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Blue John Blue John Berlie Doherty 84 pages : 17 cm OL14963063W
The competition for Gaby The competition for Gaby Jen Jones Gaby Fuller is excited when she is invited to join an all-star dance team, but her friends on cheer team are starting to wonder about her ability to handle both. OL15946455W
Brooke's big decision Brooke's big decision Jen Jones Now that she is graduating from middle school, Brooke Perrino's parents would like her to attend a private school, but it may mean giving up cheerleading, and her friends are all going to Greenview H… OL16489738W
Against autonomy Against autonomy Sarah Conly "Since Mill's seminal work On Liberty, philosophers and political theorists have accepted that we should respect the decisions of individual agents when those decisions affect no one other than thems… OL16688377W
Vaccinations and public concern in history Vaccinations and public concern in history Andrea Kitta "In spite of the success of the childhood inoculation movement, questions have persisted about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. Arguments such as the relationship between the MMR vaccine and auti… OL16767757W
The end of her innocence The end of her innocence Sara Craven Before her heart became the latest one discarded by Darius Maynard, housekeeper Chloe Benson fled her beloved village. Returning home years later, she finds the notorious rogue's flashing green eyes … OL17191705W
The Shadow Of The Crescent Moon The Shadow Of The Crescent Moon Fatima Bhutto In this beautifully observed novel, individuals are pushed to make terrible choices. And as the events of this single morning unfold, one woman is at the center of it all. OL17399420W
Exit West Exit West Mohsin Hamid "In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet-- sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed. They embark on a furtive love affair, and are soon cloist… OL17635446W
The lifeboat The lifeboat Charlotte Rogan In the summer of 1914, the transatlantic ocean liner carrying Grace Winter, 22 and her new husband Henry suffers a mysterious explosion. Forced into an overcrowded lifeboat, newly widowed Grace Winte… OL17717027W
Making smart choices Making smart choices Lucia Raatma "Why should you avoid drugs and alcohol? Drugs and alcohol can damage your body and cause problems in your life."--Page 4 of cover. OL17855288W
Would You Rather? Would You Rather? John Burningham A series of comical choices such as, "Would you rather eat spider stew or slug dumplings or mashed worms?" ends with an invitation to bedtime. OL1805961W
The good father The good father Diane Chamberlain After losing his construction job and his home, 23-year-old single father Travis Brown, who will do anything for his daughter Bella, gets an offer to participate in a onetime criminal act that promis… OL18167561W
The best yes The best yes Lysa TerKeurst The author discusses how to cure the disease to please with a biblical understanding of the command to love; how to escape the guilt of disappointing others by learning the secret of the small no; h… OL19987835W
Two summers Two summers Aimee Friedman Two possible futures face Summer: either she will spend the summer in Provence with her father, uncovering family secrets, and exploring the old world, or she will stay in upstate New York, coping wi… OL20024976W
Taduno's song Taduno's song Odafe Atogun "A stunning debut from a fresh Nigerian literary voice: a mesmerizing, deceptively simple, Kafkaesque narrative, resonant of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and lightly informed by the life of Niger… OL20049989W
Xue hui xuan ze dong de fang qi Xue hui xuan ze dong de fang qi Wu jing Ben shu bao kuo:gan wu xin ling gan wu sheng huo,Fan ren de shi jie,Ming ren de dian tang deng nei rong. OL20193818W
No kidding No kidding Henriette Mantel In a collection of essays, women writers and personalities, including Margaret Cho, Laurie Graff, and Wendy Liebman, reveal why they opted out of motherhood. OL21182385W
A perfect ambition A perfect ambition Kevin Leman "The firstborn son of the powerful Worthington family has been groomed for political power since his first breath. Will family secrets keep him from getting there?" -- OL22313475W
Hope Hope Beth Bracken In this combination of four previously published works, edited to form a single narrative, Soli and Lucy return to Faerieground but an anti-human spell makes Lucy sick, and Soli may have to choose be… OL23296271W
Why quitters win Why quitters win Nick Tasler "What is your strategic direction? Why are obvious changes so hard to make? Are you pursuing too many top priorities? How do you avoid irrational traps without getting bogged down by over-analysis? W… OL24205986W
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