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61) A perfect blank
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Project Apogee had one mission: to create biologically engineered perfect teenagers. The teenagers were supposed to be expressions of a perfect genetic mapping of traits, an example of the New Human. But when the teens go before the project committee, they are found to be utterly normal and unremarkable, a disappointment. Then there's Alex, the lost teen who failed years ago, who might just be the most remarkable of them all.
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The Ark, a boy band, is the center of life for super-fan Fereshteh (A.K.A Angel) Rahimi. Transgender front man Jimmy Kaga-Ricci owes everything to The Ark, even if fame only amplifies his severe anxiety. The fans accept that he's trans, but keep matching himn with his friend and bandmate Rowan. When Jimmy and Angel are unexpectedly thrust together, they find out how strange and surprising facing up to reality can be. -- adapted from jacket
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"Sophomore Kalvin Shmelton has finally perfected his underground candy-selling hustle at school. He keeps his prices reasonable, his inventory fresh, and himself out of the drama. But when a heartbroken Sterling Glistern, Kal's longtime crush, barges into the storage closet where he keeps his candy supply, a new source of income unexpectedly presents itself: relationship therapist. He only meant to help Sterling realize she's dating a jerk, and maybe...
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Not your average high-school (book display)
YA Contemporary Fiction Classics
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"Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity--and that of his pen pal--will be revealed"--Provided by publisher.
67) Star striker
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Katie Flanagan was a star striker on her old school's soccer team. But at Peabody, there is no girls' soccer team. The school district allows Katie to try out for the boys' team. Having a girl play on the boys' team causes some conflict. Can Katie overcome these barriers?
68) Face-off
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Artie Lieberman tries out for Peabody's lacrosse team and is excited to make the team, but when he is bullied by a group of bigger boys, he's not sure he wants to keep playing. Includes lacrosse facts, discussion questions, a glossary, a quiz, and online resources.
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Isabella Clemente is a champion all-around gymnast. After a summer at gymnastics camp, she is looking forward to winning a national championship. But then the current national champion transfers to Peabody! Isabella sees Morgan as a rival. Can she get past this when Morgan offers Isabella help?
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"Rachel Kushner has written a riveting novel set in the American community in Cuba during the years leading up to Castro's revolution - a place that was a paradise for a time and for a few. The first novel to tell the story of the Americans who were driven out in 1958, this is a masterful debut." "Young Everly Lederer and K.C. Stites come of age in Oriente Province, where the Americans tend their own fiefdom - three hundred thousand acres of United...