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Stone, Tamara Ireland.


Hiding the severity of her OCD while second guessing her every move, Samantha pretends to agree with the choices of her clique of popular girls while befriending a less stylish classmate who introduces her to a group of misfits in the poetry club with whom she feels more "normal" than she ever has ... until she finds a new reason to question her sanity and all she holds dear.
Date Published:2015

Catching fire

Collins, Suzanne.


Wilson's Senior High School, February 2011. School Library Journal starred, September 2009. Booklist starred, July 2009. Pub Weekly, June 2009. Kirkus Starred, July 2009. New York Times, October 2009. Horn Book, April 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2009. Teacher Librarian, April 2010. Wilson's Senior High School. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
Date Published:2009

Wilson's Senior High School, February 2011. School Library Journal starred, September 2009. Booklist starred, July 2009. Pub Weekly, June 2009. Kirkus Starred, July 2009. New York Times, October 2009. Horn Book, April 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2009. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 2009. Teacher Librarian, April 2010. Wilson's Senior High School. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.

Date Published:2009

Dog Man

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


School Library Journal starred, July 2016. Booklist starred, August 2016. Pub Weekly, May 2016. Kirkus Review, June 2016. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2016. Library Media Connection, January 2017. Horn Book, April 2017. "George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?"--Amazon.com.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal starred, July 2016. Booklist starred, August 2016. Pub Weekly, May 2016. Kirkus Review, June 2016. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2016. Library Media Connection, January 2017. Horn Book, April 2017. "George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?"--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2016

Moon of the crusted snow : a novel /

Rice, Waubgeshig, 1979-


After a winter storm cuts off all contact and supplies from a small community, people begin to panic when the death toll starts rising. A group of friends turn to the Anishinaabe traditions in hopes of helping their community.
Date Published:2018

Eve

Carey, Anna.


Booklist, October 2011. Library Media Connection, March 2012. In 2032, sixteen years after a deadly virus has wiped out most of the population, Eve discovers the terrible fate that awaits students when they graduate from their all-girls school, and she sets off on a treacherous journey into the wilds of the New America, searching for a place where she can survive.
Date Published:2011

Diary of a wimpy kid : double down /

Kinney, Jeff.


"The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie...and will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?"--Back cover.
Date Published:2016

"The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie...and will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?"--Back cover.

Date Published:2016

Fashions of a decade.

Baker, Patricia.


Surveys the fads, fashions, trends, and cultural and intellectual preoccupations of the self-satisfied, consumeristic 1950s.
Date Published:1991

The Joplin tornado, 2011

Tarshis, Lauren.


Horn Book, April 2016. Christian Library, September 2015. In 2011, eleven year old Dexter is thrilled to have the opportunity to go storm chasing with Dr. Norman Gage, but when the tornado they are following changes direction, Dexter's bravery is about to be tested.
Date Published:2015

The tower of Nero

Riordan, Rick.


"Will the Greek god Apollo, cast down to earth in the pathetic moral form of a teenager named Lester Papadopoulos, finally regain his place on Mount Olympus? Lester's demigod friends at Camp Jupiter just helped him survive attacks from bloodthirsty ghouls, an evil Roman king and his army of the undead, and the lethal emperors Caligula and Commodus. Now the former god and his demigod master Meg must follow a prophecy uncovered by Ella the harpy. Lester's final challenge will be at the Tower of Nero, back in New York. Will Meg have a last showdown with her father? Will this helpless form of Apollo have to face his arch nemesis, Python? Who will be on hand at Camp Half-Blood to assist? These questions and more will be answered . . ."--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

"Will the Greek god Apollo, cast down to earth in the pathetic moral form of a teenager named Lester Papadopoulos, finally regain his place on Mount Olympus? Lester's demigod friends at Camp Jupiter just helped him survive attacks from bloodthirsty ghouls, an evil Roman king and his army of the undead, and the lethal emperors Caligula and Commodus. Now the former god and his demigod master Meg must follow a prophecy uncovered by Ella the harpy. Lester's final challenge will be at the Tower of Nero, back in New York. Will Meg have a last showdown with her father? Will this helpless form of Apollo have to face his arch nemesis, Python? Who will be on hand at Camp Half-Blood to assist? These questions and more will be answered . . ."--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2020

Demon thief

Shan, Darren.


With the opening of a window into a demon world, a boy discovers his powers as a Disciple and his mission to hunt the viciously powerful Demonata to the death.
Date Published:2005

The seven wonders of the ancient world

Cox, Reg.


Includes glossary and index. The Great pyramid at Giza -- The hanging gardens of Babylon -- The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus -- The statue of Zeus at Olympia -- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus -- The Colossus of Rhodes -- The Pharos of Alexandria. An intriguing look at some of the most fascinating architectual achievements of the ancient world details such wonders as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Date Published:1996

Includes glossary and index. The Great pyramid at Giza -- The hanging gardens of Babylon -- The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus -- The statue of Zeus at Olympia -- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus -- The Colossus of Rhodes -- The Pharos of Alexandria. An intriguing look at some of the most fascinating architectual achievements of the ancient world details such wonders as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Date Published:1996

Once upon a broken heart

Garber, Stephanie.


