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They Found: Love on 145th Street by Walter Dean Myers September 2007 | $15.99 |
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Walter Dean Myers returns to the world of 145th Street: Short Stories to show how love can be found, and thrive, in the most unlikely places. Curtis finds love in Iraq as he struggles to stay alive in a war he doesn't want to fight, and Letha discovers her own beauty in the love of her child. There is the "good daughter" who realizes that there's only one way to help her brother and her family. Other stories center on the daily drama of the Curl-E-Que beauty shop, or capture the slapstick side of passion.Read More | Buy this Book | Read an Excerpt |
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Promises of Dr. Sigmundus: The Hollow People by Brian Keaney September 2007 | $16.99 |
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On the sinister island where strict obedience to the laws of the mysterious Dr. Sigmundus holds sway, dreaming will get you locked up and branded a lunatic, a danger to society and to all who know you. In this doomed and repressive place, two teens that were never meant to meet or share their dreams, cross paths and set in motion that which rips them from the lives they were meant to lead. Together they join forces with a ragtag group of rebel forces bent on breaking the grip of lies and illusions their countrymen have accepted without question. |
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Blender by Blake Nelson September 2007 | $8.99 |
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Emma wants Jeff Matthews to notice her, hates sexist boys, and wonders when she’ll get her period. Tom must avoid looking like a wuss, must deal with his blended family, must get a chance with Kelly A. Then something freaky happens: Emma and Tom switch bodies.And until
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