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The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander
(Grades 5-8) A middle-grade novel in verse follows the experiences of twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan, who struggle with challenges on and off the court while their father ignores his declining health.
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Amari and the Night Brothers
by B. B. Alston
(Grades 5-8) Thirteen-year-old Amari, a poor Black girl from the projects, gets an invitation from her missing brother to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and join in the fight against an evil magician.
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Odder
by Katherine Applegate
(Grades 3-8) Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her.
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Small Spaces
by Katherine Arden
(Grades 3-8) After eleven-year-old Ollie's school bus mysteriously breaks down on a field trip, she must travel through the terrifying woods and use all of her wits to survive. The bus driver has just one final piece of advice: Avoid large places. Keep to the small.
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The Terrible Two
by Mac Barnett
(Grades 3-8) Disgusted when he has to move from the oceanside community where he was infamous for his tricks to a sleepy, cow-filled town that already has a notable prankster, Miles plots mischief that culminates in a daring partnership.
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Regan Barnhill
(Grades 3-8) Luna, whose magical abilities are emerging, was raised in the forest by a witch, a swamp monster, and a dragon. When a young man from the Protectorate is determined to kill the witch, Luna must use her magic to protect her family.
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The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
by Jeanne Birdsall
(Grades 1-8) When their aunt decides it's time for their father to start dating again, it's up to the Penderwick sisters to come up with a plan to help their beloved father avoid what they are certain will be a complete disaster.
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The Blackbird Girls
by Anne Blankman
(Grades 3-8) Relocating to Leningrad in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, two girls, who have been taught to hate each other because of religious differences, uncover painful family secrets while learning what it means to trust another person.
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The War That Saved My Life
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
(Grades 3-8) During World War II, a young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.
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The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown
(Grades 3-8) Initializing for the first time on a remote island where she is all alone, Roz the robot learns survival strategies from the island's hostile animals and finally gains acceptance when she cares for an orphaned gosling.
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The Lemonade War
by Jacqueline Davies
(Grades 3-8) Evan Treski, who is people-smart, and his younger sister Jesse, who is math-smart, battle it out through competing lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn one hundred dollars.
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I Can Make This Promise
by Christine Day
(Grades 3-8) In a story based on the author's real-life experiences, a girl uncovers a secret that connects her to her Native American heritage, throwing everything she believes about her family into question.
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The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
(Grades 1-6) An illustrated fairy tale tells the adventures of Despereaux Tilling the mouse and his two associates, Roscuro the rat and Miggery Sow, who happen upon a journey together to a castle where their destiny awaits.
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Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper
(Grades 3-8) Possessing a photographic memory in spite of an inability to walk or speak, Melody is mistaken as mentally challenged by those who cannot see beyond her cerebral palsy, impelling her to discover a way to communicate.
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The Eyes & the Impossible
by Dave Eggers
(Grades 1-6) Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s elders, three ancient Bison. His friends—a seagull, a raccoon, a squirrel, and a pelican—work with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals who share the park.
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
by Karina Yan Glaser
(Grades 1-8) Informed by their landlord that he will not be renewing their lease on the home where they have always lived, the five Vanderbeeker siblings decide to prove to their curmudgeonly landlord just how wonderful they are as tenants.
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Two Degrees
by Alan Gratz
(Grades 5-8) Akira, Owen, George, and Natalie are all swept up in the devastating effects of climate change. They're also connected in ways that will shock them--and could alter their destinies forever.
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The Night Diary
by Veera Hiranandani
(Grades 3-8) Half-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old Nisha doesn't know where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. When Papa decides it's too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her family become refugees and embark first by train but later on foot to reach her new home. She records their treacherous journey in a series of letters written to her late mother.
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The Fourteenth Goldfish
by Jennifer L Holm
(Grades 3-8) Hating change and missing both her best friend and her dead goldfish, 11-year-old Ellie encounters a boy who strongly resembles her immortality-obsessed grandfather, in a story that introduces the work of famous historical scientists.
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Fish in a Tree
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
(Grades 3-8) Hiding the truth about her inability to read from a highly motivated new teacher, Ally eventually discovers that her dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of and gains new confidence as she finds alternative ways to learn.
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Saucy
by Cynthia Kadohata
(Grades 3-8) When eleven-year-old Becca, a quadruplet, finds a sick piglet on the side of the road, her life is changed forever.
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Restart
by Gordon Korman
(Grades 3-8) A former bully gets a chance at redemption after a memory-impairing accident tests whether he will change or revert back to his previous ways.
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Allergic
by Megan Wagner Lloyd
(Grades 3-8) Hoping to adopt a pet to find a sense of belonging in her busy family, Maggie is disappointed to discover she is severely allergic to anything with fur and tries to find a pet to love anyway.
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A Soft Place to Land
by Janae Marks
(Grades 3-8) After her father loses his job, Joy and her family move into an apartment building where she finds solace in a mystery letter from another kid in the building who is also struggling.
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Millionaires for the Month
by Stacy McAnulty
(Grades 3-8) A straitlaced kid and a rule-breaker become unwitting partners when they find a billionaire's lost wallet, prompting a challenge from the wallet's owner that teaches them that money cannot solve every problem.
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Frizzy
by Claribel A. Ortega
(Grades 5-8) 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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A Long Walk to Water
by Linda Sue Park
(Grades 3-8) When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, 11-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
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A Wolf Called Wander
by Rosanne Parry
(Grades 3-8) A literary rendering of a remarkable true story that traces the journey of a young wolf who, after being separated from his family, navigates human and natural threats while traveling across the Pacific Northwest to safety.
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Pax
by Sara Pennypacker
(Grandes 3-8) When his father enlists in the military and makes him return his beloved pet fox to the wild, Peter embarks on a journey to be reunited with his fox.
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City Spies
by James Ponti
(Grades 3-8) Sentenced to juvenile detention after exposing her foster parents' crimes, a talented young hacker is rescued by a British spy who recruits five teen savants from different world regions to become elite agents for MI5.
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Stuntboy, in the Meantime
by Jason Reynolds
(Grades 1-6) While leading a double life as Stuntboy, who secretly keeps all the other superheroes super safe, Portico Reeve tries to keep his parents' marriage together, deal with his anxiety, and fight an enemy who vows to prove there is nothing super about him.
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The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
(Grades 5-8) After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.
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Impossible Creatures
by Katherine Rundell
(Grades 5-8) Mal and Christopher embark on a wild adventure searching for someone who can explain why the world's last magical place is fading and why magical creatures are suddenly dying.
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Esperanza Rising
by Pam Muänoz Ryan
(Grades 3-8) Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
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The Lost Library
by Rebecca Stead
(Grades 5-8) When a mysterious Little Free Library guarded by a large orange cat appears overnight, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change
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The Dragonet Prophecy
by Tui Sutherland
(Grades 3-8) Determined to end a generations-long war among the seven dragon tribes, a secret movement called the Talons of Peace draws on a prophecy that calls for a great sacrifice, compelling five appointed dragonets to fulfill a painful destiny against their will.
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A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga
(Grades 3-8) Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name. Res was built to explore Mars, not to have human emotions. But, as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop humanlike feelings and is tested in ways that go beyond space exploration.
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New From Here
by Kelly Yang
(Grades 3-8) When the coronavirus hits Hong Kong, ten-year-old Knox Wei-Evans’s mom makes the last-minute decision to move him and his siblings back to California, where they think they will be safe. As racism skyrockets during COVID-19, Knox tries to stand up to hate, while finding his place in his new country.
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