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In today's world of superficial social media and narcissistic vanity, it can be really hard to forge meaningful, fulfilling friendships. You may realize that all of your friends are fake or that your friendships seem to stay stuck in the small talk zone. If you want to change that, then read this book. This book will help you transform your life through better friendships and refined friendship skills.
The people whom you surround yourself with are...
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I needed a fake wife with no strings attached.
But I Knocked her up, and now we are having a baby!
I was born rich and loved to be a playboy.
I had the looks, the body, and soon all of my family's wealth.
Everything was going perfect until my father threw a stipulation into his testament.
Fall in love, get married, or I would be out of his will.
After weeks of searching, I remembered beautiful Cecile.
The only woman to ever reject me.
I reached out...
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Liars Society volume 1
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"Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the prestigious Boston School, she's excited to be in the same world as her dad, whom she's never met, and make real friends. But Weatherby has a secret she'll risk everything to protect, one that could destroy her new life. Every member of Jack's wealthy and privileged family has made their mark at the Boston School. Everyone, that is, except for Jack, who is entirely mediocre. He's...
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A nerdy gay teenager jumps headfirst into the bro-y world of high school baseball in this semi-autobiographical LGBTQ+ graphic novel.
Ninth-grader Jonah is not a jock. On the contrary, he loves history class and nerdy movies, and his athletic ineptitude verges on tragic. So, what's he doing signing up for the baseball team? Could it have something to do with the cute shortstop, Elliot?
For the rest of high school, Jonah faces challenges...
Ninth-grader Jonah is not a jock. On the contrary, he loves history class and nerdy movies, and his athletic ineptitude verges on tragic. So, what's he doing signing up for the baseball team? Could it have something to do with the cute shortstop, Elliot?
For the rest of high school, Jonah faces challenges...
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Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
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2024.
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Cecil Hall and his family have just moved from Florida to Massachusetts, near Boston. Cecil is anxious about making friends because he doesn't know where he'll fit in. His older sister, Leah, thinks he should befriend the other Black kids at his new school, but Cecil isn't sure how he'd go about doing that. He wants to be known for his comics-making talent, anyway. But the few kids who are impressed by Cecil's art aren't always nice to him. When one...
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Mythical creatures are real, and the world is just finding out.Discovering that your neighbor was once an evil, blood-sucking fiend tends to bring property values down.Katrina Darling's only real friend has been murdered. And not just murdered-ritually sacrificed by a serial killer. Kat is sure more deaths will follow. She should know… she used to be the monster plunging the blade in.
7) Fledglings
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Ayla and Luke were born with wings.They've been hidden away at BioTronics's secret compound since they were found as babies, learning to fly and use their other special skills, completing endless training drills and scientific tests.When Nat, the Director's daughter and their only real friend, discovers that their training has a sinister purpose beyond BioTronics's scientific obsession, she knows she has to help the twins escape, no matter the cost…...
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An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!
After surviving fourteen long years with her horrible aunt, and nothing but a doll and an old handkerchief for company, Esther Summerson's life is finally looking a little brighter. She's going to school and making friends, real friends!
The only thing Esther's missing now is a mother. But long-lost parents don't just turn up out...
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Inspired by Mei, Yamato has decided to pursue a career as a photographer. But no matter how much he practices, he can't help but feel that something is missing. Mei notices that something's been off with Yamato lately and goes to an unexpected source for help... Meanwhile, Rin has an exciting date with Kai at Land, while Len tries to make friends on his own. Having always been in his sister's shadow, Len has his doubts, but it seems that he may have...
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What happened after the happily ever after?You all know the story of your favorite fairytale, but did you ever wonder what happened after the fairytale ending? Well we know. Not all afters end up happily, sometimes the real adventure starts much later...Azia is about to get married, but she doesn't yet have a husband. When a competition to find her one goes tragically wrong, she finds out who her real friends are. Goddess of Flames is the thrilling...
