Stasia Ward Kehoe

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

For sixteen years, Daisy has been good.  A good daughter, helping out with her autistic younger brother uncomplainingly.  A good friend, even when her best friend makes her feel like a third wheel. When her parents announce they're sending her brother to an institution--without consulting her--Daisy's furious, and decides the best way to be a good sister is to start being bad.  She quits jazz band and orchestra, slacks in school, and falls for bad-boy Dave. 
 
But one person won't let Daisy forget who she used to be: Irish exchange student and brilliant musician Cal.  Does she want the bad boy or the prodigy?  Should she side with her parents or protect her brother?  How do you know when to hold on and when--and how--to let go? 

"The Sound of Letting Go is deeply moving, fiercely honest, and always surprising. Stasia Ward Kehoe's characters are so real and complex, you won't want to let them go at the end.  I loved this book!"--Barbara Dee, author of Solving Zoe, This is Me From Now On, Just Another Day in My Insanely Real Life, and Trauma Queen
 
"Achingly beautiful, The Sound of Letting Go takes readers down a dangerous path while touching the heart and encouraging hope."--Elana Johnson, author of Possession, Surrender, and Abandon 
 
"Told in verse that is at once delicate and strong, lyrical and honest, Stasia Kehoe's The Sound of Letting Go is a moving contemporary story of the intense push and pull between the responsibility of family and the freedom of dreams."--Jessi Kirby, author of Moonglass, In Honor, and Golden 

"With captivating verse and a lyrical love story to match, The Sound of Letting Go will keep you hanging on, breathless and enchanted, until the very last page."--Gretchen McNeil, author of Possess, Ten and the forthcoming 3:59 and the "Don't Get Mad" series

"Soulful and stunning, this book has captured my heart. It's one of those tragic melodies you never want to end, a tribute to the damning and redemptive power of music."--Jessica Martinez, author of Virtuosity and The Space Between Us

 "The Sound of Letting Go draws you honestly into the turbulent ambivalence of life with a severely challenged sibling, while never short-shrifting Daisy's individual coming-of-age journey.  The music of Stasia Kehoe's beautifully flawed characters will resonate in your mind long after you finish reading her book."--Elise Allen, author of Populazzi, co-author of the Elixir series with Hilary Duff

The Sound of Letting Go

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Alesha Dixon

Katy Birchall

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Lightning Girl

Aurora is reeling after the revelation of the secret supervillain's identity... but is there someone else even more powerful pulling the strings? Aurora and the Bright Sparks must be brave and believe in themselves to save the day!

Superpower Showdown

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Aurora Beam is desperate to help track down the stolen precious stone that holds the key to her family's powers. What can she discover about master-of-disguise the Blackout Burglar? And about his boss, the secret supervillain with a deep-seated desire for revenge...

Lightning Girl vs Secret Supervillain

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Superhero Squad

Superheroes from all over the globe are gathering at a top secret summit - Aurora hopes she'll find some friends whoknow all about the pressures of being the most in-demand new hero in town.

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Ten-year-old Aurora Beam feels utterly unremarkable, until the day she sees her little sister being picked on and beams of light shoot out of her fingertips!

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A. M. Luzzader

(Book 3: Middle Grade Mystery Fiction)

Fiona Feedwell's famous, frivolously frosted cupcakes have been pilfered from the Fancy Funtime Fall Festival Fundraiser! Kid sleuths Hannah and Mia are on the case, but they've got too few clues and no suspects. Hannah hunts for a hypothesis while Mia tries to connect the dots, but down the street at the old Overlooker Mansion, an army of ghosts is scheming to haunt all the houses of Cardwick, and maybe even the whole planet. Can Hannah and Mia solve the mystery of the missing cupcakes and save the world one more time? Find out in this cozy mystery for tweens! This book is perfect for kids who love kid detective books, mysteries, ghosts, tween books for girls or boys, and children's adventure books.Educational topics: Friendship for kids, humor, mindfulness, individuality, manners, reasoning, logic, and literary topics such as vocabulary, palindromes, wordplay, alliteration, and consonance.For kids ages 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 and all who love mystery books for kids and funny books for children.

