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Asian Tales

Asian Tales and Tellers

Written by Cathy Spagnoli
Asian Tales and Tellers is a diverse collection featuring more than thirty traditional stories from across the rich Asian cultural landscape.
3rd - 9th
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Bye Forever, I Guess

Bye Forever, I Guess

Written by Jodi Meadows

Can a guarded gamer girl lower her shield for a new friend… or more-than-friend?

Thirteen-year-old...

5th - 9th
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Freewater

Written by Amina Luqman-Dawson

Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister...

5th - 9th
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The Vanishing Girl (Daphne and Velma)

Written by Josephine Ruby

Popular Daphne Blake and über-nerd Velma Dinkley are not friends. They aren't enemies either, but...

7th - 9th
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Pinned

Written by Sharon G. Flake

Autumn and Adonis have nothing in common and everything in common. Autumn is outgoing and has lots...

9th - 12th
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Tiny Infinities

Written by J.H. Shapiro

When Alice's dad moves out, leaving her with her troubled mother, she does the only thing that feels...

5th - 9th
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The Wonder of Us

Written by Kim Culbertson

Riya and Abby are best friends. Complete opposites. Living on different continents. Currently mad at...

7th - 9th
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What Can I Say?

Written by Catherine Newman

Middle school is an essential time to learn and practice social skills, including how to get along...

5th - 12th
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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...

6th - 12th
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Right Hook of Devin Velma

From the author of Greetings from Witness Protection! comes another unforgettable middle-grade novel...

5th - 9th
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All That Was

Written by Karen Rivers
Piper and Sloane are best friends. To Sloane, Piper has always been extraordinary: fierce and pretty...
7th - 12th
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The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Written by Dashka Slater
If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students...
7th - 12th
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The Epic Crush of Genie Lo

Written by F. C. Yee
The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie's every waking thought...
7th - 12th
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You Bring the Distant Near

Written by Mitai Perkins
From 1965 through the present, an Indian American family adjusts to life in New York City...
7th - 12th
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The Count of Monte Cristo

Written by Alexandre Dumas
A popular bestseller since its publication in 1844, The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the great...
7th - 12th
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

Written by Stephen Chbosky
The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky, Perks follows observant “wallflower”...
9th - 12th
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Turtles All The Way Down

Written by John Green
Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett...
9th - 12th
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Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Growing Up

Written by Greenwald and Tommy and Illustrated by Coovert

Yes! Graduation day is finally here! Charlie Joe has been waiting for this moment his entire middle...

4th - 9th
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Been Here All Along

Written by Sandy Hall

Gideon always has a plan. His plans include running for class president, leading the yearbook...

6th - 12th
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Flirty Dancing: Book 1 of The Ladybirds (Ladybirds Series)

Written by Jenny McLachlan
Bea Hogg is shy, but she has a fiery core that she doesn't let many see. When the national dance...
7th - 9th
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100 Days

Written by Nicole McInnes

Three misfits whose friendship fell apart in sixth grade rediscover their bond in high school. Told...

6th - 12th

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