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  • I'm Not Scared
    I'm Not Scared
    by Niccolò Ammaniti
    Hardcover: Feb 2003
    Paperback: Feb 2004
     
    In this immensely powerful, lyrical and skillfully narrated novel, set in southern Italy, nine year-old Michele discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he daren’t tell anyone about it. Read an exclusive excerpt at BookBrowse today.
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  • The Icarus Girl
    The Icarus Girl
    by Helen Oyeyemi
    Hardcover: Jun 2005
    Paperback: Apr 2006
     
    Helen Oyeyemi draws on Nigerian mythology to present a strikingly original variation on a classic literary theme: the existence of "doubles," both real and spiritual, who play havoc with our perceptions and our lives.
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  • The Ice Child
    The Ice Child
    by Elizabeth McGregor
    Hardcover: May 2001
    Paperback: Sep 2002
     
    Takes readers on an epic journey into the heart of the Arctic--and into one of history's most fascinating mysteries--to tell a breathtaking story of faith, courage, and a mother's indomitable love.
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  • The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street
    The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street
    by Susan J. Gilman
    Hardcover: Jun 2014
    Paperback: Jul 2015
     
    In 1913, little Malka Treynovsky flees Russia with her family. Bedazzled by tales of gold and movie stardom, she tricks them into buying tickets for America. No sooner than they land does Malka find herself crippled - and yet survives to shape her ...
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  • Icy Sparks
    Icy Sparks
    by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
    Hardcover: Mar 2001
    Paperback: Apr 2001
     
    A fresh, original, and completely redeeming novel about learning to overcome others’ ignorance and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique.
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  • Ida B
    Ida B : and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
    by Katherine Hannigan
    Hardcover: Aug 2004
    Paperback: Jan 2007
     
    'This insightful, seemingly intuitive first novel digs deep inside the soul of 9-year-old narrator Ida B Applewood....Hannigan shows a remarkable understanding of a stubborn child's perspective in her honest, poignant portrayal of loss and ...
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  • Idaho
    Idaho : A Novel
    by Emily Ruskovich
    Hardcover: Jan 2017
    Paperback: Nov 2017
     
    From O. Henry Prize–winning author Emily Ruskovich comes a stunning debut novel about love and forgiveness, about the violence of memory and the equal violence of its loss.
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  • If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
    If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
    by Gennifer Choldenko
    Hardcover: Sep 2007
    Paperback: Apr 2009
     
    Two worlds collide in one compelling story set in a suburban American middle-school. Kirsten's world is crumbling. Her parents are barely speaking to one another and her best friend has come under the spell of the queen bee Brianna. Walker's goal is ...
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