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The Hoax of the Twentieth Century

Written by A. R. Butz, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, this book is the first book to deny that Nazi Germany tried to exterminate the Jews during the Holocaust. It continues to be a major revisionist reference work.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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This book follows an introverted, high school freshman, Charlie, who befriends two seniors, Patrick and Sam, and starts to experiment with alcohol, drugs, and smoking. As he manages his new social life and his feelings towards Sam, Patrick's…

The Satanic Verses

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This book follows two protagonists, Gibreel Farishta, a Bollywood superstar who specializes in playing Hindu deities, and Saladin Chamcha, an emigrant who has broken with his Indian identity and works as a voiceover artist in England. The book opens…

Thirteen Reasons why

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"Everything affects everything," declares Hannah Baker, who killed herself two weeks ago. After her death, Clay Jensen--who had a crush on Hannah--finds seven cassette tapes in a brown paper package on his doorstep. Listening to the tapes, Hannah…

This One Summer

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"This graphic novel captures Rose's summer on the cusp of adolescence, caught between her younger friend's childish interests and the compelling (but confusing) adult world. Episodic vignettes, contextualizing flashbacks, and Rose's own musings-all…

To Kill a Mockingbird

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Set in the 1930s in the fictional town Maycomb, Alabama, this book focuses on Scout Finch who lives with her older brother, Jem, and their widowed, lawyer father, Atticus. Scout, Jem, and their friend Dill are interested in the reclusive neighbour,…

Vampire Academy

First book in a series of six, this novel follows the life of Rose Hathaway, a 17 year-old half-vampire and half-human, who studies at St Vladimir's Academy along with many others like her. They are training to become guardians of the good vampires…

When everything Feels Like the Movies

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"Gr 10 Up--Reid introduces readers to Jude, a gay teen who fantasizes about being a movie star. Jude, who has been given the nickname Judy by some classmates, is fairly comfortable with his sexual orientation as well as his desire to wear his…