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77 Things You Absolutely Have to do Before You Finish College in an informative, unique, and applicable book. As the title states, the book contains 77 things you will want to do before completing college.

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Perfect Summer takes place in the future in the UK where fifteen year old Morgan envies her best friend Summer because Summer has the perfect life: rich parents, cute boys, and she is beautiful. Morgan, on the other hand, is not beautiful. Boys don’t even give her a second glance, and her family depends on her parents' jobs just to keep going. In addition, Morgan has a little brother named Josh who has Down Syndrome, something that is considered as an abomination in this society where perfection is obsessed over.

Imagine living in a country where only one viewpoint is correct. You cannot listen to certain types of music or wear certain styles of clothing. You and your friends feel stifled by the strict government. No, this isn’t a spinoff of The Hunger Games. This is Communist Czechoslovakia, where thirteen-year-old Patrik and his friends long to be normal teenagers of the rockin’ 1960s.  Dancing secretly to a Beatles record that they bought on the black market, they dream of freedom in America.

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Albert is fifteen, and his life is falling apart. He and his family have been invited to live on Gaia, a secret, advanced society of humans on another planet. Little did Albert's family know that a perfect society isn't always meant for an average person. Albert's family is soon in the middle of a dangerous power struggle. Friendship, undying loyalty, and hope are just a few things that Albert will encounter during his adventure.

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Finally free of London’s notorious criminal, “The Guvnor”, and his father’s murder; young Finn Maguire opens a new chapter in his life by opening a gym with his partner, Delroy, and his beautiful lawyer Nicky.  Life for Finn is now simple and good. But when loan-sharks call on his partner and his inheritance disappears with his lawyer all at once, Finn finds himself in a rut.

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This book has many funny ideas and some serious ideas. Silly things like changing your hair, holding a karaoke night, and purposely getting lost in town. Some serious subjects such as thinking about your future, eating healthy, and helping out at a shelter. The book provides insightful tips on renting your own apartment and alcohol. Overall this book gives readers new things to try before becoming a full fledged adult.

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When Cora and her sister Mimi leave London to stay with a mysterious Aunt they find themselves quickly wrapped up in a surreal adventure. Their relocation to Geurdon Hall has awakened something that hhas been asleep in the shadows for many years, something monsterous.  With the help of her new friend Cora begins to unravel the messages of the ghostly apparations who seem flock to her.  Can Cora stop a curse that has haunted her family for generations, and can she solve it in time to save her sister or will she be too late?

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Fighters are powerful, they are strong, they are the ones who stand tall when others cannot. That is Haley for you, she is the ultimate fighter. She is fighting so many battles all at once and most of them people do not even know about. She has a lot of secrets, but she is keeping them for a reason, she is protecting the ones she love. That doesn't mean she doesn't need protecting too and that is where West comes in.

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