5th Grade
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Savvy
Ingrid Law - Puffin Books
Format: eBook
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A vibrant new voice . . . a modern classic.For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a "savvy" - a special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba moves mountains, her older brothers create hurricanes and spark... |
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Miracle's Boys
Jacqueline Woodson - Speak
Format: Paperback
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From a three-time Newbery Honor author, a novel that was awarded the 2001 Coretta Scott King award and the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeJacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's LiteratureFor Lafayette and his brothers, the challenges of growing up in New York... |
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MVP*: Magellan Voyage Project
Douglas Evans - Front Street
Format: Hardcover
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Every kid's dream is to be named Most Valuable Player. But how many ever dream that the game is a race around the world (no flying allowed) in just forty days? That's the challenge Adam faces in the Great Global Game. As the player for the Magellan Voyage Project, he competes against... |
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Amina's Voice
Hena Khan - Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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"Amina's anxieties are entirely relatable, but it's her sweet-hearted nature that makes her such a winning protagonist." - Entertainment Weekly A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school... |
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Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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In this groundbreaking tour de force, Caldecott Medalist and bookmaking pioneer Brian Selznick sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious... |
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House Arrest
K.A. Holt - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Timothy is on probation. It's a strange word - something that happens to other kids, to delinquents, not to kids like him. And yet, he is under house arrest for the next year. He must check in weekly with a probation officer and a therapist, and keep a journal for an entire year. And mostly,... |
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Counting Thyme
Melanie Conklin - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Newbery-winning Rules meets Counting by 7s in this affecting story of a girl's devotion to her brother and what it means to be homeWhen eleven-year-old Thyme Owens' little brother, Val, is accepted into a new cancer drug trial, it's just the second chance that he needs. But it also... |
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6th Grade
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet
DAVID BARCLAY MOORE - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding
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A boy tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother's death in this outstanding debut novel that's been described as a "fast and furious read in which we meet some amazing people, people that stay with us" by Newbery Honor and National Book... |
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Rebound
KWAME ALEXANDER - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, a dynamic novel in verse and companion to his Newbery Award-winner, The Crossover, illustrated with striking graphic novel panels. Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court,... |
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Counting Thyme
Melanie Conklin - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Newbery-winning Rules meets Counting by 7s in this affecting story of a girl's devotion to her brother and what it means to be homeWhen eleven-year-old Thyme Owens' little brother, Val, is accepted into a new cancer drug trial, it's just the second chance that he needs. But it also... |
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Rules
Cynthia Lord - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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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 David the rules-from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants... |
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Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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"Fans of R.J. Palacio's Wonder will appreciate this feel-good story of friendship and unconventional smarts." - Kirkus ReviewsAlly has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read... |
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Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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In this groundbreaking tour de force, Caldecott Medalist and bookmaking pioneer Brian Selznick sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious... |
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Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Rick Riordan - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Paperback
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A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face,... |
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Orbiting Jupiter
Gary D. Schmidt - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover
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The two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at thirteen, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter. After spending time in a juvenile facility, he's placed with a foster family on a farm in rural Maine. Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn,... |
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Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest
Matt Haig - Putnam Juvenile
Format: Hardcover
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Aunt Eda’s Rule #9: NEVER—UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES— GO INTO THE FOREST. Samuel and Martha have just moved to Norway to live with their aunt Eda, and she’s taking some getting used to. She has too many rules, no TV, and insists that they eat local delicacies like brown... |
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Money Hungry (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books)
Sharon G. Flake - Jump At The Sun; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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Thirteen-year-old Raspberry Hill is always scheming about ways to make money. She's starved for the green stuff, and will do just about anything legal to get it-wash cars, sell rotten candy, skip lunch, and clean houses. She is obsessed with making money, having money, smelling money,... |
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Ghost Boys
Jewell Parker Rhodes - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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An instant New York Times bestsellerAn instant IndieBound bestsellerThe #1 Kids' Indie Next Pick A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.Only the living... |
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The Skin I'm In
Sharon Flake - Jump At The Sun
Format: Hardcover
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Thirteen-year-old Maleeka, uncomfortable because her skin is extremely dark, meets a new teacher with a birthmark on her face and makes some discoveries about how to love who she is and what she looks like. |
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7th Grade
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet
DAVID BARCLAY MOORE - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Library Binding
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A boy tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother's death in this outstanding debut novel that's been described as a "fast and furious read in which we meet some amazing people, people that stay with us" by Newbery Honor and National Book... |
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Rebound
KWAME ALEXANDER - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, a dynamic novel in verse and companion to his Newbery Award-winner, The Crossover, illustrated with striking graphic novel panels. Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court,... |
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Piecing Me Together
Renée Watson - Bloomsbury YA
Format: Paperback
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2018 Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner"Timely and timeless." --Jacqueline Woodson"Important and deeply moving." --John GreenAcclaimed author Renee Watson offers a powerful story about a girl striving for success in a world that too often seems... |
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Rules
Cynthia Lord - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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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 David the rules-from "a peach is not a funny-looking apple" to "keep your pants... |
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The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros - Vintage
Format: Paperback
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Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero. Told in a series of vignettes - sometimes... |
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Orbiting Jupiter
