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How to Draw a Secret
by Cindy Chang
Twelve-year-old Cindy relishes drawing flawless images but is stumped by the art contest prompt of“What family means to me” as her dad returned to Taiwan years ago, in a story about finding one's voice to save what matters most.
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The Other Side of Tomorrow
by Tina Cho; illustrated by Deb JJ Lee
Beginning in North Korea in 2013, this sweeping graphic novel is written in the voices of Yunho and Myunghee, two very different kids whose lives collide when they both become refugees in China. Balancing horrors and hardships with hope, this survival story will stay with you long after the final page. (Ages 8-13.)
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| At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom by Erin Entrada KellyAward-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly branches into nonfiction with this book about the heroic yet little-known Josefina "Joey" Guerrero. As a young Filipina during World War II, Joey spied for the Allies, only to face another battle: fighting for fair treatment as a person with Hansen’s disease. For fans of: Steve Sheinkin, Candace Fleming, and other authors of high-stakes true stories. (Ages 9-13.) |
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A Wolf called Fire
by Rosanne Parry
Warm is the smallest pup of the wolf pack, and when enemy wolves come, Warm leads the others away and must become the heart and head of a new pack, in a story inspired by a real Yellowstone wolf. Illustrations.
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All the Blues in the Sky
by Renée Watson
On Sage's 13th birthday, her best friend Angel was killed in an accident. Now, a heartbroken Sage attends a counseling group as she faces life without the person who understood her best. Blending poetry and prose, All the Blues in the Sky is a bittersweet and hopeful story of grief and recovery. (Ages 10-13.)
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| Band Nerd by Sarah Clawson Willis; illustrated by Emma CormarieSeventh grade at Windley School of the Arts isn’t easy for Lucy, and her dad’s out-of-control drinking makes things difficult at home, too. Still, Lucy’s decided that she will win first-chair flute, no matter what. Clean-lined artwork keeps the focus on emotions in this moving graphic novel. (Ages 9-13.) |
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A Copycat Conundrum
by Lisa Yee
When one of their classmates starts receiving threatening notes, the Misfits investigate and uncover ties to an art forgery scheme.
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