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1) Divergent
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Series
Divergent trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Description
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
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Dragon Slayers' Academy volume 2
Language
English
Description
Is a wizard's spell for courage enough to save Wiglaf when the "Mother of all Dragons" (or at least of 3,684 of them) comes looking for the lad who slayed son number 92?
3) The invaders
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Series
Brotherband chronicles volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Hal and the other Herons face many perils as they track down the pirates who stole Skandia's most prized artifact, the Andomal"--
5) Maggot moon
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Language
English
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Description
Friendship and trust inspire Standish to rise up against an oppressive regime and expose the truth about a planned moon landing.
8) Jabari jumps
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Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
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Description
"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly...
10) Wringer
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English
Description
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it. He did not want to be a wringer. Palmer LaRue is rUnning out of birthdays. For as long as he can remember, he's dreaded the day he turns ten, the day he's supposed to become a wringer. This thing, this not wanting to be a wringer, did it ever knock him from his bike? Unite his sneaker lace? Call him a name?...
11) Donuthead
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English
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Franklin Delano Donutrhead, a fifth-grader obsessed with hygiene and safety, finds an unlikely friend and protector in Sarah kervick, the tough new student who lives in a dirty trailer, bonds with his mother, and is as "irregular" as he is.
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Warriors (Erin Hunter). Omen of the stars volume 5
Warriors. Omen of the stars volume 5
Warriors omen of the stars volume 5
Warriors. Omen of the stars volume 5
Warriors omen of the stars volume 5
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English
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Description
When an outsider appears in the ThunderClan's midst, it drives the Clans further apart and as tension mounts they must decide who they can trust before it is too late.
16) The outcasts
Author
Series
Brotherband chronicles volume 1
Language
English
Description
Skandian outcasts Hal, Stig, and others do battle at sea against the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimate race across icy waters where not everyone thinks of the competition as play.
17) Moloka'i
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Series
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English
Description
Seven-year-old Rachel is forcibly removed from her family's 1890s Honolulu home when she contracts leprosy and is placed in a settlement, where she loses a series of new friends before new medical discoveries enable her to reenter the world.
18) Allegiant
Author
Series
Divergent trilogy volume 3
Language
English
Description
The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered--fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories. But Tris's new reality is even more alarming than the one she left...
19) Max the brave
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Series
Max (Ed Vere) volume 1
Language
English
Description
Max is a cute kitten who dreams of becoming a brave mouse-catcher. So he sets off in search of a mouse, and discovers that bravery perhaps is not so important after all.
20) Big bad Buzz
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English
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Shauna learns a lesson in bravery when she visits her cousin Lucy and faces big bad Buzz the dog.