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A Letter to My Teacher: A Teacher Appreciation Gift by Deborah Hopkinson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDear Teacher, Whenever I had something to tell you, I tugged on your shirt and whispered in your ear. This time I'm writing a letter. So begins this picture book about a girl who prefers running and jumping to listening and learning and the teacher who gently inspires her...Categorized as:
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![Heart of a Champion by Carl Deuker]()
Heart of a Champion by Carl Deuker
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJimmy Winter is a born star on the baseball field, and Seth Barnam can only dream of being as talented. Still, the two baseball fanatics have the kind of friendship that should last forever. But when Seth experiences an unthinkable loss, he's forced to find his own personal strength--on and off the field...Categorized as:
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![Storm Surge - Book Two by Melissa Good]()
Storm Surge - Book Two by Melissa Good
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe conclusion of the story begun in Storm Surge, Book One. Its fall. Dar and Kerry are traveling - Dar overseas to clinch a deal with their new ship owner partners in England, and Kerry on a reluctant visit home for her high school reunion... -
![Keep Her Safe by Claire Highton-Stevenson]()
Keep Her Safe by Claire Highton-Stevenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe'll do whatever it takes...Barely into her 30s, Laura Ryan was living the perfect life. She had everything she thought she wanted until the moment her mother-in-law passed away... -
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![Marking Time by Sherryl D. Hancock]()
Marking Time by Sherryl D. Hancock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaine Mason has never been in a relationship with a woman… or anyone for that matter. Then she meets Natalia, the feisty Latina dance teacher. A dancer-turned cop, Raine captivates the eyes of the dance teacher and with a little push from their friend, they embark on a whirlwind romance... -
![Everything to Everyone by Sherryl D. Hancock]()
Everything to Everyone by Sherryl D. Hancock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHarley Marie Davidson is a one of a kind. She lives in her own world, playing by her own rules. As an expert programmer she is in high demand, and her inability to say no, coupled with her ADHD, leaves her life in constant disarray. That all changes when Shiloh Styles, a former classmate from high school, is hired to help keep her organized... -
![For the Telling by Sherryl D. Hancock]()
For the Telling by Sherryl D. Hancock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFilm maker and ex-Marine Legend Azaria isn’t one to take no for an answer. After being turned down for funding for her latest film, she vows to go it alone. Her story of her time in the Marines and the devastating effects of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is one that needs to be told... -
![Darkness Past by Sherryl D. Hancock]()
Darkness Past by Sherryl D. Hancock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSierra Youngblood’s life is in danger. After being threatened and stalked by an old client, Kashena Marshal is assigned as her protection. But Kashena isn’t just any security officer, she’s an old flame that Sierra could never forget.After years apart they soon discover they still share a spark, despite Sierra now being married to a man with a son... -
![Water under the Bridge by Sherryl Hancock]()
Water under the Bridge by Sherryl Hancock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShenin and Tyler have been happily married for four years. Well, almost happily. Shenin, currently living alone in LA, is struggling with some dark secrets that are tearing their marriage apart. Those secrets end up landing her in hospital before the situation goes from bad to worse. Her friend, Jet, ends up in a nightmare crash with Skyler and Sebastian that leaves her fighting for her life... -
![Vendetta by Sherryl Hancock]()
Vendetta by Sherryl Hancock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt only twenty-two, Cody Falco has been through more than anyone should in a lifetime. Brought back from the depths of despair by her mothers, Lyric and Savanna, she now spends her days working to stop other young girls going down the same terrifying path that she once did. While working undercover she meets McKenna, the wife of her latest suspect, and there is an instant connection... -
![Lightning Strykes by Sherryl Hancock]()
Lightning Strykes by Sherryl Hancock
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFormer marine and MMA fighter Remington LaRoché doesn’t quite know what she’s letting herself in for when she agrees to take on some bodyguard work for BJ Sparks. Her charge is the famous pop star Wynter Kincade. On a packed tour, it isn’t long before the two become friends, much to the annoyance of Wynter’s girlfriend... -
![Outcast by K.J .]()
Outcast by K.J .
