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The Hand on the Wall
by Maureen Johnson
A conclusion to the series that includes The Vanishing Stair finds another death compelling Stevie to navigate mysterious riddles and track down a missing David at the same time a massive storm forces her to confront a killer.
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Stolen justice : the struggle for African-American voting rights
by Lawrence Goldstone
"Following the Civil War, the Reconstruction era raised a new question to those in power in the US: Should African Americans, so many of them former slaves, be granted the right to vote? In a bitter partisan fight over the legislature and Constitution, the answer eventually became yes, though only after two constitutional amendments, two Reconstruction Acts, two Civil Rights Acts, three Enforcement Acts, the impeachment of a president, and an army of occupation. Yet, even that was not enough to ensure that African American voices would be heard, or their lives protected. White supremacists loudly and intentionally prevented black Americans from voting -- and they were willing to kill to do so. In this vivid portrait of the systematic suppression of the African American vote, critically acclaimed author Lawrence Goldstone traces the injustices of the post-Reconstruction era through the eyes of incredible individuals, both heroic and barbaric, and examines the legal cases that made the Supreme Court a partner of white supremacists in the rise of Jim Crow. Though this is a story of America's past, Goldstone brilliantly draws direct links to today's creeping threats to suffrage in this important and, alas, timely book"
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Refraction
by Naomi Hughes
In a world...where deadly fog covers most of Earth and mirrors are portals for monstrous alien Beings, black marketeer Marty finds himself exiled from humanity’s safe havens alongside an untrustworthy ally.
Why you might like it: Packed with intriguing ideas and gripping action, this twisty blend of horror and science fiction will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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The color of the sun
by David Almond
Emerging from his home weeks after his father’s death, a boy overhears rumors about a murderer’s activity while he calmly walks toward a sunlit hill, where blurred lines between the real and imaginary worlds give him a sense of positive anticipation. By the award-winning author of Skellig.
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Hawking
by Jim Ottaviani
"The award-winning creators of ""Feynman"" present a graphic biography of the life and achievements of Stephen Hawking that discusses his early adulthood diagnosis with ALS and his groundbreaking work in cosmology and theoretical physics."
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Spin the dawn
by Elizabeth Lim
Risking her life by disguising herself as a boy to secure the position of imperial tailor, Maia is given the impossible task of sewing three magic gowns representing the sun, moon and stars for the emperor's reluctant bride-to-be.
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Destroy all monsters
by Sam J Miller
Ash struggles to remember details about a traumatic tree-house accident that is causing her best friend, Solomon, to retreat into a dark, nightmarish reality. By the award-winning author of The Art of Starving.
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Remember me
by Chelsea Bobulski
Moving into a 19th-century grand hotel where she witnesses terrifying phenomena, from ghostly writing on the walls to visions of a dead boy, Nell teams up with an enigmatic bellboy to investigate a murder and her own link to the hotel’s history.
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Minor prophets
by Jimmy Cajoleas
After their mother's death, Lee and his sister escape their horrible stepfather by fleeing to their grandmother's farm, where Lee hopes to discover the truth behind his haunting visions
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