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Brand New Boy
by David Almond
When a new boy joins their class, everyone thinks he's...odd. George doesn't behave like other kids. He doesn't think like other kids. But he's great at football and snacking, and that's what matters to Dan and Maxie and friends who resolve to make George feel welcome. Over time, they learn that he's just like them, in most ways, except one: George is a robot, part of an ambitious new experiment with sinister people bent on destroying him. When his lab pulls him out of school, can George's new friends recover him--and set him free?
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The Midnight Brigade
by Adam Borba
When he finds a flyer about a mysterious monster-seeking group called the Monster Brigade, Carl finds his curiosity leading him to an incredible discovery that causes him to be bolder than he ever imagined.
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Duet
by Elise Broach
The life of a musically gifted bird changes forever after she discovers the music of Chopin and helps a talented young pianist solve the mystery of a long-lost Chopin piano.
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The Daredevils
by Rob Buyea
During the summer before middle school, twins Loretta and Waylon meet Louie during their nightly adventures in the woods and uncover a mysterious box, both of which change their lives forever as the past collides with the present.
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Wild Ride
by Keith Calabrese
Seventh-grader Charley Decker's mother is on vacation with her boyfriend, and Charley plans to spend the weekend watching movies with her best friends Wade and Oona and her older brother, Greg; but Greg has a date and takes their mother's boyfriend's expensive, rare automobile, than manages to get it towed; Charley and her friends hatch a plan to get the car back--but things go seriously wrong when they discover somebody called Mitch hiding from a pair of scary dudes in the trunk of the car, and the three friends find themselves on the wildest ride of their lives.
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Dragonfly Eyes
by Wenxuan Cao
Taking readers from 1920s France to postwar Shanghai and through the Chinese Cultural Revolution, this compelling family saga follows Ah-Mei and her grandmother, who share a rare bond that gives them the strength to carry on when their family is left with almost nothing.
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The Last Beekeeper
by Pablo Cartaya
To prove that she belongs in a place where only the smartest and most useful are welcomed, 12-year-old Yolanda learns that her survival rests on the rediscovery of a long-extinct beehive that could be the answer to everything.
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The Natural Genius of Ants
by Betty Culley
After Harvard's dad makes a serious mistake at work and decides to take Harvard and his little brother to Maine for the summer, they start an ant farm that ultimately helps the entire family learn not just about ants but also how to forgive oneself when things go wrong.
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Step
by Deborah Ellis
In this powerful collection of short stories, children around the world turn eleven and take a step into their futures. Each one is changed in ways both big and small. Annoyed at having to walk his sister's dog on his birthday, Connor heads into an undeveloped subdivision, where he comes across chilling evidence of a stranger's unhappiness. A girl sneaks away from her class camping trip to a local conservation area and experiences, for the first time, the terror and joy of fending for herself. Dom's brother gives him a special crystal to boost his confidence, and the gift conjures up a child laborer from the impoverished area of Madagascar where the stones were mined. Mysterious voices at the local county fair prompt Aislynn to think twice after her older sister dumps her for her high-school buddies. While volunteering at his local soup kitchen, Len discovers that there are bigger shames than having the class bully seeing you in a hairnet. And on an historic bridge in Budapest, Lazlo's dream of the perfect father-son birthday outing becomes a nightmare when his father introduces him to his Neo-Nazi friends. A companion to the critically acclaimed Sit
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A Duet for Home
by Karina Yan Glaser
It's June's first day at Huey House, and as if losing her home weren't enough, she also can't bring her cherished viola inside. Before the accident last year, her dad saved tip money for a year to buy her viola, and she's not about to give it up now. Tyrell has been at Huey House for three years and gives June a glimpse of the good things about living there: friendship, hot meals, and a classical musician next door. Can he and June work together to oppose the government, or will families be forced out of Huey House before they are ready?
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The Lost Whale
by Hannah Gold
Sent to live with his grandmother on the coast of California while his mother is sick, Rio learns about the massive gray whales nearby, including White Beak, and embarks on a desperate journey across the sea when White Beak goes missing.
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Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game
by Chris Grabenstein
When 13-year-old, puzzle-obsessed Luigi Lemoncello attends a carnival, he receives a mysterious puzzle box along with a clue that leads him and his friends on a fantastical treasure hunt for a prize beyond anything they could imagine.
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The Grave Thief
by Dee Hahn
Twelve-year-old Spade is a grave thief...He's headed for a lifetime of theft when his father comes up with the audacious plan to rob a grave in the Wyndhail castle cemetery. Spade and his brother get caught in a royal trap, and Spade must find the master of the Woegon: a deadly creature that is stalking the castle by night. Along the way, he meets Ember, the queen's niece, and together they race to solve the mystery of the legendary Deepstones and their connection to the Woegon.
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Girl Giant and the Jade War
by Văn Hoàng
In this sequel to Girl Giant and the Monkey King, Thom Ngoh and her dragon friend Kha search for allies to stop the Monkey King from waging war on the Heavens, but the price for help may be more than she is willing to pay.
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The Lucky Ones
by Linda Williams Jackson
In 1967, when his teacher loans him a copy of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 11-year-old Ellis Earl Brown is amazed to encounter a family worse off than his own and wonders if happy endings only come in books.
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Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria
by George Jreije
When his true destiny as an alchemist is revealed, 12-year-old Shad Hadid is invited to attend the mysterious Alexandria Academy where he discovers an evil lurking in the shadows that must be destroyed.
