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10321) The Girls of No Return
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Cut meets Hatchet in this lacerating debut about girls, knives, and redemption.
The Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area stretches across two million acres in northern Idaho. In its heart sits the Alice Marshall School, where fifty teenage girls come to escape their histories and themselves. Lida Wallace has tried to negate herself in every way possible. At Alice Marshall, she meets Elsa Boone, a fierce native Idahoan; Jules, who seems...
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Princess Truly shares her kindness, optimism, and can-do attitude with her friends, in these rhyming stories perfect for beginning readers!
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love...
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The Ice Chips have time travel down to a science . . . almost. After Ekamjeet “Edge” Singh misses out on their most recent adventure, he convinces his teammates to take another leap through time. But when their magic goes haywire, a hero from the past finds her way onto the Chips’ hometown rink—and leaves behind a very important trophy!
10324) Amy Is Famous
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There's nothing Amy likes more than being famous. It's so fun to sign autographs for her bear, pose for photos with her parents, and she loves getting gold stars in class.
But when a new girl comes to school, suddenly she's the superstar, and Amy is just super jealous.
It's not until they spend time together that they discover something more meaningful than fame-friendship.
Themes of sharing the spotlight, overcoming jealousy, and finding great...
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The authors of the hit Goddess Girls series put a fun and girly twist on another super-popular theme: fairy tales!
Once upon a time, in faraway Grimmlandia...A Grimmtastic girl named Cinderella is starting her first week at Grimm Academy on the wrong foot. Cinda's totally evil stepsisters are out to make her life miserable. The Steps tease Cinda, give her terrible advice about life at the academy, and even make her look bad in front of her new friends,...
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Avec son beau pistolet en bois, Odilon parviendra-t-il enfin à intimider Arthur le baraqué?
Odilon aimerait vraiment être grand, et gros,et très costaud et même...un peu méchant. Mais voilà, Odilon est petit et maigrichon. Et dans sa rue habite Arthur qui lui, est vraiment grand, gros et carrément méchant! Alors, c'est décidé, Odilon veut un pistolet. Oui mais Arthur, lui, a un bazooka...
Un texte plein d'humour et de sensibilité sur...
10327) Stella Batts Scaredy Cat
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Are you afraid of the dark? Stella Batts never thought she was. In fact she's not feeling afraid of anything right now. She's just excited. Her class read the most books out of every class in school. The prize is a sleepover in the library. What could be better than that? Everyone is in pajamas, even the teachers. The kids break off into groups to go on a scavenger hunt. That's when Stella finds a really old book by an author who is also named Stella...
10328) The Wrestler: A Novel
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One day during his high school gym class, Matt Lindley must wrestle a new student named Ben Cameron. Matt holds his own in the hard-fought bout, then learns that Cameron is a star on the school wrestling team. Over a year later, during college, Matt is even more astonished to discover that Ben has become a Christian like himself. In the ensuing years of visits and letter writing, Ben inspires Matthew's faith while upending his ideas about the Bible,...
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Already a Butterfly is a gentle picture book tale about self-soothing practices and self-confidence beliefs.
With so much to do in so little time, Mari is constantly on the move, flitting from flower to flower, practicing her camouflage poses, and planning for migration. She's the busiest butterfly around. But does being productive mean she is happy? Mari couldn't say. The only way she feels like a butterfly is by acting like one. Little does Mari...
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Relationships are beautiful messes.
Relationship is a journey of discovery-a lost art, in fact. This generation has major challenges in deepening and growing personal relationships. Our technology-flooded environment has left many with limited relational experience and a fear of face-to-face connection, meeting new people, and going deep in relationship.
The church has done a decent job of helping people understand the need and importance of a relationship...
10331) Sink or Swim
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Will Madison's summer be a total bummer? Everyone seems to have summer plans except Madison. None of her choices seem to be the right fit. So when the opportunity to babysit for a nearby family presents itself, Maddie surprises herself by jumping at the chance. Watching a two-and-a-half-year-old shouldn't be that hard-especially when their activities include going to the pool where her friends are junior lifeguards. But soon the job takes Maddie away...
10332) Crow Helps a Friend
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In this picture book featuring Coast Salish art and Traditional Storytelling techniques, a wood duck and a crow turn a mistake into an opportunity for friendship and growth. Mistakes can be an opportunity for growth.
Indigenous artist and storyteller Andrea Fritz tells the tale of a wood duck and a crow who turn a mistake into an opportunity for friendship and growth.
Qwiwilh the wood duck is preparing to nest in his favorite tree when Q'uleeq'e'...
10333) Street Notes
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All 15-year-old Nick Zinsky wanted was a guitar of his own and a necklace for his mom, and he wanted to buy both on his own, without anyone's help. Nick's mom doesn't want him to focus on school and not get a job. But Nick is anxious to save up, so he spends the summer and weekends busking downtown with a guitar loaned from school – a secret he has to keep from his mom, his music teacher, his friends, and especially from the school bully, Beau....
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Marion et Charles pensaient pouvoir profiter de quelques jours sans les parents...
Marion et Charles sont fous de joie : leurs parents partent 4 jours au Canada. Ils prévoient d'organiser une méga-fête. Mais un coup de fil ruine leurs plans : Tante Charlotte débarque ! Au programme : bonnes manières et repas équilibrés… Au secours ! Le frère et la sœur tiendront-ils le choc ?
Marion et Charles parviendront-ils à survivre aux quatre jours...
10335) The Best Mouse Cookie
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Join the mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he bakes his own cookies in his little mouse house.
This board book with sturdy pages is perfect for toddlers, who will enjoy the simple introduction to reading. Each page has one or two sentences.
Starring the ever-popular Mouse, this is a sweet addition to the classic and beloved series.
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A passionate campaign brings four best friends back together in a fight to save their school library in this heartfelt tale from bestselling author Anna James. A passionate campaign brings four best friends back together in a fight to save their school library in this heartfelt tale from the bestselling author of Pages & Co. The library is Hetty's very favourite place in school, and since falling out with her best friends Ali, Mei and Rocket she's...
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The second book in a fun middle-grade contemporary fantasy series, about a social-media-loving tween-and witch!
After a summer of being the worst witch at a fancy witch school, Hasani can't wait to get back to the peace and normalcy of Riverbend Middle where she knows all the rules and is destined to be captain of the Mathletes. There are a few little hiccups to work out-like how she's going to tell her best friend that she's a witch-but even though...
10338) Hello You!
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All it takes is a simple "hello YOU!" to start a friendship, show kindness, and spread lots of happiness too!
This heartfelt new picture book from bestselling author Sandra Magsamen shows the many ways you can start a friendship or spread joy, whether that's with a wave, a smile, or a simple "hi." As a fun and friendly tool to help children understand how to connect with others, this story is perfect to share on the first day of school or all year...
10339) Point Guard Pride
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It is never easy to be the new kid in school-or on the basketball team. But when Yasmin Jones faces racism from one of her new teammates, she insists on dealing with it on her own. Her solution is to prove to her new team that she is a star player. As pressure builds, though, Yasmin's game suffers. How can Yasmin address her problems on and off the court?
10340) Everybody Needs a Buddy
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The Big Idea Gang is buddying up on a new idea for a more welcoming playground in this chapter book series about making a case-and making a difference.
When third-graders Deon, Kym, Lizzy, and Connor formed the Big Idea Gang, their mission was simply to oust the old mascot in favor of something cooler. But sales from the new mascot paraphernalia have led to extra cash for the PTA, and you can bet this gang has big ideas about how to spend it. A playground...
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