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Alone
MEGAN E FREEMAN - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small Colorado town.When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches... |
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Amari and the Night Brothers
B. B. Alston
Format: Hardcover
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Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this exhilarating debut middle grade fantasy, the first in a trilogy filled with #blackgirlmagic. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor. Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing... |
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Candidly Cline
Kathryn Ormsbee - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from critically acclaimed author Kathryn Ormsbee sings with heart, warmth, and hope. Born in Paris, Kentucky, and raised on her gram's favorite country music, Cline Alden is a girl with big dreams... |
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Concealed
Christina Diaz Gonzalez - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Ivette. Joanna. And now: KatrinaWhatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't know any of the details about her past, but she does know that she and her parents are part of the Witness Protection Program. Whenever her parents say they have to move on and start over,... |
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Fighting Words
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
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A candid and fierce middle grade novel about sisterhood and sexual abuse, by Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times best seller Kimberly Brubaker Bradley"Fighting Words is raw, it is real, it is necessary, a must-read for children and their adults--a total triumph in all ways."... |
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Girl of the Southern Sea
Michelle Kadarusman - Pajama Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the time she was a little girl, Nia has dreamed up adventures about the Javanese mythical princess, Dewi Kadita. Now fourteen, Nia would love nothing more than to continue her education and become a writer. But high school costs too much. Her father sells banana fritters at the train... |
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Go with the Flow
Karen Schneemann - First Second
Format: Hardcover
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High school students embark on a crash course of friendship, female empowerment, and women's health issues in Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann's graphic novel Go With the Flow. Good friends help you go with the flow.Best friends help you start a revolution.Sophomores Abby, Brit,... |
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Healer of the Water Monster
Brian Young - Heartdrum
Format: Hardcover
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Brian Young's powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster - and comes to realize he's a hero at heart. When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's... |
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Isaiah Dunn is My Hero
Kelly J. Baptist - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's journal. Adapted from a story that first appeared in Flying Lessons & Other Stories and perfect for fans of The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson. Isaiah is now the big man of the house.... |
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Liars' Room
Dan Poblocki - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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This spooky stand-alone from MG horror expert Dan Poblocki is perfect for fans of Katherine Arden and Victoria Schwab!Simon is a liar. Stella and Alex know this about their new stepbrother, so they aren't bothered by his stories about their new house. Wildwyck, a former schoolhouse... |
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Living With Viola
Rosena Fung - Annick Press
Format: Hardcover
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Heartbreakingly honest and quietly funny, this #ownvoices graphic novel from a debut creator is a refreshingly real exploration of mental health, cultural differences, and the trials of middle school. Livy is already having trouble fitting in as the new girl at school - and then there's... |
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Lupe Wong Won't Dance
Donna Barba Higuera - Levine Querido
Format: Hardcover
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My gym shorts burrow into my butt crack like a frightened groundhog.Don't you want to read a book that starts like that??Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues.She's also championed causes her whole young life. Some worthy ... like expanding the options... |
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Ophie's Ghosts
Justina Ireland - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping tale of the ghosts of our past that won't stay buried, starring an unforgettable girl named Ophie. Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before... |
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Red, White, and Whole
Rajani LaRocca - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover
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A heartbreakingly hopeful #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with leukemia. Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she's the only Indian American student, and home, with her family's traditions... |
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Starfish
Lisa Fipps - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover
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Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by the Fat Girl Rules--like "no making waves," "avoid eating in public," and "don't move so fast that... |
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The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy
Anne Ursu - Walden Pond Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the acclaimed author of The Real Boy and The Lost Girl comes a wondrous and provocative fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them.If no one notices Marya Lupu, is likely because of her brother, Luka. And that's because of what... |
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Unsettled
Reem Faruqi - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Other Words for Home and Front Desk, this powerful, charming own voices immigration story follows a girl who moves from Karachi, Pakistan to Peachtree City, Georgia, and must find her footing in a new world. Reem Faruqi is the ALA Notable author of award-winning Lailah's... |
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Violets Are Blue
Barbara Dee - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Wren loves makeup - special effect makeup, to be exact. When she is experimenting with new looks, Wren can create a different version of herself. A girl who isn't in a sort-of-best friendship with someone who seems like she hates her. A girl whose parents aren't... |
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Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero
Saadia Faruqi - Quill Tree Books
Format: Hardcover
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At a time when we are all asking questions about identity, grief, and how to stand up for what is right, this book by the author of A Thousand Questions will hit home with young readers who love Hena Khan and Varian Johnson - or anyone struggling to understand recent U.S. history and how it still... |
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