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The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander
A middle-grade novel in verse follows the experiences of twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan, who struggle with challenges on and off the court while their father ignores his declining health. Call Number: J ALEXANDE
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The Night Gardener
by Jonathan Auxier
Irish orphans Molly, 14, and Kip, 10, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and the secrets of the cursed house. Call Number: YA AUXIER
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The War that Saved My Life
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother. Call Number: J BRADLEY
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Stella by Starlight
by Sharon M. Draper
Growing up in the segregated South where they accept the disparities in how they are treated, Stella and her little brother witness a terrible event that compels them to fight back and trigger fundamental changes. Call Number: J DRAPER
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Nightbird
by Alice Hoffman
Living in a town where fairy tales are real and a monster is rumored to be hiding, young Twig witnesses astounding changes in her efforts to break a witch's curse on her family. A first middle-grade novel by the award-winning author of Here on Earth. Call Number: J HOFFMAN
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The Secret Hum of a Daisy
by Tracy Holczer
After 12-year-old Grace's mother's sudden death, Grace is forced to live with a grandmother she's never met; then she discovers clues in a mysterious treasure hunt that help her find her true home. Call Number: J HOLCZER
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The Fourteenth Goldfish
by Jennifer L Holm
Hating change and missing both her best friend and her dead goldfish, 11-year-old Ellie encounters a boy who strongly resembles her immortality-obsessed grandfather, in a story that introduces the work of famous historical scientists. Call Number: J HOLM
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Rhyme Schemer
by K. A Holt
A novel in verse about Kevin's journey from bully to being bullied reveals how he learns about friendship, family and his talent for poetry. Call Number: J HOLT
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The Great Trouble : a Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel
by Deborah Hopkinson
A tale set against a backdrop of the mid-19th-century London cholera epidemic follows the survival efforts of a young orphan who supports himself by selling scavenged items from a polluted River Thames and who helps a pioneering doctor identify the source of the virulent disease. Call Number: J HOPKINSO
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Fish in a Tree
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Hiding the truth about her inability to read from a highly motivated new teacher, Ally eventually discovers that her dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of and gains new confidence as she finds alternative ways to learn. Call Number: J HUNT
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The Story of Owen : Dragon Slayer of Trondheim
by E. K. Johnston
In an alternate world where industrialization has caused many species of carbon-eating dragons to thrive, Owen, a slayer being trained by his famous father and aunt, and Siobahn, his bard, face a dragon infestation near their small town in Canada. Call Number: YA JOHNSTON
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Masterminds
by Gordon Korman
When a group of kids discover they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history for a sociological experiment, they likewise realize they can trust no one—least of all their own parents. Call Number: J KORMAN
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The Paper Cowboy
by Kristin Levine
In a small town near Chicago in 1953, 12-year-old Tommy faces escalating problems at home, among his Catholic school friends and with the threat of a communist living nearby, but taking over his hospitalized sister's paper route introduces him to neighbors he comes to rely on for help. Call Number: J LEVINE
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Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom : My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
by Lynda Blackmon Lowery
A 50th-anniversary tribute shares the story of the youngest person to complete the momentous Selma-to-Montgomery March, describing her frequent imprisonments for her participation in nonviolent demonstrations and how she felt about her involvement in historic Civil Rights events. Call Number: 323.1196073 LOW
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Rain Reign
by Ann M. Martin
Struggling with the challenges of OCD and Asperger's syndrome, Rose, a homonym enthusiast, shares an inseparable bond with a beloved dog, but when the dog goes missing during a storm, Rose is forced to confront the limits of her comfort levels, even if it means leaving her routines and safe places in order to search for her pet. Call Number: J MARTIN
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Echo : a Novel
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Decades after a man is entwined in a prophecy-based quest involving three mysterious sisters and a harmonica, three individuals from different areas of the world confront daunting challenges involving the same harmonica. Call Number: J RYAN
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The Port Chicago 50 : Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
by Steve Sheinkin
The Newbery Award-winning and National Book Award finalist author of Bomb presents an account of the 1944 civil rights protest involving hundreds of African-American Navy servicemen who were unjustly charged with mutiny for refusing to work in unsafe conditions after the deadly Port Chicago explosion. Call Number: 940.5453089
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The Screaming Staircase
by Jonathan Stroud
When London is overrun by malevolent spirits, a talented group of young psychic detectives compete against other ghostbusting agencies in the debut of a new series that finds three intrepid colleagues investigating one of England's most haunted houses. Call Number: J STROUD
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A Time to Dance
by Padma Venkatraman
Losing her leg after a devastating injury, talented Indian dancer Veda begins retraining on her prosthetic leg before falling in love with a young man who approaches dance from a spiritual perspective and who helps Veda to better understand herself and the world. Call Number: YA VENKATRA
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