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Spark a Reaction Fiction & Nonfiction about Science
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Relativity
by Cristin Bishara
Struggling with her mother's death, her father's remarriage and a hopeless crush, Ruby discovers a portal to nine alternate universes that reflect the ways her life might have progressed had different things occurred at key moments, possibilities that force Ruby to consider difficult sacrifices.
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The gardener
by S. A. Bodeen
When high school sophomore Mason finds a beautiful but catatonic girl in the nursing home where his mother works, the discovery leads him to discoveries about a series of disturbing human experiments that have a connection to his own life.
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Code Orange
by Caroline B. Cooney
While in a panic to do a last minute report for his Advanced Bio class, Mitty Blake glances through some old medical books in his family's weekend house and discovers an old envelope containing two things that will forever alter his life. Reprint.
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Little brother
by Cory Doctorow
Having mastered the cutting-edge technologies of the networked world, seventeen-year-old Marcus and his friends cut school in search of high adventure and find themselves caught in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco and wrongfully incarcerated in a secret prison by a totalitarian Department of Homeland Security. 50,000 first printing.
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Phineas L. MacGuire erupts! : the first experiment
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Hilarious chaos ensues, involving mold and volcanoes, when Phineas L. MacGuire, a boy-genius who is allergic to the color purple, girls, and the telephone, is paired with his un-best friend Mac in the upcoming science fair.
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Mila 2.0
by Debra Driza
Living with her mother in a small Minnesota town where she accidentally stumbles on the truth about her identity as an experiment in artificial intelligence, Mila flees dangerous operatives who want to terminate her and a mysterious group that wants to exploit her advanced technology. A first novel. 125,000 first printing.
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The house of the scorpion
by Nancy Farmer
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States
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Evil genius
by Catherine Jinks
As a diligent student of criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon, Cadel Piggott has grown into quite an intelligent thief and computer hacker, but at fourteen and with new plots on the agenda, Cadel begins to rethink his future and the evil plans his mentor has in store for the world. 100,000 first printing.
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The evolution of Calpurnia Tate
by Jacqueline Kelly
In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather
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Origin
by Jessica Khoury
Growing up in a secret laboratory hidden in the Amazon rain forest, Pia, a girl created by scientists to launch a new immortal race, escapes her sterile home on her 17th birthday and teams up with a boy from a nearby jungle village in a race against time to discover the truth about Pia's origins. A first novel.
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The highest tide : a novel
by Jim Lynch
Over the course of a single summer, thirteen-year-old Miles O'Malley, a young boy with a fascination for the sea, copes with the trials of growing up, his infatuation with the girl next door, bickering parents, and his fear that his life and his beloved Puget Sound are slipping away from him. A first novel.
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Planesrunner
by Ian McDonald
When fourteen-year-old Everett Singh's scientist father is kidnapped from the streets of London, he leaves a mysterious app on Everett's computer giving him access to the Infundibulum--a map of parallel earths--which is being sought by technologically advanced dark powers that Everett must somehow elude while he tries to rescue his father
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The adoration of Jenna Fox
by Mary Pearson
In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering from memory lapses, learns a startling secret about her existence. 50,000 first printing.
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Starters
by Lissa Price
In a postapocalyptic world decimated by a viral outbreak where desperate surviving teens rent their bodies to seniors who want to experience youth again, 16-year-old orphan Callie rents out her body only to discover that her renter is planning to commit a murder, in a first entry of a two-part series.
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Endangered
by Eliot Schrefer
Reluctantly accompanying her advocate mother to a bonobo sanctuary, a teen girl participates in a desperate effort to rescue the bonobos and survive in the jungle when a revolution breaks out and the sanctuary is attacked. By the author of The School for Dangerous Girls.
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Double helix
by Nancy Werlin
Aware that his father is unhappy with him taking the job with Dr. Wyatt at Wyatt Transgenics, Eli takes on his new work with enthusiasm until he begins to uncover the connection between his employer, his family, and his mother's Huntington's disease. Reprint.
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Twinmaker
by Sean Williams
A U.S. young adult debut by the co-author of the Troubletwister series depicts a near-future world where Clair's friend, Libby, experiments with a technology to transform herself into a beautiful girl only to fall victim to a deadly conspiracy that Clair, a misfit named Jesse and a powerful stranger called Q race to expose. 40,000 first printing.
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Non-fiction Books about Science for Teens
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A really short history of nearly everything
by Bill Bryson
Tackling everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, a best-selling author's inimitable storytelling skill makes the why, how, and who of scientific discovery entertaining and accessible for young readers.
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The illustrated theory of everything : the origin and fate of the universe
by S. W. Hawking
Presents a series of illustrated lectures by the world-renown physicist, including a history of the ideas about the universe, theories of its origin, the nature of black holes, and his "unified theory of everything," in an edition updated with commentary from the world's top scientists.
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Charles and Emma : the Darwins' leap of faith
by Deborah Heiligman
An engaging exploration of history, science and religion provides a thought-provoking account of Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory, examining how his personal life affected his work and vice versa because of his wife's strong religious beliefs. National Book Award Finalist, Michael L. Printz Award, New York Times Book Review Notable Book, YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction.
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The manga guide to the universe
by Kenji Ishikawa
A lighthearted tour of the universe is presented through the experiences of three students who tap the knowledge of an astronomy major, in a whimsical graphic reference that includes coverage of the studies of ancient cultures, the contributions of seminal astronomers and our current understandings about how the universe works. Reprint.
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MythBusters science fair book
by Samantha Margles
Draws on techniques from the popular Discovery Channel series to offer age-appropriate science experiments for home or school, inviting young science fans to follow step-by-step instructions to recreate the results of the MythBusters team. Original. TV tie-in.
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MythBusters : confirm or bust! : science fair book #2
by Samantha Margles
Kid-friendly and age appropriate, this fun follow-up to the successful Mythbusters Science Fair Book, based on the popular MythBusters television show from the Discovery Channel, is packed with more than 30 brand-new experiments to conduct at school and at home. Original.
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The manga guide to relativity
by Hideo Nitta
Uses the story in graphic novel format of a teenage boy and how he learns about relativity, introducing such concepts as inertial forces, time, and the equivalence principle
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The manga guide to linear algebra
by Shin Takahashi
"Reiji wants two things in life: a black belt in karate and Misa, the girl of his dreams. Luckily, Misa's big brother is the captain of the university karate club and is ready to strike a deal: Reiji can join the club if he tutors Misa in linear algebra.Follow along in The Manga Guide to Linear Algebra as Reiji takes Misa from the absolute basics of this tricky subject through mind-bending operations like performing linear transformations, calculating determinants, and finding eigenvectors and eigenvalues. With memorable examples like miniature golf games and karate tournaments, Reiji transforms abstract concepts into something concrete, understandable, and even fun.As you follow Misa through her linear algebra crash course, you'll learn about: Basic vector and matrix operations such as addition, subtraction, and multiplication Linear dependence, independence, and bases Using Gaussian elimination to calculate inverse matrices Subspaces, dimension, and linear span Practical applications of linearalgebra in fields like computer graphics, cryptography, and engineering But Misa's brother may get more than he bargained for as sparks start to fly between student and tutor. Will Reiji end up with the girl--or just a pummeling from her oversized brother? Real math, real romance, and real action come together like never before in The Manga Guide to Linear Algebra"
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The manga guide to statistics
by Shin Takahashi
Uses the story in graphic novel format of a teenage girl and her tutor to introduce statistics and provide everyday examples, a text explanation, exercises, and a summary, including using Microsoft Excel to do calculations
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