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Dymphna, a soft-hearted pink dragon, is born into a flight of multicolored dragons who shun her for being one color.
Dymphna leaves her safe but unhappy home situation in search of a place and dragons who will accept her. She finds much more on her journey. The unexpected friends she makes bring joy to her life. She finds a place where the unaccepted are accepted.
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Gangs have both worried and fascinated Americans for many years, but gangs are not a uniquely American problem; they can be found all over the world, from Sweden to Japan. Most of what people learn about gangs through movies and television does not reflect the reality researchers have discovered through firsthand studies of gang life. The detailed main text, informative charts, annotated quotes from experts, and full-color photographs explore this...
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Fifteen-year-old Marshall Álvarez seeks the antidote to his problems from a highly-organized, secret gambling club within his high school. Here, students take part in poker games, sports betting, and other forms of gambling.
Despite coming from a low-income family living in a slummy apartment, Marshall attends a high school in a rich neighborhood. He feels out of place and is desperate for change in his social life. Trevor and his best friend Josh...
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In this heartwarming and inspiring tale, follow the remarkable journey of Bobby Turner, a once-troubled young bully who transformed his life and, in doing so, transformed the world.Discover how Bobby's relentless commitment to kindness and empathy led to the creation of a global movement dedicated to ending bullying and fostering compassion in our communities.Through his story, learn the timeless lessons of forgiveness, redemption, and the enduring...
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In a chilling near-future New United States of America, Jo Monarch has grown up in the impoverished borderlands of New Georgia. She's given one chance to change her fate... if she can survive a boy trained to break hearts.
Today is the day Jo Monarch has been wishing on the moon about her entire life. It's the day of the Line Up, when she could be selected to leave her life in the Ashes behind. The day she could move across the mountains to a glittering,...
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Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature
Keep your eyes open . . . your head down . . . and your love secret.
Sarah Jac Crow and James Holt have fallen in love working in the endless fields that span a bone-dry Southwest in the near future-a land that's a little bit magical, deeply dangerous, and bursting with secrets. To protect themselves, they've learned to work hard and, above all, keep their love hidden from...
7) The Stand-In
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After 17-year-old Brooks agrees to be a stand-in Homecoming date for a friend's geeky but wealthy cousin, he realizes becoming a rent-a-date for the socially awkward could help him earn college money. What could be the harm?
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For fans of Bridgerton, this finale concludes the tale of two worlds, utterly different yet entangled, where ruthless ambition, forbidden attraction, and unspoken dreams are hidden behind dutiful smiles and glittering jewels.
"A thoroughly satisfying romp…Breathless readers will look forward to the next sudsy chapter in this planned series." -- Kirkus Reviews
The murmurs of war have turned into a bloody conflict that will touch the lives of every...
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A house divided... London is a whirl of balls and teas, alliances and rivalries. Rose has never felt more out of place. With the Season in full swing, she can't help but still feel a servant, dressed up in diamonds and silk. Then she meets Alexander Ross, a young Scottish duke. She has heard the rumors about Ross's sordid past just like everyone else has. Yet he alone treats her as a friend. Rose knows better than to give her heart to an aristocrat...
10) Neil Intense
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A downcast hick boy finds himself powerfully drawn to the kid he rescued in the pond last fall - the problem is, he hasn't seen the boy since. With the coming of the Fourth of July, the bone-dry pond makes it look like he never will. Neil has to somehow find him on this desolate American landscape, and then he needs to take him back to water if he does.
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It's 2072 and the Netherlands and Germany are the world's dominant powers. Seventeen-year-old Millie Esmond lives in Dutch-ruled Oceania and is destined to become a farmer like her parents, providing food for the wealthy Dutch. But after stabbing a police officer in self-defense, her life takes an unexpected turn. She must leave her family behind and live in Amsterdam under the watchful eye of her Dutch grandmother and the ever-present Government.As...
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In a world long forgotten, two generations of youth fight against a system that oppresses the many to reward the few. One fighting to free those he loves from within the system, one watching from the outside until she was forcibly brought into the fold. They struggle between compassion and tradition; duty and love. Is hope and stubbornness enough to save them all?
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When Elise Andrek becomes suspicious that she is being used by the government to design a game which mimics real-life scenarios depicting the eradication of those unwanted populations the government deems underworlders, her world is turned inside out.
Her worst fears are confirmed when she realizes she is responsible for the success of the government's mass murder of most of her graduating class. In the midst of the tragedy, Elise uncovers a nationwide...
14) Not That Rich
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Gossip Girl meets Crazy Rich Asians in this dramatic debut novel about a group of private high schoolers in an affluent Southern Californian suburb.
Hunter and Trisha Wang, like the majority of their classmates, are trying to balance AP classes, Ivy League applications, numerous extracurriculars, and tumultuously juicy social lives, all while living in their affluent, suburban bubble. Will Hunter get into Stanford and still be able to maintain his...
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One house, two worlds... Rose Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. Clever, rich, and beautiful, Ada Averley treats Rose as an equal. And Rose could use a friend. Especially now that she, at barely sixteen, has risen to the position of ladies' maid. Rose knows she should be grateful to have a place at a house like Somerton. Still, she can't help but wonder what her life might have been had she been born a lady, like Ada. For the...
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"Steeped in elements from real-life South Asian cultures, the worldbuilding is original and intriguing, incorporating dystopian and utopian elements along with current hot issues such as societal inequities, digital surveillance, and technology's impact on humanity. . . . {A} strong and intricate story." -Kirkus Reviews
This 2022 Colorado Book Award Winner is a rare, searing portrayal of the future of climate change in South Asia. A streetrat turned...
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With shades of E. Lockhart's We Were Liars and Courtney Summers's Sadie, this dark and twisted mystery set in a divided Maine seaside town simmers with unresolved tensions and unpredictable truths.
Everyone in Tenney's Harbor knows about the Garrison tragedy. How an unexplained fire ravaged their house, killing four of the five family members. But what people don't know is who did it.
All fingers point at Pearl Haskins' father, who was the caretaker...
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A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of 2020
Family isn't something you're born into - it's something you build.
One young woman's journey to find her place in the world as the carefully separated strands of her life - family, money, school, and love - begin to overlap and tangle.
All sixteen-year-old Izzy Crawford wants is to feel like she really belongs somewhere. Her father, a marine, died in Iraq six years ago, and Izzy's moved...
19) Hoops of Steel
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Basketball is Jackson O'Connell's life. Much more than a game, it allows him to cross barriers of class and race, and make new friends from the rival high school. Driven by his passion for hoops, he can almost forget his alcoholic father and a night of violence that tore his family apart. Jackson's senior year is plagued by volcanic zits, girl shyness, and rumors that isolate him from most of the school. And when team politics keep him off the starting...
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Can you trust yourself?After secretly swapping lives, Bangkok teenagers Luna and Nui are grappling with the unintended consequences of their impulsive experiment. When a family crisis exposes their hidden agendas, they must question their choices. Struggling to take responsibility and desperate to reverse course, the girls face unexpected challenges that seem to conspire against them and put their friendship to the ultimate test. Can they untangle...
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