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1) Power chord
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Fourteen-year-old Ace starts a band and learns a tough lesson about plagiarism.
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"Ace is in a duo called Two, with Lisa, a girl he has a huge crush on. As Ace and Lisa get serious about their music, Denny, Ace's hapless friend, tries to help by shooting a music video. But the footage Denny captures is less than flattering. Ace and Lisa are getting attention for their efforts, but laughter was not the response they were seeking"--Page 4 of cover.
3) On Cue
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Randi wants to be an actress and is excited about practicing her craft in drama class. So she is devastated to learn the program has been cut. When her friends put together a successful proposal to have drama class taught as an extracurricular activity, Randi is thrilled. Until the reality sinks in. Extracurriculars are scheduled after school, and after school Randi is expected to take care of her special-needs brother. Can Randi find a way to make...
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Salman loves Hindi movies and wants to produce a short Bollywood film for his school project.
He gathers his friends when he's ready with the script, which is a mashup of all the movies he has ever seen. As director, Salman insists everyone follows the script exactly. But it's full of stereotypes and the cast and crew are not shy about expressing their concerns. Salman wants to remain true to the Bollywood model for his film but when his entire...
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Dylan is back, and this time he is making a movie, The Rise of the Zombie Scarecrows, with his best friend, Cory, and his girlfriend, Monica.
The film is for school credit, and their plan is to film on Halloween. Everything is falling into place until Dylan and Monica encounter a zombie scarecrow that causes Mr. Dalton, a friend of Dylan's grandmother, to have a heart attack. Dylan and Monica learn that a couple of zombie
...6) Room 555
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Fourteen-year-old Roonie loves hip-hop almost as much as she loves her grandmother. She cannot wait to compete in her school's dance competition. But as her grandmother's health deteriorates, Roonie becomes more and more reluctant to visit her in the care home. These feelings of guilt and frustration cause Roonie to mess things up with her hip-hop dance partner and best friend, Kira. But while doing some volunteer hours in the hospital geriatric ward,...
7) High Wire
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Zack Freedman has complete control and feels a sense of calm on the high wire. If only he could say the same about the rest of his life. His fellow youth circus performer and roommate, Cubby, hates him, and his aunt dumps a yappy, excitable dog on him. When a necklace is stolen during a circus performance and the victim of the theft threatens to shut down the circus, Zack is desperate to solve the mystery so he can keep his place on the wire.
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In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, thirteen-year-old Zevi uses his psychic abilities to save a famous actor's life on a movie set. Zevi is famous-for the wrong reason!
Can Zevi use his psychic powers to save the life of a famous movie star?
Sudden fame throws thirteen-year-old Zevi into the spotlight when the media discovers his secret abilities-and it's ruining his life! He wants fame as an actor, not as a psychic....
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, amateur magician Kylie has to work hard to be taken seriously."--
Fourteen-year-old Kylie really wants to be part of the magician showcase. The problem is, the director has already decided that, because she's a girl. Kylie would be better off assisting a magician rather than doing her own routine. Determined to prove him wrong, Kylie decides to team up with her friend Min to secure...
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