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Hearts of Stone
Hearts of Stone
Kathleen Ernst
When her father goes off to join the Yankee troops, fourteen-year-old Hannah fears her family will be torn apart by the Civil War. But nothing prepares her for her mother's sudden death. Hannah now finds herself responsible for keeping the young family together in a world where even her best friend, Ben, sympathizes with the Confederacy. On a long and dangerous journey from Cumberland Mountain to Nashville, Tennessee, in search of their only living relative, Hannah and her brother and sisters come to realize the true meaning of family and hope. This is a beautifully crafted novel about the tragedy of war and the power of love even in the toughest of times.

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True Talents
True Talents
David Lubar
It’s been over a year since fourteen-year-old Eddie “Trash” Thalmeyer and his friends from Edgeview Alternative School found out about their special hidden talents. Trash can move things with his mind, Torchie is a fire-starter, Cheater reads minds, Lucky finds lost objects, Flinch can predict the future, and Martin can see into people’s souls. Now back home with their families, all the boys want to do is get back to their normal lives, start attending high school, and keep in touch with their friends from Edgeview. When Trash tests his power in a bank and accidentally steals a fistful of cash, he is kidnapped by the ruthless leader of a shadowy company whose purpose is to gather information about psychic phenomena—and who is willing to do anything to get it…. Torchie, Cheater, Lucky, Flinch, and Martin join forces to rescue their friend using their hidden talents, and discover their true talents in the process.

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Farseed (Seed Trilogy)
Farseed
Pamela Sargent
Centuries ago, the people of Earth sent Ship into space. Deep within its core, it carried the seed of humankind…More than twenty years have passed since Ship left its children, the seed of humanity, on an uninhabited, earthlike planet--a planet they named Home. Zoheret and her companions have started settlements and had children of their own. But, as on board Ship, there was conflict, and soon after their arrival, Zoheret's old nemesis, Ho, left the original settlement to establish his own settlement far away. When Ho's daughter, fifteen-year-old Nuy, spies three strangers headed toward their settlement, the hostility between the two groups of old shipmates begins anew and threatens to engulf the children of both settlements. Can the divided settlers face the challenges of adapting to their new environment in spite of their conflicts? And if they do, will they lose their humanity in the process?

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Prom Night: All the Way
All The Way: Prom Night
Megan Stine
Finding her newcomer status going from bad to worse when a popular jock tells a lie about her virtue, high-school senior Carmen struggles to land a role in the school play, endeavors to win the heart of Tyler North, and plots revenge for the prom. By the author of Prom Night: Making Out. Original.

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Quest for the Trilogy: A Rover Novel of Three Adventures
The Quest for the Trilogy
Mel Odom
The secret to protecting the civilized world from an ancient threat may lie in the pages of three books…and it is up to master librarians of the past and present to secure these pages of knowledge.Set in the years after Lord of the Libraries, young halfer Juhg is still growing into his job as Grandmagister when an ally from the past, the wizened wizard Craugh returns with warnings of an ancient threat that may resurface--the so-called "Kharrion's Wrath" which endangers the existence of the world.  Juhg must now unlock the secrets contained in the journals of his now absent mentor Wick, the former Grandmagister and legendary hero known as "The Rover."  He must also continue his documented but clandestine search for a trilogy of books, which brings him through many different realms of their very dangerous world…and into conflict and contact with other races (elves, dwarves, and men) whose fates are all intertwined among the pages of the great book of Time. The Quest for the Trilogy weaves three separate quests into one as the young historian races against the clock to protect not just his world, but all others as well.

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The Poker Diaries
The Poker Diaries
Liza Conrad
From the author of Rock My World and High School Bites-a tale of a poker-playing teen whose two lives are about to collide. For a city girl, Lulu has the best of both worlds-uptown and downtown. Her mother teaches her about art and high society...then every other weekend she's with her dad, playing poker in the back room of her grandfather's bar. Mark, her downtown crush, is almost as good at the game as she is, but her uptown friends lose their shirts. So when her buddy Dack gets mixed up with the wrong crowd and loses a bit more than he should, it's up to Lulu to win it back for him. But things have become even more complicated- especially now that her mom is dating Mr. Toughon- Crime himself, the Mayor of New York City.

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Bass Ackwards and Belly Up
Bass Ackwards and Belly Up
Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft
Instead of following the traditional college route after graduation, four best friends--Harper, Sophie, Kate, and Becca--decide to follow their dreams as they each embark on a year-long adventure filled with hope, tears, laughter, romance, and self-discovery. 50,000 first printing.

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Anyone but You
Anyone But You
Lara M. Zeises
Critter and Jesse have been close to Seattle since her dad moved in with their mother. Closer still since he took off six years ago and Layla decided to raise Sea as one of her own. It’s a decision none of them regrets, especially not Critter. He’s more than a brother–he’s Seattle’s best friend.Now it’s vacation, and Seattle and Critter are stoop sitters, at least until summer school starts in July. It beats working like Jesse, or worse, studying like Layla wants them to. It’s too hot for Seattle to be on her skateboard–too hot, even, for Critter to be scamming on girls. But Sea comes up with a plan for them to bluff their way into the ritzy swimming pool the next town over. Big mistake.Soon Critter’s got his heart set on a Penn Acres princess, while Seattle’s trying hard not to fall for a skater boy on the rebound. For the first time in a long while, they can talk to anyone but each other. Then Seattle’s dad shows up unexpectedly, and the way of life Critter and Seattle have always known begins to change even more. . . .

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British Born, American Bred: A Prince William Fantasy Fiction
British Born, American Bred
Valorie Beardsley
A witty British girl raised in America. A strong-willed young prince slated to assume the highest office in England. When their worlds collide. . .anything can happen! In this stunning re-imagining of the life of Prince William of Wales, author Valorie Beardsley follows the life of fictional Emily Harrison, a British-born girl who is raised in Los Angeles, and who just happens to have a crush on Prince William of Wales. Emily returns to England as a young adult to attend St. Andrews University, and is amazed when the man of her dreams is sitting in her classroom! Can William and Emily conquer their fears and succeed in love, when the whole world is watching them? Told with dazzling detail and sparkling insight, British Born American Bred is a delightful mingling of fantasy and reality that will have readers wondering not only what happens next, but also what really happens in the lives of the Royal Family. Beardsley combines the depth of historical fiction with the pace of a tabloid, making British Born American Bred one of the most original U.S. exports of the year!

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School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride, Book 2)
Maximum Ride: Schools Out Forever
James Patterson
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In this eagerly awaited follow-up, brave bird-kid Max and her flock are discovered by an FBI agent and forced to go to "school." There is no such thing as an ordinary day as Max deciphers how and when she's supposed to save the world, and she faces her greatest enemy--a clone of herself. Little, Brown and Company

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