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  Lunch Money

  by Andrew Clements

  MEET GREG KENTON, BILLIONAIRE IN THE MAKING. Greg Kenton has two obsessions -- making money and his long-standing competition with his annoying neighbor, Maura Shaw. So when Greg discovers that Maura is cutting into his booming Chunky Comics business with her own original illustrated minibooks, he's ready to declare war. The problem is, Greg has to admit that Maura's books are good, and soon the longtime enemies... (more)
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  Canterwood Crest: Book 1

  Take the Reins

  by Jessica Burkhart

  When Sasha Silver and her horse, Charm, arrive on the campus of the elite Canterwood Crest Academy, Sasha knows that she's in trouble. She's not exactly welcomed with open arms. One group of girls in particular is used to being the best, the brightest, and the prettiest on the team, and when Sasha shows her skills in the arena, the girls' claws come out. Sasha is determined to prove that she belongs at... (more)
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  Intertwined: Book 1

  Intertwined

  by Gena Showalter

  Most sixteen-year-olds have friends. Aden Stone has four human souls living inside him: One can time-travel. One can raise the dead. One can tell the future. And one can possess another human. With no other family and a life spent in and out of institutions, Aden and the souls have become friends. But now they're causing him all kinds of trouble. Like, he'll blink and suddenly he's a younger Aden, reliving... (more)
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  The Big Field

  by Mike Lupica

  Playing shortstop is a way of life for Hutch—not only is his hero, Derek Jeter, a shortstop, but so was his father, a former local legend turned pro. Which is why having to play second base feels like demotion to second team. Yet that’s where Hutch ends up after Darryl “D-Will” Williams, the best shortstop prospect since A-Rod, joins the team. But Hutch is nothing if not a team player, and he’s cool with playing... (more)
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  Sons of Fortune

  by Jeffrey Archer

  The bestselling author of Kane and Abel returns with a powerful tale of a pair of twins separated by fate and reunited by destiny. In Hartford, Connecticut, in the early 1950s, a set of twins is separated at birth by accident. One brother grows up to be a war hero in Vietnam and a success-ful 1990s bank executive, while the other distinguishes himself as a lawyer and politician. Sons of Fortune is as much the... (more)
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  Dog Called Kitty

  by Bill Wallace

  The puppy was small and fuzzy, with a friendly, wagging tail -- and Ricky was afraid of him! No wonder, since he was attacked by a dog when he was just a baby. So when a stray puppy comes sniffling around the farm, Ricky tells it to get lost. But the puppy keeps trying to play with Ricky. And every time Ricky's Mom feeds the cats, the little dog comes running. The cats aren't sharing their food, however, and... (more)
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  Drama High: Book 5

  Lady J

  by L. Divine

  For South Bay High's bold, beautiful Jayd Jackson, drama has reached record-breaking heights as she finds herself on the defensive at home, work, and school. Maybe it's time to take her destiny--and her power--into her own hands... Her relationship with now-ex boyfriend Jeremy behind her, Jayd realizes drama is just a never-ending part of daily life. Even so, she's reached her limit, battling with her new boss,... (more)
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  The Inheritance Trilogy (Jemisin): Book 1

  The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

  by N. K. Jemisin

  Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky. There, to her shock, Yeine is named an heiress to the king. But the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won, and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with a pair of cousins she never knew she had. As she fights for her life, she... (more)
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  Memoirs of a Geisha

  by Arthur Golden

  In this literary tour de force, novelist Arthur Golden enters a remote and shimmeringly exotic world. For the protagonist of this peerlessly observant first novel is Sayuri, one of Japan's most celebrated geisha, a woman who is both performer and courtesan, slave and goddess. We follow Sayuri from her childhood in an impoverished fishing village, where in 1929, she is sold to a representative of a... (more)
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  Rules for Secret Keeping

  by Lauren Barnholdt

  A Simon & Schuster eBook
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  Drama High: Book 13

  The Meltdown

  by L. Divine

  Jayd Jackson hopes her magical Mama has a spell to chase all her cares away. . . Jayd needs time to recoup from her dramatic school year, but time is the one thing she doesn't have. She's said yes to becoming a debutante, and now she has to deal with her girl Mickey's jealousy--on top of babysitting, hair braiding, cheer camp, and a summer writing class. With the stress of Jayd's hectic schedule, strange... (more)
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  Bakuman: Book 1

  Dreams and Reality

  by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata

  R to L (Japanese Style). Is becoming a successful manga artist an achievable dream or just one big gamble? Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? Moritaka is hesitant to seriously consider... (more)
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  Star Trek Movie Novelizations: Book 0

  Star Trek

  by Alan Dean Foster

  "Are you willing to settle for an ordinary life? Or do you think you were meant for something better? Something special?" One grew up in the cornfields of Iowa, fighting for his independence, for a way out of a life that promised only indifference, aimlessness and obscurity. "You will forever be a child of two worlds, capable of choosing your own destiny. The only question you face is, which path will you... (more)
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  Special • A: Book 2

  S•A Volume 2

  by Maki Minami

  Hikari and Kei are pitted against a pair of professional wresters in a challenge issued by the student council. Hikari may now be on the same team as Kei, but a rival is still a rival!
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  Chocolat: Book 2

  Chocolat, Volume 2

  by Ji-Sang Shin

  Kum-Ji thought that she was willing to do anything to get closer to her favorite boy band, DDL, even if it meant she had to join a fan club of their new rival group, Yo-i. But it's getting harder and harder to deal with E-Soh of Yo-i, the only one who knows abot her little secret. And now, E-Soh drops a bomb on her. He tells her . . . that he . . . likes her? What?!
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  Three Kingdoms

  by Guanzhong Luo

  "The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus it has ever been." Echoing the rhythms of Chinese history itself, the monumental tale Three Kingdoms begins. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this fourteenth-century masterpiece continues to be loved and read throughout China today. Three Kingdoms portrays a fateful moment at the end of the Han... (more)
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  Prince of Tennis: Book 1

  The Prince of Tennis, Vol. 1

  by Takeshi Konomi

  Ryoma Echizen just joined the Seishun Gakuen Middle School tennis team, which is known for being one of the most competitive teams in Japan. Ryoma has proven his skills by winning four straight American junior tournament titles. With his skills, Ryoma challenges a rule of Seishun Gakuen that freshmen don't represent the team to play in tournaments until summer.
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  A Pair of Blue Eyes

  by Thomas Hardy

  When Elfride Swancourt meets Stephen Smith, she is attracted to his handsome face, gentle bearing and the sense of mystery which surrounds him. Although distressed to find that the mystery consists only in the humbleness of his origins, she remains true to their youthful vows. But, societal pressures, and the advent of the superior Henry Knight, eventually displace her affections. Knight, however, proves to be an... (more)
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  King of the Wind

  The Story of the Godolphin Arabian

  by Marguerite Henry

  He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden-bay stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone stables. Upon his heel was a small white spot, the symbol of speed and luck. But on his chest was the symbol of misfortune. Although he was swift as the desert winds, Sham's pedigree would be scorned all his life by cruel masters and owners. This is the classic story of Sham and his friend, the stable boy Agba. Their... (more)
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  Kane & Abel: Book 1

  Kane & Abel

  by Jeffrey Archer

  William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless polish immigrant-born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world-are brought together by fate and the quest of a dream. Two men - ambitious, powerful, ruthless - are locked in a relentless struggle to build an empire, fueled by their all-consuming hatred. Over sixty years and three... (more)