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Maddie is a hard working high school senior, waiting to hear from the colleges she applied to, when on a whim she buys a lottery ticket and wins; suddenly she is the center of everybody's attention, including her struggling family, and not necessarily in a good way--only Seth Nguyen, her charming coworker at the local zoo, seems oblivious to her luck, and Maddie is not sure whether telling him will change their developing relationship.
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During the kissing season, one kiss from Remy or her older sister Maggie will give the person they kiss good luck, but when Remy breaks one of her family's oldest rules, she puts their legacy in jeopardy.
During the kissing season, one kiss from Remy or her older sister Maggie will give the person they kiss good luck. But this kissing season, Remy breaks the rules and dooms the boy she kisses to bad luck that almost kills him. Remy promises to keep...
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"Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?"--
8) Just my luck
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This year is not going at all how Benny Barrows expected. He hasn't gotten any better at riding a bike -- even though his brother George, who's autistic, can actually do tricks. His best friend moved away and he's having trouble finding a new one. His teacher is suddenly acting very strange. And worst of all, Benny worries he's to blame for the accident that sent his dad to the hospital. When his principal announces a contest that will recognize students...
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Maguire is bad luck. No matter how many charms she buys or good luck rituals she performs, horrible things happen. She spends a lot of time in her room to avoid causing damage. But then she meets Jordy, a talented, lucky, aspiring tennis star. He's convinced he can help Maguire break her unlucky streak; she is convinced the best thing she can do for Jordy is stay away. But it turns out that staying away is harder than she thought. --
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Just when twelve-year-old Summer thinks nothing else can possibly go wrong in a year of bad luck, an emergency takes her parents to Japan, leaving Summer to care for her little brother while helping her grandmother cook and do laundry for harvest workers.
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Confectioner chronicles volume 1
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"A magic cupcake. A culinary killer. The perfect recipe for murder. Wren knew her sweet treats could work wonders, but she never knew they could work magic. She barely has time to wrap her head around the stunning revelation when the head of the prestigious Confectioner's Guild falls down dead before her. Poisoned by her cupcake. Now facing murder charges in a magical world she doesn't understand, Wren must discover the true killer or face the headsman's...
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 8
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Greg Heffley's best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to a roll of the dice.
"¡Pobre Greg! Definitivamente está atravesando por una mala racha. Su mejor amigo, Rowley Jefferson, está muy ocupado ahora que tiene novia. La cosa está tan mal que hasta Manny, su hermano pequeño,...
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Touma Kamijou just can't catch a break. He might live in Academy City, a place full of more super powered students than you can shake a stick at, but his only superpower is his supernatural lack of luck. He wants nothing more than to keep a low profile, but when a girl named Index comes into his life, it gets more complicated and dangerous than ever!
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Charmed life volume 1
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Caitlin would stay at summer camp forever if she could. Her new best friends in the world, Hannah, Mia, and Libby are there. And at home? Everything's different: Her dad is worried he might be losing his job; her mom is repainting the whole house and making the kids volunteer at a soup kitchen; and Caitlin is starting sixth grade at a new school, where none of the girls are as fun or friendly as her Cabin 7 BFFs. But Caitlin has a good-luck charm...
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Luc, a youth born with one ear and raised by a drunken father in fifteenth-century France, finds a better home with fisherman Pons, his sister Mattie, and their ward Beatrice, the daughter of a disgraced knight, and even after being kidnapped and sold into slavery in Africa, he remains remarkably fortunate.
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Academy City is hosting its annual sports festival, and the event is drawing spectators from around the world. Not every visitor is there to enjoy the spectacle, though. With smugglers afoot, it seems Touma's rotten luck will be getting a solid workoutt. -- back cover.
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As Kazakiri stares at her reflection, she discovers a ghastly truth! now she fears she might be more monster than man, but Touma's here to prove that the bonds of friendship are more than imaginary-- that is if he can survive Sherry Cromwell's attack on Academy City. -- back cover.
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Emily y su madre siempre tenían suerte, hasta que se les acabó: hace tres años su madre murió de cáncer y nada ha ido bien desde entonces. Todo cambia cuando Emily encuentra la lista de deseos para el verano que su madre escribió cuando tenía su edad, y emprende un viaje para marcar cada casilla y enfrentarse al mideo de perder la conexión con ella. Pero la lista la acerca cada vez más a su nueva amiga Blake...de maneras que su madre quizá...
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