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The Family Fletcher Takes Rock Island

Dana Alison Levy - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Love the TV show Modern Family? Wait until you meet the family Fletcher! With two dads, four adopted brothers, two cats, and one pug, the Fletchers will have you laughing out loud! Welcome to Rock Island, Where Time Stands Still! The Fletchers are back on Rock Island, home...
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The List of Things That Will Not Change

Rebecca Stead - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Hardcover

When life takes a new direction, it's comforting to know that some things will not change. A brilliant and touching story about navigating big family shifts, from the masterful Newbery Medal winning author of When You Reach Me.When Bea's parents got divorced, they told her about two big changes:...
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What Was Stonewall?

Nico Medina - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

How did a spontaneous protest outside of a New York City bar fifty years ago spark a social movement across America? Find out about the history of LGBTQ rights in this Who HQ title.In the early-morning hours of June 28, 1969, police arrived at the Stonewall Inn's doors and yelled, "Police!...
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To Night Owl From Dogfish

Holly Goldberg Sloan - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters.Avery Bloom, who's bookish, intense, and afraid of many things, particularly deep water, lives in New York City. Bett Devlin, who's fearless, outgoing,...
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The Best Man

Richard Peck - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

Newbery Medalist Richard Peck tells a story of small-town life, gay marriage, and everyday heroes in this novel for fans of Gary Schmidt and Jack Gantos.Archer Magill has spent a lively five years of grade school with one eye out in search of grown-up role models. Three of the best are his grandpa,...
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The Lotterys Plus One

Emma Donoghue - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

Sumac Lottery is nine years old and the self-proclaimed "good girl" of her (VERY) large, (EXTREMELY) unruly family. And what a family the Lotterys are: four parents, children both adopted and biological, and a menagerie of pets, all living and learning together in a sprawling...
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Drum Roll, Please

LISA JENN BIGELOW - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat in this big-hearted novel perfect for fans of Gracefully Grayson and Better Nate than Never.Melly only joined the school band because her best friend, Olivia, begged her to. But to her surprise, quiet Melly loves playing the drums. It's...
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Too Bright to See

Kyle Lukoff - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter...
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Rick

Alex Gino - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning author of George, the story of a boy named Rick who needs to explore his own identity apart from his jerk of a best friend.Rick's never questioned much. He's gone along with his best friend Jeff even when Jeff's acted like a bully and a jerk. He's...
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Hurricane Child

Kheryn Callender - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Caroline Murphy is a Hurricane Child.Being born during a hurricane is unlucky, and twelve-year-old Caroline has had her share of bad luck lately. She's hated and bullied by everyone in her small school on St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands, a spirit only she can see won't stop following...
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Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World

Ashley Herring Blake - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In the wake of a destructive tornado, one girl develops feelings for another in this stunning, tender novel about emerging identity, perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish.When a tornado rips through town, twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen's house is destroyed and her family of five...
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Ana on the Edge

A. J. Sass - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Ana-Marie Jin, the reigning US Juvenile figure skating champion, is not a frilly dress kind of kid. So, when Ana learns that next season's program will be princess themed, doubt forms fast. Still, Ana tries to focus on training and putting together a stellar routine...
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Beetle & the Hollowbones

Aliza Layne - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

An enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin trying to save her best friend from the haunted mall - perfect for fans of Steven Universe and Adventure Time.In the eerie town of 'Allows, some people get to be magical sorceresses, while...
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The Other Boy

M. G. Hennessey - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

A beautifully heartfelt story about one boys journey toward acceptance. A book that Jill Soloway, the award-winning creator of Transparent, called "a terrific read for all ages" and Ami Polonsky, author of Gracefully Grayson, called "an emotionally complex and achingly real...
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Who Was Harvey Milk?

Corinne A. Grinapol - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

Learn about one of the most influential leaders in the fight for gay rights.Although he started out as a teacher without aspirations to be an activist or politician, Harvey Milk found himself captivated by the history-making movements of the 1960s. He would eventually make history of his own by becoming...
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