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Three Times Lucky
by Sheila Turnage
A young girl's adventure to discover the truth of her mysterious past.
Newbery honor winner,, New York Times, bestseller, Edgar Award Finalist, and E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor book. A hilarious Southern debut with the kind of characters you meet once in a lifetime ... (Goodreads)
Counting by 7s
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
A story of resilience and hope, as an outsider learns to find her place in the world.
Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other ... (Goodreads)
Dead End in Norvelt
by Jack Gantos
A humorous coming-of-age story of a boy helping an elderly neighbor and uncovering the secrets of his hometown.
Dead End in Norvelt takes place during the summer of 1962, after the American schoolboy Jack Gantos fires his father's war trophy, a Japanese sniper rifle , at a war movie playing at a drive-in movie ... (Wikipedia)
Rose Under Fire
by Elizabeth Wein
A young woman's experience in a World War II concentration camp, and her quest to survive.
While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Rose Justice, is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women's concentration ... (Goodreads)
The Magician's Elephant
by Kate DiCamillo
A mysterious elephant brings together a group of characters in a magical journey of discovery.
In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true. What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's ... (Goodreads)
Zac and Mia
by A.J. Betts
Two teenagers with cancer form an unlikely bond, navigating life, love, and loss together.
The novel follows seventeen-year-old Zac Meier as he undergoes leukaemia treatment in Perth, Australia . He meets Mia, a fellow cancer patient in the adjacent room, and the two quickly form a ... (Wikipedia)
The Shade of the Moon
by Susan Beth Pfeffer
In a post-apocalyptic world, a privileged teenager struggles to survive and reconcile with his past actions.
The eagerly awaited addition to the series begun with the New York Times best-seller, Life As We Knew It, in which a meteor knocks the moon off its orbit and the world changes forever. It's been more ... (Goodreads)
This Is What Happy Looks Like
by Jennifer E. Smith
A chance email brings together a small-town girl and a famous actor, leading to a summer romance in Maine.
From the author of, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, comes a humorous and heartwarming novel about small towns, big love, and mistaken email identity. When teenage movie star ... (Barnes & Noble)
Noggin
by John Corey Whaley
After dying of cancer, Travis Coates' head is cryogenically frozen and then attached to a new body five years later.
2014 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST Travis Coates has a good head…on someone else’s shoulders. A touching, hilarious “tour de force of imagination and empathy” ( Booklist , starred review) from John ... (Barnes & Noble)
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute
by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
The school's lunch lady is secretly a crime-fighting hero who must stop a cyborg substitute teacher from taking over the school.
Serving justice . . . and lunch!, Hector, Terrence, and Dee have always wondered about their school lunch lady. What does she do when she isn’t dishing out the daily special? Where does she live? ... (Goodreads)
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd
A powerful story about a girl's journey to freedom, despite the limitations of slavery.
Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world—and it is now ... (Goodreads)
Midwinterblood
by Marcus Sedgwick
A cycle of seven stories spanning centuries, all connected by a mysterious island and a love that transcends time.
Have you ever had the feeling that you've lived another life? Been somewhere that has felt totally familiar, even though you've never been there before, or felt that you know someone well, even ... (Goodreads)
Thirteenth Child
by Patricia C. Wrede
A girl born unlucky in a world where magic is real must navigate prejudice and danger to find her place.
#1 NYT bestselling author Pat Wrede returns to Scholastic with an amazing new trilogy about the use of magic in the wild, wild west. Eff was born a thirteenth child. Her twin brother, Lan, is the ... (Barnes & Noble)
Bridgerton Collection, Volume One
by Julia Quinn
A collection of the first three books in the Bridgerton series, following the romantic lives of the eight Bridgerton siblings in Regency-era England.
An enchanting collection containing the first three novels in, New York Times, bestselling author Julia Quinn’s beloved Bridgerton series set in Regency England—,The Duke and I, The Viscount Who ... (Barnes & Noble)
Turtle in Paradise
by Jennifer L. Holm
Eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to live with her aunt in Key West during the Great Depression, where she discovers a new family and a world of adventure.
Turtle in Paradise takes place during the Great Depression. Turtle is an eleven-year-old girl living with her mother and cat, Smokey, who is sent to live with her aunt and cousins in Key West, ... (Wikipedia)
The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant
by Veronica Roth
A guide to the world of Divergent, including exclusive scenes, character profiles, and insider information on the making of the series.
