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1) Little women
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English
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Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
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English
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Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility. All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible...
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Emotionally crippled by his obsessive-compulsive disorder, teenager Matthew Corbin rarely leaves his room on a cul-de-sac in London, and he passes the day observing and writing down his neighbors doings from his window--but when a toddler staying next door disappears Matt is the key to solving a mystery and possibly saving a child's life ... if he can manage to expose himself, and his secret guilt to the outside world.
5) Artemis Fowl
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Artemis Fowl series volume 2
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English
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When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.
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Pub. Date
2023
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English
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In 1605 London, sixteen-year-old Joan Sands' magical ability to control metal makes her a skilled craftswoman, but her family gift for observing the Fae, who recently broke the Pact and are now brutally attacking mortals, draws Joan into political intrigue in both human and Fae worlds.
7) Mujercitas
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Publisher
Editorial Ink
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
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Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England.
12) Skellig
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English
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Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.
13) Unbecoming
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Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Life has just become very complicated for seventeen-year-old Katie; her father walked out a year ago, her mother is stressed out, her brother is a "special needs" teenager, and she is caring for the maternal grandmother she has never met, who is suffering from Alzheimer's--and Katie has a secret of her own that she cannot reveal.
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Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Eighth-grade star quarterback Nate Brodie's family is feeling the stress of the troubled economy, and Nate is frantic because his best friend Abby is going blind, so when he gets a chance to win a million dollars if he can complete a pass during the halftime of a New England Patriot's game, he is nearly overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed.
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Series
Planet Omar volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Imaginative Omar goes through the ups and downs of starting a new school and making new friends with the help of his wonderful (and silly) Muslim family"--
17) The Marvels
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In 1766, a boy, Billy Marvel, is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis, runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and iscaptivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and ghostly presences.
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Series
Section 13 volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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"An American boy travels with his family to London for his mother to find his father, but it turns out his father was involved with something nefarious ... and now so is he"--
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English
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"Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she's the only Indian American student, and home, with her family's traditions and holidays. But Reha's parents don't understand why she's conflicted--they only notice when Reha doesn't meet their strict expectations. Reha feels disconnected from her mother, or Amma, although their names are linked--Reha means "star" and Punam means "moon"--but they are a universe apart. Then Reha finds out that her...