Natalie Naudus
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Ecosystems require balance to survive, and when that balance is compromised, disaster can befall the whole system. To keep a balance in our global ecosystem, we need to use resources efficiently, equitably, and sustainably. In both nature and economics, we observe that when a healthy distribution of resources is achieved, systems can not only function but flourish.
The United States recycles roughly 34% of its waste and has been stuck at this level...
22) Bitter Medicine
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In this xianxia-inspired contemporary fantasy, a Chinese immortal and a French elf navigate romance, familial loyalty, and workplace demands. In her debut novel, Taiwanese American author Mia Tsai has created an unforgettable paranormal adventure that is full of humor, passion, and depth.
As a descendant of the Chinese god of medicine, ignored middle child Elle was destined to be a doctor. Instead, she is underemployed as a mediocre magical calligrapher...
23) Prime Directive
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Lieutenant Amanda Bostick is ordered to investigate why scientists on a distant outpost on the planet of Lorian are being murdered with no alarm raised.
"In the past ninety days, sixteen colonists have been murdered, and nobody thought to report it until now?"
When a number of scientists are mysteriously killed on an insignificant scientific outpost on the planet of Loria and no alarm is raised, Commander Rickets of the Galactic Space Arm (GSA)...
24) Dragon Rebellion
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Sometimes not even love is stronger than hate. Sometimes sacrifices must be made. Hua Minglan is trapped, presumed dead, and back where it all started.Home. A place that once brought peace to her mind, a place she'd abandoned in order to seek her revenge. But that was before. Before the dragon awoke inside her to destroy an entire village. Before she ceded control. And now, the dragon has a mission, one Hua must do anything to stop. Kill the emperor....
25) Ciao For Now
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"Hands down a standing ovation from me!" -Suzanne Park, author of So We Meet Again, on Here for the Drama
When an American interning at a fashion house in Rome butts heads with her professor's surly son, sparks fly!
With her thirties rapidly approaching and a mountain of student debt looming over her, Violet Luciano's dream of finishing design school and working in fashion has cost her everything. So when she lands an internship at an up-and-coming...
26) Dragon Rising
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Sometimes a battle isn't waged on a bloody field.Sometimes it's won within the heart of one girl. Hua Minglan wants revenge for the death of her sister, and she'll do anything to get it. A war is brewing between Piao and the Kou warriors to the north, a war that has called every able-bodied man in Piao from their fields. When Hua's father is summoned to fight, she knows he won't return, most of the warriors don't. With a decision that could cost her...
27) Hook: Dead Wrong
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People who complicate my life earn the business end of my hook.
Funny how that never seems to stop them.
Think I'm exaggerating? I stand accused of colluding with Fomorian raiders who are abducting young mermaids... And one of the Lost Boys I rescued from Neverland is being terrorized by a Faerie nightmare... A dark menace connects the two things. With the help of my pixie companion, I must solve the mystery while evading the interference of my...
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For fans of Christine Carbo and Scott Graham, an ex-FBI agent is on a desperate hunt for a party of vanished campers while a killer is on the loose.
The rugged landscape of Sequoia National Park is a challenge on the best of days-but when a park ranger discovers an abandoned exclusive campsite with an empty tent and high-end technical gear scattered on the shores of an alpine lake, the wilderness takes on a sinister new hue.
Thirty-two-year-old...
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In this thought-provoking, humorous collection of essays, the author of Weird But Normal and morning blogger at The Cut explores kindness, agreeability, goodness, and the assumptions and expectations that come with being female, Asian, and Midwestern.
Everyone knows Midwesterners are salt-of-the-earth folk defined by their goodness, niceness, and politeness... right? In this funny, wide-ranging collection, Mia Mercado ponders her identity as an Asian...
30) I Kissed a Girl
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Can an up-and-coming horror actress and the makeup artist for her newest "creature feature" turn on-set chemistry into the romance of a lifetime?
Lilah Silver's a young actress who dreams of climbing out of B-list stardom. She's been cast as the lead in what could be her breakout performance... but if she wants to prove herself to everyone who ever doubted her, she's going to need major help along the way.
