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The Next Great Paulie Fink

Ali Benjamin · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

In this highly anticipated second novel by the author of the award-winning, bestselling The Thing About Jellyfish, being the new kid at school isn't easy, especially when you have to follow in the footsteps of a classroom prankster like Paulie Fink.When Caitlyn Breen enters the tiny Mitchell...
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Bad Mermaids Make Waves

Sibe?al Pounder · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A trio of smart and stylish mermaids are about to make a splash in this hilarious start to a new middle-grade series that's The Little Mermaid meets My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish.Mermaids Beattie, Mimi, and Zelda's summer on land with temporary legs is going swimmingly-until they receive a strange...
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Saving Winslow

SHARON CREECH · HarperCollins
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

"A winning tale of love." - Kirkus (starred review) Perfect for fans of Charlotte's Web and The One and Only Ivan, Saving Winslow is an uplifting modern classic in the making about a young boy who befriends an ailing newborn donkey and nurses him back to health, from New York...
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A Good Kind of Trouble

Lisa Moore Ramée · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

From debut author Lisa Moore Ramée comes this funny and big-hearted debut middle grade novel about friendship, family, and standing up for what's right, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give and the novels of Renée Watson and Jason Reynolds.Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic...
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Pay Attention, Carter Jones

Gary D. Schmidt · Clarion Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author Gary D. Schmidt tells a coming-of-age story with the light touch of The Wednesday Wars, the heart of Okay for Now, and the unique presence of a wise and witty butler. Carter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a real English butler, bowler hat and all,...
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Dear Sister

Alison McGhee · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

What do you do when you have an incredibly annoying little sister? Write her letters telling her so, of course! From New York Times bestselling author Alison McGhee comes a wickedly funny, illustrated, heartwarming, and deeply honest collection of letters from an older brother to his little...
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise

Dan Gemeinhart · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

"Sometimes a story comes along that just plain makes you want to hug the world. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise is Dan Gemeinhart's finest book yet -- and that's saying something. Your heart needs this joyful miracle of a book." -- Katherine Applegate, acclaimed author...
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Heartseeker

Melinda Beatty · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A vibrant fantasy-adventure debut about a girl who can see lies.You're a Fallow of the Orchard. You're as tough as a green apple in summer . . . Only Fallow was just six harvests old when she realized that not everyone sees lies. For Only, seeing lies is as beautiful as looking through...
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The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA

Brenda Woods · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a young white boy and a Black WWII veteran who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South.On Gabriel's twelfth birthday, he gets a new bike--and is so excited that he accidentally rides...
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7th Grade Revolution

Liana Gardner · Vesuvian Books
Pages: 265
Format: Paperback

Inspired by True Events Dennis Alexander: Washington Academy Middle School promises to be another in the long line of boring schools he has been expelled from. Rhonda Snodgrass: Although trained from childhood in survival tactics, she tries to stay off the radar of the "cool"...
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Like Vanessa

Tami Charles · Charlesbridge
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Middle graders will laugh and cry with thirteen-year-old Vanessa Martin as she tries to be like Vanessa Williams, the first black Miss America, by reluctantly entering her own beauty pageant.In this semi-autobiographical debut novel set in 1983, Vanessa Martin's real-life reality of living...
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The Collector

K R ALEXANDER · Scholastic Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Josie always liked visiting her grandmother in the countryside. But when her mother loses her job in the city and they're forced to relocate along with Josie's sister, Annie, she realizes she doesn't like the country that much. Especially because Grandma Jeannie has some strange...
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