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The Undefeated
by Kwame Alexander
This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. Call Number: J 973.0496073 ALE
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A Whole New Ballgame
by Phil Bildner
Embarking on a fifth-grade year marked by an unconventional teacher and a new basketball coach, best friends Rip and Red work together to overcome Rip's academic struggles and Red's autism-related difficulties with change. Call Number: J BILDNER
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Finding Langston
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps 11-year-old Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration and being bullied. Call Number: J CLINE
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The Ambrose Deception
by Emily Ecton
Chosen to compete for a lucrative scholarship, an overlooked girl, an underachiever and a show-off begin traveling throughout Chicago to solve clues before discovering that the competition is a sham, a finding that compels the trio to secretly join forces. Call Number: J ECTON
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Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen
by Candace Fleming
| A German shepherd is transformed from Etzel, a police dog in Berlin, to Strongheart, a silent movie star that will need his best acting skills to prove himself innocent of attacking a girl. | Call Number: J FLEMING
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The Van Gogh Deception
by Deron R. Hicks
When a young boy is discovered in Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art without any recollection of who he is, he must piece together the disjointed clues of his origins while using his limited knowledge to stop one of the greatest art frauds ever attempted. Call Number: J HICKS
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Lifeboat 12: Based on a True Story
by Susan Hood
In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Call Number: J HOOD
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Power Forward
by Hena Khan
Fourth-grade athlete Zayd Saleem, whose dream of becoming the first Pakistani-American to make it into the NBA, is challenged by his lower ranking, his small size and his family's preference that he learn to play the violin. Call Number: J KHAN
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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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A Dash of Trouble
by Anna Meriano
Sneaking out of school and into the family bakery where she has been told she is too young to help prepare for the annual Dia de los Muertos festival, Leonora discovers that her female relatives come from a long line of brujas, Mexican witches, who pour a bit of sweet magic into everything they prepare. Call Number: J MERIANO
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Click
by Kayla Miller
A graphic novel about friendship and finding where you ""click"" in middle school follows the efforts of a once-popular fifth-grader who struggles to find her place in a school variety show when her friends form separate groups without her. Call Number: J MILLER (graphic novel)
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Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover
by Markus Motum
The rover Curiosity introduces itself to readers, describing how it went from idea to creation and beyond. Call Number: J 629.295 MOT
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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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Wedgie & Gizmo
by Suzanne Selfors
An exuberant little dog and a disdainful guinea pig who become housemates in a newly blended family are challenged to overcome respective differences. Call Number: J SELFORS
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Stef Soto, Taco Queen
by Jennifer Torres
Hating her family's taco truck and wishing that her father would take a "normal" job, Estefania becomes the truck's unlikely champion when her family's livelihood is threatened. Call Number: J TORRES
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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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