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Andrew, a scrawny and thin high school freshman, is determined to get in great physical condition. At home, he is overwhelmed by his strict and motivated single mother, who seems only to care for Andrew's sister Ally. Ally is an athlete and soccer star, who is determined to get into an Ivy League college. Andrew dreams to separate from his mother and her ignorance of his life.

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You’d think that ruling a country would be easy after you’ve battled ancient sorcery and led a desert rebel army, but for young Queen Elisa it’s proving to be difficult. Elisa battles with her very own country and assassins from the people she’s just defeated. When Elisa leaves the safety of her palace life to find a new, greater power, she meets even greater challenges than war. Elisa’s determination will be put to the test as she risks everyone’s life for this new source of power that will unite her kingdom once again.

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Katherine Jones as a runner was a prodigy, excelling in the skill in high school.  She had hoped to pursue it in college if not for the fatal turn of fate that severed her dreams from ever becoming reality. Now she is running from her past in Texas, finding solace in her hometown of Lithia. There she is welcomed by the warm hearts of the small community, finding a kindness she had long forgotten the world had. But there is a looming darkness over the town, its secrets concealed behind the curtain of forest that frames the tranquil town.

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Chase Dobson deserved it. At least that’s what they thought. Now the three best friends, Katie, Nate, and Renata, are left to think if kidnapping the biggest, most powerful bully in school really was a good idea. All they wanted to do was stop all of the terrible things he was doing to other kids. But now they know he holds all of their secrets. Now they can’t break the pact. They can’t. What really happened that night? 

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Outcasts United is the true story of a soccer team in Clarkston, Georgia. The team is made up of refugee boys who have left their native countries for a variety of reasons, but they all share a passion for the sport.  The team is known as the Fugees, and they are coached by a young woman named Luma Mufleh. Using soccer, Luma teaches her team to learn responsibility and cooperation. Luma also helps the families of her team members adjust to life in the United States using her knowledge of many langugages and American culture.

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Daire Santos has so much more to learn about her destiny -- to become a Soul Seeker and protect her small New Mexican town from the evil Richters. The Richters, a family that practices black magic, has now infiltrated the Lowerworld, and with an undead army on their side, they won't stop until they have complete control over the world.

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Eleanor is the new girl in town — after being sent away from her mom for months, she’s moved back in with her mom, her evil stepfather, and her step-siblings. Wearing mismatched clothes, she’s an obvious outsider that first day on the bus. Then there’s Park.

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NERVE is the game that everyone's playing--the game of truth or dare without truth as a choice. Vee's friends think she isn't the type of person to do that kind of thing, and Vee herself questions her ability too. But when Vee takes a simple dare, she aces it and can't wait to do the next one.

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After her mother dies, American Katie Greene is shipped off to Japan to live with her aunt. Getting thrown into another country is hard, especially when you don’t know the language or customs. Katie struggles to blend in, and when a senior boy decides to challenge her, it doesn’t get any better. She gets pulled rapidly into the dark side of Japan, where mobs and gods are at war. Katie, who just wants to become invisible, must pick a side and fight, for she is more important in this battle than anyone can know.

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