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After his anger erupts into violence, fifteen year-old Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the Native American Circle Justice, and he is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life.
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Twin sisters Nettie and Nellie Crook are taken away from their dysfunctional parents in 1910 when they are only five years old, and placed in an orphanage--at six they are put on the orphan train by the Children's Aid Society and moved from New York Cityto Kansas, ending up in a household where they are treated more as servants than children.
6) Lock & key
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English
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When she is abandoned by her alcoholic mother, high school senior Ruby winds up living with Cora, the sister she has not seen for ten years, and learns about Cora's new life, what makes a family, how to allow people to help her when she needs it, and that she too has something to offer others.
7) Lizzie
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Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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A modern-day reimagining of the story of Lizzie Borden, casting her as a shy seventeen-year-old whose blackouts become worse after her father and stepmother try to prevent her from studying to be a chef.
8) Gossamer
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English
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While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds.
9) Harrow Lake
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Lola Nox is sent to live with her estranged maternal grandmother in the mining town where her horror movie director father's most iconic film was set, when paranormal incidents and whispers of a century-old monster make her question if she'll make it out alive"--
11) Nowhere special
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Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Twelve-year-old Stan and Elpidia find hope in an unexpected friendship as they navigate challenging family circumstances and a dangerous local gang in the desolate Southern California desert.
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Dog's purpose (Juvenile) volume 3
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Starscape
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Meet Molly?a very special dog with a very important purpose. An irresistible book for young middle grade readers adapted from A Dog's Journey, the sequel to the bestselling A Dog's Purpose?now a major motion picture! Molly knows that her purpose is to take care of her girl, C.J., but it won?t be easy. Neglected by her mother, Gloria, who won?t allow her to have a dog, C.J. is going through some tough times. Molly?s job is to...
16) Matilda
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English
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This collectable hardcover edition will feature a beautiful cover and deluxe packaging, including blue interior text and illustrations! From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ?and The BFG comes the story of girl with extraordinary abilities. Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror...
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