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The Drowning Shark by Stormy Sweitzer and Will Swanepoel is about the adventures of Sierra Rouge, an ordinary teenage girl who goes through extraordinary situations. Sierra’s parents are both important people; her father is a famous chef, and her mother is a former CIA agent. Due to her parents getting divorced in her early childhood, Sierra grew up tagging along on her mother’s missions, learning skills of her own along the way. Even after her mother dies, the adventures don’t stop for Sierra.

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Quin Kincaid is a Seeker. Born into a 'noble' cause along with her best friend Shinobu and the love of her life Jonathan, she believed that everything was right in the world. But after learning the truth on the most important night of her life, Quin does not know what to believe. Now her home is destoryed, the boy she loves is leading an armada against what is left of her family, her mother is dead, her father and uncle have been lying to her for her entire life. All she has left is Shinobu, her confidant, who must help her get the answers they both need desperately.

Set in Japan, Dolls of Hope is an inspiring story about eleven-year-old Chiyo Tamura. After sneaking into her sister’s omiai, Chiyo is sent to a school for girls in Tsuchiura. As she tries to make friends and fit in, Chiyo learns of an upcoming singing competition in which the winners will travel to Tokyo and sing a song of welcome to the Friendship Dolls from America. Chiyo finds herself in Tokyo singing to the Friendship Dolls, but in a surprising turn of events, becomes one of the most popular girls in Japan.

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In Tokyo, Japan in 2000, Fumiko Ishioka recieves a beaten up suitcase with the words Hana Brady, orphan and a date. Fumiko is the director of the Tokyo Holocaust Education Center, and she is determined to find out who Hana Bradyl was and what her story holds. She not only wants to find out for herself but she wants to help explain to a group she leads called "Small Wings." This is a group of teenagers that volunteer at The Holocaust Education Resource Center teaching other children about the Holocaust, in an effort to prevent anything like it from happening again.

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The Sweetest Heist (Randi Rhodes, Ninja Detective Series) by Octavia Spencer is a story about Randi Rhodes, a energetic, fun-loving girl, and her two friends, Dario Cruz and Pudge Taylor. This dynamic trio is known for battling crime, and they are their town’s ninja detectives. Randi and her friends are spending a week in New York City to visit Randi’s frivolous aunt. When they find out that twelve precious jewels are disappearing and there are mysterious people below their apartment, they are on high alert.

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The Prince has just saved Cinderella from her evil stepmother. In the weeks following this traumatic experience, the Prince feels that Cinderella would benefit from studying with the Fairy Godmothers of the Four Directions. On this journey, Cinderella must face her past, present, and future to gain confidence, courage, patience, and the attributes of a princess. What are these challenges? Read to find out.

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Crash Into You is a story about two teens, Rachel and Isaiah. When issues in life arise, the two of them find out how much they truly mean to each other and how much they love each other. Through thick and thin, the couple stays strong and sticks together. As there love grows stronger and stronger every day, they realize they are inseparable. Until something happens that could change their relationship forever…

 

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Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen is a book about a young girl named Liberty Frye, or Libby as she likes to be called. Libby and her family seem strange to everyone in their small town. They seclude themselves from society and don’t often meet with anyone, except when Mrs. Frye brings cakes and things to people who are sick. Also, the Fryes are overly protective of Libby, who hates that her parents won’t let her communicate with anyone beyond her classmates. 

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This book has a mysterious twinge in possibility and promise.  The Deadly Wizard Games is about when four wizards who are Indie, Justica, Demus, and Reggie come down on an unsuspecting Earth. Their claim was that they were going to help all of the Earth’s problems..  In the beginning, they meet with resistance to their rule, but soon the people began to see how the Wizards helped them with devices such as M- Coins, or Mortal Coins, new job creations, and… magic.

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