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A cloud of outrageous blueby Vesper StamperA tale of self-discovery by the award-winning creator of What the Night Sings follows the experiences of a girl who is sent to live in a priory in the wake of a devastating loss, where she develops unexpected talents, reconnects with a friend and witnesses the approach of the Great Plague. |
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Dangerous allianceby Jennieke CohenWhen her family’s privileged existence is threatened, Lady Victoria refers to the stories of Jane Austen to secure a quick marriage while navigating mysterious accidents and three potential suitors, including a former best friend. |
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Hamilton and Peggy! : A Revolutionary Friendshipby L. M. ElliottThe colonies are in the throes of the Revolutionary War and caught in the midst of spies, traitors, Loyalists and Patriots, is the charming, quick-witted Peggy Schuyler—youngest of the famed Schuyler sisters and daughter of General Philip Schuyler. Her eldest sister Angelica, the “thief of hearts,” is known for her passion and intelligence, while kind, sweet Eliza has a beauty so great, it only outshone by her enormous heart. Peggy is talented in her own right—fluent in French, artistically talented, and brave beyond compare. When a flirtatious aide-de-camp to General Washington named Alexander Hamilton writes an eloquent letter to Peggy asking for her help in wooing the earnest Eliza, Peggy is skeptical but finds herself unable to deny such an impassioned plea. Thus begins her own journey into the Revolution! Inspired by the cultural phenomenon of the Broadway musical, “Hamilton.”
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Like a love storyby Abdi NazemianAn Iranian youth who hides his sexual orientation from his family, an openly gay photographer and an aspiring fashion designer with an HIV-positive uncle fall in love and find their voices as activists during the height of the AIDS crisis in New York City. |
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Magic dark and strangeby Kelly PowellCatherine Daly's ability to awaken the dead for a final goodbye goes awry when she and Guy Nolan, the watchmaker's son, seek a watch but find, instead, a boy whose return from the dead draws danger to the three.
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The mallby Megan McCaffertyTaking a job in the pop-culture-infused retail and food court environment of a New Jersey mall during the summer of 1991, Cassie Worthy begins questioning her well-laid plans to join her boyfriend at college in New York City amid new friendships and personal discoveries. |
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Orphan elevenby Gennifer CholdenkoEscaping from a harsh orphanage, four children, including Lucy, whose mysterious experiences have silenced her beautiful singing voice, find work and friendship in a traveling circus where Lucy struggles to help care for the elephants without speaking.
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Rebel spyby Veronica RossiA reimagining of the story of a New York society girl-turned-Revolutionary War spy follows a young woman’s effort to pass herself off as a shipwreck victim before using her assumed identity to eavesdrop on British soldiers and convey important information to George Washington. |
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28 days : a novel of resistance in the Warsaw Ghettoby David SafierThe award-winning writer of television’s Berlin, Berlin presents a historical novel inspired by true events that traces the experiences of a Holocaust-era teen in the Warsaw Ghetto who joins a band of Resistance fighters to rise up against occupying Nazi forces. |
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