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The Shockoe Slip Gang: A Mystery

by Patricia Cecil Hass

Published: 2019-10-22

Paperback: 228 pages

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It is the start of a typical hot Richmond, Virginia summer; the first for 12 year-old Sally Corbett and her younger brother Andrew since losing their father the year before. Everyone's bucolic summer routine is devastated when thieves break into the city's Fine Arts museum (where their mot...

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Casper and Jasper and the Terrible Tyrant

by Tilia Klebenov Jacobs

Published: 2018-06-01

Paperback: 348 pages

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As a former middle school teacher, I know how much kids enjoy a rollicking adventure story that never talks down to them, and I’ve done my best to create just that. It seems to have worked: Casper and Jasper and the Terrible Tyrant won second place in the New York Book Festival, and Ki...

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Cupcakes, Lies, and Dead Guys: An Annie Graceland Cozy Mystery (Volume 1)

by Pamela DuMond

Published: 2015-11-04

Paperback: 302 pages

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Moving from Wisconsin to sunny Los Angeles was the frosting on the cake of Annie Graceland's perfect life. Her boutique bakery business was blossoming and she was happily married to a handsome actor. The only thing that got Annie in serious trouble was her smidge of psychic ability: she was empathic,...

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Friend or Fiction

by Abby Cooper

Published: 2019-10-08

Hardcover: 272 pages

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One creative middle-schooler discovers that the best friend a girl can have is the one she makes herself in this charming magical realism read.Jade's life hasn't exactly been normal lately, especially since her dad's cancer diagnosis. Jade wishes her family could leave their no-name town i...

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Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of "The Children's Ship"

by Deborah Heiligman

Published: 2019-10-08

Hardcover: 304 pages

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As German bombs rained over England during World War II, British parents by the thousands sent their children out of the country to avoid harm’s way. In September 1940, passenger liner SS City of Benares set sail for Canada with one hundred children on board. When the warships escorting the Benares...

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Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir

by Nikki Grimes

Published: 2019-10-08

Hardcover: 336 pages

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"This powerful story, told with the music of poetry and the blade of truth, will help your heart grow."--Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak and Shout "[A] testimony and a triumph."--Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down In her own voice, acclaimed author and poet Nikki Grimes e...

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The Way The Light Bends

by Cordelia Jensen

Published: 2018-03-27

Hardcover: 400 pages

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A powerful novel in verse about fitting in, standing out, defining your own self-worth, and what it takes to keep a fracturing family whole.Virtual twins Linc and Holly were once extremely close. But while artistic, creative Linc is her parents' daughter biologically, it's smart, popular H...

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The Art of Breaking Things

by Laura Sibson

Published: 2019-06-18

Hardcover: 400 pages

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In the tradition of Laurie Halse Anderson and Sara Zarr, one girl embraces the power of her voice: rules are meant to be broken and she won't stay silent.Weekends are for partying with friends while trying to survive the mindnumbingness that is high school. The countdown to graduation is o...

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The Journey of Joseph Winter: A Christmas Fairy Tale

by John Anthony

Published: 2014-10-30

Paperback: 176 pages

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A heartwarming Christmas story in the tradition of the holiday classics It’s a Wonderful Life and A Miracle on 34th Street. Take a personal journey to discover the true magic of Christmas. Joseph Winter is a good and gentle man, but he carries with him the pain and regret of a childhood ...

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The Last Death of Jack Harbin: A Samuel Craddock Mystery (Samuel Craddock Mysteries)

by Terry Shames

Published: 2014-01-07

Paperback: 255 pages

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Small town mystery and veteran's issues collide as retired police chief Samuel Craddock investigates a murder. Right before the outbreak of the Gulf War, two eighteen-year-old football stars and best friends from Jarrett Creek signed up for the army. Woody Patterson was rejected and stayed home to marry...