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1) Glass sword
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English
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When red-blooded Mare Barrow learns she is not the only commoner capable of wielding unfathomable Silver powers, she assembles a group of similar mixed-blood fighters while struggling to stay one step ahead of the prince-turned-king who betrayed her and fighting her own inner darkness.
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First published in 1894 in Germany after being banned in Leo Tolstoy's native Russia, "The Kingdom of God is Within You" is, in the words of the introduction, "one of the most remarkable studies of the social and psychological condition of the modern world". Thirty years in the making, Tolstoy expounds upon his earlier work "What I Believe" and argues that nonviolence is the very foundation of Christianity. Tolstoy believed that the teaching of Christ...
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Español
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Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.
4) Away
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The Line volume 2
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English
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After helping heal Malgam, Rachel learns that her father is still living in the devastated territory of Away, captured by members of another clan who are planning to use him to make a deal with the government on the other side of the Line, and she joins the rescue party that must risk much to save him.
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Justar Journal volume 1
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Laughing Rain
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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In the year 2098, there is no more war, no more hunger and no more pollution. The world is secure and Earth's 2.9 billion people are healthy and happy. There is also only one remaining library that still houses physical books. In addition to the dusty volumes, the library holds many secrets. But the government has decided to shut it down and burn the contents. Unless an unlikely trio can save the books, humanity will lose more than just what is printed...
6) Disruption
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Disruption volume 1
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Eight years ago, Mercer Corporation's M-Bands became mandatory. An evolution of the smartphone, the bracelets promised an easier life. Instead, they have come to control it. Two years ago, Maggie Stevens watched helplessly as one of the people she loved most was taken from her, shattering her world as she knew it. Now, Maggie is ready. And Quentin Mercer - heir to the M-Corp empire - has become key to Maggie's plan. But as the...
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Feverwake volume 1
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Skyscape
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Publisher Annotation: In the former United States, sixteen-year-old Noam ?lvaro wakes up in a hospital bed, the sole survivor of the viral magic that killed his family and made him a technopath. His ability to control technology attracts the attention of the minister of defense and thrusts him into the magical elite of the nation of Carolinia. The son of undocumented immigrants, Noam has spent his life fighting for the rights of refugees fleeing magical...
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Publisher Annotation: A sweeping sci-fi fantasy adventure that follows two fugitives - a princess-in-exile and her accused killer - across the galaxy as they fight to reclaim her family dynasty and save the universe from a deadly threat.
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Feverwake volume 2
Publisher
Skyscape
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Publisher Annotation: In the sequel to The Fever King, Noam ?lvaro seeks to end tyranny before he becomes a tyrant himself.
12) The harvest
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Layla Dog Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Remy Alexander wants revolution. After watching Vale fall back into the hands of the Sector, she will stop at nothing to reveal the corruption in Okaria. When she joins a secret Outsider network in the underbelly of the capital city, she must use all her skills as a fighter and an artist to show the people the truth. Valerian Orlean wants emancipation. When he wakes up in Okaria as a political prisoner and learns what his parents have done to him,...
13) The reaping
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Seeds trilogy volume 2
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Layla Dog Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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Remy Alexander wants justice. After narrowly escaping death at the hands of the Sector only to watch her world burn around her, she will defy everyone to find her revenge. Valerian Orlean wants truth. After learning what evils the Sector is truly capable of, he must confront his past in order to create a better future. In a world where deadly secrets lurk around every corner, and the food you eat can enlighten or enslave you, Remy and Vale must walk...
14) Reached
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Matched trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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"In search of a better life, Cassia joins a widespread rebellion against Society, where she is tasked with finding a cure to the threat of survival and must choose between Xander and Ky"--
15) The rule of one
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Rule of one volume 1
Publisher
Skyscape
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Publisher Annotation: In the near-future United States, a one-child policy is ruthlessly enforced. Everyone follows the Rule of One. But Ava Goodwin, daughter of the head of the Texas Family Planning Division, has a secret?-one her mother died to keep and her father has helped to hide for her entire life. She has an identical twin sister, Mira. For eighteen years Ava and Mira have lived as one, trading places day after day, maintaining an interchangeable...
16) Crossed
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Matched trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Speak
Pub. Date
2013, c2011
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English
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Seventeen-year-old Cassia sacrifices everything and heads to the Outer Provinces in search of Ky, where she is confronted with shocking revelations about Society and the promise of rebellion.
17) Three
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Article 5 trilogy volume 3
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English
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When Ember and Chase finally arrive at the safe house and find it in ruins, they follow tracks leading away until they find a group of refugees and join forces with them to seek the rumored settlement known as Three.
18) Ahimsa
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Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"In this historical middle-grade novel, Gandhi asks for one member of each family to join the fight for independence from the British, and when Anjali's mother is jailed for doing so, Anjali must step out of her comfort zone to take over her mother's work"--
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Four thought-provoking political essays by the author of The Origins of Totalitarianism.
Taking an in-depth look at the tumult of the 1960s and '70s, one of the great political philosophers of our era examines how these crises challenged the American form of government. "Lying in Politics" is a penetrating analysis of the Pentagon Papers that deals with the role of image-making and public relations. "Civil Disobedience" examines various opposition...
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Rift uprising (Amy S. Foster) volume 1
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Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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"Blurring the lines between the YA and Adult markets, and between military thrillers and speculative fiction THE RIFT is a fast-paced action adventure centered not just on the monsters that we're fighting against, but the monsters we're fighting for"--
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