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New Kids Fiction for Grades 3-5 June 2021
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Ms. Jo-Jo is a Yo-Yo! by Dan GutmanNervously preparing for the upcoming Fundamental Arithmetic Reading Test, a stressed-out A.J. and his friends skeptically participate in relaxation classes with a wellness expert who counsels students using weird yoga exercises and crystal salt lamps.
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Shadows on the Mountain by Erin HunterA latest natural-world adventure by the best-selling author of the Warriors series follows the efforts of a gorilla with a deadly secret, a tragedy-marked leopard and an outcast gazelle, who work to protect the African highlands from an evil force.
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Iggy is the Hero of Everything by Annie BarrowsLovable troublemaker Iggy learns about the power of interpretation when one of his genius plans goes wrong.
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Life in the Balance by Jen Petro-RoyPracticing all of her life to earn a spot on the All-Star softball team, young Veronica explores other opportunities and hobbies when her mother’s rehabilitation expenses prevent her family from affording team fees. By the author of P.S. I Miss You.
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Good as Gold by Sarah MlynowskiSent by the magic mirror into the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” Abby, Jonah and their puppy, Prince, help a troubled Goldilocks while searching for a gold-spinning character and staving off a family of hungry bears.
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The Boy Who Lived with Dragons by Andy ShepherdTomas discovers it is a challenge to have a pocket-sized dragon, but bigger problems include that the dragon fruit tree is looking unwell, and local bully Liam is up to something.
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Ruffing Itby James PattersonExcitedly accompanying his human family on a camping vacation in the woods, canine Junior happily chases raccoons, fetches sticks and doggy-paddles in the lake, before an obedience-obsessed human arrives and spoils his fun.
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The Elephant in The Room by Holly Goldberg SloanSeparated from her mother during a long immigration waiting period, young Sila accompanies her mechanic father outside their Oregon hometown before forging connections with an elderly lottery winner, an abused circus elephant and an unusual boy.
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The Ice Monster by David WalliamsAn orphan on the streets of Victorian London forges an unexpected bond with a woolly mammoth whose sensationalized discovery leads to a madcap quest in the frozen Arctic.
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Mothering Heights by Dav PilkeyA latest entry in the best-selling series by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of the Captain Underpants adventures finds Dog Man tapping the strength of kindness and persistence when he is embroiled in a howling dilemma.
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Ben Yokoyama and The Cookie of Doom by Matthew SwansonSimultaneously alarmed and inspired by a fortune-cookie fortune that advises him to live every day as if it were his last, literal-minded Ben tackles a bucket list of unfinished tasks that get him in and out of trouble before his parents realize what is going on.
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The Wild Huntsboys by Martin J. StewartAgreeing to care for a younger sibling’s “faeries” when she is sent away to escape the air raids, a no-nonsense youth from a war-torn city discovers, to his horror, that the faeries are real and want revenge for his disrespect.
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Horse Girl by Carrie SeimAccepted into the prestigious Oakwood Riding Academy, a horse-loving, hardworking seventh grader finds her ambitions challenged by her separation from her Air Force pilot mother, her shyness with boys and the ostracism of a clique of privileged girls.
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Simon B. Rhymin' by Dwayne ReedDreaming of becoming a world-famous rapper, Chicago fifth grader Simon Barnes is forced to confront his shyness and fear of speaking in public to demonstrate his talents during an oral presentation at school.
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Ivy + Bean Get to Work! by Annie BarrowsInspired by the stories of a professional treasure hunter on Career Day at Emerson Elementary, Ivy and Bean become frustrated by their lack of success when their classmates’ treasure hunts produce amazing finds.
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