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Girl as main character

Piper and Mac are two stubborn Scottish Terriers. Piper is a black Scottish Terrier who, in her mind, is too mature to chase bikes and cars while Mac is a white terrier who loves chasing bikes and cars. These two Scottish Terriers are mostly opposites, but they do have a few things in common: they are both stubborn leaders, neither are followers, and they both think of food whenever they’re thinking about anything. Their owners leave to go to their Grandma’s farm, but the two terriers are left behind.

Starr Bishop seems to be perfect. She’s blond, athletic, smart, and pretty. Hoping to get a position in a summer leadership program, Starr takes the test along with her best friends, Jody and Sami. But only Starr passes, and the leadership program was a front for the Organization who wanted to train Starr to be an assassin. Starr escapes and runs for her life. While on the run, Starr runs into Christian Evergood, a weird, goth, emo boy from her school who didn’t exactly make it a secret that he hated her. It turns out, he’s not what he seems.

Ari Wren, a freshman in highschool, suddenly attracts the attention of the most popular and handsome boy in school, Cade Waters.

Our Dark Stars is about two main characters, Will and Talia. Talia has been asleep for a hundred years unaware that mocks (man made robots) have taken over the galaxy and enslaved humans, after a catastrophe involving her best friend. Will finds Talia and tries to uncover her true identity. In the end, Will decides against turning Talia over to the Queen, giving his own life for hers, and it’s up to Talia to save him.

 “Hope and Other Punchlines,” written by Julie Buxbaum, is a story about a young woman named Abbi Hope Goldstein.

The Love of Vera by Alice Magro is a contemporary romance fiction based on deep thoughts and values of profound love. Gino and Vera are distant cousins who are in love and had suffered the loss of parents. Brought up in a wealthy family with mafia connections, the setting of this book is partly like the acclaimed Godfather series. It takes you on a journey full of romance, action, and adventure. We get to witness love stories from two generations - of Gino and Vera, and uncle Armando and aunt Yolanda. Vera’s college life and her relationship with Gino is well documented in the pages.

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A Christmas Love Story begins with a sweet woman named Harmonie Homeowner and her Christmas decorating. Harmonie loves the holidays because she spends time with her big family, and who doesn’t love the holiday magic?! As Harmonie decorates her cozy home for Christmas, the author introduces two ornaments to readers, Nicholas Nutcracker and Brittany Ballerina. While each of them has their specific professions and talents, they are both lacking something in their lives: true love!

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It’s nothing more than myth and legend, a story grizzled warriors tell around the campfire to the young and gullible. Dragons never existed. The All Tree is nothing but a fairytale. There is no such thing as other worlds or dangerous people attempting to get here from them. 

Can You Hear Me? is a story detailing the father of the main character's journey through pancreatic cancer. It is not an easy story to tell, as every day presents new challenges and obstacles, but Renee keeps her head held high. This book takes place over a period of several months and covers both the good and bad parts of this family's life. 

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Normal [n]: the usual, average, or typical state or condition. For most high school teens being just normal means being boring. Being normal is not the plan nor would they ever want to be described as such. For Cat, being normal is something she only dreams about, and her dreams aren’t happy ones at the moment. Cat is finally back to school for her senior year, but she no longer has a boyfriend, straight As, or a position on the crew team. What Cat does have…is lymphoma.

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