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Boyhood: A groundbreaking story of growing up, as seen through the eyes of a boy named Mason, who ages from six to eighteen years old on screen. The Edge of Seventeen: High school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend Krista starts dating her older brother. Lady Bird: The adventures of a young woman living in Northern California for a year. Paper Towns: Adapted from the bestselling novel by author John Green, a coming-of-age...

A love story spanning the history of two teenagers' lives and all the moments when if one little thing had been different, their futures would have been together instead of apart.

After a dog she is watching disappears from a city parade and the owner receives a ransom note, thirteen-year-old Sammy must use her detective skills to solve the mystery.

When revolutionaries seize control of a country in Central America where sixteen-year-old Will is serving at a mission, he and the other volunteers find themselves in a desperate race to escape the violence and return home.

"They were just kids with the same problems as anyone. Victor Stone's mother wouldn't stop pushing him to be more than who he is. Tara Markov's mom couldn't tell you a thing about her daughter if her life depended on it. Joey Wilson was drawing further away from his peers every day, into a self-imposed world of silence. And Gar Logan had everything he could want, except the answer to what was happening to him ... something that would happen to them...

"The Titans uncover a plot against them. Someone has been stealing their powers, but who? And what has it got to do with Superboy, and his close encounter with Tamaranean royalty--namely Blackfire? And Beast Boy? All Beast Boy wants to do is enjoy his milkshake in peace! The characters featured in the Titans TV series on HBO Max--Nightwing, Donna Troy, Superboy, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy, Red Hood, and Hawk and Dove--unite for an all-new comic book...

From the acclaimed Ojibwe author and professor Anton Treuer comes an essential book of questions and answers for Native and non-Native young readers alike. Ranging from "Why is there such a fuss about nonnative people wearing Indian costumes for Halloween?" to "Why is it called a 'traditional Indian fry bread taco'?" to "What's it like for natives who don't look native?" to "Why are Indians so often imagined rather than understood?", and beyond, Everything...

Daine must confront a powerful leader in this third book of the Immortals series, featuring an updated cover for longtime fans and fresh converts alike, and including an all-new afterword from Tamora Pierce.
When Daine is sent to Carthak as part of a Tortallan peace delegation, she finds herself in the middle of a sticky political situation. She doesn't like the Carthaki practice of keeping slaves, but it's not her place to say anything—she's...

Captain Lancet and his Maxie Militia are trapped by the Scarlet Twilight vampire cult that dominates the world, and Cap's quest to free the world from the vampire curse that afflicts himself seems doomed! To make matters worse, their leader, Madame Satanika, has learned his TRUE identity (a small clue- it's DEFINITELY someone you know of!). Check out #3 to see whether our heroes can escape Scarlet Twilight- and if Captain Lancet is really the true...