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  Sunrise Over Fallujah

  by Walter Dean Myers

  Operation Iraqi Freedom, that's the code name. But the young men and women in the military's Civil Affairs Battalion have a simpler name for it: WAR. In this new novel, Walter Dean Myers looks at a contemporary war with the same power and searing insight he brought to the Vietnam war of his classic, FALLEN ANGELS. He creates memorable characters like the book's narrator, Birdy, a young recruit from Harlem who's... (more)
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  The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Book 2

  Ninth Grade Slays

  by Heather Brewer

  High school totally bites when you're half human, half vampire.Freshman year sucks for Vlad Tod. Bullies still harass him. The photographer from the school newspaper is tailing him. And failing his studies could be deadly.A trip to Siberia gives "study abroad" a whole new meaning as Vlad connects with other vampires and advances his mind-control abilities, but will he return home with the... (more)
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  Blue Bloods: Book 3

  Revelations

  by Melissa de la Cruz

  Have you ever wondered what secrets lurk behind the closed doors of New York City’s wealthiest families? They’re powerful, they’re famous… they’re undead.Schuyler Van Alen’s blood legacy has just been called into question -- is the young vampire in fact a Blue Blood, or is it the sinister Silver Blood that runs through her veins? As controversy swirls, Schuyler is left stranded in the Force household,... (more)
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  The Cricket in Times Square

  by George Selden

  The Cricket in Times Square is a 1960 children's book by George Selden and illustrated by Garth Williams. It won the Newbery Honor Award. Selden gave this explanation of what was the initial idea for the book:"One night I was coming home on the subway, and I did hear a cricket chirp in Times Square. The story formed in my mind within minutes. An author is very thankful for minutes like those, although... (more)
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  The Little Golden Book of Hymns

  by Elsa Jane Werner

  Contains the following hymns: Prayer for Help, The Creation, Jesus Loves Me, All Things Bright and Beautiful, God is Love, Sleep, Little Seed, The Reason, Joy in Every Heart, It's Children's Day, I Thank You, Flwers Below and Stars Above, Father We Thank Thee for Night, Away in the Manger, Jesus Our Friend, Downy Little Snowflakes, A Christmas Prayer, I Think When I Read That Sweet Story of Old, Cradle Rool Song,... (more)
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  Hazelwood High School: Book 2

  Forged by Fire

  by Sharon M. Draper

  Will Gerald find the courage to stand up to his stepfather? When his loving aunt dies, Gerald suddenly is thrust into a new home filled with anger and abuse. A brutal stepfather with a flaming temper and an evil secret makes Gerald miserable, and the only light in his grim life is Angel, his young stepsister. Gerald and Angel grow close as he strives to protect her from Jordan, his abusive stepfather, and from... (more)
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  Keeper

  by Mal Peet

  "This stirring adventure — a soccer story? a ghost story? — defies expectations. . . . Both lyrical and gripping." — KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review) When Paul Faustino of LA NACION flips on his tape recorder for an exclusive interview with El Gato — the phenomenal goalkeeper who single-handedly brought his team the World Cup — the seasoned reporter quickly learns that this will be no ordinary story. Instead,... (more)
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  Rules

  by Cynthia Lord

  Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules-from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants on in public"-in order to stop his embarrassing behaviors. But the summer Catherine meets Jason, a paraplegic boy, and Kristi, the next-door... (more)
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  The Garden of Eve

  by K. L. Going

  Evie reluctantly moves with her widowed father to Beaumont, New York, where he has bought an apple orchard, dismissing rumors that the town is cursed and the trees haven't borne fruit in decades. Evie doesn't believe in things like curses and fairy tales anymore--if fairy tales were real, her mom would still be alive. But odd things happen in Beaumont. Evie meets a boy who claims to be dead and receives a... (more)
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  Basic Effects & Processors (Basic)

  by Paul White

  Further titles in this exciting new pocket sized series, designed to make music technology simple.
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  The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Book 1

  Eighth Grade Bites

  by Heather Brewer

  Middle school. Lovely. Especially when bullies harass you, your dream-girl prefers your best friend, and people are after you... Trying to stick a sharp hunk of wood through your chest. Doesn't make sense? Well, lets list the possibilities of why this would happen... 1. Your mom was a human. 2. Your dad was a vampire... Let's stop there. With no idea of the extent of his powers,... (more)