Hannah Saves the World

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(Book 2: Middle Grade Mystery Fiction)

Kid detectives Hannah and Mia delve into a new mystery! Mr. Meowgi, the most massive cat in all of Cardwick City, has gone missing. Everyone else thinks he ran away, but Hannah's got a different theory. Hannah and her sidekick, Mia, crisscross the town in search of clues and evidence, but little do they know that just around the corner, a misguided but highly intelligent robot is secretly drawing up plans to deactivate the sun! Can Hannah and Mia find Mr. Meowgi and save the world? Again? Find out in this funny book for tweens!Educational topics: Friendship for kids, honesty, humor, individuality, science, reasoning, logic, and literary topics such as vocabulary, palindromes, wordplay, alliteration, and consonance.

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(Book 1: Middle Grade Mystery Fiction)

Hannah Saves the World (Book 1: Middle Grade Mystery Fiction) is a children's mystery adventure for ages 8-12! Hannah's got a funny feeling that it's up to her to save the entire world, but before she can do so, she and her skeptical best friend Mia have to figure out what they're saving the world from! As the girls' detective work proceeds, they uncover a chain of clues that might unravel the children's mystery of the vandalized town playground, but what about the massive space cruiser parked high in the stratosphere, and the aliens inside who are laying plans to invade Earth? Can a pair of middle-school detectives really save the world? Find out in this funny book for tweens! A.M. Luzzader, author of middle grade fiction books, including the Mermaid in Middle Grade series, debuts a new middle school mystery novel, Hannah Saves the World (Book 1: Middle Grade Mystery Fiction), to add to her collection of middle school literature and fun books for tweens. This book is perfect for kids who love science fiction, kid detective books, tween books for girls or boys, and children's mystery adventure books. A.M. Luzzader describes Hannah Saves the World (Book 1: Middle Grade Mystery Fiction) as "a middle school mystery novel, a kid's detective book, and a kid's humor book. It's a great book for girls or boys, and I think even adults would enjoy it!" Educational topics: Friendship for kids, vocabulary, spelling, logic, deduction, honesty, self esteem, humor, personality, individuality, and writing devices such as palindromes, alliteration, consonance, and dissonance. For kids ages 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 and all who love mystery books for kids and funny books for children. Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th

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Lauraine Snelling

Kathleen Wright

Join the S.A.V.E. Squad Sunny, Aneta, Vee, and Esther as they come together through the rescue of a Basset Hound and form a plan to place stray dogs in forever homes. "

S. A. V. E. Squad Book 1: Dog Daze

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Rainbow Rowell

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

A Novel

Being consummate fans of the Simon Snow series helped Cath and her twin sister, Wren, cope as little girls whose mother left them, but now, as they start college but not as roommates, Cath fears she is unready to live without Wren holding her hand--and without her passion for Snow.

Fangirl

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Wendelin Van Draanen

When a school bus accident leaves sixteen-year-old Jessica an amputee, she returns to school with a prosthetic limb and her track team finds a wonderful way to help rekindle her dream of running again.

The Running Dream

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Jeanne DuPrau

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

While visiting the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina, eleven-year-old Nickie makes some decisions about how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople's reactions to the apocalyptic visions of one of their neighbors.