Noa Birnbaum may be a brilliant makeup...
31) Fatal Error
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Greed kills. Who will be the next victim?Investigative Reporter Jess Kimball's impossible mission to find her kidnapped son and protect an elderly couple thrills in this new novel from New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Diane Capri.Fatal Error is the exciting follow up to Fatal Demand.In Fatal Demand, Jess Kimball and FBI Special Agent Henry Morris worked furiously to stop a spree killer. But one last victim remains, held hostage in Italy.When...
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A wildly successful innovator to rival Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, Vivian Liao is prone to radical thinking, quick decision-making, and reckless action. On the eve of her greatest achievement, she tries to outrun people who are trying to steal her success.
In the chilly darkness of a Boston server farm, Viv sets her ultimate plan into motion. A terrifying instant later, Vivian Liao is catapulted through space and time to a far future where she confronts...
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Packed with humor and heart, this debut middle grade series follows a girl finding her place in a brand-new world of private school and frenemies when her family moves to Hong Kong.**
Holly-Mei Jones couldn’t be more excited about moving to Hong Kong for her mother’s job. Her new school is right on the beach and her family’s apartment is beyond beautiful. Everything is going to be perfect . . . right?
Maybe not. It feels like everywhere she...
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"Utterly unique, thought-provoking, and wonderfully written... a thrilling ride that hooked me from start to finish." -Gloria Chao, author of American Panda and Rent a Boyfriend
In this genre-bending , speculative YA debut, a Chinese American girl monetizes her strange new invisibility powers by discovering and selling her wealthy classmates' most scandalous secrets.
Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding...
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Daidai and her husband Hiroshi have what many of their friends believe is a perfect life. Daidai has recently left her job as curator of the Japanese American Museum in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo so that she and Hiroshi, a university professor, can try for a baby. Frustrated by their lack of success so far, and by their increasingly clinical love life, Daidai befriends one of Hiroshi's graduate students. New to Los Angeles, Satsuki clings to her Japanese...
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"I can't wait for readers to explore Hong Kong with Holly-Mei. I have no doubt they will love both as much as I did." -Erin Entrada Kelly, 2018 Newbery Medalist and 2021 Newbery Honoree on The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei
Return to Hong Kong in the second book of this charming middle grade series starring Holly-Mei, a girl navigating her new city, new school, and new friendships.
It's the start of a new year, and Holly-Mei Jones is determined...
37) Fatal Demand
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The sexy Italian seems too good to be true. Because he is.When her Taboo Magazine assignment uncovers a modern Italian crime family operating scams and killing their victims inside the US, Jess Kimball joins forces with FBI Special Agent Henry Morris to stop the ruthless killers. This job may be her last. Jess rushes against time from Dallas to New Orleans to Florida and New York to find and stop Luigi Ficarra and save the elderly parents of the man...
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An unputdownable, totally twisted domestic thriller from million-copy bestselling author Kiersten Modglin.Spencer Edwards has a beautiful wife, two perfect children, and a sinister secret locked in his basement…When Andi Edwards discovers her husband isn't where he's supposed to be and isn't answering her calls or texts, a flurry of scenarios races through her mind.Is he hurt?Is he cheating?Is he dead?The truth, she soon finds out, is so much worse...
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The Monstrous Citadel is the sequel to Mirah Bolender's City of Broken Magic-a fast-paced, adventure fantasy where a bomb squad defuses the magic weapons of a long forgotten war.
Amicae, City of Sweepers, survived the Falling Infestation, which nearly destroyed it thanks to the efforts of Laura and Okane. While the ancient monsters have been beaten back for the moment, new and more monstrous dangers face them in the form of belligerent bureaucracy,...
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It wouldn't be the theater without a few theatrics…
Becoming a famous playwright is all Winnie ever dreamed about. For now, though, she'll have to settle for assisting the celebrated, sharp-witted feminist playwright Juliette Brassard. When an experimental theater company in London, England, decides to stage Juliette's most renowned play, The Lights of Trafalgar, Winnie and Juliette pack their bags and hop across the pond.
But the trip goes...