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1) Blue smoke
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Young Reena Hale's life was changed forever by the fire at her family's pizzeria, for as she beheld the fire's brutal beauty and destructive power, her destiny began to take shape. She would one day understand and master its terrible force. ... When Reena finally joins the arson unit, her strength and wits are constantly tested, although sometimes the job seems like snap compared to her love life. Then she meets Bo Goodnight, who's been trying to...
2) Dread nation
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Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever.In this new America, safety for all depends on the work of a few, and laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children attend combat schools to learn to put down the dead.But there are also opportunities--and Jane is studying to become an Attendant, trained...
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Kokila
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Propelled by his best friend's impending move out of state, and inspired by Ferris Bueller's Day Off, sixteen-year-old Harrison plans a farewell tour through Baltimore that includes a road trip, their first Pride, and a rooftop dance party.
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[2018]
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English
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When families go missing in Baltimore County, Jane McKeene, who is studying to become an Attendant, finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy that has her fighting for her life against powerful enemies.
Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania-- derailing the War Between the States and changing the nation forever. Now laws like the Native and Negro Education Act require certain children...
5) Jake
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When ten-year-old Jake's widowed mother breaks her leg just before Christmas while her sister and best friend are both away, a grandfather Jake barely remembers must come to Baltimore, Maryland, to help a neighbor take care of him.
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HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Frannie has always idolized her cousin Tru. At seventeen, Tru is charismatic, rich, charming -- everything fifteen-year-old Frannie wants to be, and everything she's not. So when Frannie overhears her parents saying that after a bad coming-out experience Tru will be staying with them in Baltimore for the summer, Frannie is excited and desperate to impress him. But as Frannie gets swept up in Tru's worldly way of life, she starts to worry that it may...
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(David Andrew),Ballpark mysteries volume 15
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Babe Ruth's baseball glove goes missing before a Baltimore Orioles game. It's up to cousins Mike and Kate to find its whereabouts"--
10) Genie wishes
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Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Follows fifth-grader Genie Kunkle through a tumultuous year at Hopkins Country Day School, as a new girl tries to take Genie's place as Sarah's best friend, and Genie learns that expressing her opinion in public can be scary when she is elected class blogger.
11) Sasha Masha
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Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Alex just wants to be a Real Boy, to feel like he belongs in his home, his family, his skin. Then comes Tracy, who thinks he's adorably awkward, who loves Alex's goofy smile and his awkwardness. When they begin dating, Alex feels strange in his role of "boyfriend." In his daydreams, Alex tries on dresses and swipes on lipstick.Then he meets Andre, a gay boy who is beautiful and unafraid to be who he is. Slowly, Alex begins to realize: maybe his name...
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2021.
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"Ash and her friends are reporters. They were ready to lead their school news show, The News at Nine, sponsored by Van Ness Media, when an unfortunate incident involving a dancing teacher, an irresponsibly reported story, and a viral video got them kicked off the crew. So Ash, Maya, and Brielle decide to start their own news show, The Underground News. And soon they stumble on a big lead- Van Ness Media, the educational company that provides their...
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Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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Upon learning on Christmas Day that their rich and imperious grandmother may soon die and disown the family unless the one who offended her deeply will confess, each of the three Sullivan sisters sets down her offenses on paper.
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Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Everyone in Baltimore is hot and sticky, from little Hazel playing on the slide to the grandma knitting on the porch. So when evening comes, they all jump at the chance for a little "cool off and ride." The whole neighborhood-from the Taylor twins to Grandpa, and even the dog!--piles onto a breezy homemade roller coaster, a city trolley! In this charming, rhythmic romp, Claudia Friddell and Jenn Harney take us back to a time before air conditioning...
16) Air
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Adaptive Books, an imprint of Adaptive Studios
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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After 17-year-old Grey witnesses the tragic death of his mother in Colorado, he is shipped off to live with his aunt in inner-city Baltimore, where he struggles to fit in to a new school and community. His new friend Akil introduces him to the enigmatic Kurtis, the leader of a group that uses high-octane sports as a form of social activism. By challenging the police with death-defying stunts and posting videos of them online, Kurtis, Grey, and their...
17) Shade
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Simon Pulse
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English
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Sixteen-year-old Aura of Baltimore, Maryland, reluctantly works at her aunt's law firm helping ghosts with wrongful death cases file suits in hopes of moving on, but it becomes personal when her boyfriend, a promising musician, dies and persistently haunts her.
18) Baltimore
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Hoop city volume 6
Publisher
EPIC Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"Marcus is the latest star at an athletically prestigious Baltimore high school. In the fall, he starts at running back on the varsity football team and in the winter, he starts at shooting guard for the varsity basketball team. He has his pick of a Division I scholarship in either of the two sports. But when Marcus gets in a bad fight at the state football championship, racial tensions run high. Will Marcus be consumed by his anger?"--
19) Shift
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Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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Logan returns as a ghost, complicating sixteen-year-old Aura's budding relationship with Zachary, especially when they discover that Logan might be able to become solid again.
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Thirteen-year-old Cody Parker moves to Baltimore, Maryland, where as a fat eighth-grader, he has to deal with brutal teasing from a baseball teammate, and his school is beset by a rash of mysterious thefts that threaten to sideline Cody and ruin a golden season for his team.
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