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Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
by Jonathan Auxier
In nineteenth-century England, after her father's disappearance Nan Sparrow works as a "climbing boy," aiding chimney sweeps, but when her most treasured possessions end up in a fireplace, she unwittingly creates a golem. Call Number: J AUXIER
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The Next Great Paulie Fink
by Ali Benjamin
Led by new student Caitlyn, seventh-graders at a tiny rural school in Vermont create a reality-show inspired competition to determine who will replace the school's legendary class clown, Paulie Fink. Call Number: J BENJAMIN
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Sanity & Tallulah
by Molly Brooks
Two best friends living on a dilapidated space station at the far end of the galaxy are challenged to save their home after creating an illegal but impossibly cute three-headed kitten that wreaks havoc throughout the station. Call Number: J BROOKS (graphic novel)
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Saving Winslow
by Sharon Creech
Caring for a sickly newborn mini-donkey despite everyone's skepticism about the creature's fragility, Louie finds their growing bond shaped by remarkable, life-altering events. Call Number: J CREECH
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Weird Little Robots
by Carolyn Crimi
Invited to join a secret science club, a 9-year-old engineering enthusiast faces a difficult choice when the tiny robots she has created out of loneliness unexpectedly come to life. Call Number: J CRIMI
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Spark
by Sarah Beth Durst
Discovering that their country's idyllic weather comes at a steep secret cost, a gentle student at lightning school and her unlikely storm-beast companion recruit fellow students to defy authority and expose the truth. Call Number: J DURST
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
by Dan Gemeinhart
Living on the road in an old school bus with her dad after losing her mother and sisters, 12-year-old Coyote devises an elaborate plan to convince her father to make a first trip home to Washington state in five years, a journey marked by an eclectic group of passengers they meet along the way. Call Number: J GEMEINHA
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The Phantom Tower
by Keir Graff
Moving to Chicago for a fresh start in the aftermath of a parent's death, twins Colm and Mal process their grief by making new friends and wandering through their fascinating apartment building before discovering a mysterious elevator portal to a parallel dimension. Call Number: J GRAFF
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The Homework Machine
by Dan Gutman
When Brenton builds a homework machine, four unlikely friends delight in using it to lighten their load and get very good grades, but when the machine becomes more powerful than any of them ever imagined it could, the group has to find a way to stop it before they all get caught by the teacher! Call Number: J GUTMAN
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Mission Unstoppable
by Dan Gutman
On a cross-country vacation with their parents, twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald fend off strange assassins as they try to come to terms with their being part of a top-secret government organization known as The Genius Files. Call Number: J GUTMAN
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The Strangers
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Receiving reports that three children with their names and birthdates have been kidnapped, three siblings investigate complex codes, hidden rooms and a dangerous secret that turns their lives upside down. Call Number: J HADDIX
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The Night Diary
by Veera Hiranandani
Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India, tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary. Call Number: J HIRANAND
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The Eleventh Trade
by Alyssa Hollingsworth
Determined to recover his grandfather's stolen Afghan musical instrument, a penniless young refugee finds the instrument selling for a high price at a music store and negotiates a series of trades in the hope of collecting enough money to buy it back. Call Number: J HOLLINGS
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Shouting at the Rain
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Delsie loves tracking the weather, living with her grandmother, and the support of friends and neighbors, but misses having a "regular family," especially after her best friend outgrows her. Call Number: J HUNT
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The Doughnut King
by Jessie Janowitz
When his business prospects in Petersville are challenged by major supply issues that are forcing his neighbors to move away, Tris enters a cutthroat kids' cooking competition to finance the community's makeover as a tourist destination. Call Number: J JANOWITZ
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Song for a Whale
by Lynne Kelly
Frustrated by the communication challenges of the hearing world as her school's only hearing-impaired student, a 12-year-old electronics whiz uses her tech skills to help a whale that has lost its ability to communicate. Call Number: J KELLY
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Swindle
by Gordon Korman
When his precious baseball card is stolen by a mean dealer named Swindle, Griffin Bing gathers up a group of courageous misfits and devises a plan to break into the compound to get it back. Call Number: J KORMAN
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Because of the Rabbit
by Cynthia Lord
Accompanying her game warden father on a routine call on the last night of summer before she ends homeschooling and starts public school for the first time, young Emma finds herself caring for a baby bunny while navigating a project with an animal-loving boy who does not quite fit in. Call Number: J LORD
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Annie's Life in Lists
by Kristin Mary Mahoney
A shy fifth-grader with an incredible memory and a penchant for organizing her life by making lists navigates her brother's animosity over their recent move, her efforts to secure her bond with a best friend and the challenges of finding a place to belong. Call Number: J MAHONEY
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Bob
by Wendy Mass
Visiting her grandmother in Australia, Livy is reminded of the promise she made five years before to Bob, a strange, green creature who cannot recall who or what he is. Call Number: J MASS
