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Storm Warning ( 39 Clues #09 )

Written by Linda Sue Park
Amy and Dan know the man in black has tried to kill them. They know he's a Madrigal, the most...
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Unbreakable Code

Written by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Mr. Quisling is definitely up to something mysterious, and Emily and James are on high alert. First...
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This Side of Wild

Written by Gary Paulsen

Sled dogs rescued author Gary Paulsen in Alaska, a sickened poodle guarded his well-being, and a...

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Manatee Rescue (Heroes of the Wild)

Written by Nicola Davies and Illustrated by Annabel Wright

Manuela had imagined that killing a manatee would be like killing a very big fish, just more...

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Ruby on the Outside

Written by Nora Raleigh Baskin

Eleven-year-old Ruby Danes is about to start middle school, and only her aunt knows her deepest...

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The Hero Two Doors Down

Written by Sharon Robinson
Based on the true story of a boy in Brooklyn who became neighbors and friends with his hero, Jackie...
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Tortilla Sun

Written by Jennifer Cervantes
When twelve-year-old Izzy discovers a beat-up baseball marked with the words "Becausemagic" while...
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Drita, My Homegirl

Written by Jenny Lombard

A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help...

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Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio

Written by Tony Johnston
Los Angeles is a place of movie stars and fast cars and people who are too rich and people who are...
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Bluish

Written by Virginia Hamilton

Friendship isn't always easy. Natalie is different from the other kids in Dreenie's fifth-grade...

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Skeleton Man

Written by Joseph Bruchac

Molly remembers the Mohawk legend of a man so hungry he ate himself and everyone in his village...

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Whatever After: Fairest of All

Written by Sarah Mlynowski
Mirror, mirror, on the basement wall . . .

Once upon a time my brother and I were normal kids. The...

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Masters of Disaster

Written by Gary Paulsen

Roped into wacky attempts to break world records, imitate scenes from books, and other inspired...

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The Chocolate Touch

Written by Patrick Skene Catling
Can you ever have too much of your favorite food? In this zany twist on the legend of King Midas and...
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Freak the Mighty

Freak The Mighty

Written by Rodman Philbrick
Two boys - a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces - forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force.
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Written by Betty Bao Lord and Illustrated by Marc Simont

Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is...

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Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Written by Louis Sachar and Illustrated by Adam McCauley

Accidentally built sideways and standing thirty stories high (the builder said he was very sorry for...

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Dream It! A Playbook to Spark Your Awesomeness

Written by Scott Stoll and Sara E. Williams
Dream It! A Playbook to Spark Your Awesomeness is a workbook that teaches middle-grade children to...
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Shield Up! How Upstanding Bystanders Stop Bullying

Written by Marcella Marino Craver, MSEd and CAS and Illustrated by Amerigo Pinelli
CJ, Eva, Zoe, Jax, and Ryan are all thrilled to be working on the school play...until CJ turns on...
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What To Do When Mistakes Make You Quake

Written by Claire A. B. Freeland, PhD and and Jacqueline B. Toner and Illustrated by Janet McDonnell
Explorers investigate places they have never been before. These explorers might take a while to make...
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Echo Echo: Reverso Poems About Greek Myths

Written by Marilyn Singer
What happens when you hold up a mirror to poems about Greek myths? You get a brand-new perspective...
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Once Upon a Cruise

Written by Anna Staniszewski
Ainsley never wanted to spend her summer on a fairy tale cruise—especially since, instead of...
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The Kindness Club: Chloe on the Bright Side

Written by Courtney Sheinmel
Inspired by anti-bullying activism, an optimistic fifth grader making a wide circle of friends in a...
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The Peculiar Night of the Blue Heart

Written by Lauren DeStefano

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren DeStefano comes a gorgeous tale of friendship found...

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