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81) Saving Grace
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Evie was pregnant and forced to give up the baby. But she can't just leave the child with strangers, especially when she thinks the baby is being neglected. With her boyfriend waiting in the truck, Evie snatches the baby and convinces him to drive her to Montreal where she plans to start a new life with her child. But when the baby won't eat and she and Justin argue, she ends up alone in a small town. As the baby becomes sicker, Evie must decide whether...
82) Me and Billy
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Life at Deacon Smith's Home for Waifs would be completely dreary if it weren't for Possum's best friend, Billy, who "thinks up lies faster than he can talk" and provides plenty of excitement for the other boys. When Billy hears that gold is hidden in the mountains-"Great big chunks of it, some of 'em big as your fist"-he plans to escape, taking Possum with him. The two runaways embark on a journey in search of their dream-the gold that will lead to...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
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Clementine is a lab mouse and a genius, but she's lonely. Only with Rosie, a chimpanzee who visits late at night, does she find friendship. When a lab technician frees Clementine, she discovers an outside world and goes in search of a real home--and a way to free her old friends.
Clementine is different from other mice: she can calculate the speed of light and she dreams in Latin. The scientists say she's a genius and put her through test after test....
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Abigail's parents believed the world was going to end. And-of course-it didn't. But they've lost everything anyway. And she must decide: does she still believe in them? Or is it time to believe in herself? Fans of Sara Zarr, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell will connect with this moving debut. Abigail's parents never should have made that first donation to that end-of-times preacher. Or the next, or the next. They shouldn't have sold their house....
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Ria est riche, mince, jolie et populaire. Ses amies pensent qu'elle mène la vie rêvée. Mais sa situation a pris un tournant malencontreux. Ses parents se séparent et, avant qu'elle ait pu absorber le choc de cette nouvelle, son père bien-aimé disparaît dans un accident d'avion. Et comme si ça ne suffisait pas, des rumeurs circulent à l'effet que son père ne serait pas le héros que l'on croyait. Ria décide de prendre les grands moyens pour...
86) Money Boy
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Ray Liu knows he should be happy. He lives in a big suburban house with all the latest electronic gadgets, and even finds plenty of time to indulge in his love of gaming. He needs the escape. Its tough getting grades that will please his army veteran father, when speaking English is still a struggle. And he cant quite connect with his peers at high school -- Chinese immigrants like himself but who seem to have adjusted to North American life more...
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Is there someone out there for everyone? Two lonely souls find each other in this unusual tale of friendship and belonging from award-winning comic writer Cary Fagan. In her North American debut, illustrator Banafsheh Erfanian brings ornate artistry to the cage and birds that inhabit this surprisingly human story. A long-empty birdcage takes a chance and leaves behind its attic home to find a bird to keep. Out in the world, the cage encounters many...
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Leo's running from her past. Finlay's running into trouble. Together, they stumble into a crazy new world of secrets, lies, and Chinese food.
But someone is on Leo's trail... Eccentric, unforgettable characters and genuine, heart-pounding suspense make for a stunning combination as celebrated author Julia Donaldson expands her talents in her first novel for young adults.
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When they hear about a competition to find the world's worst mother, Bruno and Sophie and Emily are all delighted to volunteer their annoying mothers. Their mothers duly disappear and are replaced by ideal 'Aunt Annas', who cook only the kids' favorite foods and never make them do their homework or tidy their rooms. But the children soon discover that there is something sinister about these 'Aunt Annas', and they set out to rescue their real mums...
90) Shine
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Tiff's mum is a thief and she's about to get caught ... A brilliant novel from a fantastic writer for girls.
Twelve-year-old Tiff loves her mum, Carla, who is glitzy and fun and always coming home with shiny new amazing stuff. The trouble is, Tiff's mum doesn't buy things, she takes them. The fact is, Tiff's mum is a thief...
