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Beach Best Friends Forever since third grade, Dylan Grey and Sloane Martin are excited to start sixth grade at Beach Middle School. But when Sloane joins the cross-country team and makes a new friend, Dylan feels left out. Dylan's older sister Zoey reassures her that it's okay for them both to have many friends and that she should make some new friends too. But it isn't easy for shy Dylan. Will she make new friends? And will Dylan and Sloane stay...
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Dylan Grey and Sloane Martin are best friends, even though they have different interests and friends at Beach Middle School. Dylan is into art, and she and Kat, her friend from art class, are entering an art fair. Sloane runs on the cross-country team and is friends with teammate Emily. Or is she? Emily has a crush on a boy, and she thinks Sloane does too. Sloane tries to convince her he's just a friend, but will Emily listen? And will Dylan be there...
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Award-winning author Justina Chen delivers a powerful and heartfelt novel about a young girl who accidentally discovers she has an identical twin sister. This joyous novel about reunited adoptee sisters experiencing new family traditions, foods, and customs together is perfect for fans of Janae Marks, Kelly Yang, and Meg Medina.
On Dessie Mei Breedlove's first day at a new school in the middle of her sixth-grade year, who does she see? A classmate...
4) Patience
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Patience is the key to a happy life.
Patience can make the difference between worry and tranquillity.
Patience is love, joy, good and surprising.
But is Patience more than just an emotion and a skill?
A fun and reassuring story about exploring Patience as a child's best friend.
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A startling, wonderful novel about the true meaning of being an alien in an equally alien world."We are specks. Pieces of dust in this universe. Big nothings.""I know what I am."Mal lives on the fringes of high school. Angry. Misunderstood. Yet loving the world -- or, at least, an idea of the world. Then he meets Hooper. Who says he's from another planet. And may be going home very soon. Praise for First Day on Earth:
"Castellucci crafts...
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A beautifully illustrated collection of eight life lessons, written as stories from a parent to a child, full of wisdom to take with them on their life's journey
This is a stunning, heartfelt collection of short stories, told from a parent to a child, encompassing the life lessons they want them to take out into the world. In "Stones," a little bear builds a tower, only to see it come crashing down, but that's OK-it's the chance to start again...
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Marvin Mallard is a flying-impaired duck who has managed to survive to adolescence because he's very good at hiding in his surroundings. (At Duckmont High, he was the top student in Advanced Camouflage.)Marvin has a good heart, but he uses bad judgment and often gets into trouble. His antics make him a regular at a detention center called the Quackery, where Principal Ruffledfeathers has tried in vain to reform the juvenile ducklinquent.After getting...
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Kristy and Carey have always been arch rivals. The feud reaches a fever pitch when they're assigned to write biographies about each other. Ann M. Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club, which has more than 190 million books in print, making it one of the most popular series in the history of publishing. Her novels include A Corner of the Universe (a Newbery Honor Book), Belle Teal, Here Today, A Dog's Life, On Christmas Eve, and...
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Rocky Crescendo tells the inspiring and relatable story of fourteen-year-old Rocky Coleman, a shy teenager battling low self-esteem while harboring a deep passion for singing. Determined to break free from her shell and become popular during her first year of high school, Rocky begins a transformative journey with the support of her two best friends, Hayley and Adam.As Rocky's talents and charisma begin to shine, she catches the attention of her schoolmates...
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Eider ha sacado malas notas en la escuela. Castigo: pasar el verano con su madre en una pequeña localidad alavesa. Pero en el pueblo vive Blanca, la mayor amiga de Eider. Ese verano, sin embargo, Blanca está rara. Huye de sus amigos y no hace el menor caso a Eider. En las redes sociales ha conocido a un hombre extraño y misterioso que no parece tener buenas intenciones. Un tipo oscuro que se esconde en las redes sociales y tiene engañada a Blanca....
11) Aurkituko zaitut
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Eider tiene malos resultados en la escuela. Su madre le castiga sin campamento de verano, y le lleva a su casa de un pequeño pueblo de Álava a pasar el verano. Allí vive Blanka, la amiga de la infancia de Eider. Blanka es muy buena estudiante y diligente, pero como sus padres tienen un bar, no puede estar con Eider ni a menudo ni por mucho tiempo. La madre de Eider, al ver que su hija está aburrida, invita al pueblo a sus sobrinos, Julen y Aitor,...
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More than 100 stories after meeting Logan, Mary Anne is ready for a change. And she's about to find out that breaking up is hard to do. Martin's classic series is going in a new direction with a new look and new focus on the four characters who started it all. Ann M. Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club, which has more than 190 million books in print, making it one of the most popular series in the history of publishing. Her novels...
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La madre de Jone está muy preocupada por los mensajes excluyentes que su hija ha recibido en el móvil a lo largo del curso. Pedirá a su hermana, residente en un pueblo costero, que acoja a su hija adolescente con la excusa de acudir a las colonias de surf, por ver si un cambio de ambiente pudiera mejorar su estado de ánimo. Jone pasará el mes de julio con Euri, su prima. Euri es todo lo que Jone querría ser: guapa, simpática, alegre, con mucha...
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« On les retrouve partout dans le monde, près des cœurs, battants,
nichés aux creux de dentelles,
de dessous sportifs ou ballottant librement.
Des seins aux diverses humeurs.
Des seins lourds, petits, ronds ou longs, en forme de courges, de poires, de cerises ou de melons. »
« Mais surtout - quel que soit le poids à porter — les filles continueront d'avancer.
Oui, les filles continueront de se battre, parce qu'elles ne se limitent pas qu'au...
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Even though Cokie has never been nice to Mary Anne, Mary Anne has always been nice to Cokie. But this time Cokie's gone too far--and Mary Anne is going for revenge, with a little help from her friends. Ann M. Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club, which has more than 190 million books in print, making it one of the most popular series in the history of publishing. Her novels include A Corner of the Universe (a Newbery Honor Book),...
16) Half Brother
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For thirteen-years, Ben Tomlin was an only child. But, all that changes when his mother brings home Zan, an eight-day-old chimpanzee. Ben's father, a renowned behavioral scientist, has uprooted the family to pursue his latest research project: a high-profile experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills. Ben's parents tell him to treat Zan like a little brother. Ben reluctantly agrees. At least now, he's not the...
17) L'argent et moi
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L'argent occupe une place importante dans nos vies. Pour les adolescents, qui travaillent de plus en plus jeunes, il symbolise les premiers pas vers la vie adulte.
• Il faut savoir le gagner : trouver un boulot, faire un CV, commencer à travailler.
• Il faut aussi apprendre à le gérer : de quelle façon consommer, éviter la surconsommation et vivre selon ses moyens. • Il faut enfin l'épargner pour ses projets avec une première visite à...
18) Der Geist
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Er war mager, weiß wie Kreide, ein Gipsjunge in weiten, ausgebeulten Kleidern... An mehr als hundert Samstagen hatte er keinen einzigen Zug verpasst.
Wunderbar erzählt ist diese Geschichte eines Jungen, der als Albino für immer ausgestoßen zu sein meint, bis er von überraschender Seite Zuneigung findet und eine ganz andere Seite des Lebens kennen lernt.
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Lita is the writer. Adam is the entrepreneur. They are Just Friends.So Adam would never sell copies of a self-help book before he'd even written it. And Lita would never try to break up Adam's relationship with Blair, the skankiest girl at school. They'd never sabotage their friends Emily and Dennis. Lita would never date a guy related to a girl she can't stand. They'd never steal each other's blog posts. And Adam would never end up in a fist fight...
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When soccer season comes to Stoneybrook, Abby joins a Special Olympics Unified Sports soccer team but develops a fierce rivalry with another player. Ann M. Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club, which has more than 190 million books in print, making it one of the most popular series in the history of publishing. Her novels include A Corner of the Universe (a Newbery Honor Book), Belle Teal, Here Today, A Dog's Life, On Christmas...