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Jess and Josh are polar opposites - she's Black, he's white; she's liberal, he's conservative; she thinks he's a racist jerk, he finds her extremely immature - whose mutual hatred transforms into mutual attraction and love in this hilarious, thought-provoking debut novel about whether love really can trump all.
43) The safest lies
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"When Kelsey's agoraphobic mother disappears after years of claiming the kidnappers she escaped from were coming back for her, Kelsey quickly discovers that her mother isn't who she thought she was -- and she's not the abductor's only target"--Provided by publisher.
44) Rick
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Eleven-year-old Rick Ramsey has generally gone along with everybody, just not making waves, even though he is increasingly uncomfortable with his father's jokes about girls, and his best friend's explicit talk about sex; but now in middle school he discovers the Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities can express themselves--and maybe among them he can find new friends and discover his own identity, which may just be to opt...
48) Duplicity
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When seventeen-year-old Brandon, a tattooed bad boy skilled in computer hacking, is sucked into a digital hell and replaced with a preppy Stepford-esque clone, his life and sanity rest on the shoulders of a classy girl he never thought he would fall for.
49) Thunder Boy Jr
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"Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name... one that's all his own. Dad is known as Big Thunder, but Little Thunder doesn't want to share a name"--Provided by publisher.
50) Why am I me?
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In a poetic, philosophical exchange, two children of different races ask themselves why they are who and what they are, and speculate on how they could be different.
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"Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago...But when she gets a letter from her biological father Lou immediately knows that she cannot meet him. While King's friendship makes Lou feel safer when her family's business comes under threat, she soon realizes that she can't ignore...
54) Remember
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"Picture book adaptation of US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's iconic poem, Remember"--
55) The Rosie result
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Rosie novels (Graeme Simsion) volume 3
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I was standing on one leg shucking oysters when the problems began…
Don and Rosie are back in Melbourne after a decade in New York, and they’re about to face their most important project.
Their son, Hudson, is having trouble at school: his teachers say he isn’t fitting in with the other kids. Meanwhile, Rosie is battling Judas at work, and Don is in hot water after the Genetics Lecture Outrage. The life-contentment graph, recently at its highest...
56) Lucky Jonah
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Jonah, a boy crippled by self-loathing and insecurity, is given a disposable camera that can transport him into someone else's body.
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With warm, inviting illustrations and a lyrical narrative, Bright Brown Baby is the perfect book for celebrating Black and brown families and the joy babies bring. Husband and wife team Andrea and Brian Pinkney have lovingly crafted this treasury, compiling five different stories into one volume. Each story begins with a quote and a reflection.
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Ria and Rani volume 1
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When a princess and a street thief discover they are twins separated at birth, they must switch places to find an all-powerful stone and prevent a deadly war from happening.
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Wilde (Harlan Coben) volume 1
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"The man known as Wilde is a mystery to everyone, including himself. Decades ago, he was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past. After the police concluded an exhaustive hunt for the child's family, which was never found, he was turned over to the foster system. Now, thirty years later, Wilde still doesn't know where he comes from, and he's back living in the woods on the outskirts of town, content to be an outcast, comfortable...
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