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Who Put This Song On?

Morgan Parker · Delacorte Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"Unflinchingly irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartbreakingly honest." - Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author of The Poet XIn the vein of powerful reads like The Hate U Give and Girl in Pieces, comes poet Morgan Parker's...
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Roll with It

Jamie Sumner · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"A big-hearted story that's as sweet as it is awesome." - R.J. Palacio, author of Wonder In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle grade debut tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when...
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Accused!: The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys: Lies, Prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment

Brimner, Larry Dane · Calkins Creek
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

This chilling and harrowing account tells the story of the Scottsboro Boys, nine African-American teenagers who, when riding the rails during the Great Depression, found their lives destroyed after two white women falsely accused them of rape. Award-winning author Larry Dane Brimner explains...
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Creep

Corrigan, Eireann · Scholastic Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The haunting tale of a family that moves into a new house and finds that someone -- or something -- does NOT want them there.Olivia is curious about the people moving into 16 Olcott Place. The last family there moved out in the dead of night, and the new family, the Donahues, has no idea...
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The Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in our Food and Drugs

Gail Jarrow · Calkins Creek
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

"Revolting and riveting in turns, Jarrow's masterfully crafted narrative will fundamentally alter how readers view their food.Though laced with toxins, this is anything but toxic." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewHere is the fascinating true story of how food was made safer...
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The Grace Year

Kim Liggett · Wednesday Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

A speculative thriller in the vein of The Handmaid's Tale and The Power. Optioned by Universal and Elizabeth Banks to be a major motion picture!"A visceral, darkly haunting fever dream of a novel and an absolute page-turner. Liggett's deeply suspenseful book brilliantly explores...
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Beverly, Right Here

Kate DiCamillo · Candlewick
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Revisiting once again the world of Raymie Nightingale, two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo turns her focus to the tough-talking, inescapably tenderhearted Beverly.Beverly put her foot down on the gas. They went faster still.This was what Beverly wanted - what she always wanted. To get away....
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Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir

Grimes, Nikki · Wordsong
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"This powerful story, told with the music of poetry and the blade of truth, will help your heart grow."--Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak and Shout"[A] testimony and a triumph."--Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way DownIn her own voice, acclaimed author and poet...
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The Library of Lost Things

Laura Taylor Namey · Inkyard Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother's hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. But when a new property manager becomes more...
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The Fountains of Silence

Ruta Sepetys · Philomel Books
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray comes a gripping, unforgettable portrait of love, silence, and secrets amidst a Spanish dictatorship.Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark...
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