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Why We Broke Up Why We Broke Up
by Daniel Handler, Maira Kalman
Hardcover: 27 Dec 2011
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Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up.
Life Life: An Exploded Diagram
by Mal Peet
Hardcover: 11 Oct 2011
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Can love survive a lifetime? With its urgent sense of history, sweeping emotion, and winning young narrator, Mal Peet's latest is an unforgettable, timely exploration of life during wartime.
Dark Water Dark Water
by Laura McNeal
Hardcover: Sep 2010
Paperback: 11 Oct 2011
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The catastrophic wildfires that struck Southern California in 2007 act as the backdrop for this compelling story full of peril, desperation, and love.
A Little Wanting Song A Little Wanting Song
by Cath Crowley
Hardcover: Jun 2010
Paperback: 11 Oct 2011
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Told in alternating voices and filled with music, friendship, and romance, A Little Wanting Song is about the kind of longing that begins as a heavy ache but ultimately makes us feel hopeful and wonderfully alive.
A Monster Calls A Monster Calls: Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd
by Siobhan Dowd, Patrick Ness
Hardcover: 27 Sep 2011
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An unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor.
No Safe Place No Safe Place
by Deborah Ellis
Hardcover: Aug 2010
Paperback: 13 Sep 2011
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No Safe Place is a novel of high adventure and heart-stopping suspense by a writer at the height of her powers.
Raven Summer Raven Summer
by David Almond
Hardcover: Nov 2009
Paperback: 13 Sep 2011
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A captivating novel for teens from Printz Award-winner David Almond.
Wildwood Wildwood
by Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis
Hardcover: 30 Aug 2011
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Wildwood is a spellbinding tale full of wonder, danger, and magic that juxtaposes the thrill of a secret world and modern city life.
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The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson
The Orphan Master's Son Jacket An epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan Master's Son follows a young man's journey through the icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the world's most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea.
Ragnarok
A.S. Byatt
Ragnarok Jacket War, natural disaster, reckless gods and the recognition of impermanence in the world are just some of the threads that AS Byatt weaves into this most timely of books. Linguistically stunning and imaginatively abundant, this is a landmark.
No One is Here Except All of Us
Ramona Ausubel
No One is Here Except All of Us Jacket A beguiling, imaginative, inspiring story about the bigness of being alive as an individual, as a member of a tribe, and as a participant in history, exploring how we use storytelling to survive and shape our own truths.
Below Stairs
Margaret Powell
Below Stairs Jacket Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants, Margaret Powell's classic memoir of her time in service is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who, though she served in the great houses of England, never stopped aiming high.
The Printmaker's Daughter
Katherine Govier
The Printmaker's Daughter Jacket Vivid, daring, and unforgettable, The Printmaker's Daughter shines fresh light on art, loyalty, and the tender and indelible bond between a father and daughter.
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