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Molly Rourke's son has been murdered . . . and she knows who's responsible. Now she's taking the law into her own hands. Never underestimate a mother's love.

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About a Boy

When Will Freeman looks for romance he finds a very different kind of relationship. Nick Horbys’s amusing portrayal of Will’s Friendship with an usual twelve-year-old boy is a modern classic. [Penguin Readers]

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Alice in Wonderland

One hot summer day, Alice sees a white rabbit and runs after it. She follows it down a rabbit hole and arrives in Wonderland. A classic tale and a wonderful story. [Penguin Readers]

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An Enola Holmes mystery

Raised by her mother on the family's country manor, Enola wakes on her 14th birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and Mycroft determined to ship her off to a boarding school, Enola escapes, displaying a cleverness that even impresses the elder Holmes. But nothing prepares her for what lies ahead. Her journey quickly leads her into the dark and sordid neighborhoods of London where she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess. Will Enola evade her two brothers and succeed in her new independent life, even as she continues to follow her mother's trail?

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And then there were none

Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to an isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts. And one by one, they die…  Which among them is the killer and will any of them survive?

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Animal farm

Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Wellington leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organized to benefit all who walk on four legs. But as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then forgotten. And something new and unexpected emerges...

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Artemis Fowl : the graphic novel

In 2001, audiences first met and fell in love with a twelve-year-old criminal mastermind named Artemis Fowl. Since then, the eight-book series about his adventures has sold over twenty-five million copies throughout the world. To coincide with the major motion picture coming from the Walt Disney Studios in May 2020, here is an all-new graphic novel adaptation of the book with crisp, accessible storytelling and clear, cinematic perspectives. Readers of all ages can now follow the siege at Fowl Manor between Artemis and the fairies in action-packed, full-color panels.

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Battle of the bands

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"The smell in the garage is lousy. Old bulbs coated with years of dust and cobwebs don't cast the best light either. But when I pick up my guitar and my fingers find the strings, and that first riff comes screaming out of the amp, the only thing that matters is sound. / Jay, Kelvin and Cia are The Lunar Ticks, a dedicated band who are convinced they are on their way up. They hope to win an upcoming battle of the bands where the first prize is a full day in a recording studio. Jay is struggling to write new material but finds he lacks the experience to come up with a truly original song. Going up against Indigo Daze, a band from another school, Jay finds himself falling for Rowan, the leader of the other band. When Rowan's guitar is trashed right before the contest The Lunar Ticks are the prime suspects."

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Black beauty (Graphic Novel)

Black Beauty faces human cruelty and mistreatment in a world that cares little for the happiness of animals. Written in graphic novel format.

Some of the world’s best stories are retold in this series. Well known villains and heroes take new shape while staying true to the original while artists add to the excitement of stories that range from medieval England to the pirate haunted South Seas. [Stone Arch Books]

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Bone. Crown of Horns (Graphic Novel)

It’s full-fledged war as Briar, the rat creatures, and the Pawan army storm the city of Atheia.

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Boot camp

In the middle of the night Garrett is taken from his home to Harmony Lake, a boot camp for troubled teens.

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Bounced

A detective story with as many laughs as there are twists and turns, from award-winning author Ted Staunton!

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Branded

The principal announces that the school is implementing uniforms, and Ian finds himself caught in a conflict. His friend Julia wants him to devise a plan to fight the decision, and the principal is determined to convince Ian the uniforms are a good idea. Ian wants nothing to do with the issue. While doing research for a social-justice class, he learns that the manufacturer of the uniforms is on the top-ten list for human-rights violations. When he tells the principal this, all he gets is a reminder that the penalty for refusing to wear the uniforms is suspension, and Ian finds himself caught in a whole new conflict—one with himself.

