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Dork Diaries 16: Tales from a Not-So-Bratty Little Sister (Dork Diaries #16)
by Rachel Renée RussellNikki Maxwell&’s diary enters her bratty little sister&’s clutches in this sixteenth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!It&’s almost time for school to start again, and Nikki is a little worried—but, as always, she has her BFFS to help. Only, it turns out her friends need Nikki&’s help. Nikki quickly gets overwhelmed and even starts feeling sick…which is when her little sister, Brianna, takes her chance to steal Nikki&’s diary! How much damage can Brianna do before Nikki is back on her feet?
Dork Diaries 2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl (Dork Diaries #2)
by Rachel Renée RussellNikki Maxwell is torn between two incredible parties in this second installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!Recipe for disaster: 4 parties. Add 2 friends and 1 crush. Divide by 1 mean girl out to RUIN Nikki. Mix well, put fingers over eyes, and CRINGE! Settled in at her new school and flanked by awesome friends Chloe and Zoey, life is looking up for Nikki Maxwell, especially since her crush, Brandon, asked her to be his lab partner—a seriously awesome development. However, when Nikki overhears mean girl MacKenzie bragging that Brandon&’s taking her to the Halloween dance, a bummed Nikki signs on to spend Halloween at a kids&’ party with her little sister, Brianna, instead. After she finds out Mackenzie was lying and her dream of going to the party with Brandon could be a reality, Nikki has two events to juggle...plus plenty of other entertaining trials and tribulations along the way!
Dork Diaries 3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star (Dork Diaries #3)
by Rachel Renée RussellNikki Maxwell enters a talent competition in this third installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!Nikki Maxwell has been doing everything she can to keep everyone at school from learning the truth—that she&’s there on scholarship in exchange for her Dad working as the school&’s exterminator. When a major talent competition is announced with a school scholarship offered as the top prize, it&’s the perfect opportunity Nikki has been waiting for. Can she sing and dance her way to letting her dad (and her reputation!) off the hook?
Dork Diaries 4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess (Dork Diaries #4)
by Rachel Renée RussellNikki Maxwell raises money for a local animal shelter in this fourth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!Nikki Maxwell isn&’t at all surprised to find out that her crush Brandon volunteers at a local animal shelter—of course he wants to help those adorable puppies! And she&’ll do whatever it takes to keep the shelter from closing. Nikki, Chloe, and Zoey enter an ice-skating competition to help raise money, but (big surprise) MacKenzie has to stick her nose in. Can Nikki and her BFFs still carry out their plan?
Dork Diaries 8: Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After (Dork Diaries #8)
by Rachel Renée RussellNikki Maxwell&’s favorite fairy tales get dork-tastic twists in this eighth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!After a bump on the head in gym class on April Fool&’s Day, Nikki has a wild dream in which she, her BFFs Chloe and Zoey, her crush Brandon, and mean girl MacKenzie all end up playing the roles of some familiar classic fairy tale characters. Of course, the stories don&’t go quite as expected—because they each have a very special Dork Diaries spin!
Dork Diaries OMG!: All About Me Diary! (Dork Diaries)
by Rachel Renée RussellGrab a notebook and your favorite pen and get ready to make your own Dork Diary!Use the questions in this book that Nikki Maxwell has created just for you to help you write your very own daily dairy.If you could swap places with anyone for a day, who would it be and why? What song could you listen to 100 times? What TV show are you totally obsessed with right now and why? What's the fiercest outfit in your closet? Put your personal spin on these questions and many more--and since this is an authentic Dork Diary, Nikki chimes in with her answers and artwork as well!
Dork Diaries: Crush Catastrophe (Dork Diaries #12)
by Rachel Renee RussellNikki Maxwell’s adventures continue in the twelfth instalment in the bestselling DORK DIARIES series! Now with over 30 million copies in print worldwide! In Nikki’s newest diary, it’s the countdown to the end of the school year, and Nikki’s juggling some big questions about how she’ll spend her summer. She’s also facing an unexpected crush catastrophe – there’s a new kid interested in Nikki, but the last thing she wants to do is accidentally hurt Brandon! It all comes down to a big decision Nikki has to make, and drama like she’s never faced before!
