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"Join Lolo as she dreams of being an eagle in the school play, meets Miss Teen the Beauty Queen, goes on a beach clean-up with Mama and her new friend, and makes beautiful recycled Christmas decorations"--Back cover.

Best friends Lily and Jess are in the magical land of Friendship Forest for a Swimming Gala. But the beautiful Shimmer Lake is slowly rising . . . and won't stop! Can the girls and shiny seal pup Amy Snowycoat defeat wicked witch Grizelda before the Sapphire Isle is flooded completely?.

MJ knows what it means to hurt. Bruises from gymnastics heal, but big hurts-like her dad not being around anymore-don't go away. Now her mom needs to work two jobs, and MJ doesn't have friends at school to lean on. There is only one thing MJ loves: the world of professional wrestling. She especially idolizes the luchadores and the stories they tell in the ring. When MJ learns that her neighbor, Mr. Arellano, runs a wrestling school, she has a new mission in life: join the school, train hard, and become a wrestler. But trouble lies ahead. After wrestling in a showcase event, MJ attracts the attention of Mr. Arellano's enemy at the State Athletic Commission. There are threats to shut the school down, putting MJ's new home-and the community that welcomed her-at risk. What can MJ do to save her new family?.

In the rugged Pacific Northwest of the United States lies the Olympic National Forest - a vast expanse of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this mysterious land, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past. Having retreated to her hometown after a scandal left her career in ruins, child psychiatrist Dr. Julia Cates begins working with the extraordinary little girl. Naming her Alice, Julia is determined to free her from a prison of unimaginable fear and isolation, and discover the truth about Alice's past. The shocking facts of Alice's life test the limits of Julia's faith and strength, even as she struggles to make a home for Alice - and find a new one for herself.

"An unhappy girl who engages in self-harm, a high schooler ostracized by her classmates, and an old woman looking to live out her twilight years in peace--these three different people have something common. That's what grade schooler Nanoka Koyanagi is trying to find out. Assigned by her teacher to define what 'happiness' means to her, Nanoka tries to find her place in the world by exploring her relationships with these three strangers, and through them, comes to know herself"--Anime News Network website.

"In 1968, six working-class and peasant girls live in a boarding school far from home. A boarding school that becomes a window open to the world, and to the social and personal journey of each one of them. The staging of a play by William Shakespeare entitled The Tempest will do the rest. The historical context (the postwar period and the last years of the dictatorship, May 1968, the assassinations in the United States of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, the Vietnam War...) will be much more than a backdrop in the lives of the girls of the 305"--Google translate.

"Anxious about taking a single step off the property, Mira is crestfallen to learn that her favorite author will be signing books nearby. Can a goat-in-fluffy-costume escort help make her dream come true?!"--Back cover.

Twelve-year old orphan Adia's aunt and uncle believe she's an ogbanje, a demon-possessed child that brings misfortune wherever they go, and Adia can't disagree, especially when she suddenly manifests mysterious powers that she can't control. When Adia is offered an apprenticeship at the Academy of Shamans, she heads there with her pouch of change and her cat, hoping they can help fix her magic problem. When she arrives, she realizes that the kingdom's emperor really is possessed by a demon. Adia must learn to travel through the hidden realm to exorcise the emperor and save the kindgom. But to succeed, she must first come to understand the powers inside her.

"Separated by two worlds, Dorothy, the daughter of the infamous Pandora, and Apple, the beloved descendant of Zeus and Hera, find their friendship tested when Apple makes a choice for the both of them that changes everything -- and the consequences are great"--OCLC.

"BFFs Grace and Lola talk about everything related to romance--and have lots of questions: What about the mysterious allure of the popular girl at school? And the rebellious goth with the reputation? And boys. They don't quite understand what makes some school romances soar to legendary heights, while other flirtations fizzle. Lola has an idea--they'll observe, study, and analyze all the couples at their Junior High--and compile their findings as The Love Report. Surprises await them, and force them to learn to see beyond appearances in this fast-paced series opener. They'll also discover secrets between themselves"--Provided by publisher.