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Brave new world

In the far future, the utopian World State seems like the ideal society—through the use of genetic engineering, the human race has been perfected, and all citizens are well provided for. There is no violence, babies are created in laboratories, and everyone consumes daily medication to fight depression and spends their time constantly seeking bodily pleasure through “Feelies”—movies that stimulate sight, hearing and touch. Humans are bred to be completely content with their assigned roles in society.

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Call of the Wild (The)

Buck is a strong, intelligent dog who moves from an easy life in Californiato the Klondike. Life is tough in the cold north of Canada and Buck has to learn many hard lessons to survive. But can he ever be happy there? [Penguin Readers]

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Chamber (The)

The Chamber tells the story of a seventy-year-old man’s last bid to save himself from execution. Sam Cayhall has been on death row for more than twenty years when a young lawyer named Adam Hall appears on the scene and declares his mission to save him. As Adam digs into Sam’s past, he unearths scenes of horror and confessions of wrongdoing that repulse him. However, as the pair of unlikely companions works together, they eventually become close. They begin to realize that they are bound together by more than a mission. Sam’s hopes for salvation rise as Adam submits appeal after appeal, but the law seems to be against them. In the end, there is just one piece of information—the name of Sam’s accomplice—that could save Sam’s life or cost Adam his. [Penguin Readers]

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Cherub. 1, The Recruit

CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented--and all under the age of seventeen. For official purposes, these agents do not exist. They are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists, hack into crucial documents, and gather intel on global threats—all without gadgets or weapons. It is an exceptionally dangerous job, but these agents have one crucial advantage: adults never suspect that teens are spying on them.

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Chocolate war (The)

Stunned by his mother's recent death and appalled by the way his father sleepwalks through life, Jerry Renault, a New England high school student, ponders the poster in his locker-Do I dare disturb the universe?

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Crime and punishment

Raskolnikoff, a young student, has been forced to give up his university studies because of lack of money. He withdraws from society and, poor and lonely, he develops a plan to murder a greedy old moneylender. Surely the murder of one worthless old woman would be excused, even approved of, if it made possible a thousand good deeds? But this crime is just the beginning of the story… [Penguin Readers]

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Death Wind

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The woman’s dress was ripped and her tears made white streaks in the dirt on her face. She stared into the mass of jumbled lumber. Allie could hear a baby wailing from somewhere in the mess.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Boys don’t keep diaries—or do they?

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid. 2, Rodrick rules

Whatever you do, don’t ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer vacation, because he definitely doesn’t want to talk about it.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid. 3, The Last Straw

Let’s face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg’s father. You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other “manly” endeavors. Of course, Greg is able to easily sidestep his father’s efforts to change him. But when Greg’s dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg realizes he has to shape up . . . or get shipped out.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid. 4, Dog Days

It’s summer vacation, the weather’s great, and all the kids are having fun outside. So where’s Greg Heffley? Inside his house, playing video games with the shades drawn.
Greg, a self-confessed “indoor person,” is living out his ultimate summer fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules. But Greg’s mom has a different vision for an ideal summer . . . one packed with outdoor activities and “family togetherness.”
Whose vision will win out? Or will a new addition to the Heffley family change everything? [Wimpykid.com]

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Disconnect

Fourteen-year-old Daria's addiction to technology creates serious problems in her life.

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Why is the frightening Mr Hyde a friend of the nice Dr Jekyll? Who is the evil little man? And why does he seem to have power over the doctor? After a terrible murder, everyone is looking for Mr Hyde. But he has disappeared. Or has he?

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Dracula (Graphic Novel)

On a trip to Transylvania, Jonathan Harker stays at an eerie castle owned by Count Dracula. When strange things start to happen, and the count escapes to London, Harker realizes that he and his friends are in grave danger. [Stone Arch Books]

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Face on the Milk Carton (The)

Grade 7-10-Alyssa Bresnahan brings to life the character of 15-year-old Janie Johnson, a teenager whose typical angst is compounded when she discovers her picture on a milk carton as a missing child.

