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An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa TahirLaia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire's greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution.
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The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamilloThe adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
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Divergent by Veronica RothIn a future Chicago, Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she does not fit into any one group
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I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy NelsonA story of first love and family loss follows the estrangement between daredevil Jude and her loner twin brother, Noah, as a result of a mysterious event that is brought to light by a beautiful, broken boy and a new mentor
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The Graveyard Bookby Neil GaimanAfter the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own.
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Strange The Dreamer by Laini TaylorWar orphan and junior librarian, Lazlo Strange gets an unexpected opportunity to follow his dream of seeking the mythic lost city of Weep with the Godslayer and his band of legendary warriors.
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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. MaasAppearing before the Crown Prince after a year of hard labor in the salt mines, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is offered her freedom in exchange for representing the throne during a competition to find a new royal assassin, a challenge that is marked by grueling training and the murders of fellow contestants. |
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Lord of The Fliesby William GoldingThis classic novel tells the story of the degeneration of a group of schoolboys, aged 6 to 12, who are marooned on a tropical island after a plane crash.
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Forest of a Thousand lanterns by Julie C. DaoA reimagining of the Evil Queen legend, set in a mystical Far East, follows a peasant girl's quest to become Empress by unleashing a terrible dark force.
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Paper Towns by John GreenHigh school senior Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, his neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then disappears
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Holes by Louis SacharAs further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a brutal correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
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The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants by Ann BrasharesAs they part for the summer, four friends, Carmen, Lena, Tibby, and Bridget, embark on a journey of self-discovery when they decide to share an old pair of worn jeans that were purchased from a thrift shop and form the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
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