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Math hacks : cool tips + less stress = better marks

Vakharia, Vanessa,


"Frazzled by fractions? Tortured by times tables? OMG, don't freak out! Let The Math Guru guide you through the usual and unusual pitfalls of math homework. You'll be inspired by integers and dancing with decimals in no time!Anyone can be a math person -- and this book will help! It's designed for kids (and their parents) struggling with math anxiety and looking for a new approach to homework, sudying, tests and marks. The most common problem areas in the curriculum are broken down and explained in a super-friendly and upbeat tone. Author Vanessa Vakharia is passionate about doing away with negative stereotypes, reducing math anxiety, and creating a positive math experience for every student and she wants to be your new math BFF! Online resources will include inspirational videos, worksheets and additional activities. "--
Date Published:2018

"Frazzled by fractions? Tortured by times tables? OMG, don't freak out! Let The Math Guru guide you through the usual and unusual pitfalls of math homework. You'll be inspired by integers and dancing with decimals in no time!Anyone can be a math person -- and this book will help! It's designed for kids (and their parents) struggling with math anxiety and looking for a new approach to homework, sudying, tests and marks. The most common problem areas in the curriculum are broken down and explained in a super-friendly and upbeat tone. Author Vanessa Vakharia is passionate about doing away with negative stereotypes, reducing math anxiety, and creating a positive math experience for every student and she wants to be your new math BFF! Online resources will include inspirational videos, worksheets and additional activities. "--

Date Published:2018

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens agenda

Albertalli, Becky.


Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity--and that of his pen pal--will be revealed.
Date Published:2016

Paper towns

Green, John, 1977-


Originally published: New York : Dutton Books, 2008. One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.
Date Published:2008

Fight for power

Walters, Eric, 1957-


"The enemy is everywhere"--Cover. After sixty-six days of a catastrophic global blackout, life in the suburbs is not what it used to be for Adam and his fortified neighborhood of Eden Mills. Although an explosive clash has minimized one threat from outside the walls, Adam's battle-hardened mentor, Herb, continues to make decisions in the name of security that are increasingly wrenching and questionable. Like his police chief mom and others, Adam will continue to follow Herb's lead. But when the next threat comes from an unexpected direction, nobody is ready for it. And someone is going to pay the price--because of Adam's mistakes and mistaken trust.
Date Published:2016

"The enemy is everywhere"--Cover. After sixty-six days of a catastrophic global blackout, life in the suburbs is not what it used to be for Adam and his fortified neighborhood of Eden Mills. Although an explosive clash has minimized one threat from outside the walls, Adam's battle-hardened mentor, Herb, continues to make decisions in the name of security that are increasingly wrenching and questionable. Like his police chief mom and others, Adam will continue to follow Herb's lead. But when the next threat comes from an unexpected direction, nobody is ready for it. And someone is going to pay the price--because of Adam's mistakes and mistaken trust.

Date Published:2016

Lost in Babylon

Lerangis, Peter,


Journeying to the ancient city of Babylon when Bhegad tracks down Marco, the companions face a daunting choice involving a dire trap and a long-lost figure from Jack's past.
Date Published:2014

The tomb of shadows

Lerangis, Peter


After Marco's betrayal, Jack McKinley and his friends must face their own demons and engage in a battle with foes long gone.
Date Published:2014

The Scorch trials

Dashner, James, 1972-


Sequel to: The maze runner. After surviving horrific conditions in the Maze, Thomas is entrapped, along with nineteen other boys, in a scientific experiment designed to observe their responses and gather data believed to be essential for the survival of the human race.
Date Published:2010

The death cure

Dashner, James, 1972-


As the third Trial draws to a close, Thomas and some of his cohorts manage to escape from WICKED, their memories having been restored, only to face new dangers as WICKED claims to be trying to protect the human race from the deadly FLARE virus.
Date Published:2011

The kill order

Dashner, James, 1972-


"New material inside"--Cover. Traces the fateful period after the Earth is decimated by catastrophic solar flares and reveals the stories behind the formation of WICKED, the construction of the Glade, and Thomas' entry into the Maze.
Date Published:2013

Divergent

Roth, Veronica,


"Bonus materials inside!"--Cover. In a future Chicago, Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she does not fit into any one group.
Date Published:2014

What's the point of math?

Davis, Ben Ffrancon,


Includes index. What's the point of numbers and counting? -- What's the point of shapes and measuring? -- What's the point of patterns and sequences? -- What's the point of data and statistics? -- What's the point of probability and logic?. Provides an introduction to mathematics and its uses, discussing numbers and counting, shapes and measurements, patterns and sequences, data and statistics, and probability and logic.
Date Published:2020

Includes index. What's the point of numbers and counting? -- What's the point of shapes and measuring? -- What's the point of patterns and sequences? -- What's the point of data and statistics? -- What's the point of probability and logic?. Provides an introduction to mathematics and its uses, discussing numbers and counting, shapes and measurements, patterns and sequences, data and statistics, and probability and logic.

