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11 Birthdays
by Wendy Mass
After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda and Leo fall out on their tenth and haven't spoken to each other for the last year. As they prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthdays separately, peculiar things begin to happen. Call Number: J MASS
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A Blind Guide to Stinkville
by Beth Vrabel
Leaving her best friend and the familiarity of Seattle for the paper mill town of "Stinkville," South Carolina, twelve-year-old Alice, who lives with albinism and blindness, takes on the additional challenge of entering the Stinkville Success Stories essay contest. Call Number: J VRABEL
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Among the Hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Due to government restrictions on family size, Luke is born an illegal third child who must hide from sight for his own safety, but when he secretly encounters another "shadow child" on the connecting farm, Luke is willing to take big risks to develop the friendship. Call Number: J HADDIX
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Book Scavenger
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
After Emily and her family move to San Francisco, she teams up with new friend James to figure out the secrets of an odd book they find before the men who attacked Emily's hero solve the mystery or come after the friends. Call Number: J BERTMAN
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Crenshaw
by Katherine Applegate
Fearing his family will have to move into their minivan when they suffer another financial setback, Jackson finds support and comfort through his friendship with a giant imaginary cat. Call Number: J APPLEGAT
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Dash
by Kirby Larson
Forced to move with her family to an internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese-American Mitsi mourns her separation from her beloved dog and tries to keep up with the outside world with the help of a friendly neighbor back home. Call Number: J LAWSON
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Fuzzy Mud
by Louis Sachar
Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world. Call Number: J SACHAR
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Hilo : The Boy who Crashed to Earth
by Judd Winick
When a mysterious boy from outer space crash lands on the Earth with no memory of his identity, D.J. and his friend Gina help the boy try to unlock the secrets of his past. Call Number: J WINICK v. 1 (graphic novel)
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Roller Girl
by Victoria Jamieson
In this graphic novel, a girl discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are growing apart. Call Number: J JAMIESON (graphic novel)
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Save Me a Seat
by Sarah Weeks
Two boys, one white, one Indian-American, gain strength from each other from afar as they struggle to navigate middle school, family relationships and friendships. Call Number: J WEEKS
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Separate is Never Equal : Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
by Duncan Tonatiuh
A picture book that shares the triumphant story of young Civil Rights activist Sylvia Mendez, an American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who, at the age of 8, worked with her parents and other community members to file a landmark lawsuit in federal district court to end segregated education in mid-20th-century California. Call Number: J 379.263 TON
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Soar
by Joan Bauer
Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach. Call Number: J BAUER
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Stick Dog
by Tom Watson
When new middle-grade hero Stick Dog's quest for hamburgers turns out to be more difficult than he could have ever imagined, he challenges his friends to come up with a master plan that includes unconventional solutions. Call Number: J WATSON
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The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea
by Brenda Z Guiberson
A lavishly illustrated introduction to the ocean's most superlative animals invites young readers to choose their favorites among sea creatures with the most venom, the greatest diving ability, the best rotating eyes and more. Call Number: J 591.7700 GUI
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The Terrible Two
by Mac Barnett
Disgusted when he has to move from the oceanside community where he was infamous for his tricks to a sleepy, cow-filled town that already has a notable prankster, Miles plots mischief that culminates in a daring partnership. Call Number: J BARNETT
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The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown
Initializing for the first time on a remote island where she is all alone, Roz the robot learns survival strategies from the island's hostile animals and finally gains acceptance when she cares for an orphaned gosling. Call Number: J BROWN
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River. Call Number: J LIN
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Who Was Louis Braille?
by Margaret Frith
Illustrated biographies featuring a range of fascinating figures from history (and current figures, too!) provide great information and entertainment through short chapters and illustrations that will appeal to reluctant readers as well as middle readers in general. Call Number: J 921 BRA
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