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12381) Waking in time
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Abbi Thorp is in mourning for her beloved grandmother when she arrives at the University of Wisconsin for her freshman year, but when she wakes up in her dorm room she finds herself transported to 1983--and that is only the beginning of a trip back in time that exposes her to some of the secrets in her family's past, and to a fellow time traveler named Colton.
12382) You're not proper
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"Karen's dad is Pakistani and her mother is white Christian, and somehow she feels as if she doesn't quite fit in ... anywhere. So she's made a choice: she's switching sides. Karen's going to convert to Islam to find her true identity. But Shamshad, her Hijab-wearing school mate, isn't making things easy for her. What's her deal, anyway? Is Shamshad really any more 'proper' than herself?--Page [4] of cover.
12383) La ciudad desolada
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September 3, 1940, ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. Only one person can help them, but she's trapped in the body of a bird. The extraordinary journey that began in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children continues as Jacob Portman and his newfound friends journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. There, they hope to find a cure for their beloved headmistress, Miss Peregrine. In this war-torn city, hideous surprises...
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"Una sofocante ola de calor deja a la ciudad de Nueva York sumida en un apagón, pero en medio de la noche más cálida y oscura, otro tipo de chispas brillarán en la ciudad. Un primer encuentro. Amigos de toda la vida. Ex amargados. Y quizá... el inicio de algo nuevo. Cuando las luces se apagan, los sentimientos más profundos salen a la luz: el amor florece, la amistad se transforma en algo nuevo y todas las posibilidades tienen una oportunidad...
12386) Blazewrath games
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"Lana Torres has always preferred dragons to people. In a few weeks, sixteen countries will compete in the Blazewrath World Cup, a tournament where dragons and their riders fight for glory in a dangerous relay. Lana longs to represent her native Puerto Rico in their first ever World Cup appearance, and when Puerto Rico's Runner--the only player without a dragon steed--is kicked off the team, she's given the chance. But when she discovers that a former...
12387) Skip and Loafer: Vol. 8
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They've inspired each other as classmates from day one. Now, Mitsumi and Sousuke are ready to cross the line from friendship into true odd coupledom! Mitsumi’s determined to have it all: love, friendship, grades, and student council...but these dizzying days might dazzle the daylights out of her instead!
12388) Mech Cadets: Book one
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"Each year, giant sentient robots from space come to Earth and bond with a new Sky Corps Academy cadet to keep the planet safe. But this time, one mech bonds with Stanford Yu, a young kid working with his mom as a janitor. This is the opportunity of a lifetime for him, but first he'll have to earn his classmates' trust and survive an uncompromising enemy...colossal aliens known as the Sharg. Stanford and the Mech Cadets will realize what truly makes...
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Now that Harley knows her enemy's grand plan--to become a godlike Child of Chaos and punish those deemed "unworthy"--She's got to figure out what the heck to do about it. Many of the missing magicals are still out there, and Katherine has vowed to kill everyone. Harley cares about and make her watch. So that's fun. Just when it seems like things can't get much worse, one of the most precious monsters of the Bestiary escapes, and Harley is sure that...
12390) Scion of the Fox
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"Roan Harken considers herself a typical high school student - dead parents, an infected eyeball, and living in the house of her estranged, currently comatose grandmother (well, maybe not so typical) - but she's uncovering the depth of the secrets her family left behind. Saved from the grasp of Death itself by a powerful fox spirit named Sil, Roan must harness mysterious ancient power ... and quickly. A snake-monster called Zabor lies in wait in the...
12391) 13th boy: 10
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"Now that Hee-So knows how Beatrice feels about her, she's made it her mission to not avoid him, and treasure those feelings as he tries to set his heart straight. As part of his effort, Beatrice returns the precious ribbon given to his cactus self by his beloved owner. But when she manages to lose the ribbon to the wind, the desperate Hee-So turns to Whie-Young for help in getting it back, blind to the impact it will have on his body. Blacking out...
12393) Laid-back camp: 14
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The cherry blossom trip has ended, and it’s time to ring in the new school year. Nadeshiko and friends are hard at work trying to recruit members for the Outdoor Exploration Club. Are there any students who’ve got the camping spirit in them?!
12394) Fire falling
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"Vhalla Yarl marches to war as property of the Solaris Empire. The Emperor counts on her to bring victory, the Senate counts on her death, and the only thing Vhalla can count on is the fight of her life. As she grapples with the ghosts of her past, new challenges in the present threaten to shatter the remnants of her fragile sanity. Will she maintain her humanity? Or will she truly become the Empire's monster?"--Front jacket flap.
12395) Kaiju no. 8: 4
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"Kafka wants to clean up kaiju, but not literally! Will a sudden metamorphosis stand in the way of his dream? With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream,...
12396) Float
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A heartfelt summer read for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han about holding on and letting go. Waverly Lyons has been caught in the middle of her parents' divorce for as long as she can remember. This summer, the battle rages over who she'll spend her vacation with, and when Waverly's options are shot down, it's bye-bye Fairbanks, Alaska and hello Holden, Florida to stay with her aunt. Coming from the tundra of the north, the beach culture isn't...
12397) Book of shadows
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In a diary, Melanie recounts the strange events that occur in her town--which is dominated by a conservative mega-church--after she and her friends experiment with witchcraft by using a mysterious spell book.
12399) The me you see
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Izzy adores her brother Sebastian, but during winter break she is stuck at home taking care of him all the time. Her friends from Drama I are too busy with their own exciting plans to get together with her, so her phone is her lifeline. She creates and posts videos of her cupcake creations on her Instagram account, and stays connected with her squad, even though none of them bother to text her back. When school starts up again Zac, the senior she's...