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Lennys Book of Everything

Written by Karen Foxlee

Lenny Spink is the sister of a giant. Her little brother, Davey, suffers from a rare form of...

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Scarlet Ibis

Written by Gill Lewis

Twelve-year-old Scarlet doesn’t have an easy life. She’s never known her dad, her mom suffers from...

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Love to Everyone

Written by Hilary McKay

Clarry Penrose finds the good in everyone. Even in her father, who isn’t fond of children, and...

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Spindlefish and Stars

Written by Christiane M. Andrews

Clothilde has lived her whole life in the shadows with her (sometimes) thieving and (always) ailing...

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Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle

Written by Hilda Eunice Burgos

Her last name may mean kings, but Ana María Reyes REALLY does not live in a castle. Rather, she's...

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Like Nothing Amazing Ever Happened

Written by Emily Blejwas

A poignant story of a boy picking up the pieces of his life after the unexpected death of his father...

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Hunt for the Mad Wolfs Daughter

Written by Diane Magras

"Exciting, fast-paced, and beautifully written! The perfect follow-up to the first book, and by the...

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Beverly Right Here

Written by Kate DiCamillo

Beverly put her foot down on the gas. They went faster still.
This was what Beverly wanted — what...

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Flooded Earth

Written by Mardi McConnochie

Twins Will and Annalie thought the hardest part about this year was going to be their separation...

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Of a Feather

Written by Dayna Lorentz

In the vein of Barbara O’Connor’s Wish, a moving, poignant story told in alternating perspectives...

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Rowley Jeffersons Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories

Written by Jeff Kinney

Scare yourself silly with Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories by Jeff Kinney, the #1...

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The Most Perfect Thing in the Universe

Written by Renée Watson

Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award winner Renée Watson continues her charming young...

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Most Perfect Thing in the Universe

Written by Tricia Springstubb

Eleven-year-old Loah Londonderry is definitely a homebody. While her mother, a noted ornithologist...

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My Life as a Cat

Written by Carlie Sorosiak

He’s not a stray house cat, he’s an immortal being. And now he must choose whether to return to his...

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Music for Tigers

Written by Michelle Kadarusman

Shipped halfway around the world to spend the summer with her mom’s eccentric Australian relatives...

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Erik vs Everything

Written by Christina Uss

Can a worrier really become a warrior? Nine-year-old Erik Sheepflattener’s life motto is Avoid Stuff...

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The Tale of Angelino Brown

Written by David Almond

Do you believe in angels? Bert and Betty Brown do, because Bert discovered one in his shirt pocket...

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The Hedgehog of Oz

Written by Cory Leonardo

Marcel the hedgehog used to live with his beloved owner Dorothy, but since getting hopelessly lost...

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Maybe He Just Likes You

Written by Barbara Dee

For seventh-grader Mila, it starts with some boys giving her an unwanted hug on the school blacktop...

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Just Like That

Written by Gray D Schmidt

Meryl Lee Kowalski is sent to a girls' boarding school in fall 1968 to move on from her grief over a...

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Two Roads

Written by Joseph Bruchac

t's 1932, and twelve-year-old Cal Black and his Pop have been riding the rails for years after...

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Train I Ride

Written by Paul Mosier

Ryder is on a train heading east, leaving California, where her gramma can’t take care of her...

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To Night Owl From Dogfish

Written by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Avery Bloom, who's bookish, intense, and afraid of many things, particularly deep water, lives in...

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Pet

Written by Akwaeke Emezi

There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Jam and her...

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