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Glenn Burke, game changer : the man who invented the High Five
by Phil Bildner
Playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Glenn Burke could do it all--hit, throw, run, field. He was the heart of the clubhouse who energized his teammates with his enthusiasm and love for the game. It was that energy that led Glenn to invent the high five one October day back in 1977--a spontaneous gesture after a home run that has since evolved into our universal celebratory greeting. But despite creating this joyful symbol, Glenn Burke, a gay Black man, wasn't always given support and shown acceptance in return.
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Exit nowhere
by Juliana Brandt
Visiting the abandoned Raithfield Manor, a decrepit house surrounded by rumors of ghosts and kids disappearing, for her history group project, Barret and her assigned partners find themselves trapped in this mansion that's a maze of childhood games—ones they must solve to survive.
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Curveball
by Pablo Cartaya
When she stops having fun playing baseball, which has been her entire life, Elena Rueda must figure out who she is without a bat in her hand and find her way back to the thing she loves most.
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Gamerville
by Johnnie Christmas
Sent to Camp Reset, a summer camp where electronics are forbidden and he's forced to socialize, eat healthy and go outdoors, gamer Max, a qualifier for the Gamerville championship, must level up his escape plan to realize his dreams of digital domination.
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The Marvellers
by Dhonielle Clayton
The first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute along with Marvellers from around the world, 11-year-old Ella must prove her innocence, with the help of a new friend, when a dangerous criminal escapes and her mentor disappears.
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Epic factopia! : follow the trail of 400 extreme facts
by Rose Davidson
Follow an ingenious trail of 400 facts about daredevils, death-defying stunts, world records, wacky weather, extreme sports, unusual animals, and so much more--all of which are connected in fun and unexpected ways.
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The International House of Dereliction
by Jacqueline Davies
Moving for the eleventh time and drawn to the dilapidated, condemned mansion she moves into next door, 10-year-old Alice decides to restore the once-grand house to its former glory and must help three ghosts solve their unfinished business to find her forever home.
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Glow
by Noelia Gonzalez
You'll learn about some of the mythology and folklore associated with the night sky and uncover how humankind has its history woven into the constellations that light up our skies. With energetic, accessible text from NASA science writer Noelia Gonzâalez and stunning illustrations by Sara Boccaccini Meadows, this is a book the entire family will want to share.
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Garvey's choice : the graphic novel
by Nikki Grimes
This graphic novel version of the best-selling book follows Garvey who, overweight, bullied and lonely, finally finds his voice when he joins the school chorus, discovering a way to reach his distant father by speaking the language of music.
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Twins
by Varian Johnson
Featuring graphic art by the illustrator of Edwidge Danticat's My Mommy Medicine, a series debut by the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author of The Parker Inheritance finds twins Maureen and Francine distinguishing themselves for the first time by pursing separate interests at the beginning of the sixth grade.
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Lightningborn
by Julie Kagawa
Searching for a True Dragon in order to save humanity, one capable of intelligent thought and the ability to use magic, Princess Gem finds fate intervening in the form of Remy and his rare dragon, Storm, who are the targets of an evil pirate.
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Capitol chase
by Matthew Landis
Ten-year-old twins Ike and Iris race to find the thief stealing valuable historical artifacts before their family is framed for the crimes.
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Gigi Shin is not a nerd
by Lyla Lee
Determined to go to an elite art camp, young Korean American girl Gigi Shin starts a tutoring club with her friends to make money, but when the first few sessions are chaotic, she wonders if she'll end up sacrificing more than she bargained for to achieve her dreams.
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The fight for the hidden realm
by Siobhan McDermott
Training as a Silhouette, an apprentice to the immortals, 12-year-old orphan Yeung Zhi Ging gets a chance to prove her worth when an evil spirit called Fui Gwai returns, giving her the opportunity to use her newfound powers to save her friends and the world beyond.
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Wings of an eagle : the gold medal dreams of Billy Mills
by Billy Mills
Published to coincide with the 2024 Summer Olympics, this dramatic and inspiring autobiographical tale chronicles the life of Native American gold medalist Billy Mills who adapted and overcame, despite poverty, racism, severe health challenges and sometimes feeling as though his wings were clipped.
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Frizzy
by Claribel A. Ortega
Tired of going to the salon to have her curls straightened every weekend, Marlene slowly learns to embrace her natural curly hair with the help of her best friend and favorite aunt.
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Rizos / Frizzy
by Claribel A. Ortega
Marlene ama tres cosas: el arte, a su adorada tía Ruby y pasar el tiempo con Camilla, su mejor amiga. Pero su mamá piensa que se debería enfocar solamente en sus estudios y en madurar; y esto último implica alisarse el pelo todos los fines de semana para que se vea "presentable" y "bueno". Pero Marlene odia ir al salón y no entiende por qué nadie a su alrededor piensa que sus rizos naturales son bonitos. Después de algunos desafíos y momentos vergonzosos, además de la ayuda imprescindible de Camilla y tía Ruby, poco a poco Marlene emprende el camino de aprender a apreciar su pelo rizo y llevarlo con orgullo.
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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.
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The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents
by Nicki Pau Preto
Unable to control her powers, twelve-year-old Lavinia finds herself at a last-resort magical school where she teams up with her misfit classmates to save the school from danger.
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Will's race for home : a western
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
In 1889, a young Black family hears about a land rush, so Will and his father set out from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others on a difficult journey to where land is free.
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The barren grounds
by David Robertson
When two indigenous foster children find a secret portal to another reality, they encounter Ochek, the only hunter supporting his starving community of Misewa, and the three try to save Misewa before the icy winter freezes everything.
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The girl and the robot
by Oz Rodriguez
Since Papi was deported, Mimi Perez hustles around her Brooklyn neighborhood fixing things to earn money and joins a robotics competition to win a $50,000 prize, and when a robot crashes to earth from space, Mimi brings it home to fix.
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Ben Yokoyama and the cookie of doom
by Matthew Swanson
Simultaneously alarmed and inspired by a fortune-cookie fortune that advises him to live every day as if it were his last, literal-minded Ben tackles a bucket list of unfinished tasks that get him in and out of trouble before his parents realize what is going on.
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A rover's story
by Jasmine Warga
Built to explore Mars, Resilience, aka Res, learns new things from the NASA scientists and begins to develop human-like feelings, especially when he arrives on the planet, where he is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.
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Healer of the water monster
by Brian Young
A debut novel inspired by Native-American culture follows the experiences of a boy whose summer at his grandmother's reservation home is shaped by his uncle's addictions and an encounter with a sacred being from the Navajo Creation Story.
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