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Make the Grade: Everything You Need to Study Better, Stress Less, and Succeed in School
Make The Grade
Lesley Schwartz Martin
Tips, tricks, and advice for students looking to get organized, study better, and gain more control over their academic lives.

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Little Fish: A Memoir From a Different Kind of Year
Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year
Ramsey Beyer
Beyer, Ramsey

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How-To Handbook: Shortcuts and Solutions for the Problems of Everyday Life
The How-To Handbook
Alexandra Johnson, Martin Oliver
This handy reference guide is full of tips and tricks that every teen needs to know, from how to unstick chewing gum to how to treat a burn.

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The Iron Traitor (The Iron Fey)
The Iron Traitor
Julie Kagawa
From the limitless imagination of New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Kagawa, The Iron Fey series continues.WHEN WE MET, I HAD NO IDEA HE WOULD BE THE CATALYST...FOR THE END OF EVERYTHINGAfter his unexpected journey into the lands of the fey, Ethan Chase just wants to get back to normal. Well, as “normal” as you can be when you see faeries every day of your life. Suddenly the former loner with the bad reputation has someone to try for—his girlfriend, Kenzie. Never mind that he’s forbidden to see her again. But when your name is Ethan Chase and your sister is one of the most powerful faeries in the Nevernever, “normal” simply isn’t to be. Ethan’s nephew, Keirran, is missing, and may be on the verge of doing something unthinkable in the name of saving his own love. Something that will fracture the human and faery worlds forever, and give rise to the dangerous fey known as the Forgotten. As Ethan’s and Keirran’s fates entwine and Keirran slips further into darkness, Ethan’s next choice may decide the fate of them all.Don’t miss the first book in Julie Kagawa’s highly anticipated new series, SHADOW OF THE FOX, AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2, 2018“Julie Kagawa is one killer storyteller.”—MTV’s Hollywood Crush blog“The Iron King has the…enchantment, imagination and adventure of… Alice in Wonderland, Narnia and The Lord of the Rings, but with lots more romance.”—Justine magazine“Fans of the first 'Iron Fey’ series will be interested in seeing Meghan and her family again, while new readers will find enough detail to help them jump right in and enjoy the magic, adventure, and touch of romance.”—School Library Journal on The Lost Prince

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Waterfell (The Aquarathi)
Waterfell
Amalie Howard
THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE QUEEN Nerissa Marin hides among teens in her human form, waiting for the day she can claim her birthright—the undersea kingdom stolen from her the day her father was murdered. Blending in is her best weapon—until her father's betrayer confronts Nerissa and challenges her to a battle to the death on Nerissa's upcoming birthday—the day she comes of age. Amid danger and the heartbreak of her missing mother, falling for a human boy is the last thing Nerissa should do. But Lo Seavon breaches her defenses and somehow becomes the only person she can count on to help her desperate search for her mother, a prisoner of Nerissa's mortal enemy. Is Lo the linchpin that might win Nerissa back her crown? Or will this mortal boy become the weakness that destroys her?

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Confessions of an Almost-Girlfriend
Confessions of an Almost Girlfriend
Louise Rozett
Rose Zarelli 2.0 here—2.0, as in, innovative…superior…improved.Improved how? Glad you asked. This year, I will not:1. Do things just because other people want me to.2. Randomly shoot off my mouth.3. Worry about whether I'm someone's girlfriend—or not.So, what will I do this year?1. Find my thing and be who I want to be.2. Learn when to speak up—and when to shut up.3. Tell off Jamie Forta and move on.I'm older and smarter now—I can totally pull this off. How hard can it be?

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The Scroll of Years: A Gaunt and Bone Novel
The Scroll of Years
Chris Willrich
It's Brent Weeks meets China Mieville in this wildly imaginative fantasy debut featuring high action, elegant writing, and sword and sorcery with a Chinese flare.      Persimmon Gaunt and Imago Bone are a romantic couple and partners in crime. Persimmon is a poet from a well-to-do family, who found herself looking for adventure, while Imago is a thief in his ninth decade who is double-cursed, and his body has not aged in nearly seventy years. Together, their services and wanderlust have taken them into places better left unseen, and against odds best not spoken about. Now, they find themselves looking to get away, to the edge of the world, with Persimmon pregnant with their child, and the most feared duo of assassins hot on their trail. However, all is never what it seems, and a sordid adventure--complete with magic scrolls, gangs of thieves, and dragons both eastern and western--is at hand.