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A wonderfully warm and touching story of friendship, identity and kindness from top-notch tween author Karen McCombie. Being at home is hard for Hannah. With Mum, Dad and Vix always fighting they've got no time for her or her worries, she might as well be invisible. But when she finds an abandoned diary in the park containing snippets and photographs of the colourful life of the mysterious Sami Star, Hannah hopes she's found the real friend she always...
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A lonely boy learns to come to terms with the challenges in his life Eleven-year-old Paul tells himself that it doesn't matter that the kids call him Rabbit, or that he doesn't have any real friends. He's been living with his grandmother, but one day soon, he knows his mother will call and tell him to come live with her, and then his life can really begin. But somehow it looks more and more like that call may never come. When the opportunity arises...
13) Everfire
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A storm gathers over Darkhaven. Gabby has made her choice. Now she must face the consequences. With her family in disarray and Darkhaven still reeling from the attack, that would be hard enough, but the Netica Project is more sinister than anyone thought.Worse, Liam, Gabby's only real friend at Darkhaven, isn't recovering from the attack. The Taskforce are still conducting their grisly experiments, Luci has vanished, and with a host of new Eventers...
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In a world filled with couples, regardless of gender or species, there are always a few misfits that don't quite belong. In this story, there are at least five, if not more, significant misfits that finally create their own Niche, the Loner's Niche, where outgoing narcissists aren't welcomed.The five individual stories that'll be intertwined are as follows. They begin with Kiernan Prawl, and he's an exciting person indeed. While he is entangled in...
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One cheeseburger, with a side of armageddon. Driving his vintage Jeep down a lonely highway in the New Mexico desert, Chris, an ordinary guy with a horrible boss, makes a terrible mistake. He stops at a roadside burger shack for lunch. Disaster ensues. He barely escapes with his life. And, unknown to him, something else. Now Earth military, mercenaries, and three races of aliens are hunting him. All of them gunning for a power that will determine...
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Few people realise that Faith Faber, seemingly an accomplished doctor is really a shy and insecure person. Her lack of confidence is not helped by the fact that she lives with her critical and overbearing mother, who has never come to terms with her own divorce and who does not approve of Faith's engagement to the gregarious Jonty.Faith is delighted to be offered a post at Teviotdale medical centre, one of the partners is on sick leave and soon she...
17) Out at the Inn
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Along the majestic shoreline of the central coast of California lies a secret. Leah Van Heusen has discovered an ancient house amongst some overgrown foliage. The house is amazing and eerie. Most women wouldn't have taken a step inside, but Leah is intrigued and feels drawn to the old mansion.
After seeking out the owner and purchasing the entire estate for a single dollar, Leah wonders if she has taken on more than she bargained for. As she begins...
18) Utu
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A New Zealand detective searches the Maori underworld for his friend's killer in this Gran Prix Sang d'Encre-winning novel by the author of Zulu.
Former New Zealand detective Paul Osborne has washed up in Sydney, where he has a bad case of sunstroke and an even worse reputation at the local bars. But now his former boss from the Auckland City Police Department wants him back on the job. Osborne's only real friend on the force, Jack Fitzgerald,...
19) Keen
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You must walk the darkness to find the light.
Half-faerie Caoine has no control over the banshee lament she sings each night, predicting the death of others. A senior in a brand new high school, she expects the same response she's received at every other school: judgment from fellow students over her unusual eyes and unnaturally white skin and hair. However, when Caoine arrives at West Lincoln High, for the first time in her life she finds friends....
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From Lane Moore, the critically acclaimed author of How to Be Alone, comes an intimate yet achingly funny guide on how to make meaningful friendships as an adult.
Like many people navigating adulthood, Lane Moore thought she would have friends by now.
Movies, books, and TV shows tell us we should've already found our people by the time we're adults, or there must be something wrong with us. But where do you find these close friends once you've left...
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