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2601) Living consequences
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Nevaeh Madison seems to live the epitome of the the perfect life. She's the captain of the varsity cheerleading squad and a straight-A student with a near-perfect boyfriend, Ronald. They have been dating for nearly three years, and the love that they share is immutable ... or so Nevaeh thinks. Sexual intimacy had never been an issue in their relationship because it was strictly off limits, but when their relationship is put to the test, Nevaeh's
...2602) The syndicate 2
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All hell has broken loose, and the McPhearson clan is right in the middle of the chaos. After finding out their beloved foster mother, Claudette McPhearson, was anything but the sweet old woman they thought her to be, Javon, Shanelle, and the rest of their siblings hit the ground running in order to keep the Syndicate operating and to keep themselves alive. That also means they have to lose some of the people they love the most. With the legacy of...
2603) From north to south
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When his mother is sent back to Mexico for not having the proper immigration papers, José and his father travel from San Diego, California, to visit her in Tijuana.
2604) Toy store trouble
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"Having fun isn't supposed to be such hard work! In their tiny house, the rule is Twig and Turtle are each allowed to have five toys. With a new toy store opening in town, the rule is creating a big problem--getting a new toy means giving up one they love. But when the girls realize that the owner has very old-fashioned ideas about who should play with what kinds of toys, changing her mind might be the biggest problem of all."--
2605) Bastards: a memoir
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"Born into poverty in southern New Jersey and raised in a commune of single mothers, Mary Anna King watched her mother give away one of her newborn sisters every year to another family. All told, there were seven children: Mary, her older brother, and five phantom sisters. Then one day, Mary was sent away, too. Living in Oklahoma with her maternal grandfather, Mary gets a new name and a new life. But she's haunted by the past: by the baby girls she's...
2606) The messengers
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Told from separate viewpoints, as evil forces from the parallel world invade their home, the Greystones, their doubles, and friends must return to the alternate dimension to save both worlds.
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Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is a completely average twelve-year-old, who was a half orphan who has never met her father and is forced to live with her aunt and uncle. Then one completely average day, a limo containing Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia pulls up to invite her to New York to finally meet her father, who promptly invites her to come live with him, Mia, Grandmère and her two fabulous poodles. Maybe Olivia Grace Clarisse...
2608) Little women
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Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England. Born into poverty yet taught to live generously by their mother, the sisters encounter the classic struggles all girls face.
2609) The thousandth floor
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New York City as you've never seen it before. A thousand-story tower stretching into the sky. A glittering vision of the future, where anything is possible--if you want it enough.Welcome to Manhattan, 2118.A hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams. But people never change: everyone here wants something ... and everyone has something to lose.Leda Cole's flawless exterior belies a secret addiction--to a drug she never...
2611) Big move to a tiny house
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Family, friendship, new school challenges, and a rather large dog problem combine as sisters adjust to their new tiny house life in this charming chapter book series starter from award-winning author Jennifer Richard Jacobson. Perfect for fans of Ivy and Bean and Judy Moody. In a tiny house, 3 shirts + 3 pants = 9 different outfits. Eight- and six-year-old sisters Twig and Turtle are excited and curious about their new small town in Colorado. And...
2612) When clouds touch us
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Inspired by the authors experience, this stunning novel in verse, sequel to the award-winning #1 bestseller Inside Out and Back Again, picks up two years after Ha and her family arrive in Alabama as refugees from the Vietnam War, and Newbery Honor author Rajani LaRocca said "is a gorgeous book about upheaval, the strength of family, and fiercely reaching for the future." Two years ago, Ha and her family arrived in Alabama as refugees from the Vietnam...
2614) Hoodlum 2: the good son
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Shai Clark was an All-American basketball player with NBA aspirations, but that changed when his father was murdered and he was thrust into leading his family's criminal enterprise.
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What happens when a man lives his life backwards, or a family owns a diamond as big as the Ritz Hotel? How can a boring girl become more popular, a careless young woman become more sensible, or a cut-glass bowl destroy a married woman's life? What does a young man do to save the girl that he likes from an evil ghost, or to forget old feelings for a woman when she marries another man? Read this collection of short stories by one of America's finest...