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Survivor Girl

Erin Teagan · Clarion Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

In this funny, action-packed middle grade novel from the author of the American Girl Luciana books, Alison gets invited to be on her dad's reality show, Survivor Guy, and faces important realities about her family, self-reliance, and learning to work together with friends....
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The Oddmire, Book 1: Changeling

William Ritter · Algonquin Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

"Funny, exciting, and ultimately epic. Wow. I can't wait for the next one." - Adam Gidwitz, author of the New York Times bestseller A Tale Dark and Grimm

"Set in a magical world filled with incredible creatures from folklore, this fast-paced fantasy...
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Scouts

Shannon Greenland · jimmy patterson
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

"Appealing to young fans of Stranger Things, a group of friends on a camping trip discover a crashed meteor and face mystery and danger that puts their bonds to the test." - Seira Wilson, Amazon Editor

Stranger Things meets The Goonies in this suspenseful...
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The Moon Within

Aida Salazar · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Celi Rivera's life swirls with questions. About her changing body. Her first attraction to a boy. And her best friend's exploration of what it means to be genderfluid.But most of all, her mother's insistence she have a moon ceremony when her first period arrives. It's an ancestral...
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The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle

Christina Uss · Margaret Ferguson Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"Raised in a Washington D.C. monastery, Bicycle is an unusual girl who absolutely does not want to go to camp and learn how to make friends. Instead, Bicycle takes off on a cross-country quest to meet her idol, a famous cyclist, and on her journey discovers much about herself and,...
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A Wolf Called Wander

Rosanne Parry · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"Don't miss this dazzling tour de force." - Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal winning author of The One and Only IvanThis gripping novel about survival and family is based on the real story of one wolf's incredible journey to find a safe place to call home. Illustrated...
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For Black Girls Like Me

Mariama J. Lockington · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

I am a girl but most days I feel like a question mark.

Makeda June Kirkland is eleven-years-old, adopted, and black. Her parents and big sister are white, and even though she loves her family very much, Makeda often feels left out. When Makeda's family moves from Maryland to New Mexico,...

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Odd Gods

David Slavin · HarperCollins
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Percy Jackson in Odd Gods, the first book in a hilarious illustrated series about the most unlikely, unusual Gods ever to grace the halls of Mount Olympus Middle School.

Oddonis may be the son of Zeus, but he's a little bit ... odd for a God. He's so odd,...

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Totally Middle School: Tales of Friends, Family, and Fitting In

Betsy Groban · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 192
Format: Book

From literary masterminds Lois Lowry, Gary D. Schmidt, Linda Sue Park, Katherine Paterson, Karen Cushman, Gregory Maguire, and more comes a timeless and inspirational anthology about the sometimes-challenging, always-rewarding coming-of-age years: middle school.

With eleven...

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The Bone Garden

Heather Kassner · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A spooky and adventurous debut illustrated fantasy novel about a girl made of dust and bone and imagination who seeks the truth about the magic that brought her to life. Featuring illustrations by Matt Saunders!"This magical story -- and the brave girl in its pages -- will haunt you in the best...
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The Root of Magic

Kathleen Benner Duble · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A deeply felt sibling story set in a town where people have a mysterious magical power and one girl is determined to discover what it is, for readers of Lauren Myracle and Ingrid Law. Willow knows the unknown is scary. Especially when your little brother has been sick for a long time and nobody...
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No Fixed Address

Susin Nielsen-Fernlund · Wendy Lamb Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Wendelin van Draanen and Cynthia Lord, a touching and funny middle-grade story about family, friendship, and growing up when you're one step away from homelessness.

Twelve-and-three-quarter-year-old Felix Knutsson has a knack for trivia. His favorite game show is Who...
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