School Library Journal starred, December 2021. Publishers Weekly, August 2021. Booklist, September 2021. Horn Book, November 2021. Kirkus Review, August 2021. "Desperate to stop her beloved from marrying another, sixteen-year-old Evangeline Fox strikes a deal with the mythic Prince of Hearts leading her down a dangerous path that may ultimately end in her destruction"--OCLC.
Date Published:2021

Little thieves

Owen, Margaret, 1986-


School Library Journal starred, September 2021. Booklist starred, August 2021. Pub Weekly, September 2021. Kirkus Starred, September 2021. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. Posing as a royal to rob the nobles blind, seventeen-year-old Vanja Schmidt is thrilled by her luck until she crosses the wrong god and is cursed to turn into the jewels she covets unless she can pay back her debts--quickly.
Date Published:2021

School Library Journal starred, September 2021. Booklist starred, August 2021. Pub Weekly, September 2021. Kirkus Starred, September 2021. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. Posing as a royal to rob the nobles blind, seventeen-year-old Vanja Schmidt is thrilled by her luck until she crosses the wrong god and is cursed to turn into the jewels she covets unless she can pay back her debts--quickly.

Date Published:2021

The Cordillera

Ostopowich, Melanie.


Examines the history, geography, climate, plants, animals, and peoples of the Cordillera region of Canada.
Date Published:2005

Ancient Egypt

Simpson, Judith.


Includes index. An ancient world: The black and the red -- Power of the pharaohs -- The god-kings -- Social order -- People's gods -- Serving the gods -- The world beyond: Preparing for the afterlife -- Mummies in the making -- Journey to Osiris -- Set in stone -- Building a pyramid -- The Valley of the Kings -- Great temples -- Living in the past: A river of three seasons -- Working the land -- Family life -- Dressing up -- Writing and education -- Healing and magic -- Making things -- Artists at work -- Feasts and festivals -- Foreign affairs: Trade and tribute -- Defending the kingdom -- Collapse of an empire -- Discovering ancient Egypt. Describes life in ancient Egypt, and looks at mummies, the pyramids, temples, family life, clothing, education, festivals, trade, and warfare.
Date Published:1995

Includes index. An ancient world: The black and the red -- Power of the pharaohs -- The god-kings -- Social order -- People's gods -- Serving the gods -- The world beyond: Preparing for the afterlife -- Mummies in the making -- Journey to Osiris -- Set in stone -- Building a pyramid -- The Valley of the Kings -- Great temples -- Living in the past: A river of three seasons -- Working the land -- Family life -- Dressing up -- Writing and education -- Healing and magic -- Making things -- Artists at work -- Feasts and festivals -- Foreign affairs: Trade and tribute -- Defending the kingdom -- Collapse of an empire -- Discovering ancient Egypt. Describes life in ancient Egypt, and looks at mummies, the pyramids, temples, family life, clothing, education, festivals, trade, and warfare.

Date Published:1995

The hunger games

Collins, Suzanne.


Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.
Date Published:2008

On board the Titanic : what it was like when the great liner sank.

Tanaka, Shelley.


Includes bibliographical references (p. 48). Travel back in time to the fateful maiden voyage of the majestic Titanic in this compelling narrative. Told through the eyes of two young survivors and beautifully illustrated with breathtaking paintings and diagrams, this dramatic account vividly re-creates the night the world's most famous passenger ship sank to the bottom of the icy Atlantic. Sidebars explain interesting facts and details, and a cutaway offers a visual replica of the massive, decadent liner.
Date Published:1996

Includes bibliographical references (p. 48). Travel back in time to the fateful maiden voyage of the majestic Titanic in this compelling narrative. Told through the eyes of two young survivors and beautifully illustrated with breathtaking paintings and diagrams, this dramatic account vividly re-creates the night the world's most famous passenger ship sank to the bottom of the icy Atlantic. Sidebars explain interesting facts and details, and a cutaway offers a visual replica of the massive, decadent liner.

Date Published:1996

Ancient civilizations : 3000 BC - AD 500.


Includes index. Describes the people, culture, antiquities, and influences of ancient civilizations, starting with early humans, and moving chronologically through Sumer, Egypt, Nubia, India, China, Israel, Greece, Rome and others.
Date Published:1998

The 6 most important decisions you'll ever make : a guide for teens /

Covey, Sean.


"Updated for the digital age"--Front cover. Identifies six important decisions teenagers will face in their lives, offers advice on how to make good choices, and uses real-life examples to show how to succeed in school and relationships, and how to handle dating and sex.
Date Published:2017

Old man's war

Scalzi, John, 1969-


"A Tom Doherty Associates book." To defend Earth from violent alien races, the Colonial Defense Forces recruits the world's elderly, hoping to create an intellectual army that will outwit the aliens and preserve life on Earth.
Date Published:2005