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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn [75th Anniversary Ed]
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The American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century."A profoundly moving novel, and an honest and true one. It cuts right to the heart of life... If you miss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn you will deny yourself a rich experience... It is a poignant and deeply understanding story of childhood and family relationships. The N...
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Stephen DubnerThe Hate U Give
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A three-time winner of Goodreads Choice AwardsSixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer....
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The Poet X
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A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her own relationship to the world. Debut novel of renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo.Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do...
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Kwame AlexanderA lyrical novel about family and friendship from critically acclaimed author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, th...
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic.Compassio...
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According to mythology mankind used to live in The Tranquiline Halls. Heaven. But then the Voidbringers assaulted and captured heaven, casting out God and men. Men took root on Roshar, the world of storms. And the Voidbringers followed...They came against man ten thousand times. To help them cope, the Almighty gave men powerful suits of armor and m...
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Sahil LavingiaHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Harry Potter is leaving Privet Drive for the last time. But as he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid’s motorbike and they take to the skies, he knows Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters will not be far behind.The protective charm that has kept him safe until now is broken. But the Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything he loves. And he knows he...
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Arvind SubramanianSong of the Lioness Quartet
Alanna; In the Hand of the Goddess; The Woman Who Rides Like a Man; Lioness Rampant
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Experience the magic and adventure of the complete Song of the Lioness quartet, now available in a collectible boxed set with new cover art and afterwords from acclaimed author of this beloved fantasy series, Tamora Pierce.Fearless, bold, athletic, magical. Young Alanna of Trebond is all of these things, and more than anything else, she has always ...
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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The war against Voldemort is not going well: even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of The Daily Prophet looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses. And yet …As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to ...
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Arvind SubramanianHarry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
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Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE] ACE #1 For most children, summer vacation is something to look forward to. But not for our 13-year-old hero, who's forced to spend his summers with an aunt, uncle, and cousin who detest him. The third book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series catapults into action when the young wizard "acci...
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The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire by J.K. Rowling
A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
Morning Star by Pierce Brown
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan
The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan
Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
Princeps' Fury by Jim Butcher
Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey
Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher
Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler
The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks
A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny
The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander
Magician by Raymond E. Feist
Miecz przeznaczenia by Andrzej Sapkowski
The Deed Of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
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The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Chrzest ognia by Andrzej Sapkowski
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Lirael by Garth Nix
A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz
The Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper
The High King by Lloyd Alexander
Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
Wieża jaskółki by Andrzej Sapkowski
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Dune by Frank Herbert
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher
His Dark Materials bind-up by Philip Pullman
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Alanna by Tamora Pierce
Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
The Lion by Nelson DeMille
In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
Riddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillip
Oath of Gold by Elizabeth Moon
Heir to Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier
The Hand of Oberon by Roger Zelazny
Half the World by Joe Abercrombie
To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 by Tad Williams
The Darkest Road by Guy Gavriel Kay
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
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Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip
The White Road by John Connolly
Shards of Time- Common by by Lynn Flewelling
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Divided Allegiance by Elizabeth Moon
Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth Moon
Wardrobe Malfunction by Samantha Towle
The Thorn of Emberlain by Scott Lynch
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The Wrong Unit by Rob Dircks
Flame of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier
Shine! by J.J. Grabenstein
In the City of Shy Hunters by Tom Spanbauer
Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier