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521) Born bad
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Wolf wants to change but he's not sure how. He goes on a journey, meeting members of the animal kingdom that experience change; a chameleon, a salamander, a seal, a parrotfish and a flatfish, to name a few. With their help he undergoes a magnificent transition...
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"Juliet Milagros Palante es una adolescente lesbiana puertorriqueña, nacida en el Bronx. Aún está 'en el clóset', aunque no tanto como ella cree. Una noche antes de viajar a Portland, Oregón, donde ha logrado conseguir un trabajo de verano con su escritora feminista favorita, Juliet le confiesa la verdad a su familia. Pero como su anuncio oficial no sale de la manera que esperaba, queda convencida de que su madre no le volverá a hablar. Sin...
523) Clementine loves red
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At the end of a long, hot summer Mark, Annie and Pudding (real name: Derek) are dreading the return to school. So, when they find a little girl in distress in the woods, who has lost someone called Clementine, they leap at the chance of an adventure. Ok, so it's getting dark, and they don't know what Clementine looks like, and she could be anywhere in the forest... but what could go wrong? They enlist the help of their friends Eddie and Freddie, and...
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La temible bruja Petra de los Tornados es la legítima heredera del difunto rey Papanatas V y debe ocupar su lugar como princesa de Sotavento. Pero ¡ella es una bruja! Aun así, vivir en un palacio resulta tan tentador que Petra decide intentar convertirse en princesa. ¿Qué puede haber mejor que pasarse el día tumbada en una gran cama, paseando por los jardines y haciendo lo que le apetezca? Pronto Petra descubrirá que ser princesa no es tan...
525) Claudia's dream
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"One day, Claudia the little elephant finds a lamp, and Mister Genie comes out to grant her a wish...Or is it Ms Genie"--page 4 of cover.
526) A bird like himself
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"What happens when a bird is raised by cows, sheep, and elephants? Baby the bird is raised by animals of all species, who lovingly provide play, food, and care as he grows up. However, there's one thing they can't do - teach the little bird to fly. When Baby meets a bird like himself, he realizes that the ability to fly was always inside him."--
528) The shadow girl
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"When Lily Winston's father dies on her seventeenth birthday, he leaves behind a mystery about her family's past--and about the mysterious shadow girl who has followed Lily and whispered in her ear for her entire life"--Provided by publisher.
529) Bad connection
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Freshmen volume 2
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Eddie Spieglman thought he could be anyone he wanted to be once he got to college -- but most importantly, he thought he wouldn't have to be himself. That was before Eddie's mom sold the house and moved to Thailand. Now Eddie must navigate the college world with a roommate he can't stand; a professor he wants to impress, but who never remembers Eddie's name; a girl intent on ignoring him; and a squirrel who seems to be stalking him around campus....
530) Doolies
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Nash Kaplan is straddling two worlds: one where he can sleep until noon, eat chips, and instant message his friends; and another of pre-dawn wake-ups, no internet or cell phones, and standing at attention. Over 1,000 kids come to the United States Air Force Academy to begin their college experience, and many drop out before they complete their freshman year their Doolie year. Nash must decide which world he wants, before the choice is made for him....
531) Across the pond
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Freshmen volume 1
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"It's overwhelming, to say the least, when the two biggest dreams Carson Fields has ever had come true all in the same day: not only does he leave his rural Lake Tahoe home to start school at Oxford University, but then he meets the childhood sweetheart he thought had gotten away. But living so far from home isn't all Carson dreamed it would be. And neither, it turns out, is his dream girl."--Publisher.
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Thirteen-year-old, clarinet-playing, Southern California surfer, Yumi Ruiz-Hirsch, comes from a complex family--her father is Jewish-Japanese, her mother is Cuban, and her parents are divorced--and when her grandfather Saul is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Yumi asks him to tell her his life story, which helps her to understand her own history and identity.
533) Defying the diva
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During Haley's freshman year of high school, a campaign of gossip and bullying causes her to be socially ostracized, but after spending the summer living with her aunt, working at a resort, making new friends, and dating a hunky lifeguard, she learns how to stand up for herself and begins to trust again.
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After her parents are kidnapped, Emma and her best friend Herbie set out on an adventure that takes them through a galaxy populated by pirates, monkeys, the tyrant Queen of Virgo, and other creatures, human and otherwise, as they try to rescue her parents and protect the mysterious Pyxis.
536) Final cut
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"Marion has lived her life behind her camera, hoping to produce films. When she moves to LA for college and begins taking film classes, her life feels like a dream. Her professor encourages her to submit a film to an upcoming film festival, and Marion teams up with her friend Nick to make a documentary about life as a freshman. Then Marion meets Hadley, and suddenly Marion's documentary is less about what it's like to be a freshman, and more about...
537) Paranormal
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"A pesar de lo extraño que resulta trabajar para la Agencia Internacional de Contención de lo Paranormal, Evie se precia de ser normal aunque pueda ver las auras de los paranormales tenga una amiga sirena y un ex novio hada que, además, es un lunático. Pero en un mundo en que los paranormales se controlan, Evie siempre he sentido una cierta tranquilidad al saber que ella es humana-- hasta que descubre que no lo es."-- Back cover.
When a dark...
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"¿Cuántos modelos familiares hay en la actualidad? Todas las familias son únicas y especiales. Este libro enseña a los niños las diversas estructuras familiares de una manera sencilla y divertida."--Cover page 4.
Alex asks his mother if their family is normal and she teaches him that families are all different in their own ways with different struggles and strengths.
540) Born of illusion
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Born of illusion volume 1
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"Anna Van Housen has a secret. A gifted illusionist, Anna assists her mother, renowned medium Marguerite Van Housen, in her stage show and séances, easily navigating the underground world of magicians, mediums, and mentalists in 1920's New York. As the illegitimate daughter of Harry Houdini--or so Marguerite claims--sleight of hand illusions have never been a challenge for Anna. The real trick is keeping her true gifts secret from her opportunistic...
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