Eric Walters
2) High and dry
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English
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"In this illustrated early chapter book, a young boy and his grandfather work together to save a beached orca."-- Provided by publisher.
5) Branded
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English
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When the principal of his school decides that the students must wear uniforms, Ian learns that the manufacturer of the uniforms is on the top-ten list for human-rights violations. When he tells the principal this, all he gets is a reminder that the penalty for refusing to wear the uniforms is suspension.
6) Juice
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Moose must decide if he should risk taking steroids to become a big star on the football team. When a Division One coach comes to their smaller school to bring the football program up to contender status, Moose and the rest of the players on the team are pumped. Coach Barnes has new ideas and a vision for the future-nothing is too good for his players. With a new training regiment, everything seems to be on a winning track. But when Moose and others...
7) Overdrive
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English
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Jake is involved in a street-racing accident and struggles to do the right thing."-- Provided by publisher.
8) Stuffed
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English
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"When Ian watches a documentary about the health concerns of eating fast food, he decides to try and stop people from eating at Frankie's, a fast-food chain with a questionable menu. The boycott takes off and the company's lawyers try to force him to stop. Can Ian stand up for what he believes in? Is it possible to take on a big corporation and win?" -- From publisher's description.
"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Ian decides...
9) Surfer dog
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English
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"In this vibrantly illustrated picture book, a boy and a dog share a special friendship and a love of surfing."-- Provided by publisher.
10) A toda velocidad
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Español
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When Jake is involved in a street-racing accident, he struggles to do the right thing.
Jake lucha para tomar la decisión correcta después de ser involucrado en un accidente.
11) Finding Harmony
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English
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"In this middle-grade novel, Harmony moves back home with her mom after being in a foster home, but her mom hasn't dealt with her addiction issues and Harmony feels like she's the only one keeping her and her mom together."-- Provided by publisher.
14) Broken strings
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A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-winning author duo. For fans of The Devil's Arithmetic and Hana's Suitcase. It's 2002. In the aftermath of the twin towers -- and the death of her beloved grandmother -- Shirli Berman is intent on moving forward. The best singer in her junior high, she auditions for the lead role in Fiddler on the Roof, but is crushed to learn that she's been given the...
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When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. This ancient proverb of the Kikuyu people, a tribal group in Kenya, Africa, is as true today as when the words were first spoken, perhaps thousands of years ago. Its essence is simplicity-when the large fight, it is the small who suffer most. This book offers portaits of five children, victims of conflict, including regional history, maps and the causes and results of the conflict.
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Français
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Philip lives for skateboarding. School is merely the break between trying to land a difficult jump and outrunning the security guards. When he and his best friend Wally meet a professional skateboarder who videotapes himself for his website, Philip thinks they can do it too--and make money at the same time. When they start getting hits on their website--and making money--they start to feel the pressure to do more and more dangerous stunts.
17) Will to survive
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Rule of Three volume 3
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English
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A global blackout forces teenager Adam Daley and his neighbors to turn their community into a fortress, defending against countless enemies, but a new danger threatens to destroy them all.
18) Elephant secret
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Sam and her father scrape by caring for rescued elephants until an offer comes through that may not only save the sanctuary, it may also restore an extinct species. Includes facts about woolly mammoths and cloning.
19) Sam
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"Redheaded, orphaned, and temperamental, Sam's already tragic life takes a worse turn when a run-in outside a corner store ends with him smashing a high school football star in the face with a soda can, landing him an assault with weapon charge and a six-week stint at Johnson "Blue Gables" Juvenile Center. Sam must stay here and stay out of trouble while being assessed and awaiting trial, but his rage flares again when he becomes targeted by a juvie...
20) The club
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English
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"Jaxson is the only child of a single mom, but he's never been short on family. His best friend Logan, who has five sisters, claims Jax as a "brother." Jaxson enjoys the chaos of Logan's home, but he also loves the calm of his own. Between hanging with Logan, going to the movies with his first girlfriend, Samantha, and being the star trumpet player in the school orchestra, eighth grade is sure is looking up for Jaxson! But then Liv, the new girl at...







