Books like 'Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis, Volume 1'
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A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsThis is the remarkable story of one endearing dog's search for his purpose over the course of several lives... -
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Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsWritten and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Owen, and Kitten's First Full Moon, Chrysanthemum is a funny and honest school story about teasing, self-esteem, and acceptance to share all year round.Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect—until her first day of school...Categorized as:
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13 Gifts by Wendy Mass
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWendy Mass turns to another magical birthday: 13!When Tara, a self-proclaimed shrinking violet, steals the school mascot, a goat, in order to make some friends with the popular crowd and gets caught, she gets herself in a heap of trouble... -
![Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin]()
Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis is the diary . . . of a worm. Surprisingly, a worm not that different from you or me: He lives with his parents, plays with his friends, and even goes to school. But unlike you or me, he never has to take a bath, he gets to eat his homework, and because he doesn't have legs, he just can't do the hokey pokey -- no matter how hard he tries. Oh, and his head looks a lot like his rear end... -
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![Missing You by Meg Cabot]()
Missing You by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsGood-bye, Lightning GirlEver since a walk home on a particularly stormy day, Jessica Mastriani has had an ability like no other. She became known worldwide as Lightning Girl--a psychic who could find the location of anyone, dead or alive. Jess finally had no choice but to embrace her newfound talent, and ended up lending her skills to the U.S. government...Categorized as:
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![When by Victoria Laurie, Whitney Dykhouse]()
When by Victoria Laurie, Whitney Dykhouse
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsPretty Little Liars meets Medium in this fast-paced thriller and fantastic YA debut from a New York Times bestselling author.Maddie Fynn is a shy high school junior, cursed with an eerie intuitive ability: she sees a series of unique digits hovering above the foreheads of each person she encounters... -
![Vanished: When Lightning Strikes / Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot]()
Vanished: When Lightning Strikes / Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA gift…or a curse? Jessica Mastriani has never liked attention. All she wants is to make it to high school graduation like any ordinary girl. But when Jess is struck by lightning, she becomes anything but ordinary: suddenly she has the ability to locate missing children. Now Jess is getting noticed in all the wrong ways and by all the wrong people. The media is obsessed with her and her story... -
![More than a Little Warped by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen]()
More than a Little Warped by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAs a conman-turned-MPD-Agent, I'm fairly new to the whole "upholder of justice" thing, but even for me, there are some lines you just don't cross. Agent Söze of the MPD's Internal Affairs department, on other hand, seems determined to slime his way across every ethical line in existence like an over-sized eel on a power trip... -
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Beetle Boy by M.G. Leonard
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe glorious start to a middle-grade trilogy about a brilliant boy, his loyal friends, and some amazingly intelligent beetles that brings together adventure, humor, and real science! Darkus Cuttle's dad mysteriously goes missing from his job as Director of Science at the Natural History Museum... -
![Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London]()
Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFroggy's mother knows that everyone's nervous on the first day of school. "Not me!" says Froggy, and together they leapfrog to the bus stop -- flop flop flop. Froggy's exuberant antics, complete with sound effects, will delight his many fans and reassure them that school can be fun."This is a great read-aloud with sounds and words that encourage active participation... -
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Secret by Brigid Kemmerer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEARTH. FIRE. AIR. WATER.Nick Merrick is stretched to breaking point. He's trying to keep his grades sky-high or he won't get in to college. He's trying to keep his brother's business afloat or the Merricks will be out on the street. He's trying to keep the secret of where he's going in the evenings from his twin brother Gabriel - or he fears he'll lose his family...Categorized as:
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![Spark by Brigid Kemmerer]()
Spark by Brigid Kemmerer
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsGabriel Merrick plays with fire. Literally. Sometimes he can even control it. And sometimes he can't. Gabriel has always had his brothers to rely on, especially his twin, Nick. But when an arsonist starts wreaking havoc on their town, all the signs point to Gabriel. Only he's not doing it. And no one seems to believe him...Categorized as:
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![Illusions by Aprilynne Pike]()
Illusions by Aprilynne Pike
