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In the summer of 1994, four teenagers, Jonathan, Sam, Eric and Schulz, find a sizable amount of money in an abandoned house in the suburbs of Munich.  This discovery catalyzes a series of events that change the lives of all four friends, and not for the better.  The inexorable unraveling of their friendship leaves an irreparable trail of damage and not one of the four escape unscathed.

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Tucker, Lia, and Kosh are coming to the conclusion of their time stopping adventure. Tucker and Lia are reunited in the distant future. They are looking for answers to their questions about the mysterious diskos. Before they can find out anything, they first have to reunite with Kosh in the present day. He also is looking for answers, more specifically, about his rescuer, Emma.

Jonathan, Sam, Shulz, and Eric are four adrift and rebellious friends living in the suburbs of Munich, Germany. In the summer of 1994, the teenagers break into an old abandoned house and find envelopes filled with  money hidden throughout the house.

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Mr. Terupt Falls Again is a spectacular book filled with lots of  surprises and new discoveries. Seven kids and one teacher go through a journey in school that sweeps them off their feet in one classroom. Even though everyone goes through their ups and downs together, they manage to stick together and learn to trust each other. They go through quite a fifth grade year with Mr. Terupt and find some surprises down the road. What will they learn along the way?

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Back in the time when boomerangs and swords were considered state-of-the-art weapons there lived a boy attempting to become a man.  His name was Will, heir to the Nebulan throne.  In Nebula, it is tradition for all boys turning eighteen to complete a quest and prove themselves men.  But as soon as Will leaves the kingdom to slay a fierce beast, things begin to turn bad.  His father dies, and his uncle, the Duke, claims the throne.  Will stumbles upon the royal guard, who attempt to slay

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In 1798, in the mounatins of Southern France, woodsmen returned to the small village of Lacaune, with a wild boy in their hands. Crowds gathered around him, pointing and laughing.This was his first encounter, that he could remember, with the race he was apart of. So, this begins the story of the wild boy, also known as the Savage of Aveyron, and the long journey he took that brought him all the way to Paris. Throughout this non-fiction retelling, the wild boy learns to live in society and discovers what it really means to be human.

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For Travis Coates, the saying 'You only live once' holds no value. Sixteen-year-old Travis had a body riddled with cancer, and the only way to save his life (if it worked) was to cut off his head and put it in a freezer, hoping to reattach it to someone else's body once science progressed enough that the surgery would be possible. No one really believed that it would be successful, but surprise, surprise, five years later, Travis's head woke up attached to a taller and more muscular body.

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As the end of summer closed in, Rain thought nothing could be worse than going back to school. When her beloved grandfather passes away suddenly her whole world is turned upside down. The day before her grandfather passed, he gave Rain a mysterious bracelet that now allows her to see ghosts. Rain drags her friend Charlie on an adventure that may answer all the unanswered questions. Throughout Rain’s struggles she learns more about herself and her family.

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Sick of puppy love and “Relationship-Zombies?” Becca understands. She knows how easily relationships can change a person, especially after her sister was abandoned at the altar. Being an expert on the subject, Becca can end it. Taking on the title of “The Break-up Artist”, Becca saves Ashland High from “Relationship-Zombies.” A master of her craft, Becca sets each couple up for disaster. There isn’t any couple she can’t break; but when Becca receives an order for Ashland High’s favorite couple, Steve and Huxley, Becca gets nervous.

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All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry was a book about two girls who grow up like sisters.  They have completely different personalities but neither have a father.  Aurora is beautiful and outgoing, while the narrator keeps to herself and dresses however she wants.  The girls have been best friends forever, and then Jack comes.  Aurora has already dealt with too much loss and can't stand to lose her best friend as well.  This is a story about relationships, friendships and how to balance them all. 

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