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Different Kinds of Fruit
Kyle Lukoff - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
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In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from a National Book Award finalist, a sixth-grader's life is turned upside down when she learns her dad is transAnnabelle Blake fully expects this school year to be the same as every other: same teachers, same classmates, same, same, same. So she's... |
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The Insiders
Mark Oshiro - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Three kids who don't belong. A room that shouldn't exist. A year that will change everything. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Meg Medina, this debut middle grade novel from award-winning author Mark Oshiro is a hopeful and heartfelt coming-of-age story for anyone who's... |
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This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us
Katherine Locke - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A boyband fandom becomes a conduit to coming out. A former bully becomes a first-kiss prospect. One nonbinary kid searches for an inclusive athletic community after quitting gymnastics. Another nonbinary kid, who happens to be a pirate, makes a wish that comes true--but not how they thought... |
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A High Five for Glenn Burke
Phil Bildner - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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A heartfelt and relatable novel from Phil Bildner, weaving the real history of Los Angeles Dodger and Oakland Athletic Glenn Burke--the first professional baseball player to come out as gay--into the story of a middle-school kid learning to be himself.When sixth grader Silas Wade does a school... |
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Other Boys
Damian Alexander - First Second
Format: Hardcover
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Damian is the new kid at school, and he has a foolproof plan to avoid the bullying that's plagued him his whole childhood: he's going to stop talking. Starting on the first day seventh grade, he won't utter a word. If he keeps his mouth shut, the bullies will have nothing to tease... |
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Ellen Outside the Lines
A. J. Sass
Format: Hardcover
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Rain Reign meets Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the Worldin this heartfelt novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, and expanding horizons.Thirteen-year-old Ellen Katz feels most comfortable when her life is well planned out and people... |
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Thanks a Lot, Universe
Chad Lucas - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover
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Brian has always been anxious, whether at home, or in class, or on the basketball court. His dad tries to get him to stand up for himself and his mom helps as much as she can, but after he and his brother are placed in foster care, Brian starts having panic attacks. And he doesn&;t... |
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Spin with Me
Ami Polonsky - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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.In this elegant dual narrative, Essie is a thirteen-year-old girl feeling glum about starting a new school after her professor dad takes a temporary teaching position in a different town. She has 110 days here and can't wait for them to end. Then she meets Ollie: delicate, blue eyes,... |
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Hurricane Child
Kheryn Callender - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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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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The Deep & Dark Blue
Niki Smith - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The Witch Boy meets The Legend of Korra in this breathtaking, epic graphic novel. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 17.0px; font: 14.7px Times; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 17.0px; font:... |
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A-Okay
Jarad Greene - HarperAlley
Format: Hardcover
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A-Okay by Jarad Greene is a vulnerable and heartfelt semi-autobiographical middle grade graphic novel about acne, identity, and finding your place. When Jay starts eighth grade with a few pimples he doesn't think much of it at first ... except to wonder if the embarrassing acne will... |
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Melissa
Alex Gino - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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BE WHO YOU ARE.When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.Melissa thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's... |
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Beetle & the Hollowbones
Aliza Layne - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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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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Drum Roll, Please
LISA JENN BIGELOW - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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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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Girl Haven
Lilah Sturges - Oni Press
Format: Paperback
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Full of wonder, humor, and heart, Girl Haven is the newest original story from the author of Lumberjanes.Three years ago, Ashs mom left home and never returned, leaving behind a husband and child and a shed full of mystical curiosities related to the all-girl fantasy world shed created... |
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The Best Liars in Riverview
Lin Thompson - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Book
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Aubrey and Joel are like two tomato vines that grew along the same crooked fence--weird, yet the same kind of weird. But lately, even their shared weirdness seems weird. Then Joel disappears. Vanishes. Poof. The whole town is looking for him, and Aubrey was the last person... |
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P.S. I Miss You
JEN PETRO-ROY - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover
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A heartbreaking -- yet ultimately uplifting -- epistolary novel about family, religion, and having the courage to be yourself."P.S. I Miss You is so moving! Evie's quiet strength and fierce determination are an inspiration. " -- Ann M. Martin, author of Rain Reign and the Baby-Sitters... |
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In the Role of Brie Hutchens...
Melleby, Nicole - ALGONQUIN YOUNG READERS
Format: Book
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Introducing Brie Hutchens: soap opera super fan, aspiring actor, and so-so student at her small Catholic school. Brie has big plans for eighth grade. She's going to be the star of the school play and convince her parents to let her go to the performing arts high school. But when... |
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Obie Is Man Enough
Schuyler Bailar - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Obie knew his transition would have ripple effects. He has to leave his swim coach, his pool, and his best friends. But it's time for Obie to find where he truly belongs. As Obie dives into a new team, though, things are strange. Obie always felt at home in the water, but now he can't... |
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The Golden Hour
Niki Smith - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Struggling with anxiety after witnessing a harrowing instance of gun violence, Manuel Soto copes through photography, using his cell-phone camera to find anchors that keep him grounded. His days are a lonely, latchkey monotony until he's teamed with his classmates, Sebastian and Caysha,... |
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Almost Flying
Jake Maia Arlow
Format: Hardcover
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Would-be amusement park aficionado Dalia only has two items on her summer bucket list: (1) finally ride a roller coaster and (2) figure out how to make a new best friend. But when her dad suddenly announces that he's engaged, Dalia's schemes come to a screeching halt. With... |
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Martin McLean, Middle School Queen
Alyssa Zaczek - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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In this bighearted middle-grade debut, Martin McLean struggles to find his voice - and his inner diva - as he navigates friendship, family, first crushes, and a whole lot of glitter."An amusing story that's bursting with diversity at every turn. . . . A tasty treat." - Kirkus... |
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One True Way
Shannon Hitchcock - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Welcome to Daniel Boone Middle School in the 1970s, where teachers and coaches must hide who they are, and girls who like girls are forced to question their own choices. Presented in the voice of a premier storyteller, One True Way sheds exquisite light on what it means to be different,... |
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Lilla the Accidental Witch
Eleanor Crewes - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Thirteen-year-old Lilla feels she is a bit different. She's quiet and shy and sometimes feels uncomfortable in the company of boys. She'd much rather spend time by herself drawing and daydreaming. This summer, while staying with her aunt in rural Italy, Lilla discovers a book of magic... |
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The Prince and the Dressmaker
JEN WANG - First Second
Format: Hardcover
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Paris, at the dawn of the modern age:Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride -- or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia -- the hottest... |
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Princess Princess Ever After
Katie O'Neill - Oni Press
Format: Print book
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When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neither expects to find a true friend in the bargain. Yet as they adventure across the kingdom, they discover that they bring out the very best in the other person. They'll need to join forces... |
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Snapdragon
Kat Leyh - First Second
Format: Paperback
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Kat Leyh's Snapdragon is a magical realist graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town's witch and discovers the strange magic within herself.Snap's town had a witch.At least, that's how the rumor goes. But in reality, Jacks is just a crocks-wearing, internet-savvy... |
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Better Nate Than Ever
Tim Federle - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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Title: Better Nate Than Ever <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: TimFederle <>Publisher: Simon&SchusterBooksforYoungReaders |
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