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Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna

Alda P. Dobbs - Sourcebooks Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican RevolutionIt is 1913, and twelve-year-old Petra Luna's mama has died while the Revolution rages in Mexico. Before her papa is dragged away by soldiers,...
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A Bird Will Soar

Alison Green Myers - Dutton Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

.Axel loves everything about birds, especially eagles. No one worries that an eagle will fly too far and not come home - a fact Axel wishes his mother understood. Deep down, Axel knows that his mother is like an osprey - the best of all bird mothers - but it's hard to remember that...
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Dream, Annie, Dream

Waka T. Brown - Quill Tree Books
Pages: Hardcover
Format: Hardcover


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Each of Us a Universe

Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo
Pages: Hardcover
Format: Hardcover


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The Girl in the Lake

India Hill Brown - Scholastic Press
Pages: Hardcover
Format: Hardcover


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Girl Giant and the Jade War

Van Hoang - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

Thom Ngoh thought the Monkey King was her friend -- he taught her to control her super strength and to stand up for herself. But really he was just using her. He tricked her into stealing from the Heavens and releasing him from his 500-year prison. Now the Monkey King is waging a war against...
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Honest June

Tina Wells - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

June has always been a people-pleaser, telling harmless little lies to make her friends and family happy. She's convinced being honest about her feelings will only hurt the people she loves! Until, out of nowhere, a secret fairy godmother appears to "bless" her with the ability...
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Mango All the Time

Fracaswell Hyman - Sterling Children's Books
Pages: Hardcover
Format: Hardcover


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The Lock-Eater

Zack Loran Clark - Dial Books
Pages: Hardcover
Format: Hardcover


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Orphans of the Tide

Struan Murray - HarperCollins
Pages: Hardcover
Format: Hardcover

An ancient myth looms over a powerful new friendship in this debut middle grade fantasy packed with Hugo Cabret charm.The City is the only home that Ellie has ever known. She's always been told that there is nothing to see beyond the shores of her small, salty island.That is, until...
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Riley's Ghost

John David Anderson
Format: Hardcover

From John David Anderson, acclaimed author of Posted, comes a ghost story pulled from the darkest shadows of middle school.Riley Flynn is alone. It feels like she's been on her own since sixth grade, when her best friend, Emily, ditched her for the cool girls. Girls who don't like...
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Sneaks

Catherine Egan - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: Hardcover
Format: Hardcover


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