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRhiannon Clarke is having a week. A week in which her identity is stolen, she is pursued by underworld thugs, then, at the back of a laundromat, she falls through a portal into another realm... -
![The Sixth Man by John Feinstein]()
The Sixth Man by John Feinstein
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerfect for sports-loving kids and fans of books by Mike Lupica, book two in the Triple Threat series by "New York Times" bestselling author John Feinstein delivers a hard-hitting account of prejudice and perseverance on the basketball court. It s basketball season. And for once, triple threat Alex Myers is not the one in the spotlight... -
![Princess in Practice by Connie Glynn]()
Princess in Practice by Connie Glynn
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLottie and Ellie are back! Return to Rosewood Hall with your two favourite princesses in the sequel to Undercover Princess!----------As they return to Rosewood after the dramatic events of their first year, Lottie and Ellie are hoping for a peaceful term.But strange things are happening at Rosewood. Pupils are being poisoned...Categorized as:
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![Miss Brooks Loves Books by Barbara Bottner, Michael Emberley]()
Miss Brooks Loves Books by Barbara Bottner, Michael Emberley
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith the help of Miss Brooks, Missy's classmates all find books they love in the library--books about fairies and dogs and trains and cowboys. But Missy dismisses them all--"Too flowery, too furry, too clickety, too yippity."Still, Miss Brooks remains undaunted. Book Week is here and Missy will find a book to love if they have to empty the entire library...Categorized as:
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![In the Company of Crocodiles by Maggie Brown]()
In the Company of Crocodiles by Maggie Brown
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo strong-willed women are fighting for survival in a primitive wilderness of venomous snakes, stinging insects, and crocodile-infested swamps. Too bad those are the least of their worries. After being severely wounded in a covert operation, ex-Australian Secret Service officer Vivian Andrews has built a quiet life for herself in a small fishing village in Northern Queensland... -
![Heart of the Devil by Ali Vali]()
Heart of the Devil by Ali Vali
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere was a time when Dalton Casey ran the Casey family while grooming the next generation, but Cain Casey inherits the reins too early when Dalton is gunned down. His loss leaves Cain devastated, and she does her best to keep the business together, but his loss has left her adrift and hungry for revenge. That ends the night a new employee douses her in beer... -
![Stunted Heart by Helena Harte]()
Stunted Heart by Helena Harte
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA stunt rider who lives in the fast lane. An ER doctor who can’t take chances. A passion that could turn their worlds upside down.Taryn Taylor wants it all, and she wants it fast. As a stunt rider she’s always looking for the next big jump, the next adrenaline fix, and the next scorching encounter with an irresistible woman... -
![Winds of Change - Book One by Melissa Good]()
Winds of Change - Book One by Melissa Good
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter 9/11 the world has changed and Dar and Kerry have decided to change along with it. They have an orderly plan to resign and finally take their long delayed travelling vacation. But as always fate intervenes and they find themselves caught in a web of conflicting demands and they have to make choices they never anticipated.This novel, due to its length, will be split into at least two books... -
![The Fabulous Zed Watson! by Basil Sylvester]()
The Fabulous Zed Watson! by Basil Sylvester
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FINALIST FOR THE OLA SILVER BIRCH AWARD The literary scavenger hunt of a lifetime, starring an endlessly endearing non-binary tween Zed Watson loves a few their name (which they chose themself!), their big rambunctious family, and—oh yeah—monsters...Categorized as:
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![The History of Us by Nyrae Dawn]()
The History of Us by Nyrae Dawn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes it's not about coming out, it's about settling in. Eighteen-year-old Bradley Collins came out a year ago and hasn't looked back since. Who cares if he doesn't know any other gay people? Bradley has friends and basketball-that's all he needs. Even if that means always sitting on the sidelines when the guys go out looking for girls...Categorized as:
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![The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young]()
The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe day Raquel has been dreading for months has finally arrived. Sasha, her best friend in the whole world, has died of cancer. Overwhelmed and brokenhearted, Raquel can't even imagine life without her. And then a letter from Sasha arrives... -
![Going Places by Peter H. Reynolds, Paul A. Reynolds]()
Going Places by Peter H. Reynolds, Paul A. Reynolds
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA go-cart contest inspires imagination to take flight in this picture book for creators of all ages, with art from New York Times bestselling illustrator Peter H. Reynolds.It's time for this year's Going Places contest! Finally. Time to build a go-cart, race it—and win. Each kid grabs an identical kit, and scrambles to build.Everyone but Maya. She sure doesn't seem to be in a hurry .. -
![The Red Ribbon by Lucy Adlington]()
The Red Ribbon by Lucy Adlington
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRose, Ella, Marta and Carla. In another life we might have all been friends together. But this was Birchwood. As fourteen-year-old Ella begins her first day at work she steps into a world of silks, seams, scissors, pins, hems and trimmings. She is a dressmaker, but this is no ordinary sewing workshop. Hers are no ordinary clients. Ella has joined the seamstresses of Birkenau-Auschwitz... -
