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Twelve-year-old Lalani Sarita's mother falls ill from an incurable disease in their small island village of Sanlagita. Lalani is then faced with an impossible task--to journey across the sea to the prosperous, legendary Mount Isa and help save her mother and her island from natural calamities and disease. But although the deadly journey has claimed men and boys alike, including her own father, Lalani courageously sets sail in a small boat to save...
2) First test
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When the king passes a decree that allows women to train for knighthood, Keladry of Mindelan is the first to take up the challenge, and vows to succeed despite the efforts of her fellow pages and training master to ruin her chances.
3) Steel tide
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Rescued by the Blades, a nomadic crew hiding from Aric Athair, Caledonia seeks their help to find the Mors Navis and her sisters, defeat Aric's fleet, and take back the Bullet seas.
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Follows a young Cuban girl in the 1930s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there's never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
14) Full cicada moon
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In 1969 twelve-year-old Mimi and her family move to an all-white town in Vermont, where Mimi's mixed-race background and interest in "boyish" topics like astronomy make her feel like an outsider.
15) Seesaw girl
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Impatient with the constraints put on her as an aristocratic girl living in Korea during the seventeenth century, twelve-year-old Jade Blossom determines to see beyond her small world.
18) When I grow up
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A young girl contemplates the many things she can be when she grows up, including a truck driver or President.
19) Stormbreak
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"In this epic conclusion to the Seafire trilogy, ... Caledonia Styx will risk everything--her heart, her crew, and even her life--to defeat Lir and take back the Bullet Seas once and for all"-- Provided by publisher.
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