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"What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong? Frances has always been a study machine with one goal. Nothing will stand in her way-not friends, not a guilty secret, not even the person she is on the inside. Then she meets Aled, and for the first time she's unafraid to be herself. So when the fragile trust between them is broken Frances is caught between who she was and who she longs to be. Now she knows that she has to confront her past....
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Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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After generations of short hair in her family, a little girl celebrates growing her hair long to connect to her culture and honor the strength and resilience of those who came before her.
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English
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"From debut author Lisa Moore Ramée comes this funny and big-hearted debut middle grade novel about friendship, family, and standing up for what's right, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give and the novels of Renée Watson and Jason Reynolds. Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and she'd also like to make it through seventh grade with her best friendships intact, learn to run...
4) Remember
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Picture book adaptation of US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's iconic poem, Remember"--
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Wings of fire volume 8
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English
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Peril is possibly the most dangerous dragon in Pyrrhia, because she has firescales that can kill an opponent with a touch, but now she has a mission--find her former queen, Scarlet, who is threatening the Jade Mountain Academy, and then stop her, and she is not sure if the persistent SeaWing, Turtle, who is accompanying her, will be a help or a hindrance.
6) Big
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, "big" becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is.
8) Greenwild
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Greenwild volume 1
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English
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*An Instant New York Times Bestseller*
"If you don't believe in magic, you will after you've read Greenwild" - A. F. Steadman
"An eco-thriller novel that every child should read" - The Telegraph
The Secret Garden meets A Wrinkle in Time in Greenwild: The World Behind the Door, the first book in the most extraordinary new fantasy series.
Open the door to a spellbinding
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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Nervous for her talent show performance, Aurora spots a butterfly and is inspired to conjur a magical butterfly with her hands which sets off a chain reaction of support and empowerment among the global Deaf community.
10) You rule!
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Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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English
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"A book about measuring the immeasurables in life!"--
11) Where?
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024
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First US edition.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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When a child is once again on the receiving end of the dreaded question "Where are you from?" their answer takes readers on an intergalactic journey through the cosmos. Traveling across space and time, past collapsing stars and nebulae, the young narrator reminds us not of our differences but of our shared humanity. Debut author Jordan Collins's poetic prose, informed by lived experience, and Phil Lesnie's stunning illustrations create a powerful...
12) Stepping off
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Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
325 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"When his parents stop talking to each other, Jesse tries to maintain his dream life in Pennsylvania away from the pressures of high school in NYC until COVID shuts the city down just days after his mother leaves his father, causing his two worlds to collide"--
13) You are a story
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English
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"An empowering reflection on the many things we are and the ways we relate to the world"--
Who are you exactly? What makes you, you? You are a living thing, a friend, a mystery, a miracle. You can be whatever you chose: it's your life to write, because you are a story! - adapted from jacket
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Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
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232 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"Nina is used to feeling like the odd one out, both at school and in her large family. But while trying to fit in at summer camp, she discovers something even more peculiar: two majestic birds have built a nest in the marsh behind an abandoned infirmary. They appear to be whooping cranes, but that's impossible--Nina is an amateur bird-watcher, and all her resources tell her that those rare birds haven't nested in Texas for over a hundred years. When...
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"Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor. But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down ... until she's reminded of...
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Hyperion
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Izzy and her family welcome foreign exchange student Alberto into their home, but after a series of mishaps and coincidences, and with a serial killer on the loose, Izzy begins to suspect Alberto is not who he seems.
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Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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The kids in these humorous short stories each have a minor superpower they're learning to live with. One can shape-shift--but only part of her body, and only on Mondays. Another can always tell whether an avocado is perfectly ripe. One can even hear the thoughts of the animals in the pet store! But what these stories are really about is their young protagonists "owning" a power that contributes to their individuality, that allows them to find their...
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Faber & Faber Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
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458 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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My name is Ellie. Ellie Pillai... And I suppose I am a little bit weird, but then, aren't we all, just a little bit? Ellie Pillai has no idea how to apply eyeliner properly, or what makes people cool. She just hears songs in her head and sees dancing girl groups, which is a bit well... weird. Most of the time, Ellie feels completely invisible -- and usually she's ok with that. But not this year. Maybe it's the new boy at school who makes her brain...
20) Invisible
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain Sara: the loner Dayara: the tough kid Nico: the rich kid And Miguel: the athlete And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same ... just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and...
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