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Newbery Honor-winning author Lauren Wolk returns with the story of an unforgettable young heroine in Depression-era Maine, navigating the rocky terrain of her new life on Echo Mountain. After the financial crash, Ellie and her family have lost nearly everything--including their h...ome in town. They have started over, carving out a new life in the unforgiving terrain of Echo Mountain. Though her sister Esther, especially, resents everything about the mountain, Ellie has found more freedom, a new strength, and a love of the natural world that now surrounds them. But there is little joy, even for Ellie, as they all struggle with the sorrow and aftermath of an accident that left her father in a coma. An accident for which Ellie has accepted the unearned weight of blame. Urgent for a cure to bring her father back, Ellie is determined to try anything. Following her heart, and the lead of a scruffy mutt, Ellie will make her way to the top of the mountain, in search of the healing secrets of a woman known only as the hag. But the mountain still has many untold stories left to reveal to Ellie, as she finds her way forward among a complex constellation of strong women spanning generations. Critically acclaimed author Lauren Wolk weaves an engrossing and richly imagined tale of resilience, persistence, and friendship set against the rough and ragged beauty of the Maine mountains.
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The stunning sequel to the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin. Incarcerated teen Quan writes letters to Justyce about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system. Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Angie Thomas. In the highly anticipated sequel to her New York ...Times bestseller, Nic Stone delivers an unflinching look into the flawed practices and silenced voices in the American juvenile justice system. Vernell LaQuan Banks and Justyce McAllister grew up a block apart in the Southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Wynwood Heights. Years later, though, Justyce walks the illustrious halls of Yale University . . . and Quan sits behind bars at the Fulton Regional Youth Detention Center. Through a series of flashbacks, vignettes, and letters to Justyce--the protagonist of Dear Martin--Quan's story takes form. Troubles at home and misunderstandings at school give rise to police encounters and tough decisions. But then there's a dead cop and a weapon with Quan's prints on it. What leads a bright kid down a road to a murder charge? Not even Quan is sure.
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Keep calm and carry on. That s what Katherine Bateson s father told her, and that s what she s trying to do: when her father goes off to the war, when her mother sends Kat and her brother and sister away from London to escape the incessant bombing, even when the children arrive a...t Rookskill Castle, an ancient, crumbling manor on the misty Scottish highlands. But it s hard to keep calm in the strange castle that seems haunted by ghosts or worse. What s making those terrifying screeches and groans at night? Why do the castle s walls seem to have a mind of their own? And why do people seem to mysteriously appear and disappear? Kat believes she knows the answer: Lady Eleanor, who rules Rookskill Castle, is harboring a Nazi spy. But when her classmates begin to vanish, one by one, Kat must uncover the truth about what the castle actually harbors and who Lady Eleanor really is before it's too late. From the Hardcover edition.
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Steve Brixton always wanted to be a detective . . . until he found out he already was one. It all starts here: the thrilling story of Steve Brixton's first case. Our hero has a national treasure to recover, a criminal mastermind to unmask, and a social studies report due Monday--...all while on the run from cops, thugs, and secret-agent librarians. Just another day for a kid detective. Full of excitement and danger, of narrow escapes and unexpected twists, while also being one of the funniest books of its kind ever written. --Dave Eggers, author of The Wild Things and co-founder of 826 National
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It's a stunning achievement, this universe Pullman has created and continues to build on. --The New York Times Return to the parallel world of His Dark Materials in the second volume of Philip Pullman's new bestselling masterwork The Book of Dust, and discover what comes next for... Lyra, one of fantasy's most indelible characters. (The New York Times Magazine) PRAISE FOR THE BOOK OF DUST: LA BELLE SAUVAGE Too few things in our world are worth a seventeen year wait: The Book of Dust is one of them. --The Washington Post Reading this novel is like standing in a room in which suddenly all of the windows have blown open at once. --Slate ***COMING SOON! A NEW HBO SERIES, HIS DARK MATERIALS, BASED ON PULLMAN'S BOOKS***
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CLASSICS are more than books that have stood the test of time. They are stories that impart timeless themes, that contain universal truths, and that provide rich literary experiences year alter year and generation after generation. However, many classics may he inaccessible to co...ntemporary readers. Obsolete words, outmoded expressions, difficult sentence construction, and unfamiliar settings can place classics out of reach of many students, especially those with special needs. Unabridged audiobook versions can help bridge the gap between works of literature and the students in your classrooms.
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When 17-year-old Valerie Russell runs away to New York City, she's trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. Sporting a new identity, she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city's subway system. But there's something eerily beguiling about Val's new fr...iends--Lolli, Luis, and Dave. Then Val finds herself bound into service by a troll named Ravus. As Val grows to know him, she finds herself torn between her affection for an honorable monster and her fear of what her new friends are becoming.
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Vince has the same problems as any other high school guy, except for one very big difference. His father is the head of a powerful crime organization.
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Bella must choose between her friendship with Jacob and her relationship with Edward, both vampires, but when Seattle is ravaged by a mysterious string of killings, the three of them need to decide whether their personal lives are more important than the well-being of an entire c...ity.
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The powerful story of a Korean family's struggles to adapt to American life and a young girl's corning of age.
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