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The Last Fallen Moon
by Graci Kim
Rick Riordan presents. Riley Oh ventures into the Spirit realm, where she hopes to convince Saint Heo Jun to become the new patron god of the Gom clan and restore their healing powers. |
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Rise of the World Eater
by Jamie Littler
Ash and the Frostheart crew journey to distant lands to stop the Devourer, a Leviathan that eats the essence of everything, and seek out the Ancient Leviathan heart, the only thing that can defeat Devourer.
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Aviva vs. the Dybbuk
by Mari Lowe
As tensions escalate in the Jewish community of Beacon with incidents of vandalism and a swastika carved into new concrete poured near the synagogue, so does the tension grow between Aviva and Kayla and the girls at their school, and so do the actions of the dybbuk grow worse. Could real harm be coming Aviva's way? And is it somehow related to the 'accident' that took her father years ago?
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Chester Keene Cracks the Code
by Kekla Magoon
Partnering with his classmate Skye to complete a complex puzzle-solving mission, Chester Keene finds his carefully curated schedule disrupted by her haphazard, free-wheeling ways as they try to crack the code in a world where nothing is what it seems.
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The Science of Being Angry
by Nicole Melleby
When a meltdown at her apartment building leads to her familys eviction, 11-year-old Joey, who is angry all the time but doesnt know why, is desperate for answers and finds them in the most unexpected place.
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Nikhil Out Loud
by Maulik Pancholy
The voice actor for a hit animated series, 13-year-old Nikhil must find the courage to speak out about what's right when a group of conservative parents protest his openly gay status.
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The Elephant Girl
by James Patterson
When she and the baby elephant she befriended are blamed for two deaths one human and one elephant12-year-old Jama must convince the new boy, whose father is head ranger at the conservancy, to help them both.
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Tumble
by Celia C. Pérez
While trying to make a life-changing decision, 12-year-old Adela Ramirez searches for her birth father, which leads her to the legendary Bravos, professional wrestlers who teach her what it really means to be part of a family.
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The Unforgettable Logan Foster
by Shawn Peters
Noticing some odd things about his prospective parents, Logan Foster becomes caught in the middle of a massive battle, forcing him to find a way to save the day and his new family.
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How to Win a Slime War
by Mae Respicio
The king of slime creations, Alex competes against a fellow student to win the right to be the only slime game in town and must navigate sticky situations with friends and family to ooze out on top.
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Barakah Beats
by Maleeha Siddiqui
Leaving Islamic school to attend real school, 12-year-old Nimra Sharif, joins the schools popular 8th grade boy band, Baraka Beats, in an attempt to fit in, even though she was taught that music isn't allowed in Islam, forcing her to make a difficult decision.
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Children of the Quicksands
by Efua Traoré
Disobeying her witchlike grandmother when she becomes desperate to uncover a family secret, 13-year-old Simi goes exploring outside her remote Nigerian village where she discovers a strange parallel world after sinking into the red quicksand of a forbidden lake that holds the key to everything.
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Nothing is Little
by Carmella Van Vleet
A small kid with a BIG heart, 11-year-old forensic fanatic Felix, who has Growth Hormone Deficiency, decides to search for his biological dad, an investigation that forces him to make a difficult choice.
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I'll Keep You Close
by Jeska Verstegen
When Jeska's grandmother accidentally calls her by a stranger's name, she seizes her first clue to uncovering her family's past, and hopefully to all that's gone unsaid. With the help of an old family photo album, her father's encyclopedia collection, and the unquestioning friendship of a stray cat, the silence begins to melt into frightening clarity: Jeska's family survived a terror that they've worked hard to keep secret all her life.
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New from Here
by Kelly Yang
Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus. |
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Pippa Park Crush at First Sight
by Erin Yun
Faced with hosting the annual Christmas Eve party that could make or break her social life, Pippa Park, whose frenemy is determined to see her fail, summons the courage to make it all work while juggling crushes.
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The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
by Mac Barnett
Something terrible is happening in the skies! Rats are eating the MOON! There's only ONE hero for the job, a bold and fearsome beast bioengineered in a secret lab to be the moon's savior and Earth's last hope! And that hero is... a cat. A cat who will be blasted into space! Accompanied by the imperious Moon Queen and LOZ 4000, a toenail clipping robot, the First Cat in Space journeys across a fantastic lunar landscape in a quest to save the world. Will these unlikely heroes save the moon in time? Can a toenail-clipping robot find its purpose in the vast universe? And will the First Cat in Space ever eat some pizza?
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The Real Riley Mayes
by Rachel Elliott
Riley meets two classmates and their growing friendship helps spark a journey of self-discovery within herself.
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Miss Quinces
by Kat Fajardo
A funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story about navigating the expectations of family and cultural tradition. Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceañera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can't imagine wearing a big, floofy, colorful dress! What is Sue going to do? And how will she survive all this "quality" time with her rambunctious family?
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Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy
by Jonathan Hill
Threatened with diminishing resources, Booger Lizk't and his family flee their lizard community deep below Earth's crust to survive above among humans. The Lizk't family of Elberon now passes as the Tomkins family of Eagle Valley. "Tommy Tomkins" wears a human face to school but can't seem to fit in no matter how he looks. The basketball team becomes a pipe dream when bullies label him a bug eater, and only Dung Tran, an immigrant from Vietnam and fellow outsider, sees Tommy for who he is inside, which is nothing like the outer-space lizard invaders on TV's hottest series. Can their friendship survive the truth?
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Wingbearer
by Marjorie M. Liu
When a sinister force threatens the life-giving magic of the Great Tree, Zuli, along with her guardian owl, Frowly must get to the root of it, and so embark on an epic journey to find the truth.
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