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 42 ratings"I don't do patrols, I don't go hunting, I just stick close to you. You live your life, I'll keep you safe," Tamani said, sweeping a lock of hair from her face. "Or die trying."Laurel hasn't seen Tamani since she begged him to let her go last year. Though her heart still aches, Laurel is confident that David was the right choice...Categorized as:
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![Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks by 'Nathan Burgoine]()
Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks by 'Nathan Burgoine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing the kid abducted by old Ms. Easton when he was four permanently set Cole’s status to freak. At seventeen, his exit plan is simple: make it through the last few weeks of high school with his grades up and his head down... -
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![The Night I Followed the Dog by Nina Laden]()
The Night I Followed the Dog by Nina Laden
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“Making an auspicious entry into children’s books, Laden provides a stylish, droll answer to the riddle of what dogs do while their owners sleep.” —Publishers Weekly“I have a dog. Nothing exotic or special, just an ordinary dog.” Or so this little boy thinks—until one morning, when he opens the door a little early and sees his dog jump out of a limousine... -
![Fly High, Fly Guy! by Tedd Arnold]()
Fly High, Fly Guy! by Tedd Arnold
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe fifth book in an award-winning, easy-to-read series about a boy and his pet fly, each book in the series has a fun foil cover!Mom and Dad won't let Fly Guy go along on the family road trip. They're afraid he'll get lost. But when Dad accidentally shuts him in the trunk, Fly Guy goes along for the ride!First, Fly Guy gets lost at the picnic site--but he shows up in the garbage can... -
![This Golden State by Marit Weisenberg]()
This Golden State by Marit Weisenberg
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Winslow family lives by five principles:1. No one can know your real name.2. Don’t stay in one place too long.3. If you sense anything is wrong, go immediately to the meeting spot.4. Keeping our family together is everything.5. We wish we could tell you who we are, but we can’t. Please—do not ask... -
![The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln]()
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn her family, Shenanigan Swift has always been synonymous with mischief. As Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude always says, "She can't help her name." When a family reunion suddenly turns into a murder mystery, Shenanigan is determined to catch the perpetrator. A celebration of words and individuality, this remarkable debut is both brilliantly contemporary and instantly classic.shenanigan, noun 1... -
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Black Heart by Holly Black
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn a world where magic is illegal, Cassel Sharpe has the most deadly ability of all. With one touch, he can transform any object--including a person--into something else entirely. And that makes him a wanted man. The Feds are willing to forgive all his past crimes if he'll only leave his con artist family behind and go straight...Categorized as:
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![Breathless by Brigid Kemmerer]()
Breathless by Brigid Kemmerer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsToo many secrets. Not enough time.Nick Merrick is supposed to be the level-headed one. The peacemaker. Since it’s just him and his three hotheaded brothers against the world, that’s a survival tactic.But now he’s got problems even his brothers can’t help him survive.His so-called girlfriend, Quinn, is going quick as mercury from daring to crazy...Categorized as:
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![Emory's Gift by W. Bruce Cameron]()
Emory's Gift by W. Bruce Cameron
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAfter 13-year-old Charlie Hall’s mother dies and his father retreats into the silence of grief, Charlie finds himself drifting lost and alone through the brutal halls of junior high school.But Charlie Hall is not entirely friendless. In the woods behind his house, Charlie is saved from a mountain lion by a grizzly bear, thought to be extinct in northern Idaho...Categorized as:
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![Lost and Found by Orson Scott Card]()
Lost and Found by Orson Scott Card
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Are you really a thief?"That's the question that has haunted fourteen-year-old Ezekiel Blast all his life. But he's not a thief, he just has a talent for finding things. Not a superpower--a micropower...Categorized as:
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![Taking Flight by Kellie McAllen]()
Taking Flight by Kellie McAllen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeep your friends close, and your enemies closer. After years of being an outcast, Lexus finally has a chance to reinvent herself at Magna Virtus Academy, a school for students with special powers. But she never dreamed she’d go from social reject to the star of the school... -
![Spirit by Brigid Kemmerer]()
Spirit by Brigid Kemmerer
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThere are alternative cover editions for this ASIN here and here.With power comes enemies. Lots of them.Hunter Garrity just wants to be left alone. He's learned the hard way that his unusual abilities come at a price. And he can't seem to afford any allies.He's up to his neck in hostiles. His grandfather, spoiling for a fight. The Merrick brothers, who think he ratted them out...Categorized as:
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![Still Sucks to Be Me: More All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton Smith, Teen Vampire by Kimberly Pauley]()
