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"An American Girl Mystery unravels across time! Join Emma Dhillon in 2024 as she befriends Julie Albright through her 1977 journal and uncovers a mystery. Ten-year-old Emma is excited to explore her new home of San Francisco, but making new friends is difficult. That is, until she meets Julie. well, she discovers her journal from 1977 in a local thrift shop and quickly becomes enraptured with a mystery unfolding in Julie's time. Though half a century...
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"Much to Lau's disdain, Baldo offers to help chief nurse Ada drive out the Aurora Society for the good of the sanatorium. But as they hatch a daring plan to thwart its next shipment, Baldo and Lau meet their match when a sinister, deadly foe threatens to bring about their end. Meanwhile, under Sebastian's orders, Finny and Snake arrive at the third blood-collection site--F.O.L. Orphanage, where a familiar face awaits them..."--Back cover.
3) Sink or swim
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School is out for the summer, the pool is open, and new adventures with friends await, but twelve-year-old Ty must deal with his anxiety issues.
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This fresh installment of Scott Snyder’s Dark Spaces anthology unearths a monster in the twisted underbelly of Pennsylvania mine country. There’s a monster lurking outside of Minersville, and he’s tired of hiding. Everyone thinks Viv’s crazy. Delusional. That she didn’t see what she saw. Everyone, that is, except the locals. Vivian copes the best way she can—with a visit to the local watering hole—but it’s what happens after that changes...
5) Barda
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When Granny Goodness decides her champion, Barda, is becoming too soft, she assigns her the task of breaking the seemingly unbreakable Scott Free, but as Barda questions Granny's motives she finds herself drawn to Scott in a way she never expected.
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"A battle is brewing in Gotham between the Bat and the Cat, but crime is down in Gotham City...could that be a bad thing? A coordinated effort in Gotham City has led to a reduction in violent crime, but at what cost? Villains scatter as their lives begin to crumble under a new regime. And as Batman recovers from his epic battle through the Multiverse, one name runs through his mind. One name at the heart of this new, safer Gotham: Catwoman"--
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"Sweet Pea's got a pretty sweet life. The animals in her hometown of Parkville have always gotten along with one another, and she's free to spend her days doing what she loves best: making art, hanging out with friends, and digging through the trash for tasty treats. When two new dogs move to town, Sweet Pea is eager to show them the sights and smells of Parkville ... especially its most famous attraction, the one-of-a-kind Golden Chew Bone. But the...
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The return of Canada's premier super-team! Guardian, Puck, Snowbird and Shaman reunite as Alpha Flight bursts back onto the scene! But what schism will pit these heroes against their former teammates Aurora, Northstar and Nemesis - as well as Aurora's beau, Fang? Is Alpha Flight really fighting to keep mutantkind out of Canada?! The FALL OF X has caused a serious schism within Department H and changed the game for Alpha Flight. The reborn team must...
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"Spinning out of the events of Dark Crisis, the Guardians of Oa at the heart of the Green Lantern Corps have quarantined Sector 2814, home of the planet Earth--and its champion along with it! A heartbreaking defeat has sent Hal reeling, returning home to rediscover his roots...and find the man responsible for ruining his life: Sinestro. From the visionary team of Jeremy Adams and Xermánico (Flashpoint Beyond) comes a tale of redemption, loss, and...
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In a climate crisis-ravaged future metropolis, an old, grumpy, obsolete, smoke-belching, cigar-chomping, HOTROD-RACING ROBOT is one 12-year-old girl’s only hope. Together, can they outrace the chasing Robo-Cops with an invention that might just save humanity? --from Amazon.
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"The Fantastic Four meet the Jurassic Four! When our FF swap places with a set of bizarre alternate-reality counterparts, they find themselves battling for survival...in a world where everyone is a dinosaur! Meanwhile, one year ago, Reed Richards sent the entire city block on which the Baxter Building stands -- along with his own children and the children of his best friends Ben and Alicia -- one year ahead in time. It was a desperate measure, but...
15) Age 16
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"A powerful coming-of-age graphic novel about three generations of mothers and daughters passing down and rebelling against standards of gender, race, beauty, size, and worth, for fans of Mariko Tamaki. Sixteen-year-old Roz is preoccupied with normal teenage stuff: navigating high school friendships, worrying about college, and figuring out what to wear to prom. When her estranged Por Por abruptly arrives for a seemingly indefinite visit, the already...
16) Brownstone
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In the summer of 1995, almost-fifteen-year-old Almudena is sent to live with her estranged Spanish-speaking father, and together they renovate a brownstone and build a relationship while Almudena navigates the Latin American side of her heritage for the first time.
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In an attempt to heal after the loss of his wife, Mr. Kanda decides to visit his father-in-law—a fellow cat fancier--for the first time in a long while. Though both men adored the late Suzune, will Mr. Kanda find a warm welcome awaiting him despite the ever-present grief both men feel? Throw five kitties into the mix, and warmth and mischief surely lurk around every corner!
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In Lavender Clouds, Bex Ollerton translates her experiences with Autism, ADHD, and mental health into a series of colorful, emotionally resonant comics that tell stories of neurodiversity and resilience. With a tone that is sharp but always sensitive, this debut book collection describes the many insights and strategies the author has learned on her journey to self-acceptance. Among the many topics addressed in the book are the folly of "foolproof"...
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"Crime in Gotham has gotten so out of control that Batman must step up his arsenal of fabulous toys. Gotham City is more bold, more destructive. As Batman tries to rise to meet these new threats, he develops a computer system, ROBIN, to help him analyze and subdue the rising criminal tide and hopefully one day put an end to crime in Gotham."--Publisher.