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Living with Jackie Chan
Living With Jackie Chan
Jo Knowles
After fathering a baby, a teenager moves in with his karate-loving uncle and tries to come to terms with his guilt — and find a way to forgive.This isn’t how Josh expected to spend senior year. He thought he’d be hanging out with his best friends, Dave and Caleb, driving around, partying, just like always. But here he is, miles from home — new school, new life, living with his Jackie-Chan-obsessed uncle, Larry, and trying to forget. But Josh can’t forget. So many things bring back memories of last year and the night that changed everything. Every day the pain, the shame, and the just not knowing are never far from his thoughts. Why is he such a loser? How could he have done what he did? He finds some moments of peace when he practices karate with Stella, the girl upstairs and his one real friend. As they move together through the katas, Josh feels connected in a way he has never felt before. He wonders if they could be more than friends, but Stella’s jealous boyfriend will make sure that doesn’t happen. And maybe it doesn’t matter. If Stella knew the truth, would she still think he was a True Karate Man? Readers first met Josh in Jumping Off Swings which told the story of four high school students and how one pregnancy changed all of their lives. In thiscompanion book, they follow Josh as he tries to come to terms with what happened, and find a way to forgive.

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Me on the Floor, Bleeding
Me On The Floor, Bleeding
Susan Beard, Jenny Jägerfeld
Awarded the August Prize for Best Youth Novel."I really loved this book—the fierce and honest testimony of a blazingly creative personality."—Elizabeth WeinHigh school outsider Maja would never hurt her¬self on purpose as her dad, teachers, and classmates seem to believe. Can't a person saw off the tip of her thumb without everyone starting to worry? That is, everyone except Maja's mum, who seems to have disappeared from the face of earth.Crashing a neighbor's party, Maja meets twenty-year-old Justin Case, a super-verbal car mechanic with pink pants, who makes her forget everything about absent mothers and sawn-off thumbs, at least temporarily. But then Maja hacks into her father's e-mail account and reads an e-mail that hurts more than all the electric saws in the world.In this funny and clever coming-of-age novel, seventeen-year-old Maja describes each moment with such bare-bones honesty that one can't help but be drawn into her world. Wise beyond her years yet still surprisingly naïve, her story is entertaining and enlightening, at turns both hilarious and bittersweet.Jenny Jägerfeld is a professional psychologist specializing in young adult psychiatric care in Sweden. She also works as a consultant with young adults on a long-running psychology program on Swedish national radio. Me on the Floor, Bleeding is her first novel to be translated into English and has been awarded the coveted August Prize for Best Youth Novel.

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Through the Zombie Glass
Through the Zombie Glass
Gena Showalter
Zombies stalk the night. Forget blood and brains. These monsters hunger for human souls. Sadly, they've got mine… Alice Bell has lost so much. Family. Friends. A home. She thought she had nothing else to give. She was wrong.  After a new zombie attack, strange things begin to happen to her. Mirrors come to life, and the whispers of the dead assault her ears. But the worst? A terrible darkness blooms inside her, urging her to do very wicked things.  She's never needed her team of zombie slayers more, but ultra bad-boy Cole Holland, the leader and her boyfriend, suddenly withdraws from her…from everyone. Now, with her best friend Kat at her side, Ali must kill the zombies, uncover Cole's secret and learn to fight the darkness. But the clock is ticking…and if she fails at a single task, they're all doomed. THE WHITE RABBIT CHRONICLES  I've lost so much. A dear friend. My new home. My purpose. My pride.  And it's my fault. I can blame no one else.  I and I alone let the darkness in.Don't miss FIRSTLIFE, book 1 of Gena Showalter's action-packed, romantic and exhilarating new series, the Everlife novels!

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