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1) Riot act
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Seventeen-year-old Daniel gets caught up in a postgame riot, and then he and his best friend escape police by breaking into a store. They only intend to cut through to the alley, but rioters follow and trash the place. Daniel prevents an arsonist from torching the store. The next day, he's a hero while his friend is outed as a rioter. Can Daniel save face, and will it cost him his friend?
2) Lockdown
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When a gunman is seen at the school, two students try to make it out alive.
3) Back
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Jojo returns to his neighborhood after serving time for a violent crime."--
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Josh is less than thrilled that he has a new stepfather, and finds his personal habits-and his personality-irritating. When his mother leaves town, Josh is left to spend a week alone with Clay. Resenting his new living arrangements and his unorthodox home life, Josh finds himself drawn to the idea of a "regular" family and, on a whim, sneaks into a neighbor's house to see how others live. When another opportunity arises to be a fly on the wall, Josh...
5) De nadie más
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Evie was pregnant and forced to give up the baby. But she can't just leave the child with strangers, especially when she thinks the baby is being neglected. With her boyfriend Justin waiting in the truck, Evie snatches the baby and convinces Justin to drive her to Montreal, where she plans to start a new life with her child. When the baby won't eat and she and Justin argue, she ends up alone in a small-town. As the baby gets sicker, Evie must decide...
6) Easy street
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"In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Rob has mixed feelings about his brother, Adam, being released from prison."--
Three years ago Rob's brother, Adam, was sent to jail for his part in the death of a girl who overdosed at a rave. But now that he has been released, Rob hopes that things can go back to the way they used to be. He soon realizes this is impossible. His brother has changed, the times have changed, and Rob has changed. Adam...
7) Blood sport
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"In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Jason is determined to find out the truth about his sister's death."--
Jason is sure his sister, Becca, was murdered, but he's the only one who thinks so. After finding a photograph Becca kept hidden, he decides to infiltrate a boxing gym to prove that she didn't die accidentally. As a transgender kid, Jason's been fighting for as long as he can remember, and those skills are going to come in handy as...
8) One way
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When Kenzie accidentally runs down his ex-girlfriend in a bicycle accident, he finds that everyone suspects him of injuring her on purpose and must fight to prove his innocence.
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Will and Big O are brothers and best friends--and small-time crooks. Ever since their dad went to prison, they've been stealing to survive. On a ferry ride from the big city, they hatch a plan for one more score: they'll break into the cars on the ferry during the trip and scrape together enough to get out of town. And maybe out of the criminal life forever. But everything goes south when they discover one car that contains more than they bargained...
10) Dead-end job
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Frances works the night shift at a local convenience store, dividing her time between restocking shelves and working on her art. Her routine is broken one night when Devin comes into the store. He claims to be the son of a famous local artist and offers her advice on her drawings. Although he seems to know way too much about her, Frances decides, against the advice of her boyfriend, that he is odd but harmless. By the time she realizes the danger...
11) La verdad
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"Cuando un vecino adulto es brutalmente asesinado durante una fiesta de la preparatoria, todos en la escuela parecen saber quién lo hizo, pero nadie habla con la policía. Jen estuvo ahí, vio el cuerpo y tiene sus propias ideas sobre el posible culpable. Como es la reportera del programa de TV escolar, decide descubrir la verdad y averiguar si un estudiante que cada vez se comporta de forma más violenta podría ser el responsable. Cuando Jen y...
12) Truth
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, teen reporter Jen investigates the murder of a local resident."--
13) Overdrive
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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."--
14) A toda velocidad
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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.
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, an unlikely duo try to solve the murder of an international jewel thief."--
Helping his mother run the family hotel doesn't usually offer much excitement. The only other people around are Penny Price, a spoiled child actor and star of the hit TV series Little Miss Murder being shot in town, and Mr. Ignato, an elderly resident at the hotel. When Mr. Ignato dies from a fall down the stairs,...
16) Charmed
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Izzy finds she is one in a long line of girls ensnared in prostitution, with no way to escape.
17) Homecoming
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When Fiona's father returns home from prison, Fiona must come to terms with her relationship with him, her family's instability due to his incarceration, and her resolve over whether or not he committed the crime.
18) Tell
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When his step-father Phil is shot dead in an apparent robbery, David becomes the prime suspect. Where was David that night, and what does he know about Phil? David has figured out the truth about his step-father, and the day his kid-brother died. What will it take for him to tell? And how did he know?
19) Sulfur heart
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Will returns home after his father is killed under mysterious circumstances."--
"Will's father was just found dead in a pile of sulfur. He was a retired cop who'd been working as a night security guard at the SulCorp sulfur mill. Now, to determine if his death was a tragic accident or something more sinister, Will must return to the place he swore he'd never set foot in again. Hope is a little...
20) Identificación
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When Chris finds a wallet on the street, he is tempted to take on someone else's identity.