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| In the Country of Queens by Cari BestWhat it's about: In the summer of 1961, timid Shirley Burns gets some shocking news and decides to stop waiting around to be brave. For the first time in her life, Shirley stands up to her over-protective mother, skips summer camp for a vacation with her cousins, and finally begins to deal with the loss of her father.
Why you might like it: Whether or not you agree with Shirley's hatred of ballet class or love of Pippi Longstocking, you can still relate to her authentic feelings and problems. |
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The Van Gogh deception
by Deron R Hicks
Discovered in Washington D.C.'s National Gallery with no memory of who he is, a young boy begins a high-stakes race to piece together disjointed clues about his origins while using his limited knowledge to prevent one of the greatest art frauds ever committed, in a story complemented by QR codes about depicted masterpieces. Simultaneous eBook. 15,000 first printing.
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Bolivar
by Sean Rubin
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The handbook
by Jim Benton
Jack likes to trash-pick, and when his elderly neighbors move out and leave a promising pile of refuse outside, he finds a box that holds the Secret Parent's Handbook that lets him and his friends make the rules at home for a change
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The Great Shelby Holmes meets her match
by Elizabeth Eulberg
Nine-year-old Shelby Holmes and eleven-year-old John Watson team up again, this time to investigate the new science teacher at the Harlem Academy of the Arts
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Elsie Mae has something to say
by Nancy J Cavanaugh
Devastated to learn that a shipping company has decided to build a canal right through Okefenokee Swamp, young Elsie Mae writes a letter imploring President Franklin Roosevelt to save the beloved swamp before uncovering the nefarious activities of a gang of hog bandits. By the award-winning author of This Journal Belongs to Ratchet.
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The candymakers
by Wendy Mass
When four 12-year-olds, including Logan, who has grown up never having left his parents' candy factory, compete in the Confectionary Association's annual contest, they unexpectedly become friends and uncover secrets about themselves during the process.
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The homework machine
by Dan Gutman
When Brenton builds a homework machine, four unlikely friends delight in using it to lighten their load and get very good grades, but when the machine becomes more powerful than any of them ever imagined it could, the group has to find a way to stop it before they all get caught by the teacher! 25,000 first printing.
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| Ungifted by Gordon KormanWhat it's about: Expecting to be expelled after his latest prank goes wrong, eighth-grader Donovan Curtis is instead admitted -- by mistake -- to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special school for gifted and talented students.
Is it for you? With a wide range of voices from the school, Donovan's experiences as a stowaway among the brainy kids will appeal to fans of funny, feel-good stories. |
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Wonder
by R. J. Palacio
Born with a facial deformity that initially prevented his attendance at public school, Auggie Pullman enters the fifth grade at Beecher Prep and struggles with the dynamics of being both new and different, in a sparsely written tale about acceptance and self-esteem.
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| When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace LinWhat it's about: In order to rescue Amah, her beloved storytelling grandmother, from the Tiger Emperor, Pinmei must go on a quest to find the legendary Luminous Stone That Lights the Night.
Series alert: Pimei's and Amah's stories blend with Chinese folktales in this captivating follow-up to When the Mountain Meets the Moon and Starry River of the Sky, binding all three books into one sweeping saga.
Try this next: Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon. |
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Schooled
by Gordon Korman
After his hippie grandmother ends up in the hospital, Cap Anderson is forced to leave the commune where he is homeschooled and attend Claverage Middle School, where his odd looks and behavior make him the target of bullies.
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