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Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
To help his dog through cancer treatment, Conor gives up hockey and finds himself considering who he is without the sport that has defined him, and connecting more with his family and best friend.
542) Summer of Brave
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Lilla wants to make everyone happy, so when her best friend Vivi dares her to start telling the truth as part of their Summer of Brave, Lilla hesitates because if she says out loud what she really wants, her whole life might crash down around her.
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Having conversations about race is uncomfortable. But for progress between individuals (and our communities) to happen, we need to be able to speak openly and honestly. Podcast hosts of The Kinswomen Yseult and Hannah use their own friendship and experiences from different racial backgrounds to offer guidance on navigating these layered conversations. In Real Friends Talk About Race, the duo share their two perspectives on the ways in which culture,...
Author
Series
Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
BOOM! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Jo, Mal, Molly, April, Ripley and the scouts of Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types are running out of time to fight back against the mysterious force known as the Grey! And even if they succeed, they will have to deal with their biggest challenge yet -- saying goodbye as summer finally comes to an end." --
545) A-Okay
Author
Publisher
HarperAlley
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
While dealing with side effects from his powerful new acne medication, eighth grader Jay Greene finds things not going exactly as planned with school and his friends, and hopes things will turn out to be a-okay.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In 1954, Emilia Winthrop, a professor at Wellesley College, is summoned to CIA headquarters where she’s forced to confront the harrowing consequences of the summer she exposed a traitor amongst the New England elite and a choice that could destroy her chance for redemption all over again.
Author
Series
Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 10
Publisher
Boom! Box
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
It's Parent's Day at camp, and with all the fun they've been having, the Lumberjanes realize that their parents might not understand the things that go bump in the woods and must try to keep their parents away from the supernatural.
548) Squire
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Aiza has always dreamt of becoming a Knight. It's the highest military honor in the once-great Bayt-Sajji Empire, and as a member of the subjugated Ornu people, Knighthood is her only path to full citizenship. Ravaged by famine and mounting tensions, Bayt-Sajji finds itself on the brink of war once again, so Aiza can finally enlist in the competitive Squire training program. It's not how she imagined it, though. Aiza must navigate new friendships,...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When classmates Baxter, Abigail, Turner and Emerson break a school rule, they're forced to travel to the middle of nowhere for an extra credit project. They think things can't get much worse. After all, how will learning to survive in the wilderness help them stay out of trouble in school? What starts off as a weekend of team building takes a scary turn when their instructor goes missing and they are given nothing but pages of a survival guide to...
550) Death & Sparkles: 1
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Being Death is a lonely job, especially when everything you touch instantly dies (not to mention the paperwork); but being Sparkles the Last Unicorn is not much fun either, since everyone just wants to take selfies with you or use you to sell stuff--but when Death and Sparkles meet, it is the beginning of a friendship that just might change the world."--
552) Tiger daughter
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Wen Zhou is a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents. She has high expectations from her parents to succeed in school, especially her father, whose strict rules leave her feeling trapped. She dreams of creating a future for herself more satisfying than the one her parents expect her to lead. Then she befriends a boy named Henry who is also a first generation immigrant. He is the smartest boy at school despite struggling with his English...
553) Wildful
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Poppy's mother hasn't been the same since Gran passed away. So maybe that's why Poppy has started spending more time outside, taking her dog Pepper for walks around the neighborhood. When Pepper leads Poppy through a hole in the fence, she finds a forgotten forest, as well as a new friend named Rob. Rob teaches Poppy that you can find magic in the wilderness - if you know where to look! Poppy looks, and then she looks closer... and sees flowers opening...
554) Escape to Australia
Author
Series
Publisher
JIMMY Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The trip to Australia Rafe has won starts badly, but after connecting with a group of misfits he finds a way to do what he does best--create mayhem.
Author
Series
Nguyen kids volume 2
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Liz, the middle Nguyen sibling, grew up hearing stories from her Grandma about the fantastically fierce Trung Sisters, freedom fighters in ancient Vietnam. And with a new school year about to start, Liz is determined that her taekwondo classes will prove she is just as important and brave as the famous warriors. That is, until the new boy at school, Michael, threatens her plans by turning her best friend against her, telling her the things she can't...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Torn apart by the historical events leading up to World War II, three young friends from 1936 Vienna are scattered to different countries as darkness spreads throughout Europe, impacting their families and their bonds with each other.
557) Air
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When her wheelchair motocross dreams get shattered, 12-year-old Emmie finds the community rallying around her, but cannot shake the feeling that her goals are no longer her own and must take a stand for what she wants.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"On the hunt for the golden Easter egg, Kitty finds lots of blue, red and purple eggs, but not the prized egg that holds the best thing ever until she sees something sparkling in the distance and wonders if she can get there first"--
Author
Series
Lumberjanes (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
BOOM! Box, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
With the end of summer rapidly approaching, Jo, Mal, Molly, April, and Ripley decide to embark on one final adventure, finishing up their summer to-do list with a bang! But no one's ready for the shocking secret force that's heading straight for the 'Janes!
560) The good hawk
Author
Series
Shadow Skye series volume 1
Publisher
Walker Books, a division of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
A maligned defender with unique animal-communication talents and a sea-hating angler who wants to avoid an arranged marriage team up on a quest in a haunted region of nomads to protect their clans from a mysterious threat.
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