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Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina
W R Philbrick - The Blue Sky Press
Format: Hardcover
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Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick presents a gripping yet poignant novel about a 12-year-old boy and his dog who become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina.Zane Dupree is a charismatic 12-year-old boy of mixed race visiting a relative in New Orleans when Hurricane... |
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Catch That Pass!
Matt Christopher - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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Only one thing keeps Jim from being the best linebacker in the team - his fear of getting tackled. But his friend Chuckie knows Jim isn't a coward. With Chuckie's special courage as an example, can Jim find the strength to face his fears head-on? |
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Binny for Short
Hilary McKay - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover
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A tender, sweet, and hilarious novel about growing up with a loving family and a perfectly rambunctious dog, from an author who "has set the standard of brilliance" (Horn Book) .When she was eight, Binny's life was perfect: She had her father's wonderful stories and Max,... |
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The Friendship Matchmaker
Randa Abdel-Fattah - Walker & Co.
Format: Paperback
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Lara Zany is known throughout the school yard as the Friendship Matchmaker-kids call on her expertise and follow her hard-and-fast rules to find best friendships. Lara's documented everything from friendship categories (the BOBF, or Bus Only Best Friend; the TL, or Total Loner; the LBC,... |
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33 Minutes
Todd Hasak-Lowy - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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This school-based boy friendship story is "funny, fast-paced, and quite poignant" (R. J. Palacio, author of Wonder) .Sam Lewis is going to get his butt kicked in exactly thirty-three minutes. He knows this because yesterday his former best friend Morgan Sturtz told him,... |
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Lula Bell on Geekdom, Freakdom, & the Challenges of Bad Hair
C.C. Payne - Amazon Children's
Format: Hardcover
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While Lula Bell Bonner tries desperately to fit in by not standing out, her wise and irrepressible Grandma Bernice says: Let your light shine! It's Grandma Bernice who provides the joy that balances Lula Bell's difficult school life, but when this balance is upended, when Kali Keele turns... |
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A Whole Lot of Lucky
Danette Haworth - Walker & Co.
Format: Print book
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Hailee Richardson never realized how much she hated her Salvation Army life and Goodwill accessories until the night her family wins the lottery. All of a sudden she's no longer the only girl at school without a cell phone or a brand-new bike! And the newfound popularity that comes with... |
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Eighth Grade Is Making Me Sick: Ginny Davis's Year In Stuff
Jennifer L. Holm - Random House
Format: Library Binding
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Part graphic novel, part scrapbook and altogether original - New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Holm's Eighth Grade Is Making Me Sick is just right for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries and Babymouse!Ginny has big plans for eighth grade. She's going... |
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Cool Down
Cassie Waters - Simon Spotlight
Format: Hardcover
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As summer ends, a new poolside friendship is formed - one that could lead to trouble - in this addition to a tween series that puts drama in the deep end.Labor Day is just around the corner. Swim team is over, and many of the Riverside Swim Club regulars have gone away for the last days... |
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My Very UnFairy Tale Life (My Very UnFairy Tale Life, 1)
Anna Staniszewski - Sourcebooks Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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You know all those stories that claim fairies cry sparkle tears and elves travel by rainbow? Theyre lies. All lies.Ive spent my life as an official adventurer. I travel across enchanted kingdoms saving magical creatures and fighting horrible beasts that most of you think are only myths... |
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Water Balloon
Audrey Vernick - Clarion Books
Format: Print book
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Marley's life is as precarious as an overfull water balloon - one false move and everything will burst. Her best friends are pulling away from her, and her parents, newly separated, have decided she should spend the summer with her dad in his new house, with a job she didn't ask for and certainly... |
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The Detention Club
David Yoo - Balzer + Bray
Format: Print book
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DetentionThe best worst thing to happen to Peter Lee?Peter and his best friend, Drew, used to be so cool (or, at least, not total outcasts) in elementary school. But now they're in middle school, where their extensive mica collection and prowess at kickball have earned them a new label:... |
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Everybody Bugs Out
Leslie Margolis - Bloomsbury Children's Books
Format: Print book
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Annabelle has tamed the wild boys and catty girls of middle school. Now it's time for her first school dance! A couple of Annabelle's friends already have dates and she would like one, too. Better yet, she finally has a crush on someone-Oliver. The problem? Claire also likes him, and she's... |
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President of the Whole Fifth Grade
Sherri Winston - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Start counting your votes . . . and your friends.When Brianna Justice's hero, the famous celebrity chef Miss Delicious, speaks at her school and traces her own success back to being president of her fifth grade class, Brianna determines she must do the same. She just knows that becoming... |
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Girls Acting Catty
Leslie Margolis - Bloomsbury
Format: Book
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What's harder to deal with than a group of boys who act like dogs? How about a clique of catty mean girls? Annabelle has just figured out how to survive in junior high school. She's made great friends, her teachers are nice, and she's got lots of tricks up her sleeve for taming those pesky... |
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Calli Be Gold
Michele Weber Hurwitz - Wendy Lamb Books
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Eleven-year-old Calli Gold is the quiet third child in a family of loud overachievers. In fact, the family motto is Be Gold. Calli's sister is on an ice-skating team, and her brother's a basketball star. Her parents are sure she has a hidden gift for something. They just have to figure... |
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Confetti Girl
Diana LoÌpez - Little
Format: Print book
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Apolonia "Lina" Flores is a sock enthusiast, a volleyball player, a science lover, and a girl who's just looking for answers. Even though her house is crammed full of books (her dad's a bibliophile) , she's having trouble figuring out some very big questions, like why her dad seems... |
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The Kind of Friends We Used to Be
Frances O'Roark Dowell - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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Kate and Marylin are best friends forever.... Well, except for last year when they weren't friends anymore.... And except for this year when they both want to be friends again, but just don't know how. But the thing is, even as they are trying to fix their broken friendship, they... |
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Smiles to Go
Jerry Spinelli - Joanna Cotler Books
Format: Library Binding
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What is stargazer, skateboarder, chess champ, pepperoni pizza eater, older brother, sister hater, best friend, first kisser, science geek, control freak Will Tuppence so afraid of in this great big universe?Jerry Spinelli knows. |
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Rules
Cynthia Lord - transcribed by Seedlings Braille Books for Children
Format: Audio CD
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A heartfelt and witty debut about feeling different and finding acceptance--beyond the rules.Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach... |
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Luv Ya Bunches: A Flower Power Book
Lauren Myracle - Amulet Books
Format: Print book
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What do Katie-Rose, Yasaman, Milla, and Violet all have in common? Other than being named after flowers, practically nothing. Katie-Rose is a film director in training. Yasaman is a computer whiz. Milla is third in command of the A list. And Violet is the new girl in school. They're fab girls,... |
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Anne of Green Gables
Kate Butler MacDonald - Tundra Books of Northern New York
Format: Book
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Anne (with an 'e' of course) starts out as a mistake. The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward Island farm. What are they to do with the red-haired, high-spirited girl who arrives instead?Anne Shirley,... |
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