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Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Ollie, who has seizures when near electricity, lives in a backwoods cabin with his mother and rarely sees other people, and Moritz, born with no eyes and a heart defect that requires a pacemaker, is bullied at his high school, but when a physician who knows both suggests they begin corresponding, they form a strong bond that may get them through dark times.
7422) The comeback
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"A deep dive into the psyche of a young actress raised in the spotlight under the influence of a charming, manipulative film director and the moment when she decides his time for winning is over. At the height of her career and on the eve of her first Golden Globe nomination, teen star Grace Turner disappeared. Now, tentatively sober and surprisingly numb, Grace is back in Los Angeles after her year of self-imposed exile. She knows the new private...
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Cookie chronicles volume 3
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
After getting a fortune cookie with the message, "Practice makes perfect," Ben meets new student Darby, who claims to be perfect and offers to teach Ben his secrets.
7424) The Originals
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Pub. Date
2013
Description
Seventeen-year-olds Lizzie, Ella, and Betsy Best are clones, raised as identical triplets by their surrogate mother but living as her one daughter, Elizabeth, until their separate abilities and a romantic relationship force a change.
7425) A family from Japan
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Series
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Describes the activities of a Japanese family living in Tokyo, providing brief information about daily life and customs.
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Mia Mayhem volume 9
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Joining other students and their parents for family field day at PITS, Mia joins in potato sack races, a game of tug-of-war and a hula hoop ring toss that becomes increasingly dangerous as the region's most skilled superheroes compete to win.
7429) Eb & Flow
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Ebony and De’Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. How could they when their cafeteria scuffle ended with De’Kari’s ruined shoes, Ebony on the ground, and both of them with ten days of at-home suspension? Now Eb and Flow have two weeks to think about and explain their behavior—to their families, to each other, and ultimately to themselves. Award-winning author Kelly J. Baptist delivers a novel in verse that follows Eb and Flow as they navigate...
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House of Winslow volume 13
Pub. Date
c1993
Description
Tom Winslow is a natural-born soldier on an Indian campaign marked by destiny through George Custer.
7431) Perfectly nice neighbors
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Salma Khatun is hopeful about Blenheim, the suburban development into which she, her husband, and their son have just moved. The Bangladeshi family needs a fresh start, and Blenheim feels like just the place. Soon after they move in, Salma spots her white neighbor, Tom Hutton, ripping out the anti-racist banner her son put in the front garden. Avoiding confrontation, Salma takes the banner inside and puts it in her window. But the next morning, she...
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Abby and Theo have the coolest family. Rather than gather at barbeques or plan beach vacations, the Winstons investigate the spooky stories and unsolved mysteries of their town, Murky Creek. Grandpa Winston started the tradition, and now he's passing it on to Abby and Theo! When odd goings-on and suspicious happenings plague the citizens of Murky Creek, it's up to the two kids to dig up clues and crack the case before things get any creepier.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
As sixteen-year-old Leilani and her family learn to live without electronics, farming the land as her ancestors did, she finds strength in her relatives, her strange connection to the Emerald Orchid--a being whose presence caused global devastation--and her friendship with Aukina but suffers regret over what she had to do to survive.
7436) Dora's Christmas parade
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Dora and her friend Boots, having both received instruments for Christmas, decide to take their show on the road to Dora's grandmother's house, gathering participants as they go along.
7437) In Good Company
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Dan is in advertising and a dedicated family man. He seems to have it all, until a younger man is hired to replace him. Before long, he is forced to be deferential to his new boss, not only in the office but also when Carter begins dating his daughter.
7438) Growing up in Mexico
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
About half of Mexico s population is under the age of twenty making it one of the youngest countries in the world. These young people grow up in a place that encompasses a mix of old and new, wealth and poverty, urban and rural. Featured is an overview of the country, as well as insights into how Mexico s youth experience home and family, education and work, social life, and more.
7440) Child of spring
Author
Pub. Date
[2016.
Description
In India, young Basanta struggles to accept her role as servant to a temperamental rich girl while dreaming of having a beautiful ring of her own.