Non-Fiction!Take a break from all that made-up hoo-ha and delve into the wondrous world of the truth. |
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 | Brunvand, Jan Harold, collector |
| Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: The Book of Scary Urban Legends |
| You’re not afraid of a hitchhiker with a hook, are you? Good. |
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 | Gay, Katherine and Christine Whittington |
| Body Marks: Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification |
| As long as people have had bodies, they’ve decorated them. This is a fascinating history of the countless varieties of body marking. |
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 | Hoose, Phillip |
| The Race to Save the Lord God Bird |
| This amazing book takes a global look at all the factors that contributed to the (almost) extinction of the ivory-billed woodpecker. No kidding, this is FASCINATING! |
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 | Jimenez, Phil et al. |
| The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |
| This expansive volume chronicles absolutely everyone who’s anyone, character-wise. Plus, it’s really big. |
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 | Kilpatrick, Nancy |
| The Goth Bible: A Compendium for the Darkly Inclined |
| Look into the traditions and history of the movement fascinated with the darker side of romantic Victoriana. |
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 | Krizmanic, Judy |
| The Teen’s Vegetarian Cookbook |
| You can’t just quit eating meat – it isn’t healthy! Get yourself some recipes and balance your diet. |
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 | Luby, Thia |
| Yoga For Teens: How to Improve Your Fitness, Confidence, Appearance, and Health – and Have Fun Doing It! |
| Flexibility is a good thing – trust us. And you thought yoga was for oldies?! |
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 | Mirriam-Goldberg, Caryn |
| Write Where you Are: How to Use Writing to Make Sense of Your Life |
| This is cool – you get to practice your writing skills, and get in touch with your inner self, all at once. |
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 | Morgenstern, Julie |
| Organizing from the Inside Out for Teens: The Foolproof System for Organizing Your Room, Your Time, and Your Life |
| We know, you don’t care, but maybe it will get those pesky parents off your back. |
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 | Rifa’I, Amal and Odelia Abinder |
| We Just Want to Live Here: A Palestinian Teenager, an Israeli Teenager: An Unlikely Friendship |
| Get a personal glimpse into the tragic difficulty of the conflict in the Middle East, and the opportunities for hope and progress that refuse to be subdued. |
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 | Runyon, Brent |
| The Burn Journals |
| When he was 14, Brent Runyon set himself on fire. This gripping memoir explores his suicide attempt and recovery, in searing, elegant prose. |
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 | Rylant, Cynthia |
| Boris |
| Cynthia Rylant has written a wondrous series of second-person poems to her cat, all of them bright, resonant, and sentiment-free. |
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 | Shaw, Tucker |
| What’s That Smell? (Oh, It’s Me.): 50 Mortifying Situations and How to Deal |
| Sympathy and sarcasm combine in an irreverent tome that will appeal to even the most devoted self-help-book-haters. |
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