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The reel wish
by Yamile Saied Mâendez
Eleven-year-old Florencia finds her ballet dreams and some friendships cut short after a panic attack during a performance, but she forges a new path for herself as she comes to terms with her anxiety.
Fiction. Recommended for grades 5-7.
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Ghoul summer
by Tracy Badua
Twelve-year-old Barnaby should've been spending his days watching movies and gaming with his friends. Instead, his parents drag him to the boring beach town of Sunnyside to help his grandpa move. Just when he thinks this summer can't get any worse, a ghost boy named Maxwell shows up in their vacation rental home to kick Barnaby and his family out. Barnaby tries everything to get rid of Maxwell on his own. But when his attempts fail and Maxwell actually becomes stronger, Barnaby realizes that there's only one solution to his ghost troubles: helping Maxwell figure out his unfinished business.
Fiction. Recommended for grades 6-8.
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The garden just beyond
by Lindsey Leavitt
Fourteen-year-old Maggie and her eccentric family harvest crops that alter emotions, but their centuries-old agricultural secret and magical dinner parties come under threat when a mysterious stranger moves to town
Fiction. Recommended for grades 6-8.
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A skeleton in the closet
by Claire Hatcher-Smith
Twelve-year-old Mizzy dreams of being a detective and she won't let anything stand in her way--not her reputation for tall tales, or her embarrassing fear of escalators, and definitely not her Down syndrome. Dumped for the summer with cousins, Mizzy feels even more sidelined than usual. But when she discovers Great Aunt Jane's diaries in a locked wardrobe in their spare room, and realizes her aunt didn't just die in her sleep but under suspicious circumstances, everything changes. Under the guise of a family tree project for school, and armed with a brand-new set of Pip-Squeaks markers, Mizzy grabs the chance to prove herself to her cousins--and the world.
Fiction. Recommended for grades 4-6.
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The school for thieves
by Peter Burns
In order to rescue his friends back in London, thirteen-year-old Tom accepts an offer to attend an elite, international school for thieves run by the most powerful criminals in the world.
Fiction. Recommended for books 5-8.
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Wagnificent : a new dog in the den
by Bethanie Deeney Murguia
"Thunder loves her life by Sage's side--together, they make the paw-fect pack! But when Sage invites a foster dog named Byron into their den, suddenly things get a lot more complicated. Byron doesn't seem to know the pack rules--he's sleeping in Thunder's bed, eating out of her bowl, playing with her toys, and is even stealing love from her human. Will Thunder find a way to get along with this unwelcome guest? And can she maybe, just maybe, call him friend?
Graphic Novel. Recommended for grades 5-7.
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Dracula's brunch club
by Brian Gonsar
Count Dracula is not your average vampire. Unlike other vampires, he has a knack for baking. And it's his brunch club's famous blood-orange-jelly donuts that give his fellow vampires the energy source they need to live forever. But when Transylvania experiences a mysterious jelly shortage, it allows his nemesis, Constantine, to swoop in and steal the brunch club--and the vampires' loyalty--from Dracula. But it's not just jelly donuts at stake. When townsfolk start to go missing, Dracula suspects Constantine has far more sinister motives lurking that could threaten everything vampires and humans have worked for. Dracula must find a new energy source before every vampire and human turns on him and he loses his coveted brunch club forever.
Graphic Novel. Recommended for grades 5-8.
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Supa Nova
by Chanté Timothy
Nova is horrified when she learns about the world's plastic problem and the trash islands floating in the ocean. Good thing she has a super-secret lab in her basement. But things go spectacularly awry when she creates a plastic-eating monster who won't stop eating and growing. Will Supa Nova be able to save the day -- and the planet?
Graphic Novel. Recommended for grades 4-6.
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Many voices : building Erie, the canal that changed America
by Laurie Lawlor
The engineering marvel that is the Erie Canal shaped the flow of American history, but the sociopolitical impact on the environment, working conditions, and the Haudenosaunee reached much further than its shores.
Nonfiction. Recommended for grades 4-8.
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