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Once upon a Marigold

by Ferris, Jean

A young man with a mysterious past and a penchant for inventing things leaves the troll who raised him, meets an unhappy princess he has loved from afar, and d...

Wild Man Island

by Hobbs, Will

After fourteen-year-old Andy slips away from his kayaking group to visit the wilderness site of his archaeologist father's death, a storm strands him on Admira...

Left for Dead

A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis

by Nelson, Pete

Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World War II, the navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain, and how a young bo...

Lucy the Giant

by Smith, Sherri L.

Fifteen-year-old Lucy, the largest girl in her school, leaves her small Alaska town and her alcoholic father and discovers hardship--and friendship--posing as ...

The Chimpanzees I Love

Saving Their World and Ours

by Goodall, Jane

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Flipped

by Van Draanen, Wendelin

In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.

The Great Whale of Kansas

by Jennings, Richard

While digging a hole in his back yard, an eleven-year-old Kansas boy finds the fossilized remains of a gigantic prehistoric animal, a discovery that brings bot...

Goose Chase

by Kindl, Patrice

Rather than marry a cruel king or a seemingly dim-witted prince, an enchanted goose girl endures imprisonment, capture by several ogresses, and other dangers, ...

Angels Turn Their Backs

by Buffie, Margaret

Fifteen-year-old Addy panics and runs back to her room, her heart -- pounding. She can't do it. She can't go to school. Addy is afraid afraid of taking even on...

Jesse Owens

Track and Field Legend

by Josephson, Judith Pinkerton

Examines the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens, African-American Olympic gold medalist in track and field.