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  Stuck on Earth

  by David Klass

  "Touching, weird, relevant, and a great piece of storytelling, STUCK ON EARTH is a uber-quirky middle school favorite in the making."  –Richie Partington, Richie's Picks
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  Simon Bloom: Book 1

  Simon Bloom, The Gravity Keeper

  by Michael Reisman

  Sixth-grader Simon Bloom can’t believe his luck when he finds a book that enables him to control the laws of physics. By simply reciting the formulas it contains, he can cancel gravity to fly around his bedroom, or decrease friction so he can slide down the street as if he were on Rollerblades. When two thugs with evil intentions come after Simon, he must use the formulas to save himself and the book from... (more)
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  Smiles to Go

  by Jerry Spinelli

  What is stargazer, skateboarder, chess champ, anchovy with extra sauce pizza eater, older brother, sister hater, best friend, first kisser, science geek, control freak Will Tuppence so afraid of in this great big universe? Jerry Spinelli knows.
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  Cielos de barro

  by Dulce Chacón

  Arranca como una novela de intriga- un crimen múltiple y la búsqueda de su autor. Pero es mucho más que eso. Las historias surgen .
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  Jumping Off Swings

  by Jo Knowles, Johanna Knowles

  One pregnancy. Four friends. It all adds up to a profound time of change in this poignant, sensitively written YA novel. Ellie remembers how the boys kissed her. Touched her. How they begged for more. And when she gave it to them, she felt loved. For a while anyway. So when Josh, an eager virgin with a troubled home life, leads her from a party to the backseat of his van, Ellie follows. But their "one-time... (more)
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  Vanity Fair

  by William Makepeace Thackeray

  "Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray that satirizes society in early 19th-century England. The term "vanity fair" originates from the allegorical story The Pilgrim's Progress, published in 1678 by John Bunyan where there is a town fair held in a village called Vanity. The novel has inspired several film adaptations. The story opens at Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young... (more)
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  Dogs

  by Emily Gravett

  Gorgeous canines of every shape, size and colour are bounding through this irresistible book of opposites. Can you choose one dog to love best of all? With playful pencil and watercolour illustrations to delight children and adults alike, everyone will long to bark along with the Chihuahua and tickle the Dalmatian's tummy. Emily Gravett has created another wonderfully satisfying book - with a twist in the tail.
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  Grace Under Pressure: Five Tension-Filled Tales

  by Michael Angel, J. D. Cutler

  Ernest Hemingway once called ‘guts’ as ‘grace under pressure’. So expect grace (for the most part) from unexpected quarters as Angel and Cutler present their first short story anthology. Meet a down-on-his luck supermarket worker who finds a plea for help scrawled on a shopping list: HELP US PLEZE WE R KIDNAPED. Follow an eco-tourist’s frantic efforts to escape an African quarantine zone ravaged by a... (more)
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  Wuthering Heights

  by Emily Brontë

  There are few more convincing, less sentimental accounts of love than Wuthering Heights. This is the story of a tormented foundling who falls in love with the daughter of his benefactor, and of the violence and misery that result from their thwarted longing for each other.
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  The Book Thief

  by Markus Zusak

  Set during World War II in Nazi Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing something she can’t resist–-books. With the help of her best friend Rudy, she learns to live on Himmel Street after her brother dies on the train-ride there. She learns to read thanks to her... (more)
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  Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

  by Dai Sijie

  Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is an enchanting tale that captures the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening. An immediate international bestseller, it tells the story of two hapless city boys exiled to a remote mountain village for re-education during China’s infamous Cultural Revolution. There the two friends meet the daughter of the local tailor and discover a hidden stash of Western... (more)
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  Malice Aforethought

  by Francis Iles

  On a balmy summer's day in 1930 the great and the good of the county are out in force for the annual, much-anticipated tennis party at the Bickleighs, although not everyone has much enthusiasm for the game. The tennis party exists for other reasons - and charmingly mannered infidelity is now the most popular pastime in the small but exclusive Devonshire hamlet of Wyvern's Cross. Which is why, in his own garden,... (more)
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  Lucky Pennies and Hot Chocolate (Picture Puffins)

  by Carol Diggory Shields

  Whimsical watercolor illustrations and a breezy text evoke the warmth and charm shared by a child and his grandfather on a weekend visit. They have similar likes (trading knock-knock jokes, playing baseball, reading) and dislikes (wearing new clothes, eating "funny-looking" food, and--most of all--cleaning up). It would seem that Shields's on-target voice captures the simple, direct language of a child. But wait a... (more)
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  The Pilgrim Hawk

  A Love Story

  by Glenway Wescott

  This powerful short novel describes the events of a single afternoon. Alwyn Towers, an American expatriate and sometime novelist, is staying with a friend outside of Paris, when a well-heeled, itinerant Irish couple drops in—with Lucy, their trained hawk, a restless, sullen, disturbingly totemic presence. Lunch is prepared, drink flows. A masquerade, at once harrowing and farcical, begins. A work of classical... (more)
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  Repossessed

  by A. M. Jenkins

  Don't call me a demon. I prefer the term Fallen Angel. Everybody deserves a vacation, right? Especially if you have a pointless job like tormenting the damned. So who could blame me for blowing off my duties and taking a small, unauthorized break? Besides, I've always wanted to see what physical existence is like. That's why I "borrowed" the slightly used body of a slacker teen. Believe me, he wasn't going... (more)
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  Danitra Brown, Class Clown

  by Nikki Grimes, E. B. Lewis

  They may be best friends, but Zuri Jackson and Danitra Brown respond very differently to the start of school. For Zuri, there are so many things to ponder -- a new teacher who replaced the old one she liked so much, passing math, and worrying about her mother's health. But for Danitra, the only real deal is being true to herself, having fun, and supporting Zuri in any way she can. Multiple Coretta Scott King... (more)
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  Culture, Ideology and Social Process (Set book)

  This collection of readings aims to bring together in one volume representative statements of the different theoretical traditions which have been influential in shaping the subject of cultural studies, now an established part of the teaching of sociology, literature and related areas. Conceived to meet the needs of students on the Open University course Popular Culture, the volume aims to provide an introduction... (more)