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Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
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Emerald Green

Published: 2013, Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Tags: destiny, romance, Time travel
Categories: FantasyFantasy, FictionFantasy, Fiction, GermanyFantasy, Fiction, Germany, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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The Midnight Dress

Published: 2013, Knopf
Tags: affection, Eccentrics and eccentricities, Friendship, loss, Magic, Sewing, Single-parent families
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FictionAustralia, Fiction, Mystery and ThrillerAustralia, Fiction, Mystery and Thriller, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Jungle Of Bones

Published: 2014, Scholastic Press
Tags: Adventure, Crime, Survival, World War II
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FictionAustralia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Australia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), OceaniaAustralia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Oceania, Realistic Fiction

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Saving Thanehaven

Published: 2013, Egmont USA
Tags: computers, Games, knights, STEM
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, FictionAustralia, Fantasy, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Australia, Fantasy, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Science Fiction

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The Interrogation Of Ashala Wolf

Published: 2012, Candlewick
Tags: dystopian adventure, humanity, strong feminine protagonist
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FantasyAustralia, Fantasy, FictionAustralia, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Friday Never Leaving

Published: 2013, Simon & Schuster
Tags: abandonment, Hope, humanity, Runaways
Categories: AustraliaAustralia, FictionAustralia, Fiction, Realistic FictionAustralia, Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Over The Moon

Published: 2014, Candlewick
Tags: Adventure, Cars, Magic, Time travel
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

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The Last Wild

Published: 2014, Viking
Tags: Animals, destroy, Disasters, disease, dystopian adventure, Hope, Insects, plague
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FictionEngland (UK), Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)England (UK), Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Science Fiction

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Hooey Higgins and the Tremendous Trousers

Published: 2014, Candlewick
Tags: Friendship, Humor, imaginations, Inventions
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FictionEngland (UK), Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Half Bad

Published: 2014, Viking
Tags: Family, social justice, Survival, violence, Witches
Categories: England (UK)England (UK), FantasyEngland (UK), Fantasy, FictionEngland (UK), Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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