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Nowhere Wild by Joe Beernink
Nowhere Wild is the gripping survival story of two young people caught in a deadly post-apocalyptic world. Set in northern Manitoba, Beernink weaves two narratives together in a gritty, heart-stopping...
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Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu
Devoted is a young adult novel that explores the lifestyle of a conservative Protestant sect, known as Quiverfull, and one teenager's repudiation of her life in the group. The Quiverfull movement began...
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Graffiti Knight by Karen Bass
Set in post World War II Germany, Graffiti Knight provides readers with a unique look at life in a divided Germany after the destruction of Hitler's Third Reich. Having lost the war, Germany finds...
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The Islands At The End of the World by Austin Aslan
Set in Hawaii, The Islands At The End of The World tells the story of a father and daughter trying to survive in world devastated by the presence of an alien entity.Sixteen-year-old Leilani Milton...
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Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko
Chasing Secrets is a historical fiction novel about an outbreak of the bubonic plague which began in the city of San Francisco in March, 1900 and continued for a number of years. This novel is set in...
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DVD: Testament of Youth
VioletsViolets from Plug Street WoodSweet, I send you oversea.(It is strange they should be blue,Blue, when his soaked blood was red,For they grew around his head:It is strange they should be...
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Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai
Listen, Slowly is another story of Vietnam, following on the success of author, Thanhha Lai's debut, Inside Out and Back Again. The first day of summer vacation, twelve year old Mai Le finds herself...
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Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti
Westerfeld's ability to craft unique stories is showcased in his newest series, Zeroes, about a group of teens with strange superpowers.Five teens with strange superpowers narrator this story. Ethan...
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Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
Library of Souls begins where the previous novel, Hollow City left off, with Jacob Portman, Emma Bloom and the talking dog (yes that's right!) Addison MacHenry trapped by a hollowgast. However, Jacob...
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Drawing From Memory by Allen Say
Drawing From Memory is the story of Allen Say's rise to become a renowned artist.Allen Say was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1937. According to Say, his mother did not like him playing near the ocean, so...
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A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd
A Cold Legacy continues the saga of Juliet Moreau, this time incorporating elements of Mary Shelley's classic novel, Frankenstein.On the run, after killing three members of the King's Club who...
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The Marvels by Brian Selznick
The Marvels begins as a graphic novel - a story told mainly through the use of beautifully crafted pencil sketches.The story begins in 1766, with a ship, Kraken, on the sea. A young girl tied to the...
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A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen
From the author of comes a well-written piece of historical fiction about the Berlin Wall. A Night Divided is set in 1961 East Berlin, which is under the control of the Soviet Union.BackgroundNear the...
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The Road To You by Alecia Whitaker
The Road To You is the second installment in Whitaker's Wildflower series about fictional country music star, Bird Barrett.Bird's debut album, Wildflower, has been out for two months and has been...
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Hotel Ruby by Suzanne Young
Seventeen-year-old Audrey Casella and her eighteen-year-old brother, Daniel, are on their way from their home in Arizona to live with their grandmother in Elko, Nevada. The decision to have Audrey and...
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Movie: Mockingjay Part 2
Mockingjay Part 2 begins with Katniss recovering from the attack by Peeta who has been brainwashed by the Capitol into believing that she must be killed. Numerous attempts to deprogram Peeta have so...
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
***spoilers*** Opening to much hype and acclaim, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the latest iteration based on the stories created by George Lucas in the 1970's and brought to the big screen. This...
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All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The third installment of the Naturals series, All In, sees the teen profilers brought together to solve a series of murders which seem to suggest several perpetrators. Cassie who has told her family...
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Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider
"At Latham House, we were asked to believe in unlikely miracles. In second chances. We woke up each morning hoping that the odds had somehow swung in our favor."Extraordinary Means is a moving novel...
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Fish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Fish In A Tree is about a young girl whose struggles to read make her the target of the class bully. The arrival of a new teacher changes the course of her life and makes her a catalyst for change in...
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