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The New Girl
by Cassandra Calin
Leaving Romania, the only home she's ever known, Lia is thrust into a world where everything is different and with so many changes happening at once, including a new school and unpleasant periods, she wonders if she'll ever feel like herself again.
"Funny, awkward, and exuberant. Fans of Raina Telgemeier, Victoria Jamieson, and Svetlana Chmakova will rejoice." —Kirkus Reviews
Graphic Novel. Recommended for 4th–8th grade.
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The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey
by George Chiang
This eye-opening and exciting nonfiction book tells the timeless story of Larry Kwong, the first player of Asian descent in the NHL, who broke hockey's color barrier in 1948 and fought racism and discrimination every step of his career.
Biography. Recommended for 4th–6th grade.
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Bridge to Bat City
by Ernest Cline
While living with her uncle on the family farm after losing her mother, 13-year-old Opal befriends a group of orphaned, music-loving bats, but when their habitat is destroyed, she takes them to the nearby city of Austin to prove this is where she and the bats belong.
Fiction. Recommended for 5th–8th grade.
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The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle
by Dan Gutman
This historical fiction account of Cleopatra's Needle that resides in Central Park, New York, is narrated by five kids who watched the Needle at each phase of its history, recounting the daring story of how something that seemed impossible succeeded against all odds.
Historical Fiction. Recommended for 4th–7th grade.
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Ant Story
by Jay Hosler
Meet Rubi, a tiny ant with a big personality and an even bigger love for stories. Who knew the small world of her colony could be full of unexpected friendships, epic adventures, and death-defying escapes?
Graphic Novel. Recommended for 3rd–6th grade.
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Survival
by Skye Melki-Wegner
After thwarting the Carrion Kingdom and destroying their stronghold, Eleri and the other young exiles must risk their lives by returning home to unite and lead the war-torn herds that turned their backs on them into one final, all-out battle for the very future of Cretacea.
Book three of the Deadlands trilogy.
Adventure. Recommended for 4th–7th grade.
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Anzu and the Realm of Darkness
by Mai K. Nguyen
Accidentally transported to the Shinto underworld called Yomi, Anzu discovers the queen of this realm has been kidnapping the spirits of lost children for decades and is torn between escaping or staying to help the trapped spirits as she fights her way back home.
Graphic Novel. Recommended for 6th–8th grade.
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Tryouts
by Sarah Sax
Alexandra, also known as Al, has been playing baseball with her older brothers for as long as she can remember. When she ages out of Little League, her friend Sammy suggests that Al try out for the middle school team—a team that has always been boys-only. Al is prepared to fight for her right to try out, but to her surprise, the coach is delighted by her interest. When Al makes the team, it seems like everything is going to work out. But with a tenth consecutive championship on the line for Brinkley Middle School and a team that can't seem to get along, will their season ground out faster than Al can say "home run"?
Graphic Novel. Recommended for 4th–8th grade.
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Greenwild: The City Beyond the Sea
by Pari Thomson
Abandoning the safety of magical Mallowmarch to search for her mother and the other missing Botanists, Daisy, along with her friends, is pursued across the waves by ruthless Grim Reapers, leading her to a mysterious city beyond the sea and lost to time with strange botanical magic.
Book two in the Greenwild series.
Fantasy. Recommended for 4th–7th grade.
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