The Prophet of Yonwood

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Stephen. Crane

The Red Badge of Courage was published in 1895, when its author, an impoverished writer living a bohemian life in New York, was only twenty-three. It immediately became a bestseller, and Stephen Crane became famous. Crane set out to create "a psychological portrayal of fear." Henry Fleming, a Union Army volunteer in the Civil War, thinks "that perhaps in a battle he might run....As far as war was concerned he knew nothing of himself." And he does run in his first battle, full of fear and then remorse. He encounters a grotesquely rotting corpse propped against a tree, and a column of wounded men, one of whom is a friend who dies horribly in front of him. Fleming receives his own "red badge" when a fellow soldier hits him in the head with a gun. "The idea of falling like heroes on ceremonial battlefields," Ford Madox Ford remarked later, "was gone forever." Shelby Foote, author of The Civil The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was founded in 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foundation for their next publishing venture, Random House. The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with afford- able hardbound editions of impor- tant works of literature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy- fifth anniversary, Random House redesigned the series, restoring as its emblem the running torch- bearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inau- gurating a new program of selecting titles. The Modern Library continues to provide the world's best books, at the best prices.

The Red Badge of Courage

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Sarah Dessen

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The Moon and More and Just Listen, together in one volume from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen! Sometimes you think you have it all. Great friends, a loving boyfriend, and a strong sense of personal identity. But unexpected things can happen. People come and go. The appearance of a new boy in your life can turn your world upside down. It might make you throw all caution to the wind - or bring you back closer to earth. What if he is hiding secrets of his own? Is it better to be safe than sorry? From acclaimed bestselling author Sarah Dessen, here are two books about exploring your heart, giving free reign to your emotions, and rising above the expectations of others.

The Moon and More and Just Listen

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Marina Budhos

When a teenage girl’s single mom is taken by ICE, everything changes—all of her hopes and dreams for the future have turned into survival. Seventeen-year-old Rania is shaken awake in her family's apartment in Brooklyn. ICE is at the door, taking her mother away. But Ammi has done everything right, hasn’t she? Their asylum case is fine. This was supposed to be Rania’s greatest summer: hanging out with her best friend, Fatima, and getting ready for college in the fall. But it’s 2019, and nothing is certain. Now, along with her younger brother, Kamal, and a new friend, Carlos, Rania must figure out how to survive. A road trip leads to searching for answers to questions she didn’t even think to ask. In this vivid exploration of what happens when the country you have put your hopes into is fast shutting down, award-winning author Marina Budhos shows us how one girl bursting with dreams navigates secrets, love, and the lure of the open road.

We Are All We Have

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Carol Liu

Marybeth Sidoti Caldarone

Science

It's tough to save a friendship while you're busy saving the planet

Arlene, the Rebel Queen

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Margaret Peterson Haddix

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New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix takes readers on a thrilling adventure filled with mysteries and plot twists aplenty in this absorbing series about family and friendships. Perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember! What makes you you? The Greystone kids thought they knew. Chess has always been the protector over his younger siblings, Emma loves math, and Finn does what Finn does best--acting silly and being adored. They've been a happy family, just the three of them and their mom. But everything changes when reports of three kidnapped children reach the Greystone kids, and they're shocked by the startling similarities between themselves and these complete strangers. The other kids share their same first and middle names. They're the same ages. They even have identical birthdays. Who, exactly, are these strangers? Before Chess, Emma, and Finn can question their mom about it, she takes off on a sudden work trip and leaves them in the care of Ms. Morales and her daughter, Natalie. But puzzling clues left behind lead to complex codes, hidden rooms, and a dangerous secret that will turn their world upside down. Praise for The Strangers: "A secret-stacked, thrilling series opener about perception, personal memories, and the idiosyncrasies that form individual identities." (Publishers Weekly, starred review) * Winter 2018-2019 Kids' Indie Next List Pick * Indie Bestseller * Time for Kids Book Club: Top 10 Summer Reads *

Greystone Secrets #1: the Strangers

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Ernest Hemingway

Featuring Hemingway's only full-length play, The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War brilliantly evokes the tumultuous Spain of the 1930s. These works, which grew from Hemingway's adventures as a newspaper correspondent in and around besieged Madrid, movingly portray the effects of war on soldiers, civilians, and the correspondents sent to cover it. He provides unique insight into how the city itself and the people within it functioned during this time of war. Through love, hate, fear, and brutality, Hemingway explores the complexities that times of war contain in his famed powerful prose.

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