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"From Percival Everett--a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards--comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...
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Revenge of magic volume 5
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Fort and his friends face more perilous ancient magic as they prepare for the final battle to prevent the Old Ones from returning and destroying humanity.
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2021.
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English
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Franky can't wait to move to his new town - although he wishes he didn't have to leave his best friend Dani behind. But everything changes after the storm, when strange green lightning and powerful thunder crash down on the town. From that night on, the kids who live on Franky's street start to change. One by one, they become a little odd. A little unusual. A little... magical. Franky's always wanted to be part of an amazing gang - just like his hero,...
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2024.
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English
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"Why do we assume romantic relationships are more important than friendships? What do we lose when we expect a spouse to meet all our needs? And what can we learn about commitment, love, and family from people who put deep friendship at the center of their lives? In The Other Significant Others, NPR's Rhaina Cohen invites us into the lives of people who have defied convention by choosing a friend as a life partner--these are friends who are home co-owners,...
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2024.
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English
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"What would you do if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thinks so too? What if the truth doesn't matter? As Lucy Chase's Texas hometown begins to tell versions of what happened and who Lucy is to a nationwide, true crime obsessed audience, at the bequest of her grandmother, she returns to the place she vowed never to set foot in again to solve her friend's murder, even if she is the one that did it"--
6) Sizzle reel
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[2023]
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English
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"For aspiring cinematographer Luna Roth, coming out as bisexual at twenty-four is proving more difficult than she anticipated. Sure, her best friend and fellow queer Romy is thrilled for her-but she has no interest in coming out to her backwards parents, she wouldn't know how to flirt with a girl if one fell at her feet, and she has neither a gaydar nor a sexual history to speak of. Not to mention she really needs to focus her energy on escaping her...
8) Og meets Mog
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2024.
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English
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"Og is a thoughtful monster who stumbles upon a curious creature trapped in a block of ice! Will Og come up with the perfect plan to break the ice, and possibly make a new friend?"--
9) Mega shark
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Diary of a Roblox pro volume 06
Pub. Date
c2023
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English
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"Ari's dad is a Marine Biologist and has invited Ari, Zeke and Jez to a trip out to sea to track dolphins for his research. Ari and his friends are totally stoked, but there is something lurking deep beneath the water that might derail the entire day. Before they know it, Ari must find a way to save his dad and friends from danger without becoming prey himself"--Provided by publisher.
10) Howdy, partner!
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Sky and Ty volume 1
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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No-nonsense cowgirl Sky and her slightly goofy, but always dependable T. Rex partner Ty, learn to work together as they solve problems with teamwork and quick thinking.
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Juniper Mae volume 2
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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"Deep in the forest, Juniper Mae and her best friend Albie are working hard to become Guardian Knights. When they're not helping the tama-tamas with amazing new inventions, they're discovering ancient artefacts, training to fight evil, and learning more about their ancient knightly heroes. But a great darkness is rising close to home, and when one of Juniper's latest inventions creates a rift between her and Albie, they must find a way to work together...
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Alien next door volume 10
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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While his parents recharge their ship before heading back to Tragas for good, Zeke, with the help of Harris and Roxy, has time to learn about one last human tradition: the sleepover.
13) Fun and games
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2024.
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English
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In three stories, friends Unicorn and Yeti enjoy each others' company as they make up an original game, play hide-and-seek, and work on a puzzle.
14) Monster match
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FrankinSchool volume 1
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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While Fred is out sick, a visiting author signs Fred's book "To Frank". When Fred's desk-mate Luisa suggests Fred must really be Frank in school, this sparks an idea for Fred's creative writing assignment. Fred's What-If poem is coming together wonderfully, until--a mist fills the room and the writing assignment comes to life. Suddenly Fred--now Frankinschool--and Luisa--now Princessa Luisa--need to save the school from the mysterious potion--and...
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[2024]
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English
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"After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith's picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiraled out of control-so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Composed and elegant, Brianna is exactly who she needs and slides so neatly into Elizabeth's life, almost like she belonged there from the start. Soon, the assistant Elizabeth hired to distract her from her obsession with her friend's death is the same...
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Judy Moody and friends volume no. 15
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Three, two, one . . . sleepover! Stink can't wait for Webster to arrive and sleep over for the very first time . . . When Webster shows up in his outer-space pj's, it doesn't take long for a theme to emerge. Stink's race-car bed doubles as a spaceship and an old keyboard is a control panel as the explorers suit up, buckle in, and blast off . . . Va-room! Playful illustrations and astronaut lingo capture their imaginary adventure from takeoff to...
17) Teenage dirtbags
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Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"When Cameron Ellis dumps Phil Reyno and torpedoes his already-iffy reputation in the process, Phil hatches a plot to expose Cameron as the two-faced liar he truly is, recruiting his old pal Jackson Pasternak to help"--OCLC.
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Criterion collection volume 277
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Mike and Scott, two young male prostitutes from different backgrounds, embark on a quest to find Mike's mother.
19) Mania: a novel
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Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"In an alternative 2011, the Mental Parity movement takes hold. Americans now embrace the sacred, universal truth that there is no such thing as variable human intelligence. Because everyone is equally smart, discrimination against purportedly dumb people is 'the last great civil rights fight.' Tests, grades, and employment qualifications are all discarded. Children are expelled for saying the S-word ("stupid") and encouraged to report parents who...
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[2023]
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Italiano
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An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains is a cinematic experience as intimate as it is monumental. Adapting an award-winning novel by Paolo Cognetti, Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch portray, through observant detail and stunning landscape photography, the profound relationship between Pietro and Bruno, who first meet as children in an Alpine village. Years later, the estranged...
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