When Carla gets caught, Tiff's shiny life is ruined. She's packed off to a remote island to live with Carla's family. A family...
91) Stealing Candy
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Candy hates boarding school. As a junior, graduation is still eons away, and making films is the only way to survive the boredom. Until she is kidnapped. Candy panics. Along Came a Spider, Ransom, Taken, Cellular... Candy knows how these movies end. The only reason anyone would abduct her is to get a payout from her rock star father. Except Candy and her father are estranged. There's no way he's going to pay. But with every hour that passes, Candy's...
92) Between Worlds
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Two girls from the opposite ends of time, drawn together by a single cataclysmic event. … Festival of FireWhen Rowie and her sisters are in terrible danger, she remembers the Chalk Girl. … The Chalk GirlThe haunting music stole Boyd's sister away a year ago. Now it's back... Worlds AwayDavey can see colours no-one else can. His friend Kemi knows the reason why – and it's not good… … Colour BoundA still-grieving Alinta flees from the Midwinter...
93) The Chalk Girl
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Rowie sees the chalk girl every morning outside the train station, creating her beautiful, intricate drawings. Those drawings are the high point of her day, they help her deal with the chaos and uncertainty she has to face at home.
Because keeping her drunk, abusive mother feeling like she's in control while making sure she and her two younger sisters have enough money to survive is like walking on a tightrope.
Maybe that's why, when the tightrope...
94) Avenged
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Avenged is the conclusion to the Vanished duology, an absorbing, psychological suspense story about friendship, deception, jealousy, and love, perfect for fans of the Pretty Little Liars series and We Were Liars. Everyone believes Beth's death was an accident, except for Kalah. The girl she loved was stolen from her, and now Kalah's broken heart wants revenge. In order to crack Brit's perfect alibi, Kalah pretends to be Brit's best friend-with the...
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Ruby Jane Galbraith has nothing left. After an accident tears her family apart, she finds her entire world obliterated. And it's all her fault. The only thing that makes sense to her is Fox - a gentle new friend who is wise, soulful, and clever, yet oddly naive about the ways of the world. Fox understands her loss. Her pain. And he offers her a way out - a chance to find peace in a community that seems guided by love. He asks her to join him at the...
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Having successfully wreaked revolution upon the City of Mandelion, the pair find themselves escaping catastrophe by the skin of their teeth and seeking refuge in Toll. In this strange, aptly named gateway town, visitors may neither enter nor exit without paying a steep price. By day, the city is well-mannered and orderly; by night, chaotic and debaucherous. Each resident, visitor, and passerby is allowed out in public only during one of these phases,...
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IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Audrey is bigger than she was yesterday. Now she needs a bigger house. So she tells her dad to build her one.
Audrey is bigger than she was yesterday. Now she needs a bigger house. So she tells her dad to build her one.At the top of a tree.It is an ideal house. It has a bathtub for snorkeling, a place to drink tea, and somewhere to hide the dirty cups.The house is perfect in every way.Except for one thing ...This humorous story explores the clash...
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Evie tuvo una bebita y fue obligada a darla en adopción, pero no puede simplemente dejarla con extraños, sobre todo porque tiene la impresión de que no la cuidan bien. Mientras su novio espera en su camioneta, Evie secuestra a la niña y lo convence de llevarlas a Montreal, donde planea empezar una nueva vida con la pequeña. Pero la niña no quiere comer y, después de una pelea entre Evie y Justin, él las deja solas en un pueblo perdido. Cuando...
100) Runaway Blues
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Twelve-year old Caleb Wallace has spent his summer at Autumn Springs, coaxing his papa out of his room when he's grumpy, attempting to gain the affections of a certain nurse, and pulling himself together when his grandpa looks right into him with nothing but a dull stare.
Seems the only thing that puts a light in Papa Clem's eyes is a family heirloom-an old folktale involving Robert Johnson's harmonica down in Arkansas. Caleb is happy to listen;...
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