Caroline Tung Richmond
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Living on Mars is such a drag! That's where Miri lives with her exobiologist parents who were transferred to the red planet for work. One day while doing her chores with her robotic dog Ruff, she makes a startling discovery that will make her re-evaluate whether living on Mars is so bad, after all! With full-color illustrations and a short chapter format, this 32-page sci-fi book will capture the interest of both reluctant and avid readers who enjoy...
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"Jo Linden lives in a world where there are no atomic weapons, and the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union is played out in the Pax Games, fought with powerful robotic mecha war machines operated by young pilots; Jo needs the prize money to save her father's mecha repair shop, and keep what is left of her family together, but when competing pilots start dying from poisoning, Jo finds herself caught up in Cold War politics and political...
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"It has been eighty years since the Axis won World War II, and America was divided between the victors: the Nazis in the East and Imperial Japan in the West; but now resistance is growing in the Eastern territories and sixteen-year-old Chinese American Ren Cabot, who has every reason to hate the Japanese who executed his mother, finds himself drawn into a resistance group and confronted with choices that could lead to freedom--or death." --
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My name is Lucie Blaise. I have many aliases, but I am none of the girls you see. What I am is the newest recruit of Covert Ops. And we are here to take down Hitler. After the Nazis killed my brother on the North African front, I volunteered at the Office of Strategic Services in Washington to do my part for the war effort. Only instead of a desk job at the OSS, I was tapped to join the Clandestine Operations--a secret espionage and sabotage organization...
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In this hi-lo book, Lilah is excited for her vacation in Key West where she'll spend an entire week scuba diving with her dad. But when they get separated, Lilah must find her way back to the boat on her own. She'll have to deal with the creatures she bumps into-friendly and not-so friendly--along the way. With full-color illustrations, this 32-page chapter book will capture the interest of reluctant readers who enjoy adventure fiction stories with...
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In a stunning reimagining of history, debut author Caroline Tung Richmond weaves an incredible story of secrets and honor in a world where the Axis powers won World War II.
In a world where the Axis powers won WWII, the US has been divided up by the victors and the eastern half has fallen under oppressive Nazi rule for nearly 70 years. 16-year-old Zara longs for an America she's only read about -- free from persecution for being a non-Aryan. And...
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Lilah can't wait to spend her vacation in Key West, scuba diving with her dad. But when a powerful current separates the two, Lilah must stay calm and find her way back to the boat. She'll have to deal with the creatures she bumps into along the way-and not all of them seem very friendly! Fifth grade students will enjoy this adventure story that features full-color illustrations, compelling text, and chapter format to build reading comprehension,...
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Simon Pulse
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2019.
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English
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From some of your favorite bestselling and critically acclaimed authors--including Sandhya Menon, Anna-Marie McLemore, and Rin Chupeco--comes a collection of interconnected short stories that explore the intersection of family, culture, and food in the lives of thirteen teens. A shy teenager attempts to express how she really feels through the confections she makes at her family's pasteleria. A tourist from Montenegro desperately seeks a magic soup...
10) Great or nothing
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"A reimagining of Little Women set in the spring of 1942, when the United States is suddenly embroiled in the Second World War, this story, told from each March sister's point of view, is one of grief, love, and self-discovery"--
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Soho Teen
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[2019]
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English
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An anthology of YA stories that explores the complexity and beauty of interracial and LGBTQ+ relationships. They're about how being different from the person you love can matter but how it can also not matter. They're about handling relationships where differences are front and center. And they're about Chinese pirate ghosts, black girl vigilantes, colonial India, a flower festival, a garden of poisons, and so, so much else. -- adapted from jacket...
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Candlewick Press
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2016
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From an impressive sisterhood of YA writers comes an edge-of-your-seat anthology of historical fiction and fantasy featuring a diverse array of daring heroines.
Crisscross America — on dogsleds and ships, stagecoaches and trains — from pirate ships off the coast of the Carolinas to the peace, love, and protests of 1960s Chicago. Join fifteen of today's most talented writers of young adult literature on a thrill ride through