Dork Diaries: Tales From A Not-so-graceful Ice Princess (Dork Diaries #1)
by Rachel Renee RussellMeet Nikki Maxwell (aka Queen of the Dorks!) in the first instalment of the mega-selling Dork Diaries series – now with over 36 million copies in print worldwide! Nikki Maxwell has never been popular but, now she’s started at a new school, she’s hoping to leave her old dorky ways behind! Follow Nikki's adorkable life through sketches, doodles and diary entries as she spills all the details of her not-so-fabulous life full of BFF drama, hopeless crushes and an extremely cringe-worthy family! With a HUGE global fanbase, Dork Diaries is the perfect series for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Jacqueline Wilson.
Dork in Disguise
by Carol GormanAt his new school, Jerry Flack is determined to stop being a dork and start being a cool guy--but does this science nerd really have what it takes to be popular? Jerry Flack is starting middle school in a new town where no one knows him and he can be anybody he wants. Jerry has a plan: He is finally going to be cool. But that turns out to be easier said than done. As his lies begin to pile up, Jerry knows he's going to slip up soon, and everyone will see him for who he really is.Can Jerry keep the act going? Or is it possible that a dork can actually be . . . well, cool?
Dork on the Run (Dork #2)
by Carol GormanCan geeky Jerry Flack win the election for class president, running against the most popular boy around? For the first time in his life, Jerry Flack is OK with being a dork. He has fun new friends, he's on the school science team, and he even has a girlfriend. Everything is going great--until his friends convince him to run for class president against Gabe Marshall, the most popular guy in school. How can Jerry compete, especially when Gabe is doing all he can to embarrass him and show the whole school what a dork Jerry really is?He is determined to ignore Gabe's pranks and focus on the upcoming election. But as Gabe's tricks get more dangerous--and more humiliating--Jerry has a choice to make: He can get even with Gabe, or he can prove to the school that being a dork doesn't mean he isn't cool.
Dorko the Magnificent
by Andrea BeatyRobbie Darko is a magician. An old-school, pull-a-rabbit-out-of-your-hat-style magician. Robbie loves magic and he’s good at it—sort of. Despite his best efforts, passion, and practice, something always goes wrong with his tricks, landing Robbie in trouble. Enter crotchety Grandma Melvyn, who calls everyone “Trixie” and complains about everything. When Grandma Melvyn moves in and takes over his room, Robbie discovers that she was once an internationally renowned magician and learns about the heartache that turned her into a bitter woman. Against all odds, Robbie and Grandma Melvyn form an uneasy alliance to show the world—or at least the kids of Hobson Elementary School—that he is a true magician. Shortly after a successful talent show, Grandma Melvyn performs a final disappearing act, and Robbie learns a little about the true meaning of magic. Written with pitch-perfect middle-grade humor and unforgettable characters, this gem of a novel will stay with readers long after Dorko the Magnificent has taken his final bow.
Dorothea Lange: Photographer of the People
by David C KingA scholarly work that aims to be both broad enough in scope to satisfy upper-division undergraduates studying folk belief and narrative and detailed enough to meet the needs of graduate students in the field.
Dorothy and The Wizard in Oz
by L. Frank BaumOf course, everyone always predicted it would happen! And in this book it does-- the Wizard comes back to Oz to stay. Best of all, he comes with Dorothy, who has her third adventure in Oz. This time a California earthquake sends her to a magical underground worth that eventually leads her to Oz. Dorothy's pink kitten, Eureka, Jim the cabhorse, and Zeb, Dorothy's young cousin, who works on a ranch as a hired boy accompany her on this wonderful adventure.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
by L. Frank BaumPublished in 1908, this is the story of Dorothy, her cat Eureka, her cousin Zeb, and his horse Jim and how they get swallowed up by an earthquake and end up in Oz where they meet the Wizard again.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz: A Radio Dramatization (The Oz Series #4)
by L. Frank BaumDorothy and her kitten Eureka get into grave trouble, and the only person who can save them is the great Wizard of Oz. After an earthquake swallows Dorothy and her kitten Eureka, they’re captured by the Mangaboo people. The Wizard of Oz must save them by winning a magic contest—using only his wits and nine tiny piglets. When Eureka is charged with murder for eating one of the Wizard’s piglets, all seems doomed, but the Wizard of Oz has a secret plan to save the kitten . . . Featuring Dorothy’s old friends such as the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, this tale is sure to delight fans of this classic series.
