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Princess academy volume 1
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While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.
2) Imani's moon
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Little Imani of the Maasai people longs to do something great, like touching the moon, but the other children just laugh at her.
5) Princess Mia
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Princess diaries volume 9
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Princess Mia, struggling to come to terms with her recent breakup with Michael and prepare for an important speaking engagement at a gala for Domina Rei, finds solace and guidance in the diary of a teenage princess for Genovia, and discovers a secret that may change her country's history forever.
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Bear Grylls adventures volume 10
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"Lily is a great team player, but she finds it hard to speak up and make herself heard. When a fun activity at camp lands her unexpectedly on a mountaineering adventure with Bear Grylls, there are challenges for Lily on every cliff. Together they must plot the route down the mountain and avoid rockfalls, sheer drops and dangerous wild animals..."--Back cover.
7) Two summers
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Two possible futures face Summer: either she will spend the summer in Provence with her father, uncovering family secrets, and exploring the old world, or she will stay in upstate New York, coping with her mother, and dreaming of her long time crush--and which future unfolds will depend on whether or not she answers a phone call.
8) QB 1
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Jake Cullen, fourteen, lives in the shadows of his father and older brother until he becomes the starting quarterback for the high school football team and finally has his chance to shine.
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The Unwanteds volume 2
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As the Wanteds, Unwanteds, and Necessaries struggle to adjust to changes in their society, Mr. Today begins training fourteen-year-old Alex to replace him as Artime's leader one day while Alex's disgraced twin, Aaron, connives to take over Quill.
10) Meet Yasmin!
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Appears on list
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In this compilation of four separately published books, Pakistani American second grader Yasmin learns to cope with the small problems of school and home, while gaining confidence in her own skills and creative abilities.
12) Sidekicked
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Thirteen-year-old superhero sidekick-in-training Drew "The Sensationalist" Bean must overcome his not-so-superpowers and become the hero everyone needs when a supervillain, The Dealer, returns to Justicia.
13) Icefall
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Princess Solveig and her siblings are trapped in a hidden fortress tucked between towering mountains and a frozen fjord, along with her best friend and an army of restless soldiers, all awaiting news of the king's victory in battle, but as they wait for winter's end and the all-encompassing ice to break, acts of treachery make it clear that a traitor lurks in their midst.
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The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls a train full of wonderful things to the children waiting on the other side of a mountain.
This anniversary edition features the original text, all-new...
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Sixteen-year-old Brit Hemphill, devastated when her father places her in a remote, all-girl, residential treatment center for unstable teens, comes to depend on her inner strength and the help of other inmates who become her friends in order to endure the harsh conditions of the prison-like institution and plan a way to escape.
18) Ish
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Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, but his sister gives him a new perspective on things.
19) Wildoak
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Twelve-year-old Maggie's stutter causes her much heartache and only her menagerie of pets, whom she can speak with fluidly, provide her comfort, but when she finds Rumpus, an abandoned snow leopard, in a forest in Cornwall, their chance encounter will change their lives forever.
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Maybe Marisol volume 2
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"One of Marisol's least-favorite things is gym class--especially when Coach Decker announces that they will be playing kickball--so Marisol and her best friend Jada ask the best (and stinkiest) athlete they know--Marisol's big brother Oz--for help"--