Still Sucks to Be Me: More All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton Smith, Teen Vampire by Kimberly Pauley
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith vampire boyfriend George and best friend Serena by her side, Mina thought she had her whole life—or rather afterlife—ahead of her. But then Mina’s parents drop a bomb. They’re moving. To Louisiana. And not somewhere cool like New Orleans, but some teeny, tiny town where cheerleaders and jocks rule the school... -
![The Long Way Home by Karen McQuestion, Tanya Eby]()
The Long Way Home by Karen McQuestion, Tanya Eby
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFour women bound by chance take the trip of a lifetime in Karen McQuestion’s fifth novel The Long Way Home.For Wisconsinites Marnie, Laverne and Rita, life isn’t working out so well. Each is biding time, waiting for something better, something to transport them out of what their lives have recently become... -
![Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson]()
Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratings17-year-old Lila has two secrets she’s prepared to take to the grave. The first is that she can move things just by looking at them. The second is that she’s been in love with her brother’s best friend, Alex, since forever.After a mugging exposes her unique ability, Lila decides to run to the only people she can trust—her brother and Alex... -
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The Mortification of Fovea Munson by Mary Winn Heider
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFovea Munson is nobody's Igor. True, her parents own a cadaver lab where they perform surgeries on dead bodies. And yes, that makes her gross by association, at least according to everyone in seventh grade. And sure, Fovea's stuck working at the lab now that her summer camp plans have fallen through. But she is by no means Dr... -
![Hidden Talents by David Lubar]()
Hidden Talents by David Lubar
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMartin Anderson and his friends don't like being called losers. But they've been called that for so long even they start to believe it. Until Martin makes an incredible discovery: each of his friends has a special hidden talent.Edgeview Alternative School was supposed to be end of the road. But for Martin and his friends, it just might be a new beginning...Categorized as:
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Rain by Amanda Sun
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAmerican Katie Green has decided to stay in Japan. She's started to build a life in the city of Shizuoka, and she can't imagine leaving behind her friends, her aunt and especially Tomohiro, the guy she's fallen in love with. But her return is not as simple as she thought. She's flunking out of Japanese school and committing cultural faux pas wherever she goes... -
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Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsCinderella goes to the con in this fandom-fueled twist on the classic fairy tale.Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom. Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father... -
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Flyaway by Lucy Christopher
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhile visiting her father in hospital, 13 year-old Isla meets Harry, the first boy to understand her and her love of the outdoors. But Harry is ill, and as his health fails, Isla is determined to help him in the only way she knows how... -
![Bad Apple by T.R. Burns]()
Bad Apple by T.R. Burns
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsQuirky and irreverent new middle-grade series about a group of kids being trained to cause trouble!For all of his 12 years, Seamus Hinkle has stayed out of trouble, but on one fateful afternoon in the Cloudview Middle School cafeteria, Seamus accidentally does the unthinkable—a substitute teacher is dead, and Seamus is to blame... -
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Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberly Pauley
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNatalie Ng’s little sister is a super-genius with a chameleon-like ability to disappear. Her older sister has three Class A Talents, including being a human lie detector. Her mom has laser vision and has one of the highest IQs ever. Her dad’s Talent is so complex even the Bureau of Extra-Sensory Regulation and Management (BERM) hardly knows what to classify him as.And Nat? She can talk to cats... -
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![Die Macht des Schmetterlings by Matt Dickinson]()
Die Macht des Schmetterlings by Matt Dickinson
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings‘The Butterfly Effect ‘: the scientific theory that a single occurrence, no matter how small, can change the course of the universe forever. When a butterfly startles a young rabbit, and the rabbit makes a horse rear, it starts a chain of events, over the course of one day, that will change people’s lives . . . and end people’s lives. From a climber on Everest to a boy in Malawi . . -
![Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs]()
Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsNarrator Phoebe Castor 17, descendant of goddess Nike, cannot control her powers, and fears boyfriend Griffin returns to ex-girlfriend Adara. Stepfather Damian, principal of the Academy for divine descendants must enroll Pheobe in summer Boot Camp for ten-year-old girls...Categorized as:
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![Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer]()
Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsJunior high really sucks for thirteen-year-old Vladimir Tod. Bullies harass him, the principal is dogging him, and the girl he likes prefers his best friend. Oh, and Vlad has a secret: his mother was human, but his father was a vampire. With no idea of the extent of his powers, Vlad struggles daily with his blood cravings and his enlarged fangs... -
