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96 Miles
J. L. Esplin - Starscape
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Gary Paulsen's classic Hatchet and Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived series, J. L. Esplin's 96 Miles is a story of survival and desperation as two young brothers confront the worst in humanity -- and themselves.Dad always said if things get desperate,... |
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Before the Ever After
Jacqueline Woodson - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover
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For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been everyone's hero. As a charming, talented pro football star, he's as beloved to the neighborhood kids he plays with as he is to his millions of adoring sports fans. But lately life at ZJ's house is anything but charming. His dad is having... |
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Black Brother, Black Brother
Jewell Parker Rhodes - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one who presents as white, the other as black, and the complex ways in which they are forced to navigate the world, all while training for a fencing competition. p.p1... |
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Bloom
Kenneth Oppel - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The first book in a can't-put-it-down, can't-read-it-fast-enough action-thriller trilogy that's part Hatchet, part Alien!The invasion begins--but not as you'd expect. It begins with rain. Rain that carries seeds. Seeds that sprout--overnight, everywhere. These new plants take... |
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The Canyon's Edge
Dusti Bowling - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Hatchet meets Long Way Down in this heartfelt and gripping novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong. One year after a random shooting changed their family forever, Nora and her father are exploring a slot canyon... |
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City of the Plague God
Sarwat Chadda - Rick Riordan Presents
Format: Hardcover
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Characters from the Epic of Gilgamesh populate this high-stakes contemporary adventure in which all of Manhattan is threatened by the ancient god of plagues.Thirteen-year-old Sik wants a simple life going to school and helping at his parents' deli in the evenings. But all that is blown... |
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City Spies
James Ponti - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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In this thrilling new series that Stuart Gibbs called "a must-read," Edgar Award winner James Ponti brings together five kids from all over the world and transforms them into real-life spies - perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls.Sara... |
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Clean Getaway
Nic Stone - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a middle-grade road-trip story through American race relations past and present, perfect for Black History Month and for fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Jason Reynolds.How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma: Grab... |
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Dress Coded
Carrie Firestone - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, an eighth grader starts a podcast to protest the unfair dress code enforcement at her middle school and sparks a rebellion.Molly Frost is FED UP... Because Olivia was yelled at for wearing a tank top. Because Liza got dress coded and Molly... |
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Efren Divided
Ernesto Cisneros
Format: Hardcover
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Efrén Nava’s Amá is his Superwoman—or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén and his younger siblings Max and Mía... |
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Genesis Begins Again
Alicia D. Williams - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover
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This deeply sensitive and powerful debut novel tells the story of a thirteen-year-old who must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to finally learn to love herself.There are ninety-six things Genesis hates about herself. She knows the exact number because she keeps... |
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In the Hall with the Knife: A Clue Mystery, Book One
Diana Peterfreund - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover
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A murderer could be around every corner in this thrilling YA trilogy based on the board game CLUE! When a storm strikes at Blackbrook Academy, an elite prep school nestled in the woods of Maine, a motley crew of students - including Beth "Peacock" Picach, Orchid McKee, Vaughn... |
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My Life as a Potato
Costner, Arianne - RANDOM HOUSE
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For anyone who has ever felt like a potato in middle school, this hilarious story about a boy forced to become the dorkiest school mascot ever will have readers cheering "A grade A, spudtastic (not to mention FUNNY) debut. Arianne Costner sure knows middle school and middle schoolers... |
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The Only Black Girls in Town
Brandy Colbert - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Award-winning YA author Brandy Colbert's debut middle-grade novel about the only two black girls in town who discover a collection of hidden journals revealing shocking secrets of the past. Beach-loving surfer Alberta has been the only black girl in town for years. Alberta's best... |
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Kate Moore - Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts Bestseller! Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf Bookclub Selection - May/June 2018"the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." -- NPR Books The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark... |
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Redwood and Ponytail
K. A. Holt - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Kate and Tam meet, and both of their worlds tip sideways. At first, Tam figures Kate is your stereotypical cheerleader; Kate sees Tam as another tall jock. And the more they keep running into each other, the more they surprise each other. Beneath Kate's sleek ponytail and perfect faade,... |
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Scritch Scratch
Lindsay Currie - Sourcebooks Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Small Spaces comes a chilling ghost story about a malevolent spirit, an unlucky girl, and a haunting mystery that will tie the two together.Claire has absolutely no interest in the paranormal. She's a scientist, which is why she can't think of anything worse than having... |
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When Stars Are Scattered
Victoria Jamieson - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
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Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl.Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya.... |
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Whispering Pines
Heidi Lang - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover
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Rae's father vanished without a trace - and Rae knows what happened to him. But no one believes her when she says that her father didn't run off, that he was actually taken. Now, a year of therapy later, Rae's mother decides they need a fresh start, and so they move to a new town... |
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Yara's Spring
Sharon McKay
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Coming of age against all odds in the midst of the Arab Spring. Growing up in East Aleppo, Yara's childhood has long been shadowed by the coming revolution. But when the Arab Spring finally arrives at Yara's doorstep, it is worse than even her Nana imagined: sudden, violent, and deadly.... |
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