Gail Carson Levine
4) Ever
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English
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Teenaged Kezi is to be sacrificed to the Hyte god due to a rash promise made by her father, but young Olus, Akkan god of the winds, falls in love with her, and together they try to change her fate.
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From age seven, Loma relishes traveling with her beloved grandfather across fifteenth-century Spain, working to keep the Jews safe, but soon realizes she must also make sacrifices to help her people. Includes historical notes, recipe, glossary, and a link to a bibliography.
8) The wish
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English
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When granted her wish to be the most popular girl in school, Wilma, an eighth grader, forgets she will graduate in three weeks and her popularity will vanish.
10) Dave at night
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English
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When orphaned Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys where he is treated cruelly, he sneaks out at night and is welcomed into the music and culture-filled world of the Harlem Renaissance.
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HarperCollins
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English
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In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing. She shows how you, too, can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop memorable charactersand much, much more. She advises you about what to do when you feel stuckand how to use helpful criticism. Best of all, she offers writing exercises that will set your imagination on fire.
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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[2017]
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English
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Children's authors and illustrators recount their childhood aspirations and share their writings and drawings as kids, including Kwame Alexander, Tim Federle, Gordon Korman, Grace Lin, Dan Santat, and Linda Sue Park.