Wren's family farm, but then the black mercury blight came, and the blight destroys everything: crops turned to silver-black sludge, animals sickened and blinded, even people; Wren believes she is responsible, and desperate to save Hollow's End she turns to her ex-boyfriend--but they find that there is a lot they do not know about their town and...
14) The lost Dreamer
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English
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"Indir is a Dreamer, descended from a long line of seers; able to see beyond reality, she carries the rare gift of Dreaming truth. But when the beloved king dies, his son has no respect for this time-honored tradition. King Alcan wants an opportunity to bring the Dreamers to a permanent end--an opportunity Indir will give him if he discovers the two secrets she is struggling to keep. As violent change shakes Indir's world to its core, she is forced...
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Ruby and Ned gather eggs from their hens and ride their red truck to deliver the eggs--to the farmer's market, the restaurant, the school, the grocery story, and the bakery. The baker uses the eggs in her yummiest cookies--and gives them to Ruby and Ned!" -- Amazon.com.
"A fun story with maps and mazes shows children where their food comes from"--
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Ato and his friends, Dzifa and Leslie, have been selected to visit Nnoma, the bird sanctuary that Ato's father helped build before he died. Ato is convinced that his father hid something valuable on the island, meant only for him. When the trio arrives at Nnoma with other children from across West Africa, they are split into teams and given missions to help broaden their knowledge of nature. The winners will become Asafo-ambassadors of Nnoma and...
Author
Publisher
Auzoul
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
GENERAL FICTION (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). North America, late nineteenth century: a little boy is born whose destiny will prove exceptional. Travelling across the Northeast, he will show extraordinary physical strength. Soon, his exploits will spread around the North American continent, then Europe, making him truly the strongest man in the world! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, open this book and be amazed by this incredible story!. Ages 5+
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Publisher
Yen On
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"After his exploits at the Military Festival, word of Lloyd's strength has spread, catching the ear of Azami's king. The elites from every army branch want to recruit him--which is perfect, since Lloyd has decided to try EVERY internship to figure out his future career. Meanwhile, a mysterious curse is spreading throughout Azami that threatens Lloyd and his friends. To end the curse and defeat the mastermind behind it, this kid from the boonies may...
19) Fangs
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Upon meeting in a bar one night, Elsie and Jimmy are immediately attracted to each other, but there's a hitch--she's a vampire and he's a werewolf. The two become involved (with a few minor annoyances and missteps), and they share memories of past lovers and swap gruesome tales of past exploits. Told in a series of series of charming and--despite the supernatural context--relatable vignettes.
Series
Carmen Sandiego graphic novels volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Headed to the South American country of Ecuador for her next caper! It's up to Carmen and her crew to stop VILE from their evil exploits in the waters just off the coast--but what is VILE after this time? Adventure awaits in this action-packed graphic novel starring the world's greatest thief."--Amazon.com
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