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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
by Stacy McAnulty
Surviving a lightning strike that has given her genius-level math skills, 12-year-old Lucy is offered entry into college but reluctantly takes her grandmother's advice to attend one year of middle school, make a friend, join a club and read a non-math book. Call Number: J MCANULTY
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Caterpillar Summer
by Gillian McDunn
Helping to care for her beloved special-needs brother in the years after their father's passing, Cat suffers a personal setback that prompts her to visit the home of the grandparents she has never met, where she finds renewal in simply being able to be a kid. Call Number: J MCDUNN
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Breakout
by Kate Messner
From multiple perspectives, tells of a time capsule project and the middle schoolers who contribute, including future journalist Nora Tucker and newcomer Elidee Jones, whose brother is in the local prison. Call Number: J MESSNER
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Super Jake & the King of Chaos
by Naomi Milliner
Escaping into the world of illusions to cope with the stress of his overworked parents and his special-needs brother's hospital visits, 11-year-old Ethan becomes a finalist in a junior magic competition before his brother's dangerous illness extends beyond what magic can fix. Call Number: J MILLINER
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War Horse
by Michael Morpurgo
After being raised on an English farm, Joey the horse is sold to the British cavalry and plunged into the nightmare of World War I. Joey himself narrates this gripping story of his experiences amidst the horrors of war and his eventual reunion with his owner. Call Number: J MORPURGO
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Wonderland
by Barbara O'Connor
An uplifting story about the meaning of friendship, the challenges of growing up, and the impact a loveable runaway dog has on two new friends and their lonely neighbor. Call Number: J OCONNOR
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Inkling
by Kenneth Oppel
A boy from a family overshadowed by grief and creative blocks rediscovers his imagination when an ink blot from his artist father's sketchbook comes to life and helps the family figure out what they truly need. Call Number: J OPPEL
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Planet Earth Is Blue
by Nicole Panteleakos
Autistic and nearly nonverbal, twelve-year-old Nova is happy in her new foster home and school, but eagerly anticipates the 1986 Challenger launch, for which her sister, Bridget, promised to return. Call Number: J PANTELEA
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A Wolf Called Wander
by Rosanne Parry
A young wolf cub, separated from his pack, journeys 1000 miles across the Pacific Northwest, dealing with forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before finding a new home. Call Number: J PARRY
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Max & the Midknights
by Lincoln Peirce
Max and a group of friends dubbed the Midknights go on a quest to rescue the Kingdom of Byjovia from the mean King Gastley. Call Number: J PEIRCE
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Wildfire: A Novel
by W. R. Philbrick
Sam is at summer camp while his mother is in rehab, but when the camp is evacuated ahead of a fast moving wildfire, he makes the mistake of going back for his phone, and finds himself left behind, disoriented, and running for his life. Call Number: J PHILBRIC
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Stay
by Bobbie Pyron
When Piper and her family move into a homeless shelter in a new city, she misses her former life while also finding new friendships at Hope House, including a street dog named Baby, that Piper must protect from being taken away for good when Baby’s person goes missing. Call Number: J PYRON
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We're Not from Here
by Geoff Rodkey
The narrator, a Mars colonist, relocates in the aftermath of Earth's mysterious demise to the planet Choom, where the mosquito-like inhabitants dislike human singing, jokes and emotions so much that they are outlawed. Call Number: J RODKEY
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Fight of the Century: Alice Paul Battles Woodrow Wilson for the Vote
by Barb Rosenstock
Creatively depicting the historic battle between women’s equality activist Alice Paul and the 28th American president as a four-round boxing match, an energetic picture book describes the strategic arguments and coordinated protests that Paul organized on behalf of voting rights. Call Number: J 921 PAU
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Operation Frog Effect
by Sarah Lynn Scheerger
Determined to correct a mistake, a complex group of students follows their teacher's advice about choosing the kind of people they want to be and creating ripple effects with positive choices, in a story told from eight perspectives, including one in graphic-novel form. Call Number: J SCHEERGE
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Pay Attention, Carter Jones
by Gary D Schmidt
When a mysterious English butler appears one morning and stays to help his troubled family, young Carter struggles to navigate middle school under the watch of the resented newcomer, who promotes challenging notions of decorum. Call Number: J SCHMIDT
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Hope in the Holler
by Lisa Lewis Tyre
Sent to live with scheming relatives after the death of her mother, Wavie struggles to follow the list of instructions left by her mother about how to be brave and find her place in the world as part of an effort to secure a home with a loving guardian. Call Number: J TYRE
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Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
by Wendelin Van Draanen
Seventh-grader Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother. Call Number: J VANDRAAN
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The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
by Brenda Woods
Forging a close friendship with an African American World War II veteran who has recently returned to their unwelcoming Jim Crow community, a 12-year-old white boy worries for his heroic friend's safety when racist locals threaten the man's family. Call Number: J WOODS
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