Gary D Schmidt - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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The two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at thirteen, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter. After spending time in a juvenile facility, he's placed with a foster family on a farm in rural Maine. Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn,... |
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Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Rick Riordan - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Paperback
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A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face,... |
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Shakespeare's Secret
Elise Broach - SCHOLASTIC INC. @
Format: Paperback
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When Hero starts sixth grade at a new school, she's less concerned aout the literary origins of her shakespearean name than about the teasing she's sure to suffer because of it... |
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Romiette and Julio
Sharon M. Draper - Simon Pulse
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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Star Crossed Lovers When Romiette Cappelle meets Julio Montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate who can rescue her from her recurring nightmare about fire and water. But like the Shakespearean characters whose names echo theirs, Romiette and Julio discover that not everyone... |
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Fred Korematsu Speaks Up
Laura Atkins - Heyday
Format: Hardcover
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The first book in the Fighting for Justice series Winner, Carter G. Woodson Book AwardWinner, New-York Historical Society Children's Book PrizeHonor Title, Jane Addams Children's Book AwardFinalist, 2017 Cybils AwardsNominee, Georgia Book AwardA Kirkus Best Book of the Year Fred... |
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Fred Korematsu Speaks Up
Laura Atkins - Heyday
Format: Hardcover
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The first book in the Fighting for Justice series Winner, Carter G. Woodson Book AwardWinner, New-York Historical Society Children's Book PrizeHonor Title, Jane Addams Children's Book AwardFinalist, 2017 Cybils AwardsNominee, Georgia Book AwardA Kirkus Best Book of the Year Fred... |
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Refugee
ALAN GRATZ - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world . . .ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft,... |
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Trash
Andy Mulligan - Ember; Reprint edition
Format: Print book
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In an unnamed Third World country, in the not-so-distant future, three “dumpsite boys” make a living picking through the mountains of garbage on the outskirts of a large city. One unlucky-lucky day, Raphael finds something very special and very mysterious. So mysterious that... |
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8th Grade
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Anything But Typical
Nora Raleigh Baskin - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year-old living in a neurotypical world. Most days it's just a matter of time before something goes wrong. But Jason finds a glimmer of understanding when he comes across PhoenixBird, who posts stories to the same online site as he does. Jason can be himself... |
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Black Radishes
Susan Lynn Meyer - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Sydney Taylor Honor Award Winner Black Radishes is a suspenseful WWII/Holocaust story, in which one boy learns what it means to be Jewish and French at a time when everything is changing. It is March of 1940. The French believe that their army can protect them from Nazi Germany.... |
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Darkness Before Dawn
Sharon M. Draper - Simon Pulse
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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In her senior year in high school, Keisha must overcome personal trauma and try to rebuild her life. Realistic, fast paced, and ultimately inspiring, "Darkness Before Dawn" brings the dramatic Hazelwood High trilogy to a satisfying conclusion. |
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Forged by Fire
Sharon M Draper - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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When Gerald was a child he was fascinated by fire. But fire is dangerous and powerful, and tragedy strikes. His substance-addicted mother is taken from him. Then he loses the loving generosity of a favorite aunt. A brutal stepfather with a flaming temper and an evil secret makes his life... |
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Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Rick Riordan - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Paperback
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A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face,... |
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Rebound
KWAME ALEXANDER - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, a dynamic novel in verse and companion to his Newbery Award-winner, The Crossover, illustrated with striking graphic novel panels. Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court,... |
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BACKFIELD BOYS
JOHN FEINSTEIN - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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In Backfield Boys, "The best writer of sports books in America today" (The Boston Globe) tells a thrilling story of friendship, football, and a fight for justice.Renowned sports journalist and New York Times-bestselling author John Feinstein's young adult... |
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Piecing Me Together
Renée Watson - Bloomsbury YA
Format: Paperback
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2018 Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner"Timely and timeless." --Jacqueline Woodson"Important and deeply moving." --John GreenAcclaimed author Renee Watson offers a powerful story about a girl striving for success in a world that too often seems... |
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The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton - S. E. Hinton
Format: Paperback
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50 years of an iconic classic! This international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie is a heroic story of friendship and belonging. No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry... |
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I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
Malala Yousafzai - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The bestselling memoir by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.I Am Malala. This is my story. Malala Yousafzai was only ten years old when the Taliban took control of her region. They said music was a crime. They said women weren't allowed to go to the market. They said girls... |
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The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros - Vintage
Format: Paperback
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Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero. Told in a series of vignettes - sometimes... |
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Orbiting Jupiter
Gary D Schmidt - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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The two-time Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt delivers the shattering story of Joseph, a father at thirteen, who has never seen his daughter, Jupiter. After spending time in a juvenile facility, he's placed with a foster family on a farm in rural Maine. Here Joseph, damaged and withdrawn,... |
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Whoppers: History's Most Outrageous Lies and Liars
Christine Seifert - Zest Books
Format: Paperback
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History of full of liars. Not just little-white-telling liars, but big-honkin', whopper-telling liars - people who can convince us that even the most improbable, outrageous, nonsensical stories are true. And the worst part is that we believe them. Whoppers tells the story of history's... |
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Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
Caren Barzelay Stelson - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Hardcover
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A Minnesota Book Award FinalistA Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Young People's Literature "[A] book that is both personal and universal, both thoroughly researched and real."--The New York Times Book Review This striking... |
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Solo
Kwame Alexander - Blink
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestseller!Blade never asked for a life of the rich and famous. In fact, he'd give anything not to be the son of Rutherford Morrison, a washed-up rock star and drug addict with delusions of a comeback. Or to no longer be part of a family known most for lost potential, failure,... |
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Romiette and Julio
Sharon M. Draper - Simon Pulse
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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Star Crossed Lovers When Romiette Cappelle meets Julio Montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate who can rescue her from her recurring nightmare about fire and water. But like the Shakespearean characters whose names echo theirs, Romiette and Julio discover that not everyone... |
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