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Jen's 15-year-old daughter goes missing for four agonizing days. When Lana is found, unharmed, in the middle of the desolate countryside, everyone thinks the worst is over. But Lana refuses to tell anyone what happened, and the police draw a blank. The once-happy, loving family return to London, where things start to fall apart. Lana begins acting strangely: refusing to go to school, and sleeping with the light on. As Lana stays stubbornly silent,...
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Constantly in the spotlight thanks to her politician father's rising star, Olivia Blakely feels the pressure to be perfect. As the youngest girl in her class, she tries hard to keep up and to seem mature to the older boy she's crushing on, even as she catches his eye. But the need to look good on camera and at school soon grows into an all-consuming struggle with bulimia.
4) Saving Emma
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Mulholland Books/Little Brown, and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Investigating the wrongful conviction of Elijah Matthews for the Innocence Project, attorney Boady Sanden discovers a link between Elijah's case and the death of his best friend, Ben, and when Ben's 14-year-old daughter makes a fateful choice, he will do anything to bring her home and free an innocent man.
5) Leaving time
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" For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe that she would be abandoned as a young child, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice's old journals. A scientist who studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes the entries...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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When Aurora came to America, she learned to speak English. But not her spaniel, Nena. As Aurora explains to her friends she meets along the way, her dog just knows Spanish. Nena doesn't know "sit," but she knows "sientate." And she doesn't know "wait," but she know "espera." And a "treat" might not mean anything to Nena, but she sure can sniff out a "postre"!
7) Courage hats
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Mae is a little girl, and Bear is a bear, but they are both afraid of trains and traveling to places they do not know, so they put on courage hats; Mae's has bear ears, and Bear's has people ears, and when they meet on the train going through bear country to the city, they take courage in each other's company and soon become friends--and when they arrive they exchange hats, which is a lot like exchanging hearts.
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"A girl named Petra Pena, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person...
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"Wednesday's brother's drone went missing in their own backyard. And that can mean only one thing--the thief is one of their friends! Can the neighborhood's newest service dog help Wednesday sniff out the bandit? Or will the case of the missing drone be a doggone disaster?"--
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"Kit Crockett lives on a farm with her grief-stricken, widowed father, tending the garden, fishing in a local stream, and reading Nancy Drew mysteries from the library bookmobile. One day, Kit discovers a mysterious and beautiful woman has moved in just down the road. Kit and the newcomer, Bella, become friends, and the lonely Kit draws comfort from her. But when a malicious neighbor finds out, Kit suddenly finds herself at the center of a tragic,...
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New Americana volume 8
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"When news of her grandfather's stroke sends Jo Beth Ellis back to the family farm, she finds it in danger of foreclosure. Lone Oaks Crossing is in rough shape, but Jo has big plans--she'll use her expertise as a Derby-winning horse trainer to reinvent the property as a healing retreat. But renovating while trying to keep her independent grandfather in check is a huge job for one woman--and even more challenging when she receives her first client,...
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Gamer girls volume 1
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Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Natalie has a secret. She's a gamer. By day, she is an average eighth grade student at Golden Trails Middle. At night, she's Gnat112, super awesome gamer! Living a double life is hard... and keeping a secret from your friends is even harder. When a new girl moves in next door, Natalie is shocked to find out that she's a gamer, too. What happens when her two worlds collide? If only Natalie could battle middle school like video game aliens!"--Back...
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The Sheena Meyer volume 4
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JOA Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"A few weeks have passed since the standoff against the Murk. Thirteen-year-old Sheena Meyer is hopeful that her world is normal again, but it isn't. She hears a cry for help that no one else can and learns: evil doesn't just disappear; it finds a hiding place. It knows Sheena's weakness and has set a trap for her. But Sheena as a secret that changes everything. . . .we all have a warrior inside of us. Sometimes it takes a little help from heaven...
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Walker Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Two houses stand side by side: one is home to a dog, the other to a young girl. Though a fence divides them, girl and dog build a sweet and sturdy friendship rooted in make-believe . . . and are lonely no more."--Publisher's webpage.
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Random House
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[2024]
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English
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American Girl® Claudie discovers her true talent in this all-new Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader that takes place in 1922 during the Harlem Renaissance! Meet Claudie Wells. She is 9 years old and is surrounded by artists, writers, dancers, and the culture of the Harlem Renaissance during 1922. Everyone seems to be good at something, but Claudie can't find her special talent. Claudie's story will engage today's readers as they learn what...
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"For as long as Ryanna Stuart can remember, her summers have been spent with her father and his new wife. Just the three of them, structured, planned, quiet. But this summer is different. This summer, she's received a letter from her grandparents-grandparents neither she nor her dad have spoken to since her mom's death-inviting her to stay with them at an old summer camp in the Poconos. Ryanna accepts. She wants to learn about her mom. She wants to...
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A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks.
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"A disgraced soccer executive reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children's team"-- Provided by publisher.
"Adalyn Reyes has spent years perfecting her daily routine: wake up at dawn, drive to the Miami Flames FC offices, try her hardest to leave a mark, go home, and repeat. But her routine is disrupted when a video of her in an altercation with the team's mascot goes viral. Rather than fire her, the team's owner--who...
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Random House
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[2023]
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English
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"Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby are back--along with Tinker Bell and their fairy friends from Pixie Hollow--for more magical adventures together. In the second Disney: The Never Girls graphic novel, Gabby tries to get along with the new kid at school, but it's hard when he makes fun of her drawings! The Never Girls seek advice from Leo, the art-talent fairy, only to find he's having artistic differences with a grumpy troll"--
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