John Green
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Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life. Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears...
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Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.
3) Paper towns
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One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
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Publisher Annotation: Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there?s a hundred thousand dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett?s son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and...
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"The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu - on a five-star scale. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this...
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When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.
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"First drink. First prank. First friend. First love. Last words. Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words--and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet François Rabelais called "The Great Perhaps." Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young, who will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps." -- Back cover.
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InvestiGators volume 3
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First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
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First edition.
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201 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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"The investiGATORS chase after a new criminal...but they're about to face an even bigger villain! Can Mango and Brash put a stop to this looming threat?''--Page [4] of cover.
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InvestiGators volume 2
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First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
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First edition.
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200 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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S.U.I.T. headquarters is under attack, and Mango and Brash are going undercover and underground disguised as city sewer workers to unclog a sticky situation. But when their search for the criminal Crackerdile backfires, the toilets they travel through back up--and the InvestiGators take the blame for it! Can Mango and Brash restore their good name and put the real culprit behind bars before the whole city is in deep water?
10) InvestiGators
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InvestiGators volume 3
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First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
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2020.
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First edition.
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200 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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With their very exciting spy technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash uncover the clues, crack their cases, and corral the crooks--or will the criminals wriggle out of their grasp?
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InvestiGators volume 1
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First Second
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2022.
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First edition.
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201 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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""When rare paintings go missing, the InvestiGators are called on the scene...the ART SCENE! Mango and Brash go undercover and under canvas as internationally renowned painters to expose a crook who has truly mastered the art of CRIME! Can they recover themissing masterpieces and save the city art museum's fundraising gala before it's too late...and they run out of appetizers? Find out in this latest pi♭ʺce de raesistance of action-packed illustrated...
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First Second
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2018.
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First edition.
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70 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"Marmalade, a trained architect who also happens to be an adorable kitten, finds allies in other construction-trade cats when her plans for the new mayor's mansion are rejected by the city planner"--OCLC.
13) Hippopotamister
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First Second Books
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2016.
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First edition.
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84 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"The zoo isn't what it used to be. It's run down, and Hippo hardly ever gets any visitors. So he decides to set off for the outside with his friend Red Panda. To make it in the human world, Hippo will have to become a Hippopotamister: he'll have to act like a human, get a job, and wear a hat as a disguise. He's a good employee, whether he's a construction worker, a hair stylist, or a sous chef. But what he really needs is a job where he can be himself"--Amazon.com....
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First Second
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2023.
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First edition.
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196 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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"At S.U.I.T. headquarters, Cilantro the Chameleon finally gets what she's been waiting for: a field assignment. Only...it's literally out in the middle of a field, and her orders are so vague, she can hardly tell what she's supposed to be investigating. But as she begins to uncover a sheep-led worker's rights revolt and an alien invasion conspiracy--not to mention a spooky haunting at the abandoned S.U.I.T. field outpost--Cilantro steps into her own...
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Kitten Construction Company volume 2
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First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
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First edition.
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70 pages : chiefly color illustrations; 24 cm
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English
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"Marmalade and her crew of construction kittens are in high demand! Their latest assignment (and bigest job yet) is to build the new Mewburg bridge. But with the bridge comes the one thing that cats hate most of all--water! As the team struggles to face their fears and do their jobs, they are forced to get help from some unlikely allies...slobbery, car-chasing dogs."--Page [2] of cover.
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InvestiGators volume 6
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First Second
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[2022]
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First edition.
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200 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"The InvestiGators are having a hard time keeping a low profile with their new headquarters being a giant robot towering over the city! How can they be SECRET agents if everyone recognizes them? But with their ears to the ground, Mango and Brash hear mysterious rumblings about BOULDER BUDDIES...are they just the latest fad or part of a mob-run scheme? And could a rocky relationship from the InvestiGators' past be trembling beneath the surface? Find...
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InvestiGators volume 4
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First Second
Pub. Date
2021.
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First edition.
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200 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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"With agent Brash trapped in a mysterious coma, the technicians at S.U.I.T. have designed the ultimate replacement: RoboBrash This high-tech replica has been programmed with all of the original Brash's crime-fighting skills and knowhow--but it seems he's got a few bugs in his system. Will Mango and his new partner be enough to stop the giant ants that are on a rampage in the city?"
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Scholastic
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2015.
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154 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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When a fight breaks out among the members of the Baby-sitters Club, timid Mary Anne finds herself becoming more assertive as a baby sitter and in her relationships with her father and friends.
20) Robinson Crusoe
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One of the most widely published novels in history, Robinson Crusoe tells the story of a young Englishman shipwrecked in a storm and forced to fend for himself on a remote island, alone...or so he thinks.