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Set in the Future or the Past
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Root magic
by Eden Royce
In 1963 in South Carolina, eleven-year-old twins Jez and Jay Turner begin lessons in rootwork, and their uncle's training offers them healing, protection, and a connection to their heritage even as they face threats from the local police deputy, school bullies, and others
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Home in the woods
by Eliza Wheeler
The best-selling creator of Miss Maple’s Seeds presents a story based on the childhood of her grandmother that follows the inspiring experiences of a 6-year-old girl whose family starts over in a Wisconsin tar-paper shack in the aftermath of a parent’s death. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Indian no more
by Charlene Willing McManis
In 1957, ten-year-old Regina Petit's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and forced to leave Oregon, but in Los Angeles her family faces prejudice and she struggles to understand her identity as an Indian far from tribal lands. Includes historical photographs and notes
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The blackbird girls
by Anne Blankman
Relocating to Leningrad in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, two girls who have been taught to hate each other because of religious differences uncover painful family secrets while learning what it means to trust another person. Simultaneous eBook.
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Northbound
by Michael S. Bandy
The creators of White Water draw on true events in the story of a young boy who makes friends with a white boy during his first trip on board a train before arriving in a Southern destination that forces them to change cars according to period segregation laws. Illustrations.
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Overground railroad
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
"A girl named Ruth Anne tells the story of her family's train journey from North Carolina to New York City as part of the Great Migration"
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Run, Little Chaski! : an Inka Trail adventure
by Mariana Llanos
A tale set in the time of the ancient Inka empire follows the experiences of new royal messenger, Little Chaski, who finds an important assignment on his first day challenged by a trapped condor in desperate need of help. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
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Cuba in my pocket
by Adrianna Cuevas
After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, 12-year-old Cumba is sent to Florida alone, where he must navigate a whole new world while wondering if his family will ever be whole again. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Dawn raid
by Pauline Vaeluaga Smith
After the police raid their house, Lenny starts talking about protests and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government, which inspires the whole family to become involved in the movement
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Unspeakable : the Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford
"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"
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The monster missions
by Laura Martin
When she accidentally awakens a Hydra, 12-year-old Berkley is sent to live on a sea monster-hunting submarine in order to protect her family and soon discovers some of the nightmares that really lurk in the ocean’s depths. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Stowaway
by John David Anderson
To save his father, a Coalition scientist protecting a precious resource, after their ship is attacked, Leo stows away on a strange ship of mercenary space pirates and must decide who to trust— human or alien—to stay alive. 75,000 first printing.
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Dragon Pearl
by Yoon Ha Lee
Longing for adventure in the Thousand Worlds, away from the strict rules that force her to hide her descendancy from fox spirits, 13-year-old Min embarks on a quest to find her brother, who has been accused of abandoning his post to search for a mystical object of power. 35,000 first printing.
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Flood City
by Daniel José Older
A boy from the Earth’s last inhabitable city and a young space soldier questioning his leaders’ genocidal orders become unlikely partners in an effort to stop a war and save the planet. By the author of the Shadowshaper Cypher series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Invasion of the unicorns
by David Biedrzycki
Posing as a stuffed animal, Special Agent Bubble07 must decide whether his team of alien unicorns should invade Earth or if his alien heart will succumb to the little girl whose home he infiltrated. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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RoboBaby
by David Wiesner
The triple Caldecott-winning creator of Flotsam finds a family of robots thrown into turmoil by the arrival of a baby robot’s crate of components, which they assemble with wacky results until a handy older sibling calmly clears up technical difficulties. 60,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Big Papa and the time machine
by Daniel Bernstrom
When a young boy doesn't want to go to school, his grandfather takes him back in time to show him the true meaning of being brave
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Sanity & Tallulah : shortcuts
by Molly Brooks
When most of the adults on space station Wilnick come down with the flu, Sanity and Tallulah are tasked with delivering turbopumps to another station, but when they take a shortcut they accidentally end up on the other side of the blockade
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The lion of mars
by Jennifer L Holm
Eleven-year-old Bell is just a regular kid living on Mars, curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping, so when a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, it is up to Bell to uncover the truth and save his family
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