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A.S. King

Vera’s spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years she’s kept a lot of his secrets. Even after he betrayed her. Even after he ruined everything.So when Charlie dies in dark circumstances, Vera knows a lot more than anyone—the kids at school, his family, even the police. But will she emerge to clear his name? Does she even want to?Edgy and gripping, Please Ignore Vera Dietz is an unforgettable novel: smart, funny, dramatic, an...

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A.S. King

**From the award-winning author of Dig comes a weird and insightful novel about a girl intent on picking the lock of her toxic family's secrets.“A roller coaster of a book, Pick the Lock is one thrill after another.”—NPR“Updated and recast for a new generation, this is a much-needed, thought-provoking tale of survival and triumph.”—BCCB, starred review**Jane Vandermaker-Cook would like her mother back. As Jane’s mother tours the world to s...

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A.S. King

**From the Printz Award-winning author of Dig comes a young adult novel about a teenage boy struggling with the scars left by a dysfunctional family.“A.S. King is one of the best Y.A. writers working today.”—New York Times Book Review“A compulsively readable portrait of two imperfect teens learning to trust each other and themselves.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review“A nuanced portrayal. . . . This is a story about healing.”—Publishers W...

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**MICHAEL L. PRINTZ MEDAL WINNTER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors comes an anthology of stories about remarkable people and their strange and surprising collections.“An eclectic, poignant, and introspective treasure trove.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review“Masterfully collected and worth slowing down to absorb.”—School Library Journal, starred review**From David Levithan’s story about a non-binary kid colle...

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A. S. King

Award-winning author Amy Sarig King takes on censorship and intolerance in a novel she was born to write.When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil’s Arithmetic and finds some words blacked out, he thinks it must be a mistake. But then when he and his friends discover what the missing words are, he's outraged.Someone in his school is trying to prevent kids from reading the full story.But who?Even though his unreliable dad tell...

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A. S. King

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Invisible Battles

"The Quest For Hope" is the exciting new novel that thrills as it inspires.Into the company of the crowded hall entered an Erela: a warrior, seemingly sculpted of diamonds--the many facets of his form catching the light and releasing it in dazzling patterns. He paused for a moment, facing the King and Queen of Novus who were seated on the raised dais at the far end of the room. Then, he began to move slowly and purposefully toward them. His dark eyes pierced deeply...

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A.S. King

**From the award-winning author of As the Passengers comes a witty, snarky tale of love and family, revenge and reincarnation, and pirates.“Exciting, fascinating, spellbinding. I’d follow Saffron into the briny deep.”—Heather Brewer, author of The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod“One of the best YA writers working today.”—The New York Times**In the late seventeenth century, famed teenage buccaneer Emer Morrisey was on the cusp of escaping the pi...

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A.S. King

**MICHAEL L. PRINTZ MEDAL WINNER • This thought-provoking novel highlights how a toxic culture of polite white supremacy tears a family apart and how one determined generation can dig its way out.“Dig will make you question the confines of your comfort zone—if you have one.”—Erin Entrada Kelly, New York Times bestselling author and Newbery medalist“Will speak profoundly to a generation of young people who are waking up to the societal sins of the past and ...

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A.S. King

**From the Printz Award-winning author of Dig comes a “poignant, propulsive, and profound” (Publishers Weekly) novel about the effects of isolation and what it means to be connected to the world.“Timely and extraordinary.”—School Library Journal, starred review**Time has stopped.It’s been June 23, 2020, for nearly a year, as far as anyone can tell. Frantic adults demand that teenagers focus on finding practical solutions to the wo...

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Stephen King

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The Shining

One of the true classics of horror, THE SHINING is regarded as one of Stephen King's masterpieces.Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old Mr Hallorann he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, Danny's visions grow out of control.As winter closes in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seems to develop a life of its own. It is meant to be empty. So who is the lady in Room 217 and who...

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A.S. King

**From the Michael L. Printz Award-winning author of Dig comes a story about four teenagers as they navigate the pressures of high-stakes modern education and the standardization tests that will define their futures.“At once a statement on the culture of modern schools as well as mental health issues, this novel is an ambitious, haunting work of art.”—School Library Journal, starred review“It’s bizarre, compelling, and not like anything else.”—Publishe...

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Stephen King

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The Bill Hodges Trilogy

Who is going to be the fish in this relationship, and who is going to be the fisherman?BILL HODGESretired cop, tormented by 'the Mercedes massacre', a case he never solved.BRADY HARTSFIELDperpetrator of that notorious crime, and preparing to kill again.Now each is closing in on the other in a mega-stakes race against time from worldwide bestselling master of suspense, Stephen King.**'**I challenge you ...