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1) Bladestay
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"When a violent, decades-long feud between two powerful men comes to a head in the small settlement of Bladestay, Colorado, cunning resident Theo Creed must use her wits to stay alive. Disguising herself as a young boy, seventeen-year-old Theo bluffs herway into the inner circle of August Gaines, the magnetic leader of the ruthless gang that has descended on her town. But the deeper Theo gets into the con, the more she starts to question her loyalties....
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
388 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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For as long as Ryanna Stuart can remember, her summers have been spent with her father and his new wife. Just the three of them, structured, planned, quiet. But this summer is different. This summer, she's received a letter from her grandparents-grandparents neither she nor her dad have spoken to since her mom's death-inviting her to stay with them at an old summer camp in the Poconos. Ryanna accepts. She wants to learn about her mom. She wants to...
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Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2023]
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For over fifty years, Judy Blume's classic has connected with readers through its relatable story, achingly funny details, and candid exploration of life's biggest questions. In this adaptation, eleven-year-old Margaret is uprooted from her life in New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, Barbara, who is also struggling to adjust...
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"Ballet is Aisha’s life. But when discrimination at her elite academy pushes her to her breaking point, she decides to pivot. At her new public arts school, Aisha scores more dance opportunities than she’s ever had before. And it doesn’t hurt that she gets to take classes with her bestie . . . and with Ollie, an adorably shy musician who keeps throwing off her usually impeccable balance. Yet even as Aisha navigates friendships, family conflict,...
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Studio danse volume 13
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
46 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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The Dance Class students prepare to put on a production of Swan Lake at the Opera de Paris, a ballet company that was founded by Louis XIV in 1669. But with such a big production, tensions abound in the studio! At this rate, can the show go on?
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"A servant girl escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions, and the spark of God that burns hot within her. What she finds in this terra incognita is beyond the limits of her imagination and will bend her belief in everything that her own civilization has taught her. Lauren Groff's new novel is at once a thrilling adventure story and a penetrating fable about trying to find a...
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Viking
Pub. Date
[2023]
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xxii, 346 pages ; 24 cm
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The untold history of the people who helped spark America's most important social movements from the Revolutionary War to today: teenage girls Nine months before Rosa Parks, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on asegregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. In 1912, women's rights activists organized a massive march in support of women's suffrage, led up Fifth Ave in Manhattan, not by Susan B. Anthony, but by a teenage...
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Groundwood books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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364 pages ; 20 cm
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"In the highly anticipated sequel to Suck it In and Smile, Ellie is wrestling her picture-perfect life as a social media influencer back under control - but how long can she keep bridging the distance between the desire to be herself and the pressure to conform? Ellie is an inspiration to her hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and YouTube. Her book of wellness tips (including her signature recipe for chocolate chip-chickpea cookies) is...
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Harper Audio
Pub. Date
[2023]
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7 CDs (9 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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While other adolescent girls are listening to grunge rock or swooning over boy bands and movie stars, Loretta knows little of life beyond the secluded ranch where her parents run a program designed to "correct" teen girls' "bad behavior." Some new residents arrive with their moms and dads, while others are accompanied by transporters, people paid to forcibly deliver these "problem" teens, girls caught swearing, smoking, drinking, or kissing. Many...
13) I kick and I fly
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Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 22 cm
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Instead of being sold into Bihar, India's sex trade, fourteen-year-old Heera stays at a local hostel for at-risk girls where she learns, through the practice of martial arts, that her body is a vessel through which she can protect herself and those aroundher.
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Multnomah
Pub. Date
[2023]
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xvii, 202 pages ; 21 cm
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"Before You Meet Your Future Husband focuses on three areas in which a young woman needs to mature before she's ready for marriage-her head, her heart, and her generosity to others. With a focus on praying for her own growth and understanding, this book leads teen and young adult readers through the steps they need to take to create a healthy relationship and lay the foundation for a satisfying future"--
16) Sissy
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RLJE Films
Pub. Date
[2023]
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1 DVD (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Cecilla (Sissy) and Emma were tween-age BFFs who were going to grow old together and never let anything come between them. That is, until Emma's new friend Alex did just that. When Cecilia became the target of Alex's bullying, it forced Cecilia and Emma apart. Twelve years later, Cecilia is a successful influencer living the dream ... until she runs into Emma for the first time in over a decade, and her world is turned upside down.
17) Cage of dreams
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Series
City of nightmares duology volume 2
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023].
Physical Desc
354 pages ; 22 cm.
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"Nineteen-year-old Ness used to have a vehement terror of Nightmares—people who’d been turned into their worst fears while they slept. Through two assassination attempts, an explosion, and a faustian bargain with a dream demon, she’s finally working through those fears. Unfortunately, Nightmares aren’t the only dangerous thing in Newham. Working at a speakeasy where gunfights are common and death is a regular occurrence,...
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Amanda Black volume 6
Publisher
B De Block
Pub. Date
2022.
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204 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Creo que nunca había estado en una situación peor. Me explico: me han tirado al Nilo, estoy atada de pies y manos, y me estoy ahogando. Y, por si esto fuera poco, un cocodrilo enorme se acerca a mí. La tía Paula pensó que pasar unos días en El Cairo sería divertido. El plan era ver el Despertar del Nilo, un ritual único que se celebra cada doscientos años. Pero alguien ha robado la estatua de Hapi, el dios del río, y ha desatado las plagas...
19) The last song
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Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Seventeen, angry, and alienated from her estranged father, Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller's life gets turned inside out when her mother forces her to spend the summer with him in the small Georgia beach town where he lives. Here, Ronnie finds salvation, friendship, second chances, and first love.
20) Holiday country
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Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 25 cm
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"Nineteen-year-old Ada adores spending every summer in a Turkish seaside town with her mother and grandmother at the family villa. The glittering waters, picturesque olive groves, and her spirited friends make it easy for Ada to leave her idle life in California behind. But no matter how much Ada feels she belongs to the country where her mother grew up, deep down, her connection to the culture feels as fleeting as the seasons. When Levent, a mysterious...
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