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Food fight : a graphic guide adventure

Devin and Nadia are in a desperate race to stop a multinational corporation from gaining control of the food supply and ruining their mother's career.

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Ghost House

On a dare, three boys spend a night in a haunted house. First they hear chains, then more strange noises, and finally the chiming of a mysterious clock. At last the ghosts appear – and they’re real! [HIP Books]

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Ghost of Genny Castle (The)

Claire goes to stay with her Aunt Min in a village that has an old castle, with a black tower. The castle has a dangerous secret, but what is it and can Claire find out?

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Hansel & Gretel & zombies : a graphic novel

The Undead Family is out of brains to eat! Tourists have stopped visiting their home--a graveyard--for some time now, and the family of zombies is starving. So they venture into the Magical Forest, disguised as tourists, hoping to lure humans to an early grave! Unfortunately, an evil witch has other plans for the crepescular kiddies and sets up her own tourist trap .

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy - until he is rescued by an owl, taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel.
The Reason... Harry Potter is a wizard!

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Hit squad

This is Mickey's first year at Grandview High. After transferring, all he wants to do is keep his head down, work hard and fit in with the upscale crowd. He is approached, because of his tough reputation, to join a group of students to take back the school from the bullies. Mickey finds himself caught up in a shadowy world of violence and retribution. When their planned payback goes horribly wrong, Mickey is forced to acknowledge the thin line between victim and victimizer.

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Hockey Meltdown

Dylan has been looking forward to the Midwinter Meltdown Tournament for months. He knows this will be the year his hockey team wins. Then a pre-season injury takes him out of the game. Even though his wrist is healing, he's too weak to play. Can Dylan be part of the team if he's stuck on the bench?

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Hunger Games (The)

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, « The Hunger Games, » a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed.

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Hunger Games (The) 2, Catching Fire

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. [Scholastic]

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In the after

Amy Harris's life changed forever when They took over. Her parents—vanished. The government—obsolete. Societal structure—nonexistent. No one knows where They came from, but these vicious creatures have been rapidly devouring mankind since They appeared. With fierce survivor instincts, Amy manages to stay alive—and even rescues "Baby," a toddler who was left behind. After years of hiding, they are miraculously rescued and taken to New Hope. On the surface, it appears to be a safe haven for survivors. But there are dark and twisted secrets lurking beneath that could have Amy and Baby paying with not only their freedom . . . but also their lives.

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In the end

The thrilling conclusion to the survival story In the After, set in a near future where Earth has been overrun by vicious, predatory creatures.

It''s been three months since Amy escaped New Hope, and she''s been surviving on her own, like she did in the After. Then one day, her former fellow Guardian''s voice rings out in her earpiece. And in a desperate tone, Kay utters the four words Amy had hoped she would never hear: Dr. Reynolds has Baby. Now it''s a race against time. In order to save Baby, Amy must make her way to Fort Black, a prison turned survivor colony, where she will need to find Ken, Kay''s brother. He alone holds the key to Baby''s survival.

But one small slipup could set off a downward spiral that would not only cost Baby and Amy their lives, but threaten the very survival of the people in the After.

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Island 1, Shipwreck

Being on a sailboat in the warm waters of the Pacific with a bunch of kids the same age could sound like a vacation dream come true. However, when this month-long trip is part of a strict program called Charting a New Course, and each participant–or inmate–is there for disciplinary problems, things don’t look quite as rosy. And then, of course, when a big storm strikes, and the captain and first mate disappear, and the boat seems to be sinking… the whole idea becomes less and less appealing. Still, for Luke, Will, Lyssa, J.J., Ian, and Charla, this is the way the cards have been dealt, and whatever problems they may have with each other, however much they don’t want to be there, it’s time to start working together to save their own lives. [Amazon]

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Island 2 , Survival

Six kids are stuck on a desert island. They have no food. No shelter. Nobody knows they are lost. They must take from the island in order to survive. But what if they’re now alone? [Goodreads]

