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Jumper
Steven Gould
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What if you could go anywhere in the world, in the blink of an eye?& Where would you go?& What would you do?&&&&Davy can teleport.& &To survive, Davy must learn to use and control his power in a world that is more violent and complex than he ever imagined.& But mere survival is not enough for him.& Davy wants ...
2008; 345 p.; isbn:9780765357694 More Information |
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How the hangman lost his heart
K.M. Grant.
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When her Uncle Frank is executed for treason against England's King George in 1746 and his severed head is mounted on a pike for public viewing, daring Alice tries to reclaim the head for a proper burial, finding an unlikely ally in the soft-hearted executioner, while incurring the wrath of the royal guard.
2007; 244 p.; isbn:0802796729 More Information |
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Samurai shortstop
Alan Gratz.
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While obtaining a Western education at a prestigious Japanese boarding school in 1890, sixteen-year-old Toyo also receives traditional samurai training which has profound effects on both his baseball game and his relationship with his father.
2006; 280 p.; isbn:0803730756 More Information |
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Football genius
Tim Green.
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Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players.
2007; 244 p.; isbn:006112270X More Information |
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The starplace
Vicki Grove
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Thirteen-year-old Frannie learns hard lessons about prejudice and segregation when she becomes friends with a young black girl who moves into her small Oklahoma town in 1961
1999; 214 p.; isbn:0399232079 More Information |
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Book of a thousand days
Shannon Hale ; [illustrations by James Noel Smith].
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Fifteen-year-old Dashti, sworn to obey her sixteen-year-old mistress, the Lady Saren, shares Saren's years of punishment locked in a tower, then brings her safely to the lands of her true love, where both must hide who they are as they work as kitchen maids.
2007; 305 p.; isbn:1599900513 More Information |
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Sure fire
Jack Higgins with Justin Richards.
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Resentful of having to go and live with their estranged father after the death of their mother, fifteen-year-old twins, Rich and Jade, soon find they have more complicated problems when their father is kidnapped and their attempts to rescue him involve them in a dangerous international plot to control the world's oil.
2007; 237 p.; isbn:039924784X More Information |
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The only outcast
Julie Johnston
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Fred Dickinson spends the summer after his 16th brithday with his maternal grandparents. He meets a beautiful girl who is not bothered by his stammer, and stumbles on to the truth about the legends of a murderous ferryman
1998; 221 p.; isbn:088776441X More Information |
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Back to the Divide
Elizabeth Kay ; illustrated by Ted Dewan.
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A japegrin, Snakeweed, has placed a spell on Felix's parents that is beginning to effect the rest of the Earth, and fourteen-year-old Felix must follow him back across the Divide to seek a counterspell.
2004; 376 p.; isbn:0439635551 More Information |
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The Divide
Elizabeth Kay ; illustrated by Ted Dewan.
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While hiking on the Continental Divide of Costa Rica, a young boy with a heart condition falls into a magical otherworld full of fantastical creatures.
2003; 312 p.; isbn:0439543436 More Information |
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Jinx on the Divide
Elizabeth Kay ; illustrated by Ted Dewan.
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Felix fears what will become of the brandee lamp stolen by the evil Rhino and so sets out on a dangerous quest where his wit and courage is put to the test in his attempts to save two worlds from pending annihilation.
2005; 368 p.; isbn:0439724562 More Information |
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Dreamhunter : book one of the dreamhunter duet
Elizabeth Knox.
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In a world where select people can enter "The Place" and find dreams of every kind to share with others for a fee, a fifteen-year-old girl is training to be a dreamhunter when her father disappears, leaving her to carry on his mysterious mission.
2006; 365 p.; isbn:0374318530 More Information |
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