Date Published:2020

Eight dates and nights

Aldredge, Betsy.


New Yorker Hannah Levin is allergic to exactly two things, horses and tinsel. Unfortunately, she’s surrounded by both when she’s snowed in at her grandmother’s home in a small Texas town. Super lonely, missing latkes and reliable Wi-Fi, Hannah wanders into an old deli where she meets the only other Jewish teen around, Noah, who happens to be equal parts adorable and full of annoying, over the top festival of lights spirit that he’s determined to share with Hannah one itchy Hanukkah sweater at a time. As the days pass—and a spectacularly memorable kiss following Noah’s made up game of truth or dare dreidel takes place—Hannah begins to wonder if maybe there’s more to Hanukkah than she thought. . .
Date Published:2023

New Yorker Hannah Levin is allergic to exactly two things, horses and tinsel. Unfortunately, she’s surrounded by both when she’s snowed in at her grandmother’s home in a small Texas town. Super lonely, missing latkes and reliable Wi-Fi, Hannah wanders into an old deli where she meets the only other Jewish teen around, Noah, who happens to be equal parts adorable and full of annoying, over the top festival of lights spirit that he’s determined to share with Hannah one itchy Hanukkah sweater at a time. As the days pass—and a spectacularly memorable kiss following Noah’s made up game of truth or dare dreidel takes place—Hannah begins to wonder if maybe there’s more to Hanukkah than she thought. . .

Date Published:2023

You're invited to a creepover : the graphic novel. 2, You can't come in here! /

Night, P. J.,


Contains excerpts of: Truth or dare!, the next You're invited to a creepover series. Emily Hunter quickly made friends with Drew and Vicky, the only other young people on her street, but just before her end-of-the-year party with school friends, Emily discovers that Drew and Vicky are hiding some very frightening secrets.
Date Published:2022

Bye forever, I guess

Meadows, Jodi,


Eighth-grader Ingrid runs a popular blog anonymously and has online personas more popular than she is, but when a wrong-number text message offers her a chance at connection, Ingrid opens herself to the opportunity to make a real live friend.
Date Published:2024

To all the boys I've loved before

Han, Jenny


Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she has loved and then hides them in a hatbox until one day those letters are accidentally sent.
Date Published:2014

P.S. I still love you

Han, Jenny


Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren't. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?
Date Published:2015

The secret identity of Devon Delaney

Barnholdt, Lauren,


A seemingly harmless lie that she is popular and dating the most sought after guy in school sets off a chain reaction for Devon when she must find a way to live up to the popular image she touted.
Date Published:2025

Devon Delaney should totally know better

Barnholdt, Lauren


Devon cannot believe she's lying again. But the thing is, she couldn't help it. Her new boyfriend, Luke is talking to his ex-girlfriend every single day in mock trial. Devon can't just stand by and let him find out that she'd never dated anyone else before.
Date Published:2009

This is kind of an epic love story

Callender, Kheryn,


Nathan Bird doesn’t believe in happy endings. Although he’s the ultimate film buff and an aspiring screenwriter, Nate’s seen the demise of too many relationships to believe that happy endings exist in real life. Playing it safe to avoid a broken heart has been his MO ever since his father died and left his mom to unravel—but this strategy is not without fault. His best-friend-turned-girlfriend-turned-best-friend-again, Florence, is set on making sure Nate finds someone else. And in a twist that is rom-com-worthy, someone does come along: Oliver James Hernndez, his childhood best friend. After a painful mix-up when they were little, Nate finally has the chance to tell Ollie the truth about his feelings. But can Nate find the courage to pursue his own happily ever after?
Date Published:2018

Nathan Bird doesn’t believe in happy endings. Although he’s the ultimate film buff and an aspiring screenwriter, Nate’s seen the demise of too many relationships to believe that happy endings exist in real life. Playing it safe to avoid a broken heart has been his MO ever since his father died and left his mom to unravel—but this strategy is not without fault. His best-friend-turned-girlfriend-turned-best-friend-again, Florence, is set on making sure Nate finds someone else. And in a twist that is rom-com-worthy, someone does come along: Oliver James Hernndez, his childhood best friend. After a painful mix-up when they were little, Nate finally has the chance to tell Ollie the truth about his feelings. But can Nate find the courage to pursue his own happily ever after?

Date Published:2018

Always isn't forever

Cervantes, J. C. (Jennifer C.),


Reeling from the death of her best friend and soulmate, Hart, Ruby struggles to move on until she meets Jameson, who unbeknownst to her is actually Hart's soul in the body of the local bad boy.
Date Published:2023