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Middle Grade Realistic Fiction |
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Clues to the universe
by Christina Li
As friends Ro and Benji face bullying, grief, and their own differences, they must try to piece together clues to some of the biggest questions in the universe
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Flight of the puffin
by Ann Braden
The award-winning author of The Benefits of Being an Octopus presents the tale of how a small act of kindness from one bullied kid to another ripples through the lives of four marginalized young people in need of support. Simultaneous eBook.
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Take back the block
by Chrystal D. Giles
"Sixth-grader Wes Henderson sets out to save the Oaks, the neighborhood where he's lived his whole life, from being sold to a real estate developer"
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Starfish
by Lisa Fipps
A debut novel-in-verse follows the experiences of a girl who tries to change her behavior when she is bullied for her weight, before a swimming hobby, a kind therapist and an accepting new neighbor help her embrace her true self. Simultaneous eBook.
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Thanks a lot, universe
by Chad Lucas
When his anxiety spirals into panic attacks after being placed in foster care, an increasingly desperate Brian is offered shy assistance by a basketball teammate Ezra, who is concealing a secret crush. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Many points of me
by Caroline Gertler
"Georgia Rosenbloom's father was a famous artist. His most well-known paintings were a series of asterisms--patterns of stars. There was supposed to be a fourth asterism, but Georgia's father died before he could paint it. Then Georgia finds a sketch herfather made of her. One with pencil points marked on the back--just like those in the asterism paintings. Could this finally be the proof that the last painting would have been of her?"
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Magic's most wanted
by Tyler Whitesides
"For Mason Mortimer Morrison, life isn't so magical. His dad was just sent to jail, his grades have been plummeting from meh to yikes, and, oh yeah, two officers from some organization called Magix just showed up to arrest him in the middle of fourth period. Talk about bad luck. Mason knows he's innocent. But in order to clear his name, he's going to need the help of a plucky Magix junior detective and a cantankerous talking bunny - and a little bit of magic"
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Forever This Summer
by Leslie C. Youngblood
Moving to Louisiana to help her mom take care of her great aunt, Georgie agrees to help Markie, a foster kid under her aunt’s care, find her mother, and as their histories begin to entwine, Georgie must find her own truth. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Wild river : a novel
by W. R. Philbrick
Awakened by a scream on the first night of a whitewater rafting trip, Daniel discovers that a nearby dam has failed and that his camp is on the brink of flooding, forcing him and his young teammates to escape and make their way to safety without adult help. Simultaneous eBook.
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Violet and the pie of life
by D. L. Green
Loving the dysfunctional parents who are never quite as straightforward and reliable as math, 12-year-old Violet tries to use her skills to reason through various issues in life, before a father’s abandonment and a best friend’s unexpected exclusion from the school play helps her come to terms with life’s illogical imperfections. Simultaneous eBook.
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One Kid's Trash
by Jamie Sumner
Hugo becomes cool for the first time in his life due to his extraordinary talent for garbology, the science of decoding people’s trash, and lets it all go to his head. 60,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Hazel Bly and the deep blue sea
by Ashley Herring Blake
Traumatized and facially scarred by the accident that ended a parent’s life, young Hazel joins other family members traveling for two years before settling in a Maine community, where an unlikely friend informs her about a local mermaid legend. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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