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Three Keys
by Kelly Yang
A laugh-out-loud sequel to the award-winning Front Desk finds Mia Tang embarking on a sixth grade year that is complicated by a hard-to-please teacher, financial setbacks at her parents’ motel and a looming immigration law that threatens to derail her entire life.
Available on hoopla and Cloud Library.
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Milo Moss is officially un-amazing
by Lauren Allbright
On a mission to achieve his family’s longtime goal of breaking a Guinness World Record, 12-year-old Milo joins thousands of people dressed as cockroaches for a record attempt that culminates in a humiliating admission and unexpected discoveries. By the author of Exit Strategy.
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The way to Rio Luna
by Zoraida Córdova
Holding fast to the belief that his runaway older sister is waiting for him in the enchanted fairy-tale realm of their childhood, an 11-year-old foster child begins losing faith before discovering a mysterious library book that provides a direct map to his imaginary world.
Available on Cloud Library.
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Letters from Cuba
by Ruth Behar
A young Jewish girl flees her home in Poland on the eve of World War II before establishing a new life for herself in Cuba, where she works to rescue the other members of her family. By the award-winning author of Bridges to Cuba/Puenta a Cuba.
Available on Cloud Library.
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Midnight at the Barclay Hotel
by Fleur Bradley
Convincing his overworked mom to accept an all-expenses-paid weekend vacation at the Barclay Hotel, 12-year-old JJ discovers upon arrival that his mother and the other guests are prime suspects in their host’s murder.
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Rowley Jefferson's awesome friendly adventure
by Jeff Kinney
In a follow-up to last year’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid spinoff, Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid, Rowley Jefferson, “Wimpy Kid” Greg Heffley’s best friend, tells the story of “Roland the Kind” and “Garg the Barbarian” and their quest to vanquish the evil White Warlock.
Available on hoopla, Overdrive, and Cloud Library.
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Curtain call
by Jennifer L Holm
Jumping at a chance to participate in the middle school play, Babymouse scrambles to memorize the line she is given while helping build sets and learn stage directions, before a major glitch complicates the production and Babymouse’s newfound skills.
Available on Cloud Library.
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Two dogs in a trench coat enter stage left
by Julie Falatko
Donning their trench coat to assume their human identity for the class play, silly dogs Sassy and Waldo become concerned when their favorite boy, Stewart, is given the role of a villain and begins to act like a different person. By the author of the Snappsy the Alligator series.
Available on Cloud Library.
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Target: Earth
by Johnny Marciano
While Klawde the warlord cat organizes a zombie squirrel army to invade Earth, Raj launches a yard-cleaning business to raise money for a virtual-reality headset only to have his plans derailed by his evil pet’s schemes.
Available on Cloud Library.
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My big fat zombie goldfish
by Mo O'Hara
A first entry in a new chapter book series finds Tom's goldfish horrifically transformed after his evil scientist big brother's experiment goes wrong, an accident that imbues the goldfish with hypnotic powers and a thirst for revenge.
Available on Cloud Library.
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