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Island 3, Escape

Things were bad enough when Luke, Lyssa, Will, J.J. Ian, and Charla were stuck alone on the island. But now they have company-really bad company. Plus, Will is seriously injured and needs help immediately. Before, escape was something the kids could only hope for. Now it’s a matter of life and death. [AbeBooks]

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Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is a poor young teacher who goes to work for the rich Mr Rochester. She loves him and wants to marry him. He loves Jane too but he has a terrible secret which will bring them both great sadness. Jane Eyre is widely regarded as one of the finest novels in the English language. A powerful, timeless tale of love, written in 1847.

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Jungle Scout : A Vietnam War Story (Graphic Novel)

Sixteen-year-old Lam Hung was once a member of the Viet Cong. Now he’s a Kit Carson Scout for U.S. Marines, ordered to steer the troops safely around explosive land mines and deadly booby traps. One mistake could mean their lives. Lam’s most difficult task could be getting the platoon to trust him, a former enemy. [Stone Arch Books]

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Kicker

Izzy and Julia have been on the same team for years. Izzy is frustrated that Julia spends too much time cherry-picking and getting all the credit when they score. But when someone starts threatening the team and their home field is sabotaged, the friends must work together to find the answers. Why would someone threaten their star player? And what is the connection to a century-old train robbery and the rumor of buried treasure? Trying to solve the mystery and keep the team in the playoff race, Izzy and Julia find themselves in deeper than they thought, and in more danger than they imagined.

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Killing Mr. Griffin

Mr. Griffin is the strictest teacher at Del Norte High, with a penchant for endless projects and humiliating his students. Even straight-A student Susan can’t believe how mean he is to the charismatic Mark Kinney. So when her crush asks Susan to help a group of students teach a lesson of their own, she goes along. After all, it’s a harmless prank, right?

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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Graphic Novel)

In a world of wizards, giants, and dragons, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are the only defense against the forces of evil that threaten the kingdom of Camelot. Written in graphic novel format. [Stone Arch Books]

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Last of the Mohicans (The)

Classic / American English Uncas is the last of the Mohican Indians. He is with his father and Hawkeye when they meet Heyward. Heyward is taking the two young daughters of a British colonel to their father. But a Huron Indian who hates the British is near. Will the girls see their father again?

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Lord of the Flies

Golding’s best-known novel is the story of a group of boys who, after a plane crash, set up a fragile community on a previously uninhabited island. As memories of home recede and the blood from frenzied pig-hunts arouses them, the boys’ childish fear turns into something deeper and more primitive. A group of very ordinary small boys is marooned on a coral island. Before long life on the island turns into a nightmare of panic and death. As ordinary standards of behaviour collapse, the boys’ world collapses too and another world is revealed beneath, primitive and terrible. [OCLC WorldCat]

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Lost

"Sam and Annabel are pleased when they are selected to take a cruise to the Arctic. And they are thrilled when they learn that the cruise will take them past a site connected to the most famous mystery in Arctic history: the Franklin Expedition. But things on the cruise are not what they seem. When Sam and Annabel make a startling discovery on a small island close to where archaeologists are diving on the wreck of the Erebus, one of the Franklin's ships, they are confronted by an old enemy. Isolated and outnumbered, how can they possibly save the priceless artifact that may hold the answer to the Franklin mystery?"

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Marcel and the Shakespeare letters

Marcel visits his friend, Henry, in London. Henry knows a professor and he has some very interesting letters – by William Shakespeare! Marcel and Henry want to see the letters, but they are not in the professor’s flat. Marcel is a detective. Can he find them?

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Masked

There’s a masked man in the store, and it isn’t Halloween. Rosie walks in on an armed robbery in her father’s convenience store. [OCLC WorldCat]

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Media Meltdown : A Graphic Guide Adventure

Mr. Reed of Oasis Developers wants to purchase Jagroop’s family fruit farm and turn it into another suburban development. When Jagroop and his friends expose Reed’s nefarious activities, including setting fire to the family’s barn, to the local press, they quickly discover how advertising and media conglomeration affect news stories.

