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Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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In his first memoir written especially for young readers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will focus on his relationships with several important coaches in his life - including his father, his high-school coach and Coach Wooden - as he tells the story of his life and career. Like many kids in elementary... |
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Small Spaces
Katherine Arden - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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Bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic. Now in paperback.After suffering a tragic loss, eleven-year-old Ollie who only finds solace in books discovers a chilling ghost... |
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Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
JONATHAN AUXIER - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover
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For nearly a century, Victorian London relied on "climbing boys" - orphans owned by chimney sweeps - to clean flues and protect homes from fire. The work was hard, thankless, and brutally dangerous. Eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow is quite possibly the best climber who ever lived... |
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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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Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961
LARRY DANE BRIMNER - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover
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On May 4, 1961, a group of thirteen black and white civil rights activists launched the Freedom Ride, aiming to challenge the practice of segregation on buses and at bus terminal facilities in the South. The Ride would last twelve days. Despite the fact that segregation on buses crossing... |
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Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring
Angela Cervantes - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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A room locked for fifty years.A valuable peacock ring.A mysterious brother-sister duo.Paloma Marquez is traveling to Mexico City, birthplace of her deceased father, for the very first time. She's hoping that spending time in Mexico will help her unlock memories of the too-brief time... |
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New Kid
Jerry Craft - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback
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Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft.Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more... |
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The Only Road
Alexandra Diaz - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Paperback
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PURA BELPR HONOR BOOK ALA NOTABLE BOOK Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous and life-changing journey from his home in Guatemala to live with his older brother in the United States in this "powerful and timely" (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel.Jaime is sitting... |
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The Parker Inheritance
Varian Johnson - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Paperback
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A Coretta Scott King Author Honor and Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor winner!"Powerful.... Johnson writes about the long shadows of the past with such ambition that any reader with a taste for mystery will appreciate the puzzle Candice and Brandon must solve." -- The New York... |
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Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees
Mary Beth Leatherdale - Annick Press
Format: Paperback
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The phenomenon of desperate refugees risking their lives to reach safety is not new. For hundreds of years, people have left behind family, friends, and all they know in hope of a better life. This book presents five true stories about young people who lived through the harrowing experience... |
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Nowhere Boy
KATHERINE MARSH - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover
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Nowhere Boy is a timely, poignant tale of family, sacrifice and the friendship between a young Syrian refugee and an American boy living in Brussels.Fourteen-year-old Ahmed is stuck in a city that wants nothing to do with him. Newly arrived in Brussels, Belgium, Ahmed fled a life... |
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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
Stacy McAnulty - Yearling
Format: Paperback
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A lightning strike gave her a super power...but even a super genius can't solve the problem of middle school. This smart and funny novel is perfect for fans of The Fourteenth Goldfish, Rain Reign, and Counting by Sevens.Lucy Callahan's life was changed forever when she was struck... |
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Resistance
Jennifer A Nielsen - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in danger of being killed or sent to the camps. After her little sister is taken away, her younger brother disappears, and her parents all but give up hope, Chaya is determined to make a difference.... |
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Spirit Hunters
ELLEN OH - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback
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"Oh has crafted a truly chilling middle grade horror novel that will grab readers' imaginations." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Even more impressive than the shiver factor is the way the author skillfully uses the compelling premise to present a strong, consistent... |
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A Good Kind of Trouble
Lisa Moore Ramee - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover
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After attending a powerful protest, Shayla starts wearing an armband to school to support the Black Lives Matter movement, but when the school gives her an ultimatum, she is forced to choose between her education and her identity. |
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Long way down
Jason Reynolds - Atheneum
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As Will, fifteen, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know. |
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Amal Unbound
Saeed, Aisha - PUFFIN BOOKS
Format: Book
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Amal has big dreams, until a nightmarish encounter . . .
Twelve-year-old Amal's dream of becoming a teacher one day is dashed in an instant when she accidentally insults a member of her Pakistani village's ruling family. As punishment for her behavior, she is forced... |
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Speechless
Adam P. Schmitt - Candlewick
Format: Paperback
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How do you give a eulogy when you cant think of one good thing to say? A poignant, funny, and candid look at grief, family secrets, difficult people, and learning to look behind the facade.As if being stuffed into last years dress pants at his cousins wake werent uncomfortable enough, thirteen-year-old... |
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Nightbooks
J. A. White - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Paperback
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A boy is imprisoned by a witch and must tell her a new scary story each night to stay alive. This thrilling contemporary fantasy from J. A. White, the acclaimed author of the Thickety series, brings to life the magic and craft of storytelling.Alex's original hair-raising tales are the only... |
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Front Desk
Kelly Yang - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Paperback
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Four starred reviews!* "Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewMia Tang has a lot of secrets.Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old... |
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