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![Break Us by Jennifer Brown]()
Break Us by Jennifer Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNikki Kill doesn’t see the world in black and white. Her synesthesia shades everything in view, transforming numbers, words, and emotions into colorful clues. Which means she’s a dangerous commodity to anyone with something to hide.Nikki has already taken on the Hollises—one of L.A.’s most powerful families—for murdering her half sister, Peyton... -
![The Value of Valor by Lynn Ames]()
The Value of Valor by Lynn Ames
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLynn Ames, author of the best-selling, critically acclaimed novels The Price of Fame and The Cost of Commitment, is back with The Value of Valor, the third book in the celebrated Kate & Jay trilogy. Katherine Kyle is the press secretary to the president of the United States. Her lover, Jamison Parker, is a respected writer for Time magazine... -
![Detour by Amy DeMeritt]()
Detour by Amy DeMeritt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe winter months can be lean on jobs for a contractor like Zoey, so winning a bid with the county to plow some country roads is a financial blessing for her family. And it’s not such a bad gig, especially when she has a thermos full of hot coffee and some great bluegrass music to drown out the sound of the plow... -
![Scammed by Kristen Simmons]()
Scammed by Kristen Simmons
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe series that began with The Deceivers continues in this second twist-filled installment.The stakes are higher. The cons are riskier. And nothing is what you think it is...Categorized as:
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![Almost True by Keren David]()
Almost True by Keren David
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRuthless killers are hunting Ty so the police move him and his mum to a quiet seaside town. But a horrific attack and a bullet meant for Ty prove that he's not safe.On the road again, Ty's in hiding with complete strangers . . . who seem to know a lot about him. Meanwhile he's desperate to see his girlfriend Claire, and terrified that she may betray him... -
![Future Leaders of Nowhere by Emily O’Beirne]()
Future Leaders of Nowhere by Emily O’Beirne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFinn’s solid. Not in body, but in being. She’s gravity and kindness and all those good things that anchor. Willa’s confusing. Sometimes she’s this sweet, sensitive soul. Other times she’s like a flaming arrow you hope isn’t coming for you. Finn and Willa have been picked as team leaders in the future leader camp game... -
![Main Street #5: The Secret Book Club by Ann M. Martin]()
Main Street #5: The Secret Book Club by Ann M. Martin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFlora, Ruby, Olivia, and Nikki start their own summer book club when well-loved books start appearing on their doorsteps in the fifth of Ann Martin's wonderful Main Street books.Flora and Ruby are about to start their second summer in Camden Falls...Categorized as:
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![Missing Mike by Shari Green]()
Missing Mike by Shari Green
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's a rescue, a mutt. Maybe there's a little golden retriever in him, although he's not exactly pretty. He's had a run-in with coyotes and he's missing an eye. But Mike is eleven-year-old Caera Donovan's dog, and they love each other absolutely. Usually her pet follows Caera everywhere, but on the day the family first smells smoke in the air, Mike becomes anxious... -
![The Lucky List by Rachael Lippincott]()
The Lucky List by Rachael Lippincott
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEmily and her mum were always lucky.But Emily’s mum’s luck ran out three years ago when she succumbed to cancer, and nothing has felt right since.Now, the summer before her senior year, things are worse than ever – Emily has wrecked things with her boyfriend, Matt, and her dad is selling the house she grew up in and giving her mum’s belongings away... -
![Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty]()
Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHow would you spend five million dollars in 30 days? A billionaire's wallet, a bizarre challenge, and an unlikely friendship send two kids on a wild adventure. From the author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl .Felix Rannells and Benji Porter were never supposed to be field-trip partners. Felix is a rule follower. Benji is a rule bender. They're not friends... -
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![A French Girl in New York by Anna Adams]()
A French Girl in New York by Anna Adams
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMaude Laurent is a spirited sixteen-year-old orphan who grew up in a small, provincial town in the north of France with a passion for piano and a beautiful voice. One day in Paris, she is discovered by an American music producer who takes her to New York to live with him and his close-knit family while producing her first album, with help from teen pop star, Matt... -
![Break the Rules by Joanna Philbin]()
Break the Rules by Joanna Philbin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe only daughter of supermodel Katia Summers, witty and thoughtful Lizzie Summers likes to stick to the sidelines. The sole heir to Metronome Media and daughter of billionaire Karl Jurgensen, outspoken Carina Jurgensen would rather climb mountains than social ladders. Daughter of chart-topping pop icon Holla Jones, stylish and sensitive Hudson Jones is on the brink of her own music breakthrough...Categorized as:
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![Princess Ever After by Connie Glynn]()
