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Runemarks
by Joanne Harris
Hardcover: Jan 2008
Paperback: 13 Oct 2009
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| Master storyteller Joanne Harris has created a magical and epic romp– a fresh, funny, and wonderfully irreverent new take on the old Norse tales, sure to be enjoyed by readers young and old. |
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Graceling
by Kristin Cashore
Hardcover: Oct 2008
Paperback: 7 Sep 2009
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| Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight - she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. And now she is forced to work as the king’s thug. But she never expects to fall in love with beautiful Prince Po... |
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The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by E Lockhart
Hardcover: Mar 2008
Paperback: 25 Aug 2009
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| Frankie Landau-Banks, at age 16: No longer the kind of girl to take "no" for an answer and possibly a criminal mastermind. This is the story of how she got that way. |
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Huge
by James Fuerst
Paperback: 7 Jul 2009
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| Life hasn’t been easy for Eugene “Huge” Smalls. But it’s not all bad. Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett have taught Huge everything he needs to know about being a hard-boiled detective, and he’s just been hired to solve his first case. What he doesn’t realize is that his search for the truth will change everything for him. |
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Before I Die
by Jenny Downham
Hardcover: Sep 2007
Paperback: 26 May 2009
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| The story of Tessa, a young teenage girl who has only months to live ... a brilliantly crafted novel, heartbreaking yet life-affirming. |
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Lucky
by Rachel Vail
Hardcover: Apr 2008
Paperback: 28 Apr 2009
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| With Lucky, Rachel Vail begins a powerful sisterhood trilogy, comprised of one book for each of the three fascinating Avery sisters, with all their secrets laid bare during the year that completely changes their lives. |
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If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
by Gennifer Choldenko
Hardcover: Sep 2007
Paperback: 1 Apr 2009
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| Two worlds collide in one compelling story set in a suburban American middle-school. Kirsten's world is crumbling. Her parents are barely speaking to one another and her best friend has come under the spell of the queen bee Brianna. Walker's goal is to survive the new very white private school his mom has sent him to because she thinks he's going to screw up like his cousin. Ages 12+. |
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
Hardcover: Sep 2007
Paperback: 1 Mar 2009
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| The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, based on the author's own experiences, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live. |
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