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Welcome to Nowhere, Arizona, the least livable town in the United States. For Gus, a bright 13-year-old with dreams of getting out and going to college, life there is made even worse by Bo Taylor, Nowhere's biggest, baddest bully. When Bo tries to force Gus to eat a dangerously spiny cactus, Rossi Scott, one of the best racers in Nowhere, comes to his rescue--but in return she has to give Bo her prized dirt bike.
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A collection of Sherlock Holmes mystery adventures, including "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Red Headed League," "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," and "The Final Problem"
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When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.
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Black Panther. Young prince volume 1.
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5 stars
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T'Challa is the 12-year-old prince of Wakanda, an isolated, technologically advanced African nation. In order to protect his friends and stop an ancient evil, T'Challa must take on the mantle of a hero, setting him on the path to becoming the Black Panther.
Black Panther. Ruler of Wakanda. Avenger. This is his destiny. But right now, he's simply T'Challa--the young prince. Life is comfortable for twelve-year-old T'Challa in his home of Wakanda, an...
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Patryk and Jurek are as much friends as rivals in the small Russian-occupied Polish village where they live. When, in August 1914, Patryk finds an old button on the forest floor, Jurek becomes wildly jealous. Not long after, World War I comes to Poland, bringing one invading army after another to the village. Jurek devises an exciting dare among the seven boys in their pack: whoever steals the best military button will be Button King. The boys agree....
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The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
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Charlie Thorne volume 1.
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4.8 stars
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The CIA forces twelve-year-old Charlotte "Charlie" Thorne, a rebellious genius, to use her code-breaking skills on an epic global chase to locate Einstein's last equation before dangerous agents discover it and unlock the solution to harnessing energy.
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Books of Ember volume 1
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4.4 stars
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In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
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Seven wonders volume 1.
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3.8 stars
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Teens Jack, Marco, Aly, and Cass begin a quest to find seven pieces of Atlantis' power that were hidden long ago and that will, if returned to Atlantis, save them from certain death due to the genetic abnormality that also gives them superior abilities.
Teens Jack, Marco, Aly, and Cass begin a quest to find seven pieces of Atlantis's power that were hidden long ago and that will, if returned to Atlantis, save them from certain death due to the genetic...
10. Convergence
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Zodiac legacy volume 1
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4.4 stars
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Stan Lee presents a brand-new, magical, super-powered adventure!
When twelve magical superpowers are unleashed on the world, an Asian American teenager named Steven is thrown into the middle of an epic global chase. He'll have to master strange powers, outrun super-powered mercenaries, and ultimately unlock the hidden secrets of the Zodiac Legacy.
11. The crossover
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1.
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3.7 stars
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Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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Darius the Great volume 1.
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4.3 stars
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Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.
13. Death cloud
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Sherlock Holmes: the legend begins volume 1.
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4.3 stars
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In 1868, with his army officer father suddenly posted to India, and his mother mysteriously "unwell," fourteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes is sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt in their vast house in Hampshire, where he uncovers his first murder and a diabolical villain.
14. Ender's game
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Ender Wiggin volume 1.
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4.6 stars
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Child hero Ender Wiggin must fight a desperate battle against a deadly alien race if mankind is to survive.
15. Eragon
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In Alagaësia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
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The Flash. Crossover crisis trilogy volume 2.
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4.7 stars
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"This first installment in the Flash middle-grade series follows Barry Allen as he continues his mission to protect Central City"--
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Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn't 'look' autistic. But, as he's quick to point out in this memoir, autism 'looks' different for just about everyone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Diagnosed with ASD at age five, McCreary got hit with the performance bug not much later ... This ... #OwnVoices memoir breaks down what it's like...
18. The giver
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Giver quartet volume 1.
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4.2 stars
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Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian...
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Mapmakers trilogy volume 1.
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2.7 stars
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In 1891, in a world transformed by 1799's Great Disruption--when all of the continents were flung into different time periods--thirteen-year-old Sophia Tims and her friend Theo go in search of Sophia's uncle, Shadrack Elli, Boston's foremost cartologer, who has been kidnapped.
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An investigative reporter reveals the true story of how Google evolved from a college project made out of knockoff LEGO pieces to one of the most influential companies in the world.