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They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen's Gambit in the world of competitive Scrabble when a teen girl is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend a year after the fact when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages.
Catalyst, 13 points, noun: a substance that speeds up a reaction without itself changing
When Najwa Bakri walks into her first Scrabble competition since her best friend's death, it's with...
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“The Saddle Boys” in this western-themed series are Frank Haywood, only son of rich miner/ranch owner Leonidas Haywood, and Frank's friend, Bob Archer, who hails from Kentucky. They became known far and wide because of being seen riding and dashing over the prairies at top-notch speed. They were often confronted by a spoiled young Peg, (nickname for Percy Egbert Grant, whose wealthy father let him get by with more than he should.)
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A DARK-FANTASY ROMANCE FROM ALEXANDRA CHRISTO, AUTHOR OF TIKTOK SENSATION TO KILL A KINGDOM. Enter a world of Gods and monsters . . .
Atia is an immortal who feeds on fear and nightmare. As the last of her kind, she hides in the shadows of the world to escape the wrath of the vengeful Gods. Silas is a Herald, carrying messages and ferrying the dead, as punishment for a past he can't remember.
Atia would never dream of allying with someone like...
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初出版以来、ホグワーツ魔法魔術学校で公認教科書として使用されている『幻の動物とその生息地』は、魔法界の不思議な動物を学ぶうえでの必携ガイドです。本書では多種多様な魔法生物が紹介されており、映画『ファンタスティック・ビースト』シリーズでおなじみの著名な魔法動物学者、ニュート・スキャマンダーによる説明は、読む人を虜にします。
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From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-age novel about a rising star French pianist, navigating his way into high society as he explores his sexuality. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and The Gentleman's Gide to Vice and Virtue.
They say Léon Delafosse will be France's next great pianist. But despite his being the youngest student ever accepted into the prestigious Paris...
6) Sleepless
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I never wanted to move to Narrowdale. And doing so at the beginning of my freshman year of high school? Ugh, this is going to be the worst year ever.
But it turns out that getting used to a new school is the least of my problems. There's creepy whistling outside my window every night. I'm having the same spine-chilling nightmares over and over again. Sleep deprived, I begin to listen to vague and cryptic warnings of a scary homeless guy. Is something...
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Echo Desjardins, a 13-year-old Métis girl adjusting to a new home and school, is struggling with loneliness while separated from her mother. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee's history class turns extraordinary, and Echo's life will never be the same. During Mr. Bee's lecture, Echo finds herself transported to another time and place-a bison hunt on the Saskatchewan prairie-and back again to the present. In the following weeks, Echo slips back and forth...
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Tim Drake Robin volume 7
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A new chapter of Robin's story begins! Picking up after the explosive events in Volume 1, it's date night for Tim and his boyfriend, Bernard, and the recent sense of calm in Gotham Marina is about to change! Batwoman shows up with a mystery only the world's best Robin can solve-if they can team up and learn to work together, that is. They need to figure it out fast if they're going to free themselves from the Chaos Monsters!
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City Boy volume 1
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Meet a new Korean hero named...City Boy! Or at least, that's the best translation of what the cities call him. City Boy, a.k.a. Cameron Kim, is just getting by, using the powers the cities have offered him to find the lost, the missing, the valuable. But when the cities speak, it can be overwhelming. Especially when powerful humanforces aligned with one of the DC Universe's greatest threats try to take control!
As Cameron's powers get stronger,...
10) Fire Starters
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Fire Starters tackles restorative justice on a contemporary reserve in Northwestern Ontario.
When two white teenagers accidentally set fire to a gas station, their Indigenous classmates are wrongly accused. The truth slowly comes to light as contrasting systems of justice are explored-both the traditional ways of the community and Canadian law enforcement.
11) Will I See?
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May, a young teenage girl, traverses the city streets, finding keepsakes in different places along her journey. When May and her kookum make these keepsakes into a necklace, it opens a world of danger and fantasy. While May fights against a terrible reality, she learns that there is strength in the spirit of those that have passed. But will that strength be able to save her? A story of tragedy and beauty, Will I See illuminates the issue of missing...
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The enchanting Zatanna: Zatara has the hottest stage act in Las Vegas. And unlike the parlor tricks peddled by other would-be Houdinis around town, Zatanna's magic is no illusion. It's real. The dazzling Mistress of Magic can warp reality with just a few backwards words. But the supernatural is powerful...and in the wrong hands, it's deadly. So when mystical menaces start causing trouble, Zee steps in to stop them-from the evil sorcerer Brother Night...
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Echo Desjardins is adjusting to her new home, finding friends, and learning about Métis history. She just can't stop slipping back and forth in time. One ordinary afternoon in class, Echo finds herself transported to the banks of the Red River in the summer of 1869. All is not well in the territory as Canadian surveyors have arrived to change the face of territory, and Métis families, who have lived there for generations, are losing access to their...
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La década del 70 en la Argentina ha sido uno de sus períodos más terribles y violentos. Dos bandos en pugna desataron una serie de actos de violencia que amenazaron y dañaron la estructura básica de la sociedad argentina.
DERECHOS Y HUMANOS es una ficción dramática que recrea los acontecimientos desarrollados en la ESMA durante los años de la dictadura: Un oficial de la Marina se enamora de una Montonera secuestrada, la convence de trabajar...
15) Uproar
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In 1981 New Zealand, 17-year-old Josh Waaka navigates rugby-centric St Gilbert's College. Amidst the Springboks' tour and national protests, he embraces acting and his Māori heritage. Josh faces a choice: conform or stand up for family, future, and identity. "Uproar" is his heartwarming journey against a nation's struggle.
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Life with Archie volume 5
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Nominated for Eisner and Harvey Awards, The Married Life explores Archie Andrews' life down two paths-if he had married girl-next-door Betty Cooper or wealthy socialite Veronica Lodge. This fifth volume follows Betty and Reggie's time in the reality TV spotlight, Kevin Keller's political ambitions and Cheryl Blossom's battle with cancer.
Archie: The Married Life Book 5 collects issues 25-30 of the popular newsstand publication Life with Archie...
17) A Fate of Flame
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An ancient prophecy.
A destiny of flame.
A war to end two worlds...
A dark prophecy binds Cora's fate to the fae realm-a world that would have been her doom if she hadn't escaped with her life. Now she's determined to put destiny behind her and focus on her world, her kingdom, and her much-anticipated wedding.
But when dragons emerge from the veil between worlds, threatening her land with deadly flame, she must return to the fae and make allies...
18) Those We Drown
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An ocean-drenched, atmospheric horror debut! Liv's best friend disappears on their first night aboard their dream semester-at-sea program - but is he really sick, like everyone says, or is something darker lurking beneath the water?
It should have been the trip of a lifetime.
When Liv lands an all-expenses-paid opportunity to study aboard the luxury cruise ship the Eos for a semester, she can't believe her luck. Especially since it will offer...
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After a killer school talent show performance in full masculine presentation, trans boy Kinkade is quickly knocked back down to earth when his crush rejects him, and the whole school sees him in the dress his mother forced him to wear for a family photo. So, when the new girl, Madi, assumes he is cis and asks him out, he accepts without correcting her. After years of being ignored by his old crush and bullied by other boys, Kinkade just wants to convince...
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Returning to the world of last year's successful The Cult of That Wilkin Boy, Bingo is now a music manager-and the devil incarnate. He's initiating others by exchanging their souls for stardom. But is this what he really wants out of life? Is this what he worked so hard for? Bingo embarks on a quest to return to his first love: performing music. But the road back to superstardom isn't going to be an easy one, and it's going to take a lot of souls...
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