Dorothy's Derby Chronicles: Rise of the Undead Redhead
by Alece Birnbach Meghan DoughertySkating in circles doesn't exactly make you Miss Popular...or does it?Dorothy Moore has never been outgoing. In fact, she's downright shy. So when she and her sister Sam are forced to move in with their pink-haired, hearse-driving grandma, Dorothy's not sure she can survive as the new kid in school. When she reaches into her gym bag to find her sweats replaced with a sequined spandex body suit courtesy of Grandma Sally, she's sure she won't. Dorothy just wants to fit in at school, and learning how to skate from Grandma Sally seems like the wrong way to go. But meeting new friends Jade and Gigi--who save Dorothy from super embarrassment--makes all the difference, and Dorothy finds that skating in circles might be the path to happiness and adventure.
Dorothy's Derby Chronicles: Woe of Jade Doe
by Alece Birnbach Meghan DoughertyWhen times get tough, just keep skating...Ever since Dorothy joined the Slugs & Hisses Derby team, her life has been one adventure after another. Dorothy's onetime enemy Alex is now a friend, while her friend Jade keeps missing practices. Then the skating rink shuts down, and Dorothy's life becomes as jumbled as a derby jam. And that's not to mention the bizarre things happening to anyone who enters the rink (maybe it's haunted?)...Can Dorothy restore order to the new life she's finally settling into, or will her world become a crazy mess she can't skate away from?
Dotty's Suitcase
by Constance C. GreeneIn Dotty's world, excitement is as scarce as money--and her desire to escape is bottomless During the Great Depression, twelve-year-old Dotty dreams of traveling far away--maybe even to Africa to see crocodiles along the Nile. But first she needs luggage. If she wishes hard enough, she knows she'll get it. When a bag full of money nearly lands in Dotty's lap, adventure awaits. She and her neighbor Jud quickly discover that danger and heartbreak travel with that suitcase, and Dotty realizes that the reality of getting away from her small town may not be all that she imagined.
Double Clique: A Wish Novel
by Anna StaniszewskiFrom middle-grade darling Anna Staniszewski comes the story of a girl who might just have friendship down to a science. Friendship? Just add science . . .LB messed up. Even though her best friend, Kat, says she's forgiven her for that whole using-science-to-make-herself-popular thing, things are still pretty weird between them. Then the bully from their old school, Courtenay, shows up -- pretending to be nice! Worst of all, Kat seems to . . . like Courtenay? Just when she thought things were getting back to normal, LB's friendships are more confusing than ever!She needs a new hypothesis, and fast, to revamp her relationship with Kat before Courtenay can ruin everything again. Sure, LB has never seen a superhero movie or drawn a comic, and LB has definitely never done roller derby before -- but if Kat likes those things, why not try? As she steps out of her comfort zone and into Kat's, LB discovers a world of new adventures. Maybe her first experiment started this mess, but her second plan is sure to fix it! Will her two wrongs make a right?
Double Cross: Mrs. Smith's Spy School For Girls; Power Play; Double Cross (Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls #3)
by Beth McMullenShannon Hale&’s Princess Academy meets Stu Gibbs&’s Spy School series in the third book in the Mrs. Smith&’s Spy School for Girls series.Abby and her classmates have all been invited to Briar Academy to participate in The Challenge, a prep school competition where teams compete for prizes and the glory of being the best of the best. While there, they figure out their nemesis, The Ghost, is using Briar as headquarters to plan a devastating attack on his enemies (a.k.a. pretty much everyone) using a brand-new invention Toby developed. And this time, The Center and Mrs. Smith will be of no help as Abby suspects there is someone working for The Ghost on the inside—and they can trust no one.
Double Dare (From the Files of Madison Finn #14)
by Laura DowerIt&’s Madison vs. Egg when the school computer contest turns competitive!Madison assumes that she and her best guy friend, Egg, will partner up for the &“I Can Do That!&” computer contest to create a web page for homework help. So when Egg chooses Chet as his partner, Maddie feels hurt. Their love of computers has always bonded them together. Fiona offers to be Madison&’s partner, and Egg throws down a challenge: He double dares the girls to try to win against the boys. Madison embraces the challenge—she really wants to show off her computer skills. Or does she just want to beat Egg at his own game?
