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  Olivia's Curtain Call

  Lyn Gardner

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  Olivia and her friends are auditioning for a production of Romeo and Juliet in the West End. It makes Olivia realise just how much she wants to be an actress, like her mum was. But her father asks her to perform with him in a high-wire stunt instead. How can she choose between her parents? And love is in the air at the Swan School of Theatre and Dance. But when the curtain falls, will everyone get their fairytale happy ending?

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  Rumble Fish

  S. E. Hinton

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  From the author of The Outsiders: This novel about two brothers in a tough world “packs a punch that will leave readers of any age reeling” (School Library Journal).  An ALA Best Book for Young AdultsA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year   Rusty-James wants to be just like his big brother Motorcycle Boy—tough enough to be respected by everyone in the neighborhood. But Motorcycle Boy is also smart, so smart that Rusty-James relies on him to bail him out of trouble. The brothers are inseparable, and Motorcycle Boy will always be there to watch his back, so there's nothing to worry about, right? Or so Rusty-James believes, until his world falls apart and Motorcycle Boy isn't there to pick up the pieces.   An edgy, emotional portrait of a troubled kid trying to navigate the chaotic world around him, Rumble Fish was made into a film by Francis Ford Coppola and has become a modern classic praised by School Library Journal as “stylistically superb” and beloved by multiple generations of readers.   “Hinton knows how to plunge us right into [Rusty-James’s] dead-end mentality—his inability to verbalize much of anything, to come to grips with his anger about his alcoholic father and the mother who deserted him, even his distance from his own feelings.”—Kirkus Reviews

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  News for Dogs

  Lois Duncan

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  From the beloved author comes the sequel to Hotel for Dogs. It’s up to Andi and her brother Bruce to foil the plans of evil dognappers. 
   
  Now that Andi is no longer running a hotel for dogs, she decides to start a new project—a newspaper for dogs! With her brother Bruce and a few friends, the kids make a hit out of their paper. But they also attract the attention of some mysterious dognappers. Can the kids find the criminals and bring their dogs safely home? 
   
  “Readers seeking wholesome fare will appreciate the resourceful characters. At bottom, it is the dogs, from loyal Red Rover to pampered Bully Bernstein, who should win best in show.” —Kirkus Reviews 
   
  “A plot that mixes journalism and crime into a potpourri of canines and middle-school moralizing . . . kids with a yen for dogs and a low tolerance for suspense will be comfortable with this.” —Booklist

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  The Final Farewell

  Patricia Wiles

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  Kevin’s senior year of high school isn’t going as he’d planned. So much has changed, and choices he once thought would be easy to make have become increasingly difficult. His best friend has moved away, his girlfriend has dumped him for the school football hero, and life after graduation looms ahead like a chasm without a bridge. Kevin’s got a hot scholarship offer in his hands, but even though it’s hard for him to talk about his Mormon faith with others, he can’t shake the feeling in his heart that he should serve a two-year mission. When the time comes for Kevin to make the most important decision of his life, one that no one else can or should make for him, he must take a leap of faith and learn to trust his own feelings. Will his decision be the right one, even when tragedy strikes? Find out where Kevin’s choices take him in The Final Farewell, the final volume in the Kevin Kirk Chronicles.

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  Two Peas in a Pod

  Sarah Mlynowski

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  This hilarious novel in the New York Times–bestselling series fractures the beloved fairy-tale of The Princess and the Pea . . .  
   
  I’ve landed—along with my brother, Jonah, and our dog, Prince—on the other side of the portal . . . and in the fairy tale of The Princess and the Pea! When I can’t fall asleep on top of a hundred mattresses, the kingdom decides I must be the princess they’re looking for. Talk about royal treatment—I’m suddenly being waited on hand and foot. Plus, I get unlimited ball gowns, sparkly jewelry, and ice cream. But can we find a REAL princess to run the kingdom? Now we have to: Hold a princess contestDefeat an obnoxious princeEscape hungry alligatorsMake it back home  
   
  There’s no time to snooze—may the best princess win! 
   
  Praise for the series 
   
  “Uproariously funny . . . non-stop action . . . will enchant readers from the first page.” —Kirkus Reviews 
   
  “A wonderful reading adventure.” —Meg Cabot, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Princess Diaries 
   
  “Hilarious . . . unexpected plot twists and plenty of girl power.” —Booklist

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  Vision Collision

  Reagan B. Nevels

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  Are you ready for Vision Collision?  In her first book, authored at 12-years-old, Reagan B. Nevels inspires you to bring forth the vision for your life. She encourages you to create a vision board of your dreams.  As a Sunday school teacher, Reagan shares her Christian faith and her concepts of ‘vision’ and ‘collision’.  She walks you through her four-step process, Think. Write. Believe. Achieve., to help you identify the vision for any season of your life.You will discover:•	what a vision is•	how to create a vision board•	how to make visions work“No matter your age, you are never too young or too old to accomplish your goals.”Vision Collision will have you bursting with positivity and new possibilities.

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