Freedom to Read | Penticton Public Library

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The visual artist behind such cult films as "Hairspray" traces his haphazard cross-country hitchhiking journey at the sides of a motley group of unsuspecting drivers, including a gentle farmer, an indie band, and the author's unexpected hero. --Publisher's description.

22) Close Range

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Proulx, Annie

Series

Wyoming Stories

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A breathtaking collection of unabridged stories from the Pulitzer Prize-Winning author of The Shipping News and Accordion Crimes. Annie Proulx's masterful language and fierce love of Wyoming are evident in this collection of stories about loneliness, quick violence, and the wrong kinds of love. Close Range features stories of desperation, hard times, and unlikely elation, set in a landscape both brutal and magnificent. Enlivened by folk tales, flights...

23) darth maul sith apprentice

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24) Extraordinary evil: a brief history of genocide

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Coloroso, Barbara

25) Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher

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Coville, Bruce

Series

Magic shop books (Bruce Coville) volume 2

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The funny classic middle grade book about a boy who accidentally hatches a dragon.

Sixth grader Jeremy Thatcher discovers a strange magic shop he has never seen before. He enters, and his life is changed forever.

After he leaves Mr. Elives' magic shop with a strange marbled egg, it soon becomes clear that this is one pet he wasn't prepared for! How is he supposed to keep a flame-breathing dragon with razor-sharp teeth

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26) Maus I: a survivor's tale : my father bleeds history

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Spiegelman, Art

27) Such is my beloved

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Callaghan, Morley

Series

Penguin modern classics

28) A jest of God

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Laurence, Margaret

Series

Manawaka novels volume 2

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Adult Book, eBook, Paperback

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In this celebrated novel, Margaret Laurence writes with grace, power, and deep compassion about Rachel Cameron, a woman struggling to come to terms with love, with death, with herself and her world.
Trapped in a milieu of deceit and pettiness – her own and that of others – Rachel longs for love, and contact with another human being who shares her rebellious spirit. Through her summer affair with Nick Kazlik, a schoolmate from earlier...

29) Barometer rising

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MacLennan, Hugh

Series

New Canadian library

30) Julie of the wolves

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George, Jean Craighead

Series

Julie of the wolves trilogy volume 1

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eBook, Paperback

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The thrilling Newbery Medal–winning classic about an Eskimo girl lost on the Alaskan tundra. Julie of the Wolves is a staple in the canon of children's literature and the first in the Julie trilogy. The survival theme makes it a good pick for fans of wilderness adventures such as My Side of the Mountain, Hatchet, or Island of the Blue Dolphins. This edition, perfect for classroom or home use, includes John Schoenherr's original scratchboard illustrations...

31) Twilight

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Meyer, Stephenie

Series

Twilight saga volume 1

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eAudiobook, eBook

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Fall in love with the addictive, suspenseful love story between a teenage girl and a vampire with the book that sparked a "literary phenomenon" and redefined romance for a generation (New York Times).
Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying...

32) The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

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Mackler, Carolyn

Series

Earth, my butt, and other big, round things volume 1

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Carolyn Mackler's Printz Honor book-starring the unforgettably funny, body-conscious Virginia Shreves-returns in this 15th anniversary edition featuring text updates and never-before-seen material from the author. Fifteen-year-old Virginia feels like a plus-sized black sheep in her family, especially next to her perfect big brother Byron. Not to mention her best friend has moved, leaving Virginia to navigate an awkward relationship with a boy alone....

33) The Color Purple

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The Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning novel is now a new, boldly reimagined film from producers Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, starring Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, and Fantasia Barrino.
A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick
Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar...

34) The Chocolate War

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Cormier, Robert

Series

Chocolate War

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One of the most controversial YA novels of all time, The Chocolate War is a modern masterpiece that speaks to fans of S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders and John Knowles’s A Separate Peace.

After suffering rejection from seven major publishers, The Chocolate War made its debut in 1974, and quickly became a bestselling—and provocative—classic...

35) Whale Talk

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Crutcher, Chris

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eAudiobook, eBook

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"A truly exceptional book."—Washington Post

There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. The bad news is that they don't have a pool. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. Bestselling author Chris Crutcher's controversial and acclaimed novel follows a group of outcasts as they take on inequality and injustice in their high school.

"Crutcher's superior gifts as a storyteller

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36) It's so amazing!: a book about eggs, sperm, birth, babies, gender, and families

Author

Harris, Robie H

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Children's Book, eBook

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Uses bird and bee cartoon characters to present straightforward explanations of topics related to sexual development, love, reproduction, adoption, sexually transmitted diseases, and more.

37) Fifty Shades Of Grey

Author

James, E L

Series

Fifty shades trilogy volume 1

Formats:

eAudiobook, eBook

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"And in this quiet moment as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I'm in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he's said, and what he hasn't said, I don't think I have ever been so happy."

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this

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38) Bone: [Volume one].Out from Boneville

Author

Smith, Jeff

Series

Bone (Jeff Smith) volume 1

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The adventure starts when cousins Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are run out of Boneville and later get separated and lost in the wilderness, meeting monsters and making friends as they attempt to return home.

39) Scary stories to tell in the dark

Author

Schwartz, Alvin

Series

Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 4

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Children's Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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Tapped from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings.

40) The Glass Castle: A Memoir

Author

Walls, Jeannette

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eAudiobook, eBook

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THE BELOVED #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER—FROM THE AUTHOR OF HANG THE MOON

The extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, "nothing short of spectacular" (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the world's most gifted storytellers.
The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When...