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Mike & Riel Mysteries. 1, Hit and Run

Fifteen-year-old Mike McGill has lived with his Uncle Billy since his mother's death. Only ten years older than Mike, Billy loves to party, and he doesn't pay much attention when Mike starts getting in trouble. But nothing gets by Mike's history teacher, an ex-cop named Riel-- especially not long-hidden information about Mike's mother. Her death might not have been an accident after all!

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Miss Peregrine’s home for peculiar children : graphic novel

When Jacob Portman was a boy, his grandfather regaled him with stories of his fantastic life at Miss Peregrine's home during the Second World War, even sharing photos of the remarkable children with whom he resided. As Jacob grew up, though, he decided that these photos were obvious fakes, simple forgeries designed to stir up his youthful imagination. Or were they...?

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Missing coins

Original / British English Pete and Carla are students. One day they look at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Pete wants to buy some stamps, but they are very expensive. Later that day some coins are missing from the shop and the shopkeeper wants to find Pete.

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Mummy (The)

In Egypt Imhotep, High Priest of the Dead, stays in the ground for 3215 years. Then he wakes up from his half-life and he starts to kill. Evelyn works in a museum. Rick is a soldier. Can these very different people send Imhotep back to the dead -- and also find love?

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Night

Night is Elie Wiesel's masterpiece, a candid, horrific, and deeply poignant autobiographical account of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death camps.

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Oxford Collection (Reading circle)

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Plastic

When Jack develops an interest in something, he puts his all into it, making lists, doing research and learning all he can. When his best friend Leah decides to have plastic surgery for her sixteenth birthday, Jack is horrified—and then determined to stop her. Researching the surgery and the results, he finds that there are unscrupulous surgeons operating on the very young, and no one does anything about it. Jack organizes a protest and becomes an instant celebrity. But when someone else takes up the cause and the protest turns violent, Jack is forced to make some tough decisions. [sarahnharvey.com]

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Professor Rush and the Super Shuttle Shoes

Professor Rush has invented many wonderful things, although not all of them have been so successful. He is delighted when he is to receive a special award in the city, but he misses the only train and must use his super shuttle shoes to get to the ceremony. The problem however, is that while the professor knows how to make the shoes move, he does not know how to make them stop!

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Rainmaker (The)

Rudy Baylor is a newly-qualified lawyer with no money and a lot of debts. One case could save him from bankruptcy. A giant insurance company has refused to pay a claim which could have saved a young man’s life. The settlement could be worth millions of dollars but there is one problem. Rudy has never argued a case in court before and he is up against the best lawyers money can buy ! John Grisham has been called « the best thriller writer alive ». The Rainmaker has been made into a tense film starring Danny de Vito and Matt Damon. [Penguin Readers]

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Room in the Tower and Other Ghost Stories (The)

Three stories, three ghosts. A young woman marries an older man. His first wife is dead. Or is she ? Why does a dead man walk through his house each night? An old woman has a house with a tower. Why does she visit a young man in his dreams ? [Penguin Readers]

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Run for your life

Kim is running through the streets of the old town. She is frightened. A man with dark eyes and a knife is looking for her. He is going to catch her. This holiday in beautiful Barcelona is suddenly very dangerous. Where is Kim's friend Dave? What can she do?

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Simon and the spy

Simon Simple is going on holiday and the police are looking for a spy. On the train, Simon meets a beautiful girl. He likes her and she likes him. But the spy is there too. Simon and the police can’t see the spy. Can you?

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Skate freak

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Quinn Dorfman is struggling at school and is watching his family deteriorate and, since moving to a new town, has trouble enjoying his passion, skateboarding.