Double Digit (Digit Series)
by Annabel MonaghanTo say eighteen-year-old Farrah Higgins—or Digit—is good at math is a laughable understatement. She’s been cracking codes since childhood, and is finally at home with “her people” at MIT in Cambridge. Her talents are so off the charts that her laptop is under surveillance by both the CIA and an ecoterrorist named Jonas Furnis. So when she thoughtlessly hacks into the Department of Defense’s database, she lands in serious hot water inside and outside the law. Readers will be sad to turn the last page of this suspenseful, sassy, super smart thriller, the sequel to A Girl Named Digit.
Double Dutch
by Sharon M. DraperDelia loves Double Dutch. And she's good at it. Really good. So good that her team has a chance to win the World Double Dutch Championships this year -- Delia is sure of it. What she is less sure of is her chance of passing the school's state exam, because Delia has been using her success at Double Dutch to mask a secret that could jeopardize her place on the team, and also her future. Delia's not the only one with a secret. Her potential boyfriend, Randy, has one too -- his dad has been missing for weeks, and Randy hasn't told anyone for fear he'll be put in a foster home. But he is running out of money and getting scared. The one thing that isn't a secret is that their classmates, the Tolliver twins, are out to cause trouble. With their skull caps, angry demeanors, and hints of violence emanating from even the way they stalk down the school halls, they seem to enjoy intimidating the other kids. But will they cross the line from intimidation to violence? With consummate skill and an uncanny ability to capture how real kids think, act, and feel, Tears of a Tiger author Sharon M. Draper weaves these three stories tighter and tighter, creating a novel that tingles with suspense and emotion.
Double Eagle
by Sneed B. CollardMike and Kyle must outrun both a hurricane and thieves who will do anything to get their hands on a fortune in Confederate gold!The year is 1862. The Skink, a Confederate ship, is attacked by Union forces and sinks off the Alabama coast in the Gulf of Mexico. Although the ship was rumored to be carrying newly minted gold coins, no trace of the wreck and not even a single piece of Confederate gold is ever found. Fast forward to 1973. Mike is prepared for another routine summer in Pensacola with his marine biologist father. But plans suddenly change and Mike finds himself on Shipwreck Island—right near the site where the Skink went down. Mike and his new friend Kyle are intrigued by a salvage ship anchored just offshore. Some say it was brought in by fortune hunters, but when the boys scale a fence at the fort on the island, they realize that the fortune hunters may be looking in the wrong place. There in the sand-covered floor of an abandoned chamber they spot something shiny: an old double-eagle gold coin. Mike and Kyle agree to keep their discovery a secret and start their own investigation into the shipwreck and the missing gold. Award-winning author Sneed B. Collard III blends history and mystery to create a dramatic, page-turning story featuring a strong friendship and plenty of action.
Double Exposure
by Bridget BirdsallFifteen-year-old Alyx Atlas was raised as a boy, yet she knows something others don't. She's a girl. And after her dad dies, it becomes painfully obvious that she must prove it now-to herself and to the world. Born with ambiguous genitalia, Alyx has always felt a little different. But it's after she sustains a terrible beating behind a 7-Eleven that she and her mother pack up their belongings and move from California to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to start a new life-and Alyx begins over again, this time as a girl.Alyx quickly makes new friends, earns a spot on the girls' varsity basketball team, and for the first time in her life feels like she fits in. That is, until her prowess on the court proves too much for the jealous, hotheaded Pepper Pitmani, who sets out to uncover Alyx's secret. A dangerous game of Truth or Dare exposes Alyx's difference and will disqualify her entire basketball team from competing in the state championships unless Alyx can prove, once and for all, that she is a girl. But will Alyx find the courage to stand up for the truth of her personhood, or will she do what she's always done-run away? Whatever she decides, she knows there's much more at stake than a championship win.A stunning debut young adult novel from Bridget Birdsall, Double Exposure brings to light complex gender issues, teenage insecurities, and overcoming all obstacles.