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Fifteen-year-old Kyle discovers the shattering ramifications of the decisions he makes, and does not make, about school, the girl he likes, and his future.

"Seventeen-year-old Addie struggles to retrieve her lost memories and makes a startling discovery that challenges everything she's ever known about herself, her family, and her world"--Provided by publisher.

Katie Woo wants to learn an instrument, but she is having trouble deciding what kind of music suits her best.

Two possible futures face Summer: either she will spend the summer in Provence with her father, uncovering family secrets, and exploring the old world, or she will stay in upstate New York, coping with her mother, and dreaming of her long time crush--and which future unfolds will depend on whether or not she answers a phone call.

Astrid's cancer has returned. It's an "astrocytoma," a tumor in her brain. She hears about a radical technology called cryopreservation that may allow her to have her body frozen until a future time when-- and if-- a cure is available. With her boyfriend, Mohit, and her best friend, Chloe, Astrid goes on a road trip in search of that possibility. To see if it's real. To see if it's worth it. For fear of missing out on everything. -- adapted from jacket...

"Jack is not like other sea captains. Fishermen say he's weird, but Jack only cares about one thing: the grey whale with the scarred dorsal fin, the one who swallowed up his son, Julos, years before. Jack promises he will not come home without Julos, even if it means losing himself in the process. Then, on a night like any other, Jack sees something lurking around his boat. He throws himself into the whale's dark mouth. But is he too late? Will his...

Sonny's mother teaches him that he cannot buy everything with his allowance, but must choose what is really important to him.

I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened in Ohio. John Smith, out there, on the run. To the world, he's a mystery. But to me ... he's one of us. Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us -- if we all still believe in our mission. How can I know?

Meet Blob. Blob can be any animal or any thing. But what happens when a blob just wants to be...a blob?

In this Story, Monty the Mimicking Mouse finds it hard to make his own decisions and mindlessly imitates everything his AlphaPet friends do and say. Also teaches the value of making up your own decisions.