A future dystopian Chicago has a society that defines its citizens by strict conformity to their social and personality-related affiliations with five different factions . That removes the threat of ... (Wikipedia)
Anastasia Krupnik
by Lois Lowry
Anastasia Krupnik, a precocious 10-year-old, navigates the challenges of growing up and finding her place in the world.
Anastasia's tenth year has some good things, like falling in love and really getting to know her grandmother, and some bad things, like finding out about an impending baby brother. ... (Goodreads)
The Wee Free Men
by Terry Pratchett
A young girl's fantastical journey to save her brother, with the help of a mischievous gang of tiny blue-clad warriors.
Tiffany Aching is a 9-year-old girl who literally sees things differently from others. While playing by the river near her home, she sees two tiny blue, kilted men who warn her of a "green heid" in ... (Wikipedia)
The Lost Vintage
by Ann Mah
A young woman discovers a hidden room filled with rare wines and uncovers a family secret from WWII-era France.
“If you enjoyed Sarah’s Key and Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale , then this wonderful book by Ann Mah is for you.” — Tatiana de Rosnay, Sweetbitter, meets, The Nightingale, in this page-turning ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Bone Labyrinth
by James Rollins
An archaeological expedition unravels an ancient secret, igniting a global race to prevent a catastrophic event.
A war is coming, a battle that will stretch from the prehistoric forests of the ancient past to the cutting-edge research labs of today, all to reveal a true mystery buried deep within our DNA, a ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Rumor
by Elin Hilderbrand
A rumor spreads through a small island community, causing chaos and revealing secrets.
Madeline King and Grace Pancik are best friends and the envy of Nantucket for their perfect marriages, their beautiful kids, their Sunday night double dates with their devoted husbands. But this ... (Goodreads)
The Victory Garden
by Rhys Bowen
A young woman joins the Women's Land Army during World War I and discovers love, independence, and purpose while tending to a garden.
A, Wall Street Journal,, USA Today, and Amazon Charts bestseller.,, From the bestselling author of, The Tuscan Child, comes a beautiful and heart-rending novel of a woman’s love and sacrifice during ... (Barnes & Noble)
Rooftoppers
by Katherine Rundell
A young girl searches for her mother in the rooftops of Paris, aided by a group of eccentric friends.
Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck which left baby Sophie floating in the English Channel in a cello case, but Sophie ... (Goodreads)
One False Note
by Gordon Korman
Young sleuths solve a centuries-old mystery of a missing musical masterpiece.
Dan, Amy, and their au pair Nellie, found music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the end of The Maze of Bones, leading them to Vienna, Austria, to learn about him and find a related clue. In Vienna, Amy ... (Wikipedia)
The Good House
by Ann Leary
A witty and poignant novel about a woman's struggle with alcoholism and the secrets that haunt her family's history.
Hildy Good is a townie. A lifelong resident of a small community on the rocky coast of Boston's North Shore, she knows pretty much everything about everyone. And she's good at lots of things, too. A ... (Barnes & Noble)
Shadow Scale
by Rachel Hartman
Seraphina embarks on a journey to find other half-dragons like herself and stop a war. But her own inner demons threaten to consume her.
Seraphina took the literary world by storm with 8 starred reviews and numerous “Best of” lists. At last, her eagerly awaited sequel has arrived—and with it comes an epic battle between humans and ... (Goodreads)
Murder Is Easy
by Agatha Christie
Amateur sleuth investigates a series of suspicious deaths in a small village.
Upon his return to England after his overseas job in the police, Luke Fitzwilliam shares a London-bound train carriage with Lavinia Pinkerton. She talks with him about her reason to travel to ... (Wikipedia)
Funny Girl
by Nick Hornby
A young woman's comedic journey to success, navigating the pitfalls of fame.
Make them laugh, and they're yours forever . . . Barbara Parker is Miss Blackpool of 1964, but she doesn't want to be a beauty queen. She wants to make people laugh. So she leaves her hometown ... (Goodreads)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein
An uplifting story of a race car driver and the bond between humans and animals.
Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by ... (Goodreads)
Liar & Spy
by Rebecca Stead
A young boy's journey of self-discovery, navigating the complexities of bullies and friendships.
The day that Georges (with a silent s, named for Georges Seurat ) moves from a house to an apartment with his family, he sees a boy walking two dogs, disappearing into a locked door under the lobby ... (Wikipedia)
