FANTASY FICTION - FAIRY TALES Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about. But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
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DETECTIVE FICTION - BOARDING SCHOOLS An unlikely group of five kids--all of whom hold a secret that could destroy them--band together and form The Liars Society. Weatherby is a fish-out-of-water, new scholarship student at the Boston School, an elite New England boarding school where she's always dreamed of going. It's where her dad went--but he's dead, and she never knew him. Jack is a member of the Old Hunt Family--one of the oldest and richest families in Boston. And Hunts are winners, but Jack is ... entirely mediocre. And he's ready to do whatever it takes to win. These are the first two members of The Liars Society. Boston is everything Weatherby imagined--plus more. But there are some things she never could have predicted--a mysterious phone to pass messages, a gothic library hiding secrets, and unspoken rules that only apply to certain students. And then there's Hart Isle. A place she has never heard of, known as some sort of paradise that only Boston students are allowed to visit. And the chance to go there makes Weatherby feel like she can come close to the father she's never known. But right after Weatherby arrives, the Hart Isle Endowment--which funds the class's trip--disappears. As the kids search to uncover the mystery of the stolen money, they learn that there is something even more ominous in the water. And Weatherby and Jack learn that their lives crisscross in ways they never could have imagined. Ways that dig up dirt from the past. But if they learn to trust each other, they can have the things they always wanted.
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NOVELS IN VERSE - BROTHERS With their father gone to America to make money for his family, Libertad, his little brother Julio and their mother scrape a living out of a dump in Guatemala City. Although it is too late for him, Libertad is determined that his little brother should go to school. Taught to play the marimba by his father, Libertad uses his talent as a street musician to raise enough money for his brother's school supplies. But his dreams for their future are destroyed when their mother is killed in a freak accident. Libertad must face the inevitable truth; they cannot survive on the streets of Guatemala City alone. There is only one thing to do. They must set out on the long and lonely journey to the Rio Grande River, where they plan to cross the water and enter the United States to find their father.
A moving story about determination and hope, Libertad is a stunning free verse novel by the author of In the Garage and Walking on Glass.
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DOMESTIC FICTION - DIVORCE After her parents' divorce, Bea's life became different in many ways. But she can always look back at the list she keeps in her green notebook to remember the things that will stay the same. The first and most important: Mom and Dad will always love Bea, and each other.
When Dad tells Bea that he and his boyfriend, Jesse, are getting married, Bea is thrilled. Bea loves Jesse, and when he and Dad get married, she'll finally (finally!) have what she's always wanted--a sister. Even though she's never met Jesse's daughter, Sonia, Bea is sure that they'll be "just like sisters anywhere."
As the wedding day approaches, Bea will learn that making a new family brings questions, surprises, and joy.
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