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The Starry RiftTales of New Tomorrowsby Strahan, JonathanTruly successful science fiction does two things: it gives credible glimpses into the future while entertaining the reader. With this in mind, anthologist Jona... |
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Shooting the Moonby Dowell, Frances O'RoarkJAMIE THINKS HER FATHER CAN DO ANYTHING....UNTIL THE ONE TIME HE CAN DO NOTHING.When twelve-year-old Jamie Dexter's brother joins the Army and is sent toVietna... |
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A Curse Dark as Goldby Bunce, Elizabeth C.Upon the death of her father, seventeen-year-old Charlotte struggles to keep the family's woolen mill running in the face of an overwhelming mortgage and what ... |
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Smiles to Goby Spinelli, JerryWill Tuppence's life has always been ruled by science and common sense but in ninth grade, shaken up by the discovery that protons decay, he begins to see the ... |
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Diary of a Wimpy KidRodrick Rulesby Kinney, JeffGreg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Ro... |
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Troubleby Schmidt, Gary D.Fourteen-year-old Henry, wishing to honor his brother Franklin's dying wish, sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog. But fate add... |
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Sunrise over Fallujahby Myers, Walter DeanIn 1920s Harlem, sixteen-year-old Mark Purvis, an aspiring jazz saxophonist, gets a summer job as an errand boy for the publishers of the groundbreaking Africa... |
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Rex Zero, King of Nothingby Wynne-Jones, TimIn sixth grade now, the wildly imaginative Rex Zero and his friends hatch a plan to replace Miss Garr, the substitute teacher from hell, and Rex takes on the p... |
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Chanda's Warsby Stratton, AllanShe promised her mama she'd keep them safe. It's been six months since Mama died, and Chanda is struggling to raise her little brother and sister. Determined t... |
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Airmanby Colfer, EoinIn the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for ... |
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