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21) Against the Odds
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As their powers evolve in possibly dangerous ways, the Odds learn of a nefarious experiment in which they are unwitting test subjects and, even more incredible, become friends.
22) Stronghold
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On her sixthteenth birthday, Aisha is shocked to discover she has somehow acquired superhuman strength, an ability she wants to keep secret at all costs, but when an earthquake ravages her school Aisha must choose between protecting her secret or using her strength to save her friends from certain death.
23) Pass it forward
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"A former benchwarmer's growth spurt puts him at the center of attention on the court, but what seems like a year of promise turns into trouble when he cannot follow through in the classroom"--
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Middle school student Sam is comfortable with their nonbinary identity, and their family has accepted it too (as long as they do their homework and chores), so when their history teacher assigns as a project coming up with a proposal for the new statue honoring a historical Staten Islander (there is a contest involved) they and their friend TJ decide to focus on Alice Austen, a lesbian photographer, whose house on Staten Island is a museum--but they...
25) Beaten
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Paige is thrilled when she starts dating Ty, the football team's star running back, but when Ty hits her out of anger and is arrested for assault, she realizes she needs to decide between being afraid and being alone.
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Maverick Falconer is just starting middle school and he wishes he were a hero like his father because maybe then he could deal with his mother's drinking and series of abusive boyfriends, not to mention the kids who bully him in middle school (pretty much the same ones who bullied him in elementary school)--but as the year passes he begins to realize that other kids have problems too, and maybe if they can all survive sixth-grade things will get better....
27) The alliance
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"One Down . . . You're Next." Or so said the note Carmen Mendoza found in her locker. Carmen is out, loud, and proud, so the threat doesn't faze her . . . much. Jamie was Scott King's best friend. Jamie was also gay. Scott never imagined Jamie would kill himself. If Carmen and Scott can figure out how to get along, they'll be an unstoppable alliance.
29) You
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Fifteen-year-old Kyle discovers the shattering ramifications of the decisions he makes, and does not make, about school, the girl he likes, and his future.
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Robin Murphy is shocked when the popular Sophie Stein sacrifices her reputation to become his girlfriend. The two of them are falling in love with each other despite being tormented at school by their classmates and former friends. When Robin starts taking an art class at a university, he becomes the object of desire for a college student.
31) Polar distress
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Runt joins a team from his school in icy Upper Worb, where they battles beasts and compete to find a rare mineral against a team from Dr. Pravus's school that includes Runt's former best friend, Syke.
32) Buddha boy
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Justin spends time with Jinsen, the unusual and artistic new student whom the school bullies torment and call Buddha Boy, and ends up making choices that impact Jinsen, himself, and the entire school.
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"Meet Nikki Maxwell! She's starting eighth grade at a new school--and her very first diary packed with hilarious stories and art. . . Nikki confesses all in her first diary ever: her epic battle with her mom for an iPhone, meeting her new soon-to-be BFFs Chloe and Zoey, falling for adorably sweet crush Brandon, dealing with her zany little sister Brianna's antics--and the immediate clashes with mean girl MacKenzie, who becomes Nikki's rival in a schoolwide...
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Middle school is off to a depressing start for Marvin Watson, his new baby brother is proving to be a disappointment, and now his town is being threatened by a horde of mutant bugs, including a hungry spider that quotes Shakespeare--and if that is not enough there are three sarcastic man-sized moths living in the attic.
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Seventeen-year-old Aaliyah is trying to survive her last years of high school, but things become much more complicated after she is outed by a church elder and Aaliyah must navigate new friends, old flames, and nosy school counselors during her senior year.
39) Picking up speed
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"Natalie is shocked when she can suddenly run faster than humanly possible. As she moves up in the school track team, Natalie's new cocky attitude takes a toll on her relationships. She must decide if the super speed is worth it"--
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Claire's life is a joke . . . but she's not laughing. While her friends seem to be leaping forward, she's dancing in the same place. The mean girls at school are living up to their mean name, and there's a boy, Ryder, who's just as bad, if not worse. And at home, nobody's really listening to her -- if anything, they seem to be more in on the joke than she is. Then into all of this (not-very-funny-to-Claire) comedy comes something intense and tragic...