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Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the Olympics. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to blossom between high school students Umi and Shun, but a buried secret from their past emerges to cast a shadow on the future and pull them apart. From a screenplay by Academy Awardʼ winner Hayao Miyazaki and featuring an all-star English voice cast!
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"Channeling her frustrations into email drafts--ones that she'd never send--seemingly perfect Sadie Wen finds her carefully crafted, conflict-free life turned upside down when the email is sent out accidentally, and the only person growing to appreciate the 'real' Sadie is the only boy she's sworn to hate"--
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"High-achieving Kavya Joshi has always been told she's a little too ambitious, a little too mouthy, and overall just a little too much. In one word: besharam. So, when her nemesis, Ian Jun, witnesses Kavya's very public breakup with her loser boyfriend on the last day of junior year, she decides to lay low...Exhausted by Kavya and Ian's years-long feud, their friends hatch a plan to end their rivalry by convincing them to participate in a series of...
85) Hallway diaries
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Three girls. Three high schools. Three gotta-read stories.
How To Be Down by Felicia Pride
When Nina Parker decides to straighten her Afro, lose her valley-girl accent and get a total makeover for her new school in the hood, the cutest guy notices -- yes! But so does the meanest girl, Vivica, queen bee of her crew, who wants Jeffrey for herself.
Double Act by Debbie Rigaud
In the hood, Mia Chambers is 'the smart girl,' but at her
...86) Edge of ready
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Relying on her inner strength, Dani Garcia struggles to help provide for her family. Suddenly, her life is torn apart by a shocking rape that threatens to destroy everything she has helped build.
87) Zombified
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"What's that low-pitched groaning sound? My name is Courtney, and I don't sell Vitamin Z at the Bully Burger anymore. These days my friends and I spend our after-school hours kicking zombie butt. Half the school is mad at me, even though I'm the one keeping their gray matter off the menu. And my dad won't let me talk about going to Columbia next year, even though the Army's clearing shufflers out of NYC. These fast new super-zombies are pretty scary,...
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"Fifteen-year-old Aki Simon has a theory. And it's mostly about sex. No, it isn't that kind of theory. Aki already knows she's bisexual, even if, until now, it's mostly been in the hypothetical sense. Aki has dated only guys so far, and her best friend, Lori, is the only person who knows she likes girls, too. Actually, Aki's theory is that she's got only one shot at living an interesting life-- and that means she's got to stop sitting around and thinking...
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When Emily sees her developmentally disabled classmate Belinda being attacked, she does nothing at all. Belinda, however, manages to save herself. When their high school finds out what happened, Emily and Lucas, a football player who was also there that night, are required to perform community service at a center for disabled people. But can they do anything that will actually help the one person they hurt the most?
91) Class rank
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Two high school outsiders, Veronica, a type-A personality with Ivy League aspirations and Bernard, a quirky nerd, join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board and eliminate the class-ranking system. Guided by their families, the two enter the perilous word of politics and, in the process, learn a thing or two about love.
92) Radio silence
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What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong? Frances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Nothing will stand in her way; not friends, not a guilty secret -- not even the person she is on the inside. But when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself....
95) The last laugh
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Tress Montor murdered Felicity Turnado--but she might not have to live with the guilt for long. With an infected arm held together by duct tape, the panther who clawed her open on the loose, and the whole town on the hunt for the lost homecoming queen, the odds are stacked against Tress. As her mind slides deeper into delirium, Tress is haunted by the growing sound of Felicity's heartbeat pulsing from the “best friend” charm around her fevered...
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"Cuando Angie y sus amigas hicieron una apuesta a juego para conseguir pareja para el baile de graduación, jamás creyeron que se convertiría en una pesadilla. Un anónimo en su puerta, 'Sé lo que hiciste y te voy a delatar.' Cansadas de estar solteras deciden encontrar una solución a su problema de manera definitiva. Cada una deberá escoger al chico con el cual quieran ir al baile sin que ellos ni nadie, aparte de ellas, deban saberlo....
97) The wrong number
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"It began as an innocent prank. Call someone on the phone, shake them up a little with some sexy whispers and then hang up. But when one of the numbers is on Fear Street, readers can be sure there is more than 'innocence' in store!"--
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"Just days before spring break, Neil Kearney is set to fly across the country with his childhood friend (and current friend with benefits) Josh to attend his brother's wedding. Then Josh tells Neil that he's in love with him. With Josh still attending the wedding, Neil needs to find a new date to bring along. Almost against his will, he drafts his horrible roommate, Wyatt. At first, Wyatt (correctly) thinks Neil is acting like a jerk. but when they...
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T. Lily Decker is a high school senior with a twelve-year plan: avoid stress, drugs, alcohol and boyfriends, and take regular psych quizzes administered by her best friend, Sawyer, to make sure she s not developing schizophrenia. But when a newspaper internship results in Lily witnessing a mother elephant try to kill her three-week-old calf, Swifty, Lily can t abandon the story or the calf.