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"A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes? Nisha Cantor and Sam Kemp are two very different women. Nisha, 45, lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband inexplicably cuts her off entirely. She doesn't even have...
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Celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Little Engine That Could with this all-time classic reillustrated by Caldecott Award-winning artist Dan Santat!
The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls...
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Avalon Bay volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2022.
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362 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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Mackenzie Cabot has spent most of her twenty years pleasing the other people around her so she is going to Garnet College in the expensive beachside town of Avalon Bay in South Carolina when she would really rather focus on her growing internet business; Cooper Hartley is a local boy who usually tends bar and disdains the rich, spoiled college kids he sees every day--but MacKenzie and Cooper fall for each other, until money and family come between...
5) Mel fell
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Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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"...follow Mel on her journey from downward fall to triumphant flight in this tale of self-confidence and taking a leap of faith."-- Publisher's description.
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[2018]
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English
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Tam is new to the cheer squad, and from the first day of practice Maren, the squad captain, seems determined to make her look unprepared and incompetent--but with the backing of a new friend she finally finds the courage to stand up to the bullying.
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[2018]
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English
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Wade is staying at his uncle's ranch for the summer, but despite being athletic he has proved hopeless when it comes to riding a horse, much less the other skills demanded in a rodeo--but when Maria, sister of his new friend Javier, breaks her arm, she asks him to keep her horse in training, and Wade is forced to overcome his apprehension and really learn how to ride.
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Brandon's junior high school basketball team is struggling to make the playoffs, and Brandon is starting to feel that his bad luck is dragging them down--and when their bus breaks down on the way to the big game, Brandon has to turn luck into opportunity.
11) Dancing solo
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[2014]
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English
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Sarah knows that she is the best dancer in her class, and she is eager to show off at the upcoming recital--but when a new move proves unexpectedly difficult and she has to ask for help, her confidence is shaken.
12) Cowgirl grit
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[2018]
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English
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Sydney Todachine is looking forward to a summer on the beaches of San Diego before starting sixth-grade, but instead she finds herself on her Grandfather's ranch on the Navajo Nation reservation with no wi-fi, and while a couple of the kids are pretty nice, her cousin Hadley is as nasty as ever--but Sydney bonds with a spirited horse called Midnight, and together they start training at night for the upcoming rodeo.
13) Secondhand slice
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[2018]
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English
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Thirteen-year old Ben Malone is the son of the head groundskeeper at the exclusive golf club, Strongwood, a course Ben has never played because they cannot afford the fee--but when his best friend puts up the money to enter him in a junior tournament at the club, Ben is forced to confront his own lack of confidence (and his wicked slice).
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 x 20 cm.
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English
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It's time for you to spread your wings and fly. The world can seem like a scary place. But you are ready.
Bold illustrations and easy-to-read text encourage children who are going out into the world to spread their wings, knowing they have everything they need inside them.
15) Pizza face
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Four eyes volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
213 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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Late bloomer Rex navigates a low-income family, bullies, sports, and middle school, all while learning to have confidence with a body that refuses to stop changing.
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[2018]
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English
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Ever since she broke her wrist longboarding, Valeria has been reluctant to get back on her board, but now she has been asked to teach Chloe, the new girl in Harlow Springs, Colorado, the art of downhill longboarding and get her ready in time for the upcoming race.
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[2015]
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English
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Ninth-grader Kyle has always been the heavyweight on his junior high school wrestling team, but when a new kid shows up he loses the challenge and finds himself relegated to the B-team--until a girl on the squad suggests he move down a weight class.
18) Pool panic
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[2016]
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English
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Jenny loves swimming, and her best friend has finally convinced her to join the school swim team--but when she is confronted by a crowd of spectators in competition she freezes up.
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DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Cassandra Cain is the daughter of super-villains and a living weapon trained to be the ultimate assassin, but when her father threatens the world she has grown to love, she will have to overcome that voice inside her head telling her she can never be a hero.
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