Dancing home
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Alma Flor Ada
When Margie's cousin Lupe comes from Mexico to live in California with Margie's family, Lupe must adapt to America, while Margie, who thought it would be fun to have her cousin there, finds that she is embarrassed by her in school and jealous of her at home
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Beezus and Ramona
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Beverly Cleary
Beezus keeps busy following her younger sister around and trying to prevent trouble
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Waiting for normal
by
Leslie Connor
Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.
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The Saturdays : a Melendy quartet book
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Elizabeth Enright
Four New York City siblings decide to pool their resources so that each can do a special thing on the Saturday that is his turn to receive the combined allowance. Reissue.
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The Moffats
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Eleanor Estes
Relates the adventures and misadventures of the four Moffat children living with their widowed mother in a yellow house on New Dollar Street in the small town of Cranbury, Connecticut
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Piper Reed, Navy brat : Navy Brat
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Kimberly Willis Holt
Piper is sad about leaving her home and friends behind when her father, a Navy aircraft mechanic, is transferred yet again, but with help from her often-annoying sisters and a surprise from their parents, she finds happiness in their new home in Pensacola, Florida.
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The misadventures of the family Fletcher
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Dana Alison Levy
A family of four adopted boys, their two dads and a menagerie of pets share a raucous year marked by new schools, old friends, a grouchy neighbor, a hungry skunk, leaking ice rinks, school plays and wet cats. Simultaneous eBook.
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Dumpling days
by
Grace Lin
When Pacy, her two sisters, and their parents go to Taiwan to celebrate Grandma's sixtieth birthday, the girls learn a great deal about their heritage
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For black girls like me
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Mariama Lockington
A lyrical story inspired by the author’s own life finds an African American adoptee into a white family exploring the complexities of family, race, sisterhood and belonging. A first novel by the author of The Lucky Daughter. Simultaneous eBook.
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Merci Suárez changes gears
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Meg Medina
Alienated from her more privileged classmates at a Florida private school, sixth-grade scholarship student Merci Suarez is targeted by a competitive rival at the same time her beloved grandfather begins to develop memory problems. By the award-winning author of Mango, Abuela, and Me
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No fixed address
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Susin Nielsen-Fernlund
Hiding his homeless state so that he will not be taken away from his mom, a tween trivia enthusiast auditions for his favorite game show in the hope of winning a big cash prize that turns out rather differently than expected. By the award-winning author of Optimists Die First. Simultaneous eBook
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Eleven and holding
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Mary Penney
Refusing to acknowledge her imminent 12th birthday without her former Marine father at her side, Macy befriends a sweet older lady whose dog has gone missing and who helps Macy come to terms with her father's absence. Simultaneous eBook. 50,000 first printing.
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Clementine and the family meeting
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Sara Pennypacker
When her parents call a family meeting, Clementine becomes convinced that she is in trouble for naughty behaviors ranging from eating too much junk food to being mean to her little brother and is astonished to learn that a new baby is expected. Illustrated by the Caldecott Honor-winning author and illustrator of A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. Reprint.
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Saving Kabul Corner
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N. H Senzai
Twelve-year-old Ariana, a tomboy, and her ladylike cousin Laila, recently arrived from Afghanistan, do not get along but they pull together when a rival Afghani grocery store opens, rekindling an old family feud and threatening their family's livelihood
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The list of things that will not change
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Rebecca Stead
Keeping a list in her notebook of the important things that remain the same after her parents’ divorce, Bea is thrilled when her father announces that he is remarrying and that she will have a new sister. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me. Simultaneous eBook.
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Clean getaway
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Nic Stone
An 11-year-old boy confronts the realities of race relations, past and present, and his unconventional grandmother’s mysterious agenda during an unplanned Spring Break road trip through the once-segregated American South. By the award-winning author of Dear Martin. Simultaneous eBook.
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Ways to make sunshine
by
Renée Watson
The Hart family of Portland, Oregon, faces many setbacks after Ryan's father loses his job, but no matter what, Ryan tries to bring sunshine to her loved ones
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Gone crazy in Alabama
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Rita Williams-Garcia
Spending the summer with their grandmother in the rural South, three sisters from Brooklyn discover the surprising reason behind their mother's estrangement from their aunt. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of One Crazy Summer. Simultaneous eBook. 50,000 first printing.
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