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In a flash In a flash Eric Walters The first flash mob Ian puts together himself is a sixty-plus person, four-minute pillow fight in a department store. His friend Oswald is thrilled with the event, but Julia, the one Ian really wants… OL14960598W
The geeks shall inherit the earth The geeks shall inherit the earth Alexandra Robbins In a smart, entertaining, reassuring book that reads like fiction, Alexandra Robbins manages to cross Gossip Girl with Freaks and Geeks and explain the fascinating psychology and science behind popul… OL15746236W
Ugly Ugly Donna Jo Napoli When the rest of the ducks turn on her little duckling, Ugly, because he isn't like them, Mother Duck sadly leaves him behind in order to protect her other children. With the help of some new friends… OL15840690W
Rebels in groups Rebels in groups Jolanda Jetten "With contributions from leading scholars in the field, Rebels in Groups brings together the latest research on dissent, deviance, difference and defiance. Many of the most famous figures in psycholo… OL16296182W
Animals in the outhouse Animals in the outhouse Anja Fröhlich A new forest ranger, eager to prove himself, installs an outhouse for animals so that the forest will be tidier but although the animals enter, one after another, and claim success, none can figure o… OL16415354W
Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Gay culture has become a nightmare of consumerism, whether it's an endless quest for Absolut vodka, Diesel jeans, rainbow Hummers, pec implants, or Pottery Barn. Whatever happened to sexual flamboyan… OL16805231W
The City and the Stars The City and the Stars Arthur C. Clarke Omnibus OL17400W
The End of Average The End of Average Todd Rose,Todd Rose Why don't Meyers-Briggs personality tests really work? Why are HR tests for new employees often meaningless? Why doesn't BMI - body mass index - correlate to actual health or physical fitness? Indivi… OL17842326W
Red Red Alison Cherry In a town that values red hair above all else, someone threatens to expose pageant contestant Felicity's secret about her coppery locks. OL17882612W
Red Red Alison Cherry In a town that values red hair above all else, someone threatens to expose pageant contestant Felicity's secret about her coppery locks. OL17910167W
The very silly mayor The very silly mayor Tom Tomorrow When the mayor of a pretty good, medium-sized city begins to make decisions that are not only silly but dangerous, as well, Sparky the penguin is the only citizen willing to speak out. OL1921240W
Crazy House Crazy House James Patterson Seventeen-year-old Becca Greenfield was snatched from her small hometown. She was thrown into a maximum-security prison and put on Death Row with other kids her age. Until her execution, Becca's told… OL19324160W
Into the Shadowlands (Monster Or Die) Into the Shadowlands (Monster Or Die) Cynthia Reeg 197 pages ; 21 cm OL19914226W
The gigantic beard that was evil The gigantic beard that was evil Stephen Collins "On the island of Here, livin's easy. Conduct is orderly. Lawns are neat. Citizens are clean shaven--and Dave is the most fastidious of them all. Dave is bald, but for a single hair. He loves drawing… OL19988278W
The room The room Jonas Karlsson Bjorn is a compulsive, meticulous bureaucrat who discovers a secret room at the government office where he works--a secret room that no one else in his office will acknowledge. When Bjorn is in his r… OL19994441W
How to become a perfect princess in five days How to become a perfect princess in five days Pierrette Dubé Young Princess Stringbean, who loves to run everywhere she goes, attends the Perfect Princess Academy with less than perfect results. OL20913608W
Divergence Divergence Veronica Roth "Dans un monde post-apocalyptique, la société est divisée en cinq factions, chacune consacrée au culte d'une vertu dans l'espoir de former un civilisation parfaite : les Altruistes, les Sincères, les… OL24157821W
Quel caractère! Quel caractère! Géraldine Collet C'est l'histoire de Werner, un cochon à qui on demande de faire comme tout le monde, voyons! Il ne veut pas, il ne veut vraiment pas aller avec les autres en balade. Et si celui qui se distingue des … OL27293057W
The loud silence of Francine Green The loud silence of Francine Green Karen Cushman In 1949, thirteen-year-old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine … OL2973559W
MATIN BRUN MATIN BRUN FRANCK PAVLOFF Matin brun is a powerful and thought-provoking novella written by Franck Pavloff. Originally published in 1998, the book has become a notable work of French literature that addresses themes of totali… OL33019858W
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