Emily Lawrence
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Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert come from completely different places and play tennis in completely different ways. Chrissie is the all-American girl: practiced, poised, with perfect technique. Martina hails from Czechoslovakia, a Communist country, and her game is ruled by emotion. Everything about them is different, except for one thing: they both want to be the best. But as their intense rivalry grows, something else begins to swing into place,...
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Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert come from completely different places and play tennis in completely different ways. Chrissie is the all-American girl: practiced, poised, with perfect technique. Martina hails from Czechoslovakia, a Communist country, and her game is ruled by emotion. Everything about them is different, except for one thing: they both want to be the best. But as their intense rivalry grows, something else begins to swing into place,...
3) Braced
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
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When twelve-year-old Rachel learns that her scoliosis has worsened and she will need to wear a back brace to keep her spine straight, she is devastated; afraid that she will not be able to play soccer, and terrified that she will not be able to hide her condition from her friends and classmates--but her mother is determined to spare her the spinal fusion surgery that she herself had as a teenager.
4) Mage's Trial
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An ancient evil is murdering the Mages, and she might be the next to die. Things are bad for Aspen, the newest-despised-Mage of New York. The Council of Mages is in shambles, Lucien's confession has left her wondering if she can trust anyone, and Isak, the boy she was starting to fall for, is nowhere to be found. Now she's running out of time. Maladias' servants, the Kings, have made it to Earth, tasked with a single purpose: Kill all the Mages and...
5) Gilt Hollow
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Willow Lamott's best friend is a convicted killer, and no one in the small town of Gilt Hollow will let her forget it. Over four long years, she's tried to fade into the background-but none of that matters when Ashton Keller comes striding into school, fresh out of juvie and fueled by revenge. The moment their eyes meet, Willow no longer feels invisible. Drawn to the vulnerability behind Ashton's mask of rage, she sinks deeper into his sinister world...
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The Lake on Fire is an epic narrative that begins among 19th century Jewish immigrants on a failing Wisconsin farm. Dazzled by lore of the American dream, Chaya and her strange, brilliant, young brother Asher stowaway to Chicago; what they discover there, however, is a Gilded Age as empty a façade as the beautiful Columbian Exposition luring thousands to Lake Michigan's shore. The pair scrapes together a meager living-Chaya in a cigar factory; Asher,...
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A hidden princess. A man with no family. A rebellion neither of them saw coming. On the shores of Madra, tradition is law.For Princess Helena, this means wearing masks to hide from common eyes.For the people, it means bowing down to a king who cares little for them. Wanting to rid herself of the rules holding her back, Helena escapes into the city, unrecognizable without her mask. She only wants a taste of life outside her walls before returning to...
8) Golden Curse
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An addicting, exciting, and twisty read, see why fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout love this series. A warrior with nothing left to lose. A prince trying to hold his kingdom together. As a child, Etta ran from the palace for her life. Now, she must find a way back in. The kingdom of Gaule is a dangerous place for those with magic. To be found is a death sentence, forcing magic wielders into the forests to hide from the crown.Etta Basile...
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A vengeful princess. A man who wants to save her.On the shores of Madra, rebellion has won. Her family dead or missing, Helena seeks help from the kingdom across the sea. Bela. She knows it from stories of magic and war but now finds herself at the mercy of the intimidating Basile queen. Etta is everything Helena wishes she could have been for her family and everything she hopes to be still.Convincing the foreign warrior queen to let her stay is easy....
10) Mage's End
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With darkness on their doorstep, there's nowhere left to run. With the evil entity Maladias preparing to invade New York, Aspen-one of the last surviving Mages of the Council-is running out of options to stop him.She needs allies. Fast. But gathering enough strength to oppose Maladias means calling on help from the remaining Supernaturals-Supes that have become enemies of the Mages. Supes who hate each another almost as much as they hate Aspen. Underground...
11) Noble Thief
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A prince of two kingdoms. A woman fighting against the crown. Tyson Durand once knew exactly where he fit in life. As the son of the Gaulean queen and brother to the Belaen ruler, his loyalty was always divided. Except when it came to her. Amalie Leroy was his home - until she pushed him out of her life. When Tyson's mother summons him to Gaule, she sends him on a mission for the crown: find the outlaw terrorizing the kingdom. He never imagined his...
