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  Trafficked

  by Kim Purcell

  Hannah is an ordinary teenager growing up in Moldova until her parents are killed in a terrorist bombing. Facing poverty with only a sick grandmother to help her financially, she takes an offer that sounds too good to be true: a job as a nanny for a Russian family in Los Angeles.At first, it seems like her luck has finally turned around, but life with the Platonovs quickly spirals into a nightmare.... (more)
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  Brooklyn Bridge

  by Karen Hesse

  Karen Hesse has achieved many honors for her more than twenty books over the course of her award-winning career: the Newbery Medal, the Scott O’Dell Historical Fiction Award, the MacArthur Fellowship “Genius” Award, and the Christopher Medal. Her novels burn with intensity, and keenly felt, deeply researched, and are memorable for their imagination and intelligence. So it is with great pride and excitement that... (more)
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  Anya's Ghost

  by Vera Brosgol

  Anya could really use a friend. But her new BFF isn’t kidding about the “Forever” part . . . Of all the things Anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend was not one of them. Especially not a new friend who’s been dead for a century. Falling down a well is bad enough, but Anya’s normal life might actually be worse. She’s embarrassed by her family, self-conscious about her body, and... (more)