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African American sixth-grader Kenny Wright wishes he was a famous superhero, but he's actually a regular kid who lives with his grandmother and struggles to fit in at his Washington, D.C. inner-city school. This year Kenny has to deal with a dilapidated school, a bully, and the potential loss of his favorite principal.
5) Con Academy
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After master con artist Will Shea encounters another skilled scammer, Andrea Dufresne, at his new prep school, they agree to have a scam-off to determine who leaves and who stays.
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In rural Ohio, friendships and a beautiful girl prove distracting to a fifteen-year-old boy who has hidden on Earth for ten years waiting to develop the Legacies, or powers, he will need to rejoin the other six surviving Garde members and fight the Mogadorians who destroyed their planet, Lorien.
10) Ten
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Winnie celebrates her unique style through her first year with a double-digit age as she has many new experiences, from the high of spending time in New York City with her aunt and big sister, to the low of her two best friends suddenly becoming interested in boys.
11) This full house
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High-school-senior LaVaughn's perceptions and expectations of her life begin to change as she learns about the many unexpected connections between the people she loves best.
12) The gathering
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Sixteen-year-old Maya suspects there may be a relationship between her paw-print birthmark, her connection with wild animals, and strange events occurring in her tiny Vancouver Island community, where a medical research facility harbors big secrets.