12) Cursed Beauty
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A girl running out of time. A prince determined to give her more. When Aurora finds an injured man on the battlefield of Bela, she takes him to her hidden cottage to keep him alive. It's her last good deed before the curse she's known was coming sends her into a thousand year slumber. Aurora is ready. She has nothing, no one to miss. Until him. Learning this man is the prince isn't Aurora's biggest problem, not when his touch is the first thing to...
13) Golden Crown
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A rebellious queen. A dying king. Etta once thought she wanted to kill Alexandre. Now, she will do anything to save him. She never wanted to be a queen, never thought of restoring her long-dead kingdom. Bela is in ruins, destroyed by years of abandonment and a recent battle, but still, it is the only safe place for her people. La Dame lurks on the border in Dracon, waiting for her revenge. In Gaule, magic folk are hunted and punished for their Belaen...
14) Golden Chains
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A champion trapped. A king betrayed. She once visited the poor souls who lived in the dark cells. Now, she is one of them. Persinette Basile has always known the ruling family of Gaule were meant to be her enemy. With no other choice, she fought to join them anyway. And they will break her now that they know her true name. As she sits in her prison cell, she wants one thing: for the Kingdom of Gaule to burn to the ground. But they need her. When the...
15) Mary Underwater
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IL: MG+ - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 6
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Inspired by Joan of Arc, a girl builds and pilots a submarine to prove just what girls can do in this masterful middle-grade debut.
Fourteen-year-old Mary Murphy talks to Joan of Arc, is failing science, and might lose her scholarship to her Catholic school, Our Lady Star of the Sea. Her father wants to send her away to live with an aunt she barely knows, and a lurking social worker is suspicious of Mary's latest black eye. But Mary doesn't want...
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A human thief with no magic thrown into a Mage's war. What could possibly go wrong… Aspen is a Norm. A human. Something that could get her killed-or worse-in this supernatural New York City. She didn't plan on becoming apprenticed to one of the most powerful Mages on the Council. She really didn't plan on taking part in a deadly magical competition against Isak, her handsome, aggravating, dangerous opponent. Yet as much as Aspen hates it, something...
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After book blogger Vivian Galdi's longtime crush pretends their secret summer kissing sessions never happened, Vivian creates a list of safe crushes, determined to protect her heart.
But nerd-hot Dallas, the sweet new guy in town, sends the mission and Vivian's zing meter into chaos. While designing software for the bookstore where Vivian works, Dallas wages a counter-mission.
Operation Replacement Crush is in full effect. And Dallas is determined...
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One last summer to escape, to find herself, to figure out what comes next. Fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han will love this contemporary, coming-of-age romance. Graduation was supposed to be a relief. Except Quinn can't avoid the rumors that plagued her throughout high school or the barrage of well-intentioned questions about her college plans. How is she supposed to know what she wants to do for the next four years, let alone the rest of her life?...
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“Heartfelt, deeply moving.” —Buzzfeed
“Dark and thought-provoking.” —Publishers Weekly
“A stunning debut.” —VOYA
A poignant, lyrical debut novel about twins who navigate first love, their Jewish identity, and shocking results from a genetic test that determines their fate—whether they inherited their mother’s Huntington’s disease.
Eighteen-year-old...
“Dark and thought-provoking.” —Publishers Weekly
“A stunning debut.” —VOYA
A poignant, lyrical debut novel about twins who navigate first love, their Jewish identity, and shocking results from a genetic test that determines their fate—whether they inherited their mother’s Huntington’s disease.
Eighteen-year-old...
20) Huntress Moon
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With the dust of her last case finally settling, Darcey is left to pick up the pieces of her life. The disappearance of her sexy ex-god boss, Lunn, means the banshee is free of the Faerie Court and their bounties. But freedom comes at a cost and Darcey is left wondering if there is more to Lunn's disappearance than meets the eye? When a hot and hunky werewolf turns up on Darcey's doorstep seeking help, she firmly reminds him that banshees and werewolves...