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"...eleven-year-old Piper Franklin is way too busy to grow up. Shes in a gifted and talented program, she has a chance to win the state-wide academic decathlon with her best friend, and she has a new baby sister that keeps her mom completely preoccupied. There isnt enough time in the day for Piper to think about anything else! But unlike other kids, Piper was diagnosed with early-onset puberty and has been taking shots to keep it at bay since she...
4) King Bro!
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"It's summertime for eleven-year-old Marcus goes with his mother to a new city, where she'll be working for the summer. Marcus is looking forward to it because he knows he can be himself there--the person he really is. Within the first day of arriving, Marcus meets Mikkel, a neighborhood boy who looks totally dangerous with his aggressive and energetic appearance, and with his body full of tattoos. It turns out the tattoos are made by Mikkel's brother...
5) Emily Posts
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"Emily is the Editor-in-Chief of her Middle School podcast and an aspiring social media influencer. Initially, Emily is thrilled to discover that actress and influencer, Asha Jamil, is coming to talk at her school, but she is horrified to discover her visit is part of a conspiracy to stop students from becoming involved in a climate change protest. Emily struggles to balance her conviction that drawing attention to the climate change march is the...
6) Not so shy
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Twelve-year-old Shai hates having to move to America and is determined to find a way get back home to Israel--until she starts openning up to new experiences and friendships.
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Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California. But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with their mother in Oakland, Cecile is nothing like they imagined. While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell, their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black...
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"If you've ever wanted to know how to find your creative style and build your brand but didn't know who to ask, full-time artist Aurélia Durand's got you covered! Inside, discover Aurélia's path from art school student to internationally recognized artist. Inspired by questions she is regularly asked,Aurélia shares how she did it, the lessons she and her artist friends have learned along the way, and how you can start your creative journey."...
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"Marcus Vega mide seis pies de altura, pesa 180 libras y luce un incipiente bigote. Cuando tienes esta apariencia y apenas estás en octavo grado, te conviertes en una figura imponente y, al mismo tiempo, en un blanco fácil. Después de un altercado en la escuela que resulta en una suspensión para Marcus, su madre decide que es hora de un cambio de ambiente. Los lleva a él y a su hermano menor a Puerto Rico para pasar una semana con parientes...
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"Nico di Angelo, hijo de Hades, ha superado las pruebas más difíciles que podría haberse imaginado: desde la muerte de su madre y su hermana hasta perder a su amigo Jason durante los juicios de Apolo. Pero ahora hay un rayo de sol en su vida: Will Solace, el hijo de Apolo. Juntos, los dos semidioses pueden superar cualquier obstáculo. Al menos así fue hasta el día de hoy. Ahora una voz llama a Nico desde el Tártaro, la parte más baja...
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"Lula Viramonte anhela ser una persona a la que nadie pueda ignorar. Por eso quiere ser directora de en un circo ambulante mexicano. Pero perseguir los sueños es dífcil cuando hay que trabajar en la cosecha de uva en Delano, California; cuidar a la madre enferma y a los hermanos, evitar que se desate el temperamento volátil de papá. Entonces Lula conoce a Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, y a otros activistas por los derechos de los agricultores...
14) Wonka
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Antes de Charlie, y antes de la fábrica de chocolate, hubo una historia llena de ingenio y de imaginación... Las mejores cosas de la vida empiezan con un sueño. Y es que, desde niño, Willy Wonka había imaginado poder crear su propio chocolate y compartirlo con el mundo entero. Cuando era joven, llegó a las famosísimas Galerías Gourmet, dispuesto a cambiarlo todo con cada uno de los bocados de sus deliciosos dulces. Pero un trío de...
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"Every hero doing good in the shadows has a rival who works in the light--and Phantom Thief Red is no exception! Asuka and Kei have just started middle school and their career as Red, but their double life gets even harder when the genius kid detective Hibiki Shirasato calls them out on live TV! Can they keep helping people with the law hot on their trail?"--|cBack cover.
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History comes alive in this beautifully illustrated book with bite-size facts (along with a touch of humor) that will engage and entertain young curious minds. Jam-packed with important events, inspiring accomplishments by remarkable people, and groundbreaking inventions, this super-fun fact-filled book, the first kids book from History Channel, includes the most interesting historical facts–from early civilization up to the 21st century all...
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Humans may have taken over the world, but what happened next? How did our hunter-gatherer ancestors become village farmers? Why were kingdoms and laws established? How did we go from being the rulers of Earth to the rulers of each other? And why isn't the world fair? The answer to all of that is one of the strangest tales you'll ever hear. And it's a true story!