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This is an old fairy tale retold with a delightful new twist. Zita is the thirteenth princess born to a king who only wanted sons. From the day of her birth, Zita is banished to the servants quarters where she must serve as a servant girl and communicate secretly with her sisters. As stated by [...]

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A Million Shades of Gray by Cynthia Kadohata, author of Cracker and Newbery winner for Kira Kira Thirteen-year-old Y’Tin wants to be an elephant trainer more than anything in the world. His father has given him permission to train Lady, a wild elephant living with his Dega tribe in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. [...]

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Twelve year old Griffin Penshine is always making wishes. One day Griffin meets Mariah, a very strange old lady, who gives her eleven shiny pennies—each labeled with someone else’s wish. Mariah has stolen these wishes many years ago. Griffin must find a way to make these wishes come true or the reverse of her own [...]

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Do you like nature stories with a mix of folk lore? If so, Kathryn Lasky has written the book for you. A wolf pup is born with a deformed foot, and according to wolf pack rules, he must be abandoned to die. This is a special wolf pup, he survives and will engage you in [...]

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The River by Mary Jane Beaufrand Veronica Severance (Ronnie) is a teenager who must move from her beloved rural Oregon to a remote area in which she feels cut off from everyone she loves. Ronnie babysits Karen, a young girl who has a great sense of adventure–Ronnie enjoys going on some of these adventures. Later [...]

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If you enjoyed The Red Necklace you will enjoy its sequel: The Silver Blade. The year is 1794; Gardner takes the characters Yan and Sido through a tale of magic, adventure, betrayal and romance during the French Revolution. This one will keep you on your toes until the end. (Teen readers, ages 12 and up) [...]

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This is a story about Zeeta, a 15-year-old girl who has been traveling around the world with her mother all of her life–rarely do they live in one country for more than a year. Zeeta keeps a journal of all her travels, each country has its own color. Indigo is the color for Ecuador. Zeeta [...]

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Seventeen-year-old Daiyu was adopted from China, raised in St. Louise and one day while at the city fair near the Gateway Arch, she purchases a beautiful ring and suddenly her life is changed. Sharon Shinn takes Daiyu on a delightful and frightening adventure in time travel to a different world. While in this new and [...]

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Fourteen year old Hannah has reached the age at which she must leave the orphanage and be placed in a place of employment. Hannah finds herself employed as a scullery girl in a wealthy Boston home. Not everyone loves the sea, however, the sea beckons to Hannah. Only Mr. Wheeler, a guest in the Hawley [...]

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POP by Gordon Korman, September 1, 2009 This one is for the guys—girls might like it too.  Marcus is a high school football player who has moved to a new town and must attend the football team tryouts. While practicing for tryouts in a park, Marcus forms a friendship with an older guy, Charlie, who [...]

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