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1) Pigboy
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Dan Hogg's school trip to a heritage farm--where taunts about his last name are funny to everyone but him--goes from miserable to dangerous when an escaped convict appears.
2) Chat room
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Linda is shy and avoids getting involved at school. But when her high school sets up online chat rooms she can't resist the urge to visit them. Fuelled by an interest in a student with the nickname Cyrano, Linda participates in online conversations using the nickname Roxane and gains a reputation as the queen of one-liners. Soon Linda starts receiving gifts from a secret admirer who signs his gifts, "C." She is certain that her life has taken a turn...
3) See no evil
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Shawn and his friend Daniel accidentally witness a gang beating behind the local mall and must decide on the best course of action when one of the perpetrators threatens them with violence.
4) Junkyard dog
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Justin is fascinated with the aged guard dog at the corner store. He names it Smokey and sneaks the dog treats. Smokey belongs to a company that supplies working dogs to local businesses. Justin is thrilled to get a job working for Smokey's company, until he learns about the mistreatment of the animals. When Justin can't shake his suspicion that someone in the company is involved in a rash of thefts, he tries to quit. But Justin knows too much, and...
5) Explore
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Mike explores the world of outdoor recreation and discovers a new side of himself.
6) Power chord
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Fourteen-year-old Ace starts a band and learns a tough lesson about plagiarism.
7) Disconnect
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Fourteen-year-old Daria's addiction to technology creates serious problems in her life.
8) Alien road
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, thirteen-year-old Ridge goes on a boat trip through the legendary Bermuda Triangle."--
Ridge's Spring Break plans really start looking up when his mom's billionaire friend invites them to join him on his private yacht for a Caribbean cruise. Karl, the billionaire's son, is less excited. He knows where they are headed--right into the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. There are dozens of stories...
9) Branded
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Ian discovers the secret history of the company that made uniforms for his school.
10) Manga touch
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Dana is spending two weeks in Japan, but in spite of her love of manga and Japanese culture, being there with her former best friend Melissa and her new exclusive clique might make the experience lonelier than expected.
11) Rebel's tag
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As fourteen-year-old Sam collects family heirlooms through directions left for him in a series of letters written by his estranged grandfather, he learns about forgiveness.
13) Sudden impact
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Tina's best friend Kurt is hurt one day playing soccer and needs a liver transplant, and Tina is determined to help him any way she can.
14) Watch me
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Originally intending to help the old lady who has fallen in the park, Kaz soon finds himself on the run with her purse in hand, but after learning who the woman is and where the watch in her purse came from, he begins to understand consequences in a new way.
15) Maxed out
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Twelve-year-old Max struggles to manage a grieving mother, a special-needs brother and a desire to play hockey.
16) Flower power
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Callie Powers tries to cope with a bunch of reporters and television cameras, her grandmother, and her mother who has climbed a tree in protest to keep her neighbor from cutting it down.
17) Blob
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It's hard enough for Eve to adjust to a new high school without the extra weight she's gained over the summer. Her best friend is ashamed to hang out with her, and she's become the focus of a schoolmate's cruelty. Determined not to be "that pathetic fat girl" at school, Eve struggles with a diet and forces herself to join a mentoring program. The diet only makes her food obsessed, and she feels she is failing as a mentor. How can a lonely fat girl...
18) Perfect revenge
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After an act of revenge, prompted by her unkindness towards another girl, causes popular and stylish Lizzie Lane to be ostracized by her usual group of friends, Lizzie befriends Stella, a weird new girl at her school who offers to help Lizzie exact her own revenge by teaching her about the nature and the possibilities of "magick."
19) Skate freak
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Dorf is all about skateboarding and so far that's worked out fine. But now that he's in a new city, the terrain has changed. He's no longer free to skateboard where he wishes, school is more difficult, and his passion for skateboarding garners him the nickname and reputation of a freak. With daring stunts he gains the grudging respect of local troublemakers, but he needs to tap into another kind of courage to effect real change.
20) Finding Elmo
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Tim's dad owns a pet store, but business is not as good as the new location and things look even worse when Elmo, Tim's favorite cockatoo, disappears during a party, but Tim is determined to find him.