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In Utero
An explosion rocks Australia. 12 years later, Hailey attends a summer camp at an abandoned shopping mall. What they find there is shocking!
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Oct 18, 2024


A Treasury of Victorian Murder Compendium
Genre of book True crime anthology Age Group Young adult (per Harris County Public Library). However, both teenagers and adult true crime...
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Jun 22, 2024


The Librarian of Auschwitz: Based on the Novel by Antonio Iturbe
Genre of book Biography Age Group 8 – 12 Number of pages 144 pages Justification Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year Plot Summary...
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Jun 17, 2024


Heartstopper
Genre/Award/Honor Graphic Novel Age Group 7th – 12th Plot Summary Charlie and Ben are a couple. Sort of. Well, only when no one’s...
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Dec 1, 2023


I Must Betray You
Genre/Award/Honor Historical Fiction Texas Library Association 2023 TAYSHAS Reading List Age Group 7th – 12th Plot Summary: Christian...
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Nov 27, 2023


Queer Ducks (and other animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality
Genre/Award/Honor 2023 Printz Honor Book Informational/Non-Fiction Age Group 7th – 12th Summary Queer Ducks is a non-fiction account of...
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Oct 24, 2023


Ghost Boys
Genre/Award/Honor Challenged Book Age Group 7th – 12th The UNT Library classifies Ghost Boys audience as "children, preteens, children,...
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Oct 10, 2023


Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs
Genre/Award/Honor Fantasy Age Group 7th – 12th Plot Summary: Solimar is getting ready to celebrate her quinceanera (her fifteenth...
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Sep 28, 2023
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