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WhipEye is about two kids, Samantha and Jake, and their friend Charlie, the almost 1000 year old parrot. In the book, they discover the magical land of KiraKu and its inhabitants, the giant magical animals called the Great Ones and the ancient staff, WhipEye.

In sixteen-year-old Nina Kane’s world, the Church is not a place of worship, but rather a dictatorial government. Its influential leaders rant about the dangers of demons, and it’s only an elite group of exorcists that stop hordes of the evil creatures from feeding on the entire population’s souls. 

Fourteen year-old Audrey’s style trademark is her pair of dark glasses that she never takes off. While the shades look movie-star glamorous, they tell a grim tale. Ever since she was bullied by a vicious band of girls at school, Audrey has suffered from depression and social and general anxiety disorder. When she looks into someone’s eyes, she automatically feels judged and threatened.

Mind Over Bullies has two themes running through the book: One is a counterfeiting scheme and the other is bullying. It is a book about teenager Margo Rios and how she handles both problems.
 
Margo has two friends, one of whom tells her a secret. When the secret is suddenly made public, Margo gets blamed, and starts being bullied as a result. At the same time, Margo and her newfound friends, the MOB, start investigating the counterfeiting operation in their city. This story is about more than Margo, though. It's about other teens, as well.
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It is the year 1981, and as an orphan with no recollection of her parents, a sixteen-year-old girl named Jett finds herself in quite the predicament. She has been running away from people who are trying to put her back into foster care, and is also attempting to find a chance to apply for college in order to start her career. Of course to be able to start college, she will need money to pay for the tuition. Then she has an incredible stroke of luck and finds a help wanted sign at a candy store called Watson’s Candies.

When Junior Detective for his school, Madigan, gets assigned a new kid partner (Austin Phelps) by the Vice Principal to make sure he doesn’t get in trouble, he isn’t very happy. But, when new cases come up, he is more annoyed at him for getting less juicy cases than for being in the way. The first case is about a missing lucky pencil, which he agrees to do.

When Mary wakes up not knowing anything about anyone, traveling on a train to a car  with a woman she does not know, heading to the Greyache house with people who she has never met, she is quite uncomfortable and uneasy.

When Junior Detective for his school Madigan gets assigned a new kid (Austin Phelps) by the Vice Principal to make sure he doesn’t get in trouble, he isn’t very happy.

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Lizard Radio begins as young Kivali is dropped off at a CropCamp by her caretaker Sheila, in order to shape her into a productive and helpful member of society, a betrayal by every definition. Now, Kivali must learn to live in a strange, conformist farming environment.  She meets Ms. Mischetti, camp director, as well as Sully, Rasta, Nona, and other friends to help her along her journey of self-discovery and truth-seeking.  This book follows Kivali’s thoughts throughout the exchanges and discoveries she makes about herself and the world around her.

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