Princess Ever After by Connie Glynn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReturn to the magical world of The Rosewood Chronicles in the fifth and final instalment of this gorgeous series for fans of The Princess Diaries and Harry Potter. Ellie is a rebellious princess who is no longer hiding her real identity. Lottie is her Portman, wishing that she could shield Ellie from the threat of Leviathan... -
![Box Out by John Coy]()
Box Out by John Coy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJohn Coy turns to the high-stakes world of high school basketball in this fast-paced YA novel.Liam has just been bumped up to starter on the varsity basketball team, and the pressure's on. With the girls' team heading to State, the boys' team is under even greater scrutiny than usual in Liam's small midwestern town...Categorized as:
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![Big Friends by Linda Sarah]()
Big Friends by Linda Sarah
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBirt and Etho are best friends. Together they play outside in big cardboard boxes. Sometimes they're kings, soldiers, astronauts. Sometimes they're pirates sailing wild seas and skies. But always, always they're Big friends. Then one day a new boy arrives, and he wants to join them...Categorized as:
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![Riding with Brighton by Haven Francis]()
Riding with Brighton by Haven Francis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the small town of Spring Valley, molds weren’t made to be broken, and high school senior Jay Hall’s been living comfortably in his popular jock one since adolescence. If it weren’t for the colorful, outspoken artistic anomaly Brighton Bello-Adler, he might have been willing to remain there... -
![Lake Rescue by Annie Bryant]()
Lake Rescue by Annie Bryant
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBig time adventure awaits the Beacon Street Girls and the rest of the seventh grade. The class is heading to Lake Rescue in New Hampshire for outdoor adventure...Categorized as:
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![How To by Julie Morstad]()
How To by Julie Morstad
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis imaginative ‘how to’ book explores whimsical ways of doing a host of different tasks, including ‘how to wonder’, ‘how to see the breeze’, and ‘how to be brave’. With text and images by award-winning illustrator Julie Morstad, this book will be beloved by all ages... -
![El valle oscuro by Andrea Tomé]()
El valle oscuro by Andrea Tomé
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOkinawa, Japón, Segunda Guerra Mundial.Momoko Akiyama es la temperamental hija de un matrimonio de intelectuales para la que la guerra siempre ha sido una molestia lejana. Sus únicas preocupaciones son, por orden de aparición: los disidentes políticos que llegan a su casa de noche y se van de noche, las escapadas de su hermano Takuma los miércoles de madrugada y el acoso escolar... -
![Painting the Black by Carl Deuker]()
Painting the Black by Carl Deuker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a hard ball is coming at you fast, and when it's dancing, too, every single nerve in your body is alert and ready. Your eyes are wide open, and the adrenaline is pumping. It's not a feeling you want to give up, any more than you want to get off a roller coaster...Categorized as:
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![The Final Adversary: 1894 by Gilbert Morris]()
The Final Adversary: 1894 by Gilbert Morris
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBarney Winslow had walked away from his family with a bitterness and a rage that well fit a prizefighter. He had never measured up to his father's expectations and long ago he'd lost hope of being the person his brother was. He only wished they'd stayed in their own nice little world and leave him alone. Barney had come to believe the promises of the prize ring... -
![Wild Shores by Radclyffe, Abby Craden]()
Wild Shores by Radclyffe, Abby Craden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGillian "Gem" Martin is the lead biologist at a wildlife sanctuary on the Northeast coast and head of the Wildlife Emergency Response Team called in when catastrophes, man-made or natural, threaten the endangered species she studies... -
![Beneath the Waves by Ali Vali]()
Beneath the Waves by Ali Vali
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one has her life more mapped out than Kai Merlin. She’ll succeed her mother Galen and carry out every duty expected of her—the most important of which is to keep hidden the secrets her people have kept for eons.Vivien Palmer’s life has been just as planned out by her parents, and their dream is for her and her brother Franklin to eventually run the family business... -
![Dreaming Metal by Melissa Scott]()
Dreaming Metal by Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScott returns to the world of her earlier novel, Dreamships, and, as in several of her novels, takes up the theme of artificial intelligence. Persephone is a planet racked by class struggle and economic and political upheaval... -
![Sisters of the Forsaken Stars by Lina Rather]()
Sisters of the Forsaken Stars by Lina Rather
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sisters of the Order of Saint Rita navigate the far reaches of space and challenges of faith in Sisters of the Forsaken Stars, the follow-up to Lina Rather's Sisters of the Vast Black, winner of the Golden Crown Literary Society Award.“We lit the spark, maybe we should be here for the flames... -
![In Deep Waters: Cruising the Seas by Karin Kallmaker, Radclyffe]()
In Deep Waters: Cruising the Seas by Karin Kallmaker, Radclyffe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook a passage on a sensual Mediterranean cruise with tour guides Radclyffe and Karin Kallmaker. Poolside, topside, below deck and ship-to-shore - grab a deck chair and feel the temperature climb...
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