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1) The 5th Wave
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After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes,...
2) Monster
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English
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While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
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The author and poet recalls the anguish of her childhood in Arkansas and her adolescence in northern slums.
"Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Sent by their mother...
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2020.
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English
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A first book by the prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist shares personal essays that chronicle his childhood, adolescence and college years as a Black queer youth, exploring subjects ranging from gender identity and toxic masculinity to structural marginalization and Black joy.
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2019.
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First edition.
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English
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Have you always wanted to write a book, but don't know where to start? Or maybe you're really great at writing the first few chapters . . . but you never quite make it to the end? Or do you finally have a finished manuscript, but you're not sure what to do next? Fear not -- if you have writing-related questions, this book has answers! Whether you're writing for fun or to build a career, bestselling author Ally Carter is ready to help you make your...
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Overweight sixteen-year-old Charlie yearned for her first kiss while her perfect best friend, Amelia, fell in love, so when she finally starts dating and learns the boy asked Amelia out first, she is devastated.
"Charlie Vega is smart, funny, artistic, ambitious. And fat. People sometimes have a problem with that last one. Especially her mom. The world wants Charlie to be thinner, lighter, slimmer-faced, straighter-haired, like her best friend Amelia....
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2017.
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English
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Emilie Day believes in playing it safe: she's homeschooled, her best friend is her seizure dog, and she's probably the only girl on the Outer Banks of North Carolina who can't swim. Then Emilie's mom enrolls her in public school, and Emilie goes from studying at home in her pj's to halls full of strangers. To make matters worse, Emilie is paired with starting point guard Chatham York for a major research project on Emily Dickinson. She should be thrilled...
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©2020.
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English
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Pride Month! 🌈
JEF - Self-Love & Self-Care (YA)
DEN - Kids + Teens: Pride Month! 🌈
JEF - Self-Love & Self-Care (YA)
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In this book, reporters from the Born This Way Foundation explore what kindness is and how it helps to promote unity and healing in people and in the world.
11) The outsiders
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Sometimes they're called hoods, sometimes greasers. The name changes from place to place, but it doesn't matter -- they're the outsiders, the rough, tough, long-haired boys from the "other" side of town, with little hope for fancy cars and clothes and the good things of American life. This is their story as told by Ponyboy, a greaser with good reason to fear the Socs (the more privileged boys) and a witness to the savage baiting that leads his best...
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[2020]
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English
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Sustainability advocate and activist Hannah Testa takes on the plastics crisis in this moving, personal piece. Here, Testa explores the harmful impact of single-use plastics, revisits the three Rs - reduce, reuse, and recycle - and even adds two more: refuse and raise awareness.
13) Gender identity
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2022.
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First edition.
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English
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"One of the most important topics in contemporary society, gender identity is a term many young people are familiar with and are using to express themselves. This thoughtful guide to this subject defines gender identity, explores the history of this topic, and examines the different ways gender identity is viewed today. By using recent data, expert opinions presented through annotated quotes, and critical thinking questions, readers are able to form...
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[2007]
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Third revised edition.
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English
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Discusses the changes that take place in a boy's body during puberty, including information on the body's changing size and shape, the growth spurt, reproductive organs, pubic hair, beards, pimples, voice changes, wet dreams, and puberty in girls.
15) Conversion
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[2014]
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English
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When girls start experiencing strange tics and other mysterious symptoms at Colleen's high school, her small town of Danvers, Massachusetts, falls victim to rumors that lead to full-blown panic, and only Colleen connects their fate to the ill-fated Salem Village, where another group of girls suffered from a similarly bizarre epidemic three centuries ago.
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2021.
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Español
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Ante la mirada de un mundo sobrecogido tras la invasión del Capitolio de los Estados Unidos, Amanda Gorman tomó la palabra a continuación del presidente Joe Biden. Era la poeta más joven que recitaba en una ceremonia de investidura, como antes lo hicieron Robert Frost o Maya Angelou, y cautivó a millones de personas que veían en ella la luz de una esperanza, y en los versos de La colina que ascendemos la inauguración de una nueva era....
17) Puberty
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[2022]
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English
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"This book explores the process of puberty, as well as the changes that occur both physically and mentally because of it. The title examines the process of becoming an adult, the demographic differences in puberty, and coping strategies for the changes teen bodies and minds go through"--Google books.
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2023.
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English
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A comforting and useful resource for anyone who's struggling emotionally and looking for help--from the nation's leading community-based nonprofit that addresses the needs of those living with mental illness. It can be extremely hard to figure out what's going on in our own heads when we are suffering--when we feel alone and unworthy and can't stop our self-critical inner voice. And it's even more difficult to know where to go for answers. This book...
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©2007.
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First edition.
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English
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Celebrating the idea that anything boys can do, girls can do better, a guide to adventure for girls of all ages includes such chapters as "Fourteen games of tag," "How to negotiate a salary," "Math tricks," and "Daisy chains and ivy crowns.".
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