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The True Adventures of Charley Darwin

by Meyer, Carolyn

The fascinating journey of a famous naturalistYoung Charley Darwin hated school—he much preferred to be outside studying birds' eggs, feathers, and insects. ...

Beneath My Mother's Feet

by Qamar, Amjed

"Our lives will always be in the hands of our mothers, whether we like it or not."Nazia doesn't mind when her friends tease and call her a good beti, a dutiful...

Up Close

Robert F. Kennedy Up Close

by Aronson, Marc & Cooper, Ilene & Levine, Ellen & Neimark, Anne E.

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The New Policeman

by Thompson, Kate

Irish teenager JJ Liddy discovers that time is leaking from his world into Tir na nOg, the land of the fairies, and when he attempts to stop the leak he finds ...

Secrets, Lies, Gizmos, and Spies

A History of Spies and Espionage

by Coleman, Janet & Museum, International Spy

A look into the secret history of spies and espionage throughout the years.

Black Duck

by Lisle, Janet Taylor

Years afterwards, Ruben Hart tells the story of how, in 1929 Newport, Rhode Island, his family and his best friend's family were caught up in the violent compe...

The Isabel Factor

by Friesen, Gayle

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Friction

by Frank, E. R.

When a new girl at the private school Alex attends starts rumors about Alex's favorite teacher, Alex and her eighth-grade classmates are not sure how to act ar...

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood

by Brashares, Ann

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Lucy the Giant

by Smith, Sherri L.

Fifteen-year-old Lucy, the largest girl in her school, leaves her small Alaska town and her alcoholic father and discovers hardship--and friendship--posing as ...