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"Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain. The many lives of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. By day, she's an adjunct professor, toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics in the hopes of landing tenure. By other day, Elsie makes up...

2) The ballad of songbirds and snakes

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Hunger Games trilogy volume prequel

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Battle of the Books: Intermediate 2024

Revisit the world of Panem sixty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games.

3) Divergent

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Roth, Veronica

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Divergent trilogy volume 1

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In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

4) Mockingjay

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Hunger Games trilogy volume 3

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Katniss Everdeen's having survived the Hunter games twice makes her a target of the Capitol and President Snow, as well as a hero to the rebels who will succeed only if Katniss is willing to put aside her personal feelings and serve as their pawn.

5) Project Hail Mary: a novel

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Weir, Andy

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Book, eBook, Large Print

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—in development as a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling.
HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS: Bill Gates, GatesNotes, New York Public Library,...

6) Catching fire

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Hunger Games trilogy volume 2

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NYT - Children’s Series

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Tell me why-- (Cherry Lake Pub.)

By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.

7) I Cry

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Marsico, Katie

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Young children are naturally curious about themselves. Tell Me Why I Cry offers answers to their most compelling questions about those salty tears. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

8) Cinder

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Meyer, Marissa

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Lunar chronicles volume 1
Battle of the Books 2020 Senior

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As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.

9) Insurgent

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Roth, Veronica

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Divergent trilogy volume 2

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One choice can destroy you. Veronica Roth's second #1 New York Times bestseller continues the dystopian thrill ride that began in Divergent.

A hit with both teen and adult readers, Insurgent is the action-packed, emotional adventure that inspired the major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, and Octavia Spencer.

As war surges in the factions of dystopian Chicago all

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10) Allegiant

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Roth, Veronica

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Divergent trilogy volume 3

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The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered--fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready. But will she be prepared to face impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice and love?

11) Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

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Montell, Amanda

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Thorndike Press large print basic

The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power.
What makes "cults" so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon

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12) Hillbilly elegy: a memoir of a family and culture in crisis

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Vance, J. D

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NYT - E-Book Nonfiction
NYT - Politics and American History

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print

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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER IS NOW A MAJOR-MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD AND STARRING AMY ADAMS, GLENN CLOSE, AND GABRIEL BASSO

"You will not read a more important book about America this year."—The Economist

"A riveting book."—The Wall Street Journal

"Essential reading."—David Brooks, New

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13) The Hunger Games

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Hunger Games trilogy volume 1

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Warbler Classics
Mint Editions

In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.

14) The prince

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Machiavelli, Niccolò

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Armchair Travel: Italy

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African Library
Penguin classics

With a mix of both respectable and immoral advice, The Prince is a frank analysis on political power. Separated into four sections, The Prince is both a guide to obtain power and an explanation on the aspects that affect it. The first section discusses the types of principalities. According to Machiavelli, there are four different types-hereditary, mixed, new and ecclesiastical. While defining each type, Machiavelli also discusses the implications...

15) Twelve years a slave

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Northup, Solomon

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Black History Month - Adults

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Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is considered to be one of the most riveting and important documents recounting slavery in the United States. It is the heart-rending memoir of a free black man who is taken hostage and sold into slavery in a Louisiana plantation, his twelve years of bondage, and his remarkable escape to freedom. Since its publication, this classic has become a historical reference for its salient of depiction of life as a slave in the...

16) The daughter of Doctor Moreau: a novel

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Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

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"Carlota Moreau: a young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of either a genius, or a madman. Montgomery Laughton: a melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers. The hybrids:...

17) Tastes Like War: A Memoir

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Cho, Grace M

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Signature Classics
Kennebec Large Print perennial favorites collection
Penguin classics

Grace M. Cho grew up as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess, he met abroad. They were one of few immigrants in a xenophobic small town, an identity politicized by everyday details-language, references, memories, and food. When Grace was fifteen, her dynamic mother experienced the onset of schizophrenia, a condition that would continue and evolve for the rest of her life. Part food memoir, part sociological...

18) Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave

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Douglass, Frederick

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print

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Former slave, impassioned abolitionist, brilliant writer, newspaper editor and eloquent orator whose speeches fired the abolitionist cause, Frederick Douglass led an astounding life. Physical abuse, deprivation and tragedy plagued his early years, yet through sheer force of character, he was able to overcome these obstacles to become a leading spokesman for his people. In this book, Douglass provides graphic descriptions of his childhood and horrifying...

19) The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love

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Taylor, Sonya Renee

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print

The Body Is Not an Apology. The Power of Radical Self-Love. Against a global backdrop of war, social upheaval, and personal despair, there is a growing sense of urgency to challenge the systems of oppression that dehumanize bodies and strip us of our shared humanity. Rather than feel helpless in the face of oppression, world-renowned activist, performance poet, and author Sonya Renee Taylor teaches us how to turn to the power of radical self-love...

20) An absolutely remarkable thing

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Green, Hank

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Absolutely remarkable thing novels volume 1
Center Point large print
The Carls

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