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Copper Sun
by Sharon M. Draper, Sharon Draper
Amari lives in a small village with her family and is very happy until one day when "pale" faced people come and kill and capture many of her people and march them to the beach where they board a ship to a new world called America. Amari is sold away to a plantation owner in South Carolina and works on a rice plantation. She is treated terribly and is constantly afraid. Can Amari escape her bondage?
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Before I Go to Sleep
by S. J. Watson
'As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning. Thinking I'm still a child. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of choice ahead of me ...'Memories define us.So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep?Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight.And the one person you... (more)
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The Twilight Saga: Book 2
New Moon
by Stephenie Meyer
Edward and Bella have fallen in love. They can't stay away from each other until all of a sudden Edward starts acting a little strange. When he tells Bella he's decided to leave her Bella is heartbroken and doesn't know what to do with her life. Until she meets Jacob an old friend.
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Feathered
by Laura Kasischke
Afterward, Terri will tell everyone that, from the beginning, she knew something terrible was going to happen on spring break. Something bad was going to happen. She knew. It was supposed to be the perfect vacation: hot guys, impeccable tans, and no parents. But for two high school seniors, an innocent car ride will drive them into the heart of their worst nightmare. Feathered is a provocative... (more)
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Love Is the Higher Law
by David Levithan
First there is a Before, and then there is an After. . . . The lives of three teens—Claire, Jasper, and Peter—are altered forever on September 11, 2001. Claire, a high school junior, has to get to her younger brother in his classroom. Jasper, a college sophomore from Brooklyn, wakes to his parents’ frantic calls from Korea, wondering if he’s okay. Peter, a classmate of Claire’s, has to make his way back to... (more)
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Sword Point
by Harold Coyle
In his foreword U.S. Army officer Coyle ( Team Yankee ) says that the Red Army treasures "conformity and discipline" while the U.S. "places its trust in the ability of the individual soldier and his leaders." We are not surprised, therefore, when his thriller picks the winner of a two-month war between the superpowers in Iran. There is a little suspense about whether Iran, fighting both "satans," will detonate an... (more)
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The Double Bind
by Chris Bohjalian
Throughout his career, Chris Bohjalian has earned a reputation for writing novels that examine some of the most important issues of our time. With Midwives, he explored the literal and metaphoric place of birth in our culture. In The Buffalo Soldier, he introduced us to one of contemporary literature’s most beloved foster children. And in Before You Know Kindness , he plumbed animal rights, gun control, and what... (more)
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The Hunger Games: Book 3
Mockingjay
by Suzanne Collins
MY NAME IS KATNISS EVERDEEN.WHY AM I NOT DEAD?I SHOULD BE DEAD.Katniss Everdeen, the girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the... (more)
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Invisible: A Memoir
by Hugues de Montalembert
The impressionistic memoir of an artist who was blinded in a sudden act of violence, leading to a profound meditation on what it means to see and be seen “You live in a city like New York. You read the papers. You look at the television. But you never think it will happen to you. It happened to me one evening.” One summer night in 1978, Hugues de Montalembert returned home to his New York City apartment to find... (more)
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Kim: Empty Inside
The Diary of an Anonymous Teenager
by Beatrice Sparks
I am so scared. I feel like I'm silently screaming for help and no one pays any attention of tries to hear me. I can't control anything anymore. It's all out to get me! When Kim can't handle things, she eats. Then she purges. Sometimes she fasts. She knows she isn't as thin as the other girls on her gymnastics team, and she's worried that now, away from home for the first time as a college freshman, she won't... (more)
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Modern Fighting Aircraft Ah 64 (Modern Fighting Aircraft)
by Doug Richardson
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Send a White Rose
by Mary Findley
Bartholomew Durant has gained a reputation as a problem-solver while serving as a Federal Judge in the New Mexico territory. When an assassin nearly kills him he is forced to confront the possibility of being helpless and in need of help, instead of always helping and serving others. Bartholomew struggles with rebellion toward God and pride that makes him attack and drive away his friends. Leah Masters came to be... (more)
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Grip: A Memoir of Fierce Attractions
by Nina Hamberg
Set in San Francisco in the 1970s, Grip: A Memoir of Fierce Attractions is the true story of how a teenager fends off an armed intruder with only her wits, then goes on to become the toughest female martial artist in her karate school and an early advocate for women’s rights. Yet in private this five-foot fighter forms one disastrous relationship with men after another. Ultimately, Nina Hamberg finds her real... (more)
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The Prometheus Project, Book 1: Trapped [PROMETHEUS PROJECT BK PROMET] [Paperback]
by Douglas E.(Author) Richards
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Glimpse
by Matthew Underwood
In Glimpse, we follow the adventures of a young man who for years has had a strange ability to dream of future events, giving him the power to change the future. After growing up fearing his power more than using it, he must step up when a dream warns him of an impending industrial revenge attach in London. Harry Walker, with the help of his new friend Jennifer, must find a way to identify the attacker and stop... (more)
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Glimpse
by Matthew Underwood
In Glimpse, we follow the adventures of a young man who for years has had a strange ability to dream of future events, giving him the power to change the future. After growing up fearing his power more than using it, he must step up when a dream warns him of an impending industrial revenge attack in London. Harry Walker, with the help of his new friend Jennifer, must find a way to identify the attacker and stop a... (more)
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Baby Brother's Blues
by Pearl Cleage
When Regina Burns married Blue Hamilton, she knew he was no ordinary man. A charismatic R&B singer who gave up his career to assume responsibility for the safety of Atlanta’s West End community, Blue had created an African American urban oasis where crime and violence were virtually nonexistent. In the beginning, Regina enjoyed a circle of engaging friends and her own work as a freelance communications... (more)
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The New Prophecy: Book 5
Twilight
by Erin Hunter
Before there is peace, blood will spill blood, and the lake will run red...New territory brings new troubles for the fierce cats of the warrior Clans, who are still uncovering secrets of their new home around the lake. Dangers they have never faced before are lurking in the twilight shadows, and former allies are acting strangely hostile. As divisions between the Clans grow deeper, Firestar's daughters... (more)
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Animorphs: Book 26
The Attack
by K. A. Applegate
The Ellimist has helped the Animorphs many times. He is all-powerful and has only one enemy, the Crayak. In a cosmic showdown, the two enemies choose champions to represent them in a battle to end all battles. The Crayak chooses the dreaded Howlers. The Ellimist chooses the Animorphs.
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Harry Potter: Book 3
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter is having a rough year. When he first runs away from his Aunt and Uncle he finds out that a notorious criminal is after him, and starts to wonder why. At the beginning of his 3rd year, thinks he may have seen a death omen in one of his special classes. In this third book of the hugely popular Harry Potter series, Harry finds himself on his greatest adventure yet! Finding himself face to face with a... (more)

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