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Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening to everyone in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne's even more worried -- what kind of spooky thing will happen next? Then Mary Anne finds a new note in her mailbox: Wear this bad-luck charm, it says. OR ELSE. Mary Anne has to follow the note's instructions. But who sent the charm? And why did they...
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"Teenager Boo has pink hair and a very vivid imagination that she has trouble separating from the real world. In her daydreams, she dances beautifully at balls or fights monsters as a magical girl. In reality, she has a complicated home life, work stress, school stress and a wicked crush on the girl of her dreams. When a new student, Mimi, arrives at school, Boo starts exploring a side of herself that she never considered before. As she grows closer...
24) Sisters
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"Three weeks. Two sisters. One car. A true story. Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years. But when a baby brother enters the picture, and later, when something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure...
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Mogumo and Tetsu's relationship has grown over summer vacation, but as school approaches, they have to figure out how to explain their relationship to their friends. Kotone gets help from Mogumo while she struggles with her identity, and Mogumo and Tetsu go on a double date with Suzu and his boyfriend.
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After Mogumo winds up in the hospital, they tell Tetsu about their past and how they started living on their own. It's almost Halloween, and everyone at the cafe picks out costumes to wear. Mogumo decides to go talk to their parents, but their father refuses to let them come home unless they cut their hair and dress like a boy. Mogumo introduces their parents to Tetsu, and Mogumo mother stands up for them.
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When Mogumo's little sister, Sakura, shows up unexpectedly at Cafe Question, Mogumo is rattled. But what Mogumo doesn't know is that Sakura is struggling at home without Mogumo as she is forced to carry the burden of their mother's depression and their father's cruelty alone. The employees of Cafe Question pick out Halloween costumes and go shopping for fabric. Later, Sakura shows up at Mogumo's apartment, and the siblings' fight leads to a terrible...
29) Blue flag: 1
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"An unexpected love quadrangle with a dash of unrequited love as two classmates, a boy and a girl, begin to fall for each other when each of their same-sex best friends have already fallen for them. For some reason, Taichi Ichinose just can't tolerate Futaba Kuze. But at the start of his third year in high school, he finds himself in the same homeroom as her, along with his childhood friend and school sports star Toma Mita. But one day Futaba opens...
30) Bloom
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"Baked with love! Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band--if he can just persuade his dad to let him quit his job at their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and hot ovens. But while interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easygoing guy who loves baking as much as Ari wants to escape it....
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"Will Kaguya and Miyuki share the shelter of an umbrella in a storm? Is carrying a knife dripping with blood proof that Kaguya is trying to kill a member of the student council? How will Kaguya react when Chika introduces her to potty humor? Then, Chika must intervene when Miyuki dispenses bad advice on a topic he knows nothing about, Miyuki tries to develop his kinesthetic intelligence, and Kaguya and her personal assistant play a practical joke...
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"Bestselling author Garth Stein and acclaimed cartoonist Matthew Southworth team up again for the second book in this action-packed coming of age series about a mutant from the Pacific Northwest. In the eagerly anticipated Book Two, Dr. Kenneth Langner, a world-renowned geneticist and creator of the Cloven species, reveals himself to Seattle Stranger reporter Jake Arthur, who continues his in-depth research on the homeless encampment known as "the...
33) Project Nought
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Ren Mittal's last memory in the year 1996 is getting on a bus to visit his mystery pen pal Georgia. When he wakes up in 2122, he thinks he might be hallucinating...he's not! Tech conglomerate Chronotech sponsors a time-travel program to help students in 2122 learn what history was really like...from real-life subjects who've been transported into the future...and Ren is one of them. In 2122, Ren's life in the 1990s is practically ancient history--and...
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Making friends, laughing along with her classmates, and even falling in love...To Uka, her current high school life is a dream come true! Although self-doubt still looms over her like a mountain, she's determined to keep climbing--and what better time to do so than at the school's welcome hike? But when a strange fork in the road sends the entire class down a dangerous trail, can Uka step up and save the day?
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"A blizzard is coming to Hazelwood Elementary! It's snowing, and there's excitement in the air because the school day might end early. Students and teachers alike are looking forward to seeing what happens! Meanwhile, Abdi is distracted and worried because his brother is having surgery. He's supposed to go home with Henry, but they miss the bus and end up having an unexpected adventure with Mr. Wolf!"--Provided by publisher.
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Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be. Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to...
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"Swept along by Kei's suggestion to give dating a try, Mako struggles to see where she really fits in. Meanwhile, Mitsuru has become distant, and in her attempts to get back the friendship they had, Mako discovers his hidden past. Mako, Kei, and Mitsuru now have to confront their own feelings, and they might get a little lost before they find their true answers ..."--Page 4 of cover.
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"Once Ninako realizes that she's fallen for Ren, she confesses her feelings to him even though she knows he has a girlfriend! Meanwhile, a new semester brings an outgoing guy called Ando into Ninako's life-- is Ando just an outrageous flirt or will he turn out to be Ninako's savior?" -- from publisher's web site.
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"School's no longer an endless pit of anxiety and solitary lunches for Sawa, thanks to the Sohmas. She's joined the student council and made new friends who don't abandon her no matter how painfully awkward or useless she is. They don't even get angry when she screws up or starts blabbering gibberish! Though social interactions are still daunting, people don't seem as scary anymore--at least, until another Sohma appears?!"--Page [4] of cover.