Cecil Castellucci
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"When Pearl runs away from her abusive father, she has nowhere to go--until she stumbles upon a disguise that gives her the key to a new identity. Reborn as a boy named Soupy, she hitches her star to Ramshackle, a hobo who takes her under his wing. Ramshackle's kindness and protection go a long way toward helping Soupy heal from her difficult past. But he has his own demons to wrestle with, and he'll need Soupy just as much as she needs him. Two misfits...
2) Odd duck
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"Theodora is a perfectly normal duck. She may swim with a teacup balanced on her head and stay north when the rest of the ducks fly south for the winter, but there's nothing so odd about that. Chad, on the other hand, is one strange bird. Theodora quite likes him, but she can't overlook his odd habits. It's a good thing Chad has a normal friend like Theodora to set a good example for him. But who exactly is the odd duck here? Theodora may not like...
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Princess Leia returns for an all-new adventure in this thrilling upper middle grade novel. Set between Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi, the story follows the warrior princess as she leads a ragtag group of rebels on a dangerous mission against the evil Galactic Empire. Hidden in the story are also hints and clues about the upcoming film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, making this a must-read for fans old and...
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In a not-so-distant future, a freak particle storm has landed botanist Dr. Maeve Lindholm on an idyllic yet strange parallel Earth, with no way back home. But just like her own climate-ravaged planet, this verdant Earth has a sinister side . . . which astronomer Zuzi battles every day. Both women are fighters, and both face a choice: forge new paths, or save the worlds they've always known? Written by New York Times bestselling author Cecil Castellucci...
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Discover more about Anna and Elsa, from their perspectives, in this expanded retelling of the timeless Oscar®-winning film.
Return to the unforgettable world of Frozen and experience the captivating story of family, love, acceptance, and magic from the first-person perspective of the two sisters! Anna and Elsa are separated by fear and panic when the kingdom suddenly discovers Elsa's magical ability to create ice and snow on...
Return to the unforgettable world of Frozen and experience the captivating story of family, love, acceptance, and magic from the first-person perspective of the two sisters! Anna and Elsa are separated by fear and panic when the kingdom suddenly discovers Elsa's magical ability to create ice and snow on...
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"For Yasha, there has always been a storm on the horizon. Maybe it formed with her adoption by the Dolorov people in the harsh lands of Xhorhas. Or perhaps when she fell for her first love, Zuala. Or still later, when grief and madness drove her from her village and out into--somewhere else. Maybe, on the other hand, Yasha IS the storm. Celebrated writer Cecil Castellucci joins artist William Kirkby, colorist Diana Sousa, and letterer Ariana Maher,...
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An anthology series that offers every fan a stopping point on the wonderful 50-year Star Trek journey. Reflect on stories of what's come before and look ahead to the next half-century of Trek. Short stories that run the gamut of Star Trek's history, set during the Original Series, The Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, and more, featuring all your favorite characters.
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One thing young Cecil was sure of from the minute she saw Star Wars was that she was going to be some kind of artiste. Probably a filmmaker. Possibly Steven Spielberg. Then, in 1980, the movie Fame came out. Cecil wasn't allowed to see that movie. It was rated R, and she was ten. But she did watch the television show and would pretend with her friends that she was going to that school. Of course they were playing. She was not. She was destined to...
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"The girl who fell to Earth. Loma Shade may be from another planet, but she's still like every other twentysomething who feels that their life is going nowhere fast. Bored out of her mind, her solution is to drop out of school, dump her boyfriend and leave her homeworld of Meta behind--courtesy of the infamous "madness coat" of renegade poet Rac Shade, which is not so much a garment as it is a multidimensional gateway. After stealing the coat and...
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"Loma needed a change from Meta, a boring and passionless planet--at least for a frustrated teenager. In a leap of madness, Loma broke through galaxies to take up residence in the body of a human girl on Earth. Only now that she's here, Loma discovers being a teenage Earth girl comes with its own challenges, and Earth may not be everything she thought it'd be. She's been here for some time now, and she's ready for her next move: but what will it be?...
15) Beige
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"Castellucci mixes details of the L.A. punk scene with memorable characters and witty dialogue. . . . Consider this pure Nirvana." — BOOKLIST
Exiled from Canada to Los Angeles, Katy can't believe she is spending the summer with her father—punk name: the Rat—a recovered addict and drummer for the band Suck. Even though Katy feels abandoned by her mom, even though the Rat's place is a mess and he's not like anything she'd
16) Boy proof
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Feeling alienated from everyone around her, Los Angeles high school senior and cinephile Victoria Denton hides behind the identity of a favorite movie character until an interesting new boy arrives at school and helps her realize that there is more to life than just the movies.
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Edan Kupferman's life is coming apart: her father is being "sequestered" because the company he works for in Hollywood is in legal trouble, her best friend is in Japan for the summer, and the boy she has a crush on is just plain confusing, so she escapes into the world of comics, and her favorite character, Gargantua--but when Kirk, a boy from her high school, gets her into the sold out ComicCon it starts to look like she might, with a little help,...
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"After the disastrous dust-up with Oracle, Batgirl needs to regroup. Yet The Maker has come to Gotham to claim a prize from his past, and Batgirl must return to super-heroism and stop him before she loses herself in the grip of his twisted tales! Meanwhile, Gotham City lies in ruins after the events of 'City of Bane.' As Barbara Gordon's friends and neighbors try to rebuild their homes, she faces a conflict she can't win with her fists: 'Who Really...
20) Grandma's gloves
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When her grandmother, a devoted gardener, dies, a little girl inherits her gardening gloves and feels closer to her memory.