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The sea in winter
by Christine Day
It’s been a hard year for Maisie Cannon, ever since she hurt her leg and could not keep up with her ballet training and auditions. Her blended family is loving and supportive, but Maisie knows that they just can’t understand how hopeless she feels. With everything she’s dealing with, Maisie is not excited for their family midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up. But soon, Maisie’s anxieties and dark moods start to hurt as much as the pain in her knee. How can she keep pretending to be strong when on the inside she feels as roiling and cold as the ocean?
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Stella Díaz dreams big
by Angela Dominguez
In Stella Díaz Dreams Big, by award-winning author and illustrator Angela Dominguez, how will Stella fare when the waters get rough? Stella is happy as a clam in fourth grade. She's the president of the Sea Musketeers conservation club, she starts taking swim lessons, and she joins a new art club at school. But as her schedule fills up, school gets harder, too. Suddenly the tides have turned, and she is way too busy! Stella will be in an ocean of trouble if she can't keep her head above water. But with her trusty Sea Musketeers by her side, she hops to make her big dreams come true!
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What breathes through its butt? : mind-blowing science questions answered
by Emily Grossman
What it is: a silly yet straightforward collection of science questions and answers.
Questions answered: How much does the internet weigh? Could you escape a crocodile's jaws? What part of your body can't feel pain? Do humans and giraffes really have the same number of bones in their necks?
Why you might like it: it's packed with gross-out jokes and comic book-style artwork, and short sections make it easy to read a little bit at a time.
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Girl giant and the Monkey King
by Van Hoang
What it's about: As if moving and starting a new school isn't bad enough, Vietnamese American middle schooler Thom also has to be super-careful to hide her uncontrollable super-strength. So when she meets the legendary Monkey King, Thom makes a deal with him to help her fit in.
For fans of: books from the various Rick Riordan Presents series, or other funny page-turners in which modern kids learn that their culture's mythology is more real than they'd ever guessed.
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The lion of Mars
by Jennifer L. Holm
Welcome to: the planet Mars, where curious, cat-loving 11-year-old Bell is the youngest member of America's settlement.
What happens: When all the adults in the settlement get sick, the kids have to get help, even if it means breaking the settlement's strictest rule: no contact with foreign settlements, ever.
You might also like: Sophia McDougall's Mars Evacuees, another smart, exciting science fiction story about human kids fending for themselves on Mars."Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why they don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell to uncover the truth and save his family ... and possibly unite an entire planet"
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From here to there : inventions that changed the way the world moves
by Vivian Kirkfield
Welcome to: the planet Mars, where curious, cat-loving 11-year-old Bell is the youngest member of America's settlement.
What happens: When all the adults in the settlement get sick, the kids have to get help, even if it means breaking the settlement's strictest rule: no contact with foreign settlements, ever.
You might also like: Sophia McDougall's Mars Evacuees, another smart, exciting science fiction story about human kids fending for themselves on Mars.
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The Ickabog
by J. K. Rowling
Once upon a time there was a tiny kingdom called Cornucopia, as rich in happiness as it was in gold, and famous for its food. From the delicate cream cheeses of Kurdsburg to the Hopes-of-Heaven pastries of Chouxville, each was so delicious that people wept with joy as they ate them. But even in this happy kingdom, a monster lurks. Legend tells of a fearsome creature living far to the north in the Marshlands... the Ickabog. Some say it breathes fire, spits poison, and roars through the mist as it carries off wayward sheep and children alike. Some say it's just a myth... And when that myth takes on a life of its own, casting a shadow over the kingdom, two children - best friends Bert and Daisy - embark on a great adventure to untangle the truth and find out where the real monster lies, bringing hope and happiness to Cornucopia once more.
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Skunk and Badger
by Amy Timberlake
The last thing Badger wants is a roommate, and certainly not Skunk, but since the house does not belong to him he does not have a choice; and soon everything in Badger's quiet and ordered life studying rocks is turned upside down (and where on earth did all the chickens come from)--but after he drives Skunk and his chickens away, Badger starts to miss his roommate and sets out to find him and make amends
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Bump
by Matt Wallace
MJ knows what it means to hurt. Bruises from gymnastics heal, but big hurts—like her dad not being around anymore—don’t go away. Now her mom needs to work two jobs, and MJ doesn’t have friends at school to lean on. There is only one thing MJ loves: the world of professional wrestling. She especially idolizes the luchadores and the stories they tell in the ring. When MJ learns that her neighbor, Mr. Arellano, runs a wrestling school, she has a new mission in life: join the school, train hard, and become a wrestler. But trouble lies ahead. After wrestling in a showcase event, MJ attracts the attention of Mr. Arellano’s enemy at the State Athletic Commission. There are threats to shut the school down, putting MJ’s new home—and the community that welcomed her—at risk. What can MJ do to save her new family?
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Peaceful Like a Panda
by Kira Willey
A sequel to Breathe Like a Bear shares additional mindfulness exercises that children can incorporate into everyday routines to facilitate positive energy, bolster the mind, promote focus and enhance the imagination.
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