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1) Heaven
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"Shortlisted for the 2022 International Booker Prize. From the bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami, a sharp and illuminating novel about the impact of violence and the power of solidarity. A bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami's novel is told in the voice of a 14-year-old student subjected to relentless torment for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, the boy chooses to suffer...
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When Springville residents--at least the ones still alive--are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation . . . Maddy did it. An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She...
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Principal Vance warns Alec to pay attention in class, or else--but Alec loves reading too much. So, he starts the Losers Club, intending to be the only member, just to have free reading time to himself. Astonishingly, other kids join the club, and Alec begins to realize that his life could be just as interesting as the stories he loves.
11) Hardball
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When baseball team captain and bully Wade starts hazing his cousin, Griffin stands up to Wade, possibly ruining his chances at a baseball scholarship. Steroids are found in Griffin's locker and he is going to be kicked off the team--unless he can prove they aren't his.
13) Why?
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Would-be supervillain Doctor X-Ray swoops into the mall, threatening destruction, only to be confronted by a little girl asking "why" to his every declaration, until finally he is forced to reveal, and understand, the root of his anger--and so departs in peace.
14) Send
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All Dan wants for his senior year is to be invisible. This is his last chance at a semi-normal life. Nobody here knows who he is. Or what he's done. But on his first day at school, instead of turning away like everyone else, Dan breaks up a fight. Because Dan knows what it's like to be terrorized by a bully. He used to be one.
18) Wish in a tree
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Afflicted by his classmate's mockery, neurodivergent Oliver wishes to be more like his peers until his friends help him realize his differences are what make him remarkable.
19) Riley's ghost
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Riley Flynn is having a hard time fitting in ever since her best friend, Emily, ditched her for the cool girls. But when her bullies lock Riley in the science closet after hours, she finds herself in a strange situation. After escaping from the closet, she discovers all the doors and windows of the school are locked, the phones are dead, and the lights aren't working. As she searches for a way out, Riley starts to feel like she's not alone, and she...
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