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Something noble

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Linda is a young, hardworking single mom struggling to get by from paycheck to paycheck. When she learns that her son Dre needs a kidney transplant, her family's already precarious financial situation takes a turn for the worst. Then she discovers that the only one who can help Dre is his half-brother LeVon, a drug-dealing gangbanger who thinks only of himself. Somehow Linda must get through to LeVon in order to save her son.

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Speak

A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.

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Speak: the graphic novel

"Speak up for yourself?we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless?an outcast?because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. Through her work on an art project, she is finally able to face what really happened that night: She was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. With powerful illustrations by Emily Carroll, Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak: The Graphic Novel comes alive for new audiences and fans of the classic novel.

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Speechless

Jelly is as surprised as anyone when he decides that he’s going to win the annual sixth grade speech contest.

Just like that, Joe Alton Miles, better known as Jelly (because his initials are J.A.M. and his best friend’s are P.B.), is faced with overcoming not only his terror of being in the spotlight, but also the wrath of smart, popular Victoria, who believes that the prize (like all prizes) is rightfully hers. At first, Jelly only cares about winning the awesome prize (a new tablet), but as Victoria escalates her campaign against him, Jelly begins to realize that it’s not only the prize that’s at stake, but also his reputation, his self-respect and the friendship he values most. Jelly must dig deep inside himself to find out if he’s strong enough to stand up to Victoria and show everyone what he’s really capable of.

Hilariously funny and just as poignant, Speechless is about finding out who your friends are, giving back, standing up to bullying and finding your own unique voice

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Stone angel (The)

Margaret Laurence's most celebrated novel introduced readers to one of the most memorable characters in Canadian fiction. Hagar Shipley is stubborn, querulous, self-reliant, and, at ninety, with her life nearly behind her, she makes a bold last step towards freedom and independence.

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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (The) (Graphic Novel)

Scientist Dr Henry Jekyll believes every human has two minds: one good and one evil. He develops a potion to separate them from each other. Soon, his evil mind takes over, and Dr Jekyll becomes a hideous fiend known as Mr Hyde. [Stone Arch Books]

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Stuffed

Concerned about the effects of eating fast-foods, Ian begins a campaign to make everyone stop eating at the local hang-out, Frankie’s, but when legal action is taken against him and his protesting friends, Ian must stand steadfast in his beliefs while convincing his nervous classmates to do the same. [AbeBooks]

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Swiped

A valuable hockey book has been stolen from the library, and the kids worry that the librarian might lose her job if it isn't found. Who would steal a hockey book? Could it be Robyn's arch-nemesis and hockey enthusiast Clay? Or could it be Ms. Thorson, the Oiler fan teacher? The kids are determined to solve these mysteries even though their sleuthing efforts land them into trouble at every turn.

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Taking the lead

As captain of his school track and field team, Jonas runs only to win. His specialty is the 100m sprint, and when the team's first track meet does not go as well as he hoped, Jonas turns his anger on his teammates. Jonas's coach strips him of his captaincy and kicks him off the team until he changes his attitude. When he meets Darren, a vision- and mobility-impaired teen who wants to run a 5k race Jonas agrees to help Darren train. Through working with Darren, Jonas learns a new appreciation for his sport and what it really means to be a winner.

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Tales of Mistery and Imagination

Edgar Allan Poe, the father of the detective story’ and a master of horror, is one of the greatest American short story writers. In these stories we meet people struggling with fear, revenge, mental illness and death. Which of them will win and which will lose their battles? [Penguin Readers]

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The Giver

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The Good War

There's a new afterschool club at Ironville Middle School.

Ms. Peterson is starting a video game club where the students will playing The Good War, a new game based on World War II.

They are divided into two teams: Axis and Allies, and they will be simulating a war they know nothing about yet. Only one team will win. But what starts out as friendly competition, takes an unexpected turn for the worst when an one player takes the game too far.

Can an afterschool club change the way the students see eachother...and how they see the world?

