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Eighteen-year-old Ruby Santos, grappling with her mother's death and financial struggles, discovers her father's secret life as a magical underworld delivery person, leading her to take over his station and jump train lines, only to realize the perilous nature of the job and the dangerous world she has entered.
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In a twenty-four-hour span, Rafael Alvarez led North Amistad High School's Mariachi Alma de la Frontera to their eleventh consecutive first-place win in the Mariachi Extravaganza de Nacional; and met, made out with, and almost hooked up with one of the cutest guys he's ever met. Now eight months later, Rafie's ready for one final win. What he didn't plan for is his family moving to San Antonio before his senior year, forcing him to leave behind his...
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With refreshing echoes of golden age fantasy, Fog & Fireflies is a novel that brings together an imaginative world and fantastical cast of characters to explore the difference between growing older and growing up.
"Why do we grow more scared as we get older?"
Hundreds of seasons ago, a wizard's war scarred the earth, leaving a malevolent fog blanketing the land, and carrying the settlements within it like ships
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Ray Stoeve's Summer Love Strategy is a sweet and swoony YA rom-com about two friends making a pact to find summer romance like they've seen in the movies-and finding love where they least expect it along the way!
Hayley always has a crush. The problem is, her crushes never like her back. After her latest unrequited love-a girl from her basketball team-gets a boyfriend, she decides she's done falling for girls who are unavailable. Her best friend,...
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A contestant on a brand-new game show offering young criminals the chance at freedom and a cash prize by winning over viewers, Emerson desperately needs the money to save her family, but little does she know that winning is her only chance at survival because losing means death.
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"Shayna's Shadows" introduces a grade 8 youngster from an ethnic group who arrives at a new school and encounters bullying, prejudice and bigotry, difficulties many young people face today. Shayna overcomes her problems through reliance on her own inner resources, as well as on the help of her friend, Jessica, and a number of significant others in her school, religious and community environments.Suitable for young adult or adult readers.
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"Meant to Be" is set in the future, where everyone is assigned a soulmate by the time they turn eighteen. Rory has always been skeptical of it all, but still hopes that maybe she'll be able to find true love."The Car Outside" is the story of Kat, who sees her abusive ex's car outside while she is working and hopes her fellow co-worker, Addi, will be able to help her with this problem in some way."Superheroes" is about Liv, a young girl that dreams...
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"Echoes in the Shadows" is a stirring tale of chance encounters, hidden connections, and the search for belonging. The novel introduces Austin, a man living a nomadic life, who unexpectedly rescues a young girl from an accident in the small town of Willow Creek. This act of kindness sets him on an unforeseen path, drawing him deeper into the lives of Isabella, a local artist, and her daughter. As Austin spends more time in Willow Creek, he is haunted...
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Since he was 10 years of age of CJ's mother had been his sole parent, but his grandfather was his greatest friend and support. When the old man dies, his guidance and care seem to continue from beyond the grave to help CJ and his best friends solve the mystery of CJj's father's death.
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Sarah, Robert and Bianca were very upset the night that Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in November 2016. They did not believe in his racist and sexist beliefs. They felt that they were not the values of America. They became involved in a protest march that took place the next day.Not all of the students at the school felt the same way as the three of them. As a result, they had to overcome and survive disgusting verbal threats...
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An undiscovered species must flee from their planet which will implode in several years. To locate a new planet the leaders sent out 30 exploration ships to find their new home. The opposition to ruler of the planet devised a plot to assassinate their leader and take control once they reached their new home. To carry out his plot the ruler's opposer gained mind control of the explorers, who scattered about the universe searching for their new planet....
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Adam Upton and Thomas "Lee" Harvey are plotting the next big school massacre at their New Hampshire high school. Nicole Janicek, who knew Adam in elementary school, tries to reconnect with the damaged teen at the start of their senior year. She risks her life and reputation to save the lives of her schoolmates, including the ones who question her sanity and taunt her for hanging out with "trailer trash." But will Nicole's attempt to befriend the would-be...
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How did Rubecula's search for Mira's friend, Okasa, lead her to find her womance relationship with Kiona? Where did the waveark that appeared within Lake Saintmere come from? Along with the many mysteries that surround the relic town of Saintmere and beyond. Meanwhile, Nascha's loss of Achak had since left her confused and reckless. Will she recover and seek for peace when she and her friends travel to Kocoum? Or will her rage and attitude engulf...
14) The Grifers
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A sequel to the series 'The World In The Woods' follow the characters once more through life changing events that will leave all of them changed forever.
15) The Portal
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As a child, Hunter's world was torn apart by Flara and her men. With his world flung into chaos and his family torn apart, Hunter vows to himself that he will make Flara pay for what she has done.
Years later, Hunter has made himself into his village's best spy and soldier, taking on their hardest missions, and is now ready to make good on his vow. He will make Flara pay.
However, a recon mission in the woods has unforseen consequences, causing...
16) The Glocknet
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The series continues with Hunter and his group of friends - this time joined with some new found friends - trying to deal with the implications of a new world and the terrors it holds.
18) Bloom
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Set during the 2006-2007 school year, seventeen-year-old Seth Harris is a lazy and angry high school senior who would rather spend his time writing than doing actual schoolwork. When he unexpectedly meets an equally unmotivated and rebellious Tessa Copeland and starts dating her, he has one goal: not to give up on his relationship, like his mother did to his father.
That becomes easier said than done when he meets Marie Burn, a fellow writer,...
19) Bend or Break
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William and Eddie are best friends. William is rich, and Eddie used to be until his family moved from William's neighborhood to a less affluent area. That was the same time Eddie transferred from William's private school to public school. Their friendship endured. Around the time of spring break, Eddie gets an afterschool job that leads him to make friends with a new group from his school. At the same time, William starts spending more time with Jennifer...
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Obsession. Power. Murder.
The last thing Elona, a brilliant straight-A student, desires is to become entangled in the treacherous web of secret societies within the enigmatic halls of one of France's most prestigious academies.
Especially while she's on the trail of her best friend's chilling murder case, but to her surprise, the one who offers an unexpected hand in this deadly dance is none other than her academic rival.
Roma's charisma...
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