![Crusader by Edward Bloor]()
Crusader by Edward Bloor
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRoberta Ritter has been waiting for a knight in shining armor for most of her humdrum life. She’s a doormat, a nobody whose mother died a few years back, a smart girl who wastes her afternoons working in a failing arcade in a failing shopping mall. And then a Crusader arrives. . .Categorized as:
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![Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass]()
Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen 16-year-old Tessa suffers a shocking accident in gym class, she finds herself in heaven (or what she thinks is heaven), which happens to bear a striking resemblance to her hometown mall. In the tradition of It's a Wonderful Life and The Christmas Carol, Tessa starts reliving her life up until that moment... -
![The Lost & Found by Katrina Leno]()
The Lost & Found by Katrina Leno
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA charming and imaginative new novel about getting lost before you can be found.LOST:Frannie and Louis met in an online support group when they were both younger. They have never met face-to-face. They don’t even know each other’s real names. All they know is that they both have a mysterious tendency to lose things. Well, not lose them, exactly. Things just seem to…disappear... -
![Demon Chick by Marilyn Kaye]()
Demon Chick by Marilyn Kaye
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJessica may not have the warmest relationship with her mother, aspiring presidential candidate Margaret Hunsucker, but it still comes as a shock when she discovers that her mother has sold her to the devil... -
![Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski]()
Gimme a Call by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA new life is just a phone call away!Devi's life isn't turning out at all like she wanted. She wasted the past three years going out with Bryan—cute, adorable, break-your-heart Bryan. Devi let her friendships fade, blew off studying, didn't join any clubs . . . and now that Bryan has broken up with her, she has nothing left.Not even her stupid cell phone—she dropped it in the mall fountain... -
![Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski]()
Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsContemporary teen fiction with romance, secrets, scandals, and ESP from the author of Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have).We weren't always like this. We used to be average New York City high school sophomores. Until our homeroom went for flu shots. We were prepared for some side effects. Maybe a headache. Maybe a sore arm. We definitely didn't expect to get telepathic powers...Categorized as:
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![The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness]()
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsWhat if you aren’t the Chosen One?The one who’s supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death?What if you’re like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again...Categorized as:
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![Soul Enchilada by David Macinnis Gill]()
Soul Enchilada by David Macinnis Gill
Rated: 3.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGirl meets boy at a car wash."Dog," she says."Dude," he says.And probably this would have been a sweet teen romance. . . .If Beals hadn't been sitting next to her in the car.If Beals hadn't been a supernatural repo man looking to repossess her car.And to possess her.David Macinnis Gill delivers the whole enchilada. With a side of soul... -
![The Odds of Lightning by Jocelyn Davies]()
The Odds of Lightning by Jocelyn Davies
Rated: 3.34 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA bolt of lightning inspires an incredible journey in this charming, magical realism adventure that takes four teens on an all-night journey through the streets of New York City.Extraordinary things happen when we least expect them.Tiny, Lu, Will and Nathaniel used to be best friends. Then life-defining events the summer before high school tore them apart...Categorized as:
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![Thwonk by Joan Bauer]()
Thwonk by Joan Bauer
Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsImagine having a personal cupid—an actual winged being—pop into your life and offer to make your dreams come true. The catch is he can help you in only one way: artistically, academically, or romantically. That's what happens to aspiring photographer Allison Jean (A. J.) McCreary. A. J. knows she should concentrate on getting into a top-notch art school...Categorized as:
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![The Other Normals by Ned Vizzini]()
The Other Normals by Ned Vizzini
Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom Ned Vizzini, the best-selling author of It's Kind of a Funny Story and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller House of Secrets, comes this geektastic tale about role-playing and growing up. The Other Normals is a story from one of the most brilliant voices in teen literature about the winding and often hilarious path to manhood... -
![Thirsty by M.T. Anderson]()
Thirsty by M.T. Anderson
Rated: 3.26 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAll Chris really wants is to be a normal kid, to hang out with his friends, avoid his parents, and get a date with Rebecca Schwartz. Unfortunately, Chris appears to be turning into a vampire. So while his hometown performs an ancient ritual that keeps Tch'muchgar, the Vampire Lord, locked in another world, Chris desperately tries to save himself from his own vampiric fate...
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