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky, Perks follows observant “wallflower” Charlie as he charts a course through the strange world between adolescence and adulthood. First dates, family drama, and new friends. Sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Devastating loss, young love, and life on the fringes. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie must learn to navigate those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.

A years-long #1 New York Times bestseller, an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and Best Book for Reluctant Readers, and with millions of copies in print, this novel for teen readers (or “wallflowers” of more-advanced age) will make you laugh, cry, and perhaps feel nostalgic for those moments when you, too, tiptoed onto the dance floor of life.

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Thirty-nine Steps (The)

A man is killed in Richard Hannay’s home. Before his death he tells Hannay a dangerous secret. Now Hannay’s life is in danger. Who are his enemies and what are they trying to do? And how will he solve the mystery of ‘the thirty-nine steps’? [Penguin Readers]

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This Can’t be Happening ! MacDonald Hall Book 1

The first fearlessly funny book in the Macdonald Hall Series.

Macdonald Hall’s ivy-covered buildings have housed and educated many fine young Canadians.

But this year there are two students who want to shake things up a little: Bruno Walton and Boots O’Neal. They’re roommates and best friends, and they know how to have fun. To Headmaster Sturgeon — a.k.a. The Fish — they’re nothing but trouble.

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Three short stories of Sherlock Holmes

A young woman is about to marry when her fiance suddenly disappears. Three students are suspected of stealing an important exam paper. And a young woman is being followed by a mysterious stranger - but who is this stranger and what does he want? Only Sherlock Holmes can solve these problems. Three intriguing mysteries that demonstrate the exceptional skills of the great detective.

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Time Machine (The) (Graphic Novel)

A scientist invents a machine that carries him into the future. While there, he discovers a race of gentle humans. He also meets some evil creatures. Even worse, his Time Machine is trapped deep inside their secret caverns. [Stone Arch Books]

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Trapped

Matt is counting down the days until he turns sixteen. He's been living with his foster parents in Yukon River valley in their isolated cabin. His plan is to leave and never come back. He is done with the harsh lifestyle and helping his abusive foster dad, Dan, run the traplines so he can make money selling animal furs. He can't wait to start a new life on his own in the city. But when Matt discovers a big and valuable gold nugget, everything changes. What seems like a dream come true and an easy way out quickly turns into a nightmare that will test Matt's wilderness survival skills to the fullest.

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under Sea

Classic / British English This is the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus. One day, Nemo finds three men in the sea. For months the men live on the Nautilus. They find a town on the sea floor, beautiful coasts and a lot of gold. But they want to go home. Can they escape from Nemo's submarine?

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War of the Worlds (The) (Graphic Novel)

In the late 19th century, a cylinder crashes down near London. When George investigates, a Martian activates an evil machine and begins destroying everything in its path! George must find a way to survive a War of the Worlds. [Stone Arch Books]

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Watch me

At first Kaz intends to help the old lady who's fallen in the park. But then he starts thinking about how he never gets what he wants. The next thing he knows, he's running away with her purse. The purse contains only five dollars and a battered watch. When Kaz learns who the old woman is and where the watch came from, he begins to understand consequences in a new way.

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Wild Ride : A Graphic Guide adventure

Three kids rely on wilderness survival skills after their plane crashes en route to Devon and Nadia’s mother’s environmental assessment site.

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Wiz (The)

Musical / 11 Principals, Various small parts, Singers and Dancers / Various sets Dorothy’s adventures in the Land of Oz have been set to music in a dazzling, lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul music. Everybody knows the story, but now it’s a new fantasy for today- mysterious, opulent and fanciful. « Radiates so much energy you can hardly sit in your seat .great fun. » [New York Post]

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Woman in White (The)

Only the Woman in White knows the truth of Laura Fairlie’s cruel husband. Can Walter Hartwright discover the terrible secret? From the moment Walter meets this mysterious woman, his future and that of Laura are linked forever. [Penguin Readers]

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