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The crossover by Kwame AlexanderFourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health. Availability:
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Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World : The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance by Jennifer ArmstrongIn 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven men sailed from England in an attempt to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. Their ship, Endurance, became icebound and sank, still one hundred miles from land. What follows is one of the most amazing stories of survival ever recorded. Over the next nineteen months, Shackleton led his men through brutal perils of every kind on ice, land, and sea with one goal-that they all survive. Whether it was a treacherous journey over ice, a storm-racked eight-hundred-mile open-boat journey, or a death-defying trek across a mountain range, Shackleton's mission never wavered: "But if you're a leader, a fellow that other fellows look to, you've got to keep going." The story is enhanced with diary excerpts, explanations of the terrain, wildlife, and navigation techniques, and the Antarctic weather that so affected the outcome of the fateful voyage. And narrator Taylor Mali's dynamic performance transports the listener into the heart of this riveting saga. Availability:
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The Night Gardener by Jonathan AuxierIrish orphans Molly, fourteen, and Kip, ten, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house. Availability:
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Crispin : the cross of lead by AviFalsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret. Availability:
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The thing about jellyfish by Ali BenjaminTwelve-year-old Suzy Swanson wades through her intense grief over the loss of her best friend by investigating the rare jellyfish she is convinced was responsible for her friend's death. Availability:
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The iron trial by Holly BlackWarned away from magic all of his life, Callum endeavors to fail the trials that would admit him to the Magisterium only to be drawn into its ranks against his will and forced to confront dark elements from his past. Availability:
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Insignificant events in the life of a cactus by Dusti BowlingThirteen-year-old Aven was born without arms and has trouble fitting in at her new school after her parents take a job at a dying western theme park, but she makes a new friend in a fellow disabled boy who helps her solve a mystery at the park. Availability:
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The secret garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettTen-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden. Availability:
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Marcus Vega doesn't speak Spanish : a novel by Pablo CartayaAfter a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mother takes him and his brother to Puerto Rico to visit relatives they have never met, and while there Marcus starts searching for his father, who left their family ten years ago. Availability:
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Awkward by Svetlana ChmakovaAfter shunning Jaime, the school nerd, on her first day at a new middle school, Penelope Torres tries to blend in with her new friends in the art club, until the art club goes to war with the science club, of which Jaime is a member. Currently unavailable digitally.
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See you in the cosmos by Jack ChengWhile on a road trip, eleven-year-old Alex Petroski records his discoveries about his family on his golden iPod, a device that he intends one day to launch into space. Availability:
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Seriously wicked by Tina ConnollyResisting her adopted mother's pressure to become a wicked witch, Cam is horrified when her mother summons a demon that possesses a cute boy at school, triggers zombie transformations and unleashes a phoenix on the Halloween Dance. Availability:
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Cub by Cynthia L CopelandAuthor and artist Cindy Copeland comes of age, discovers new talents and finds her voice as a cub reporter at her local newspaper during the Watergate era. Availability:
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New kid by Jerry CraftAfter his parents send him to a prestigious private school known for its academics, Jordan Banks finds himself torn between two worlds. Availability:
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Star-crossed by Barbara DeeWhen Mattie is cast as Romeo in an eighth-grade play, she is confused to find herself increasingly attracted to Gemma, a new classmate who is playing Juliet. Availability:
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Garvey's choice by Nikki GrimesPreferring science and reading to the sports his father wants him to pursue, insecure Garvey comforts himself with food and endures teasing by bullies before joining the school chorus, where his musical talents help him accept himself and bond with his father. Availabililty:
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Children of exile by Margaret Peterson HaddixA twelve-year-old girl raised in a foster village is returned to her biological parents, and discovers home is not what she expected it to be. Availability:
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House arrest by K. A HoltRequired to keep a journal as well as report to a probation officer and therapist, a young man who is on probation for one year has difficulty staying out of trouble when he is compelled to take drastic measures to help his struggling family and sick brother. Availability:
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Being Jazz : my life as a (transgender teen) by Jazz JenningsThe author reccounts how her public experiences have influenced her attitude towards the transgender community, as she works to educate others about transgenderism while navigating the challenges of being a teenager.
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Checked by Cynthia KadohataTo help his dog through cancer treatment, Conor gives up hockey and finds himself considering who he is without the sport that has defined him, and connecting more with his family and best friend. Availability:
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A monster calls by Patrick NessThirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill, but an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss. Availability:
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The imitation game : Alan Turing decoded by Jim OttavianiA graphic novel biography paints a historically accurate picture of the English mathematician and scientist whose groundbreaking work on cryptography and artificial intelligence led to the cracking of the German Enigma code during World War II. Availability:
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The seventh most important thing by Shelley PearsallIn 1963, 13-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton. Availability:
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42 Is Not Just a Number : The Odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American Hero by Not AvailableBaseball, basketball, football — no matter the game, Jackie Robinson excelled. His talents would have easily landed another man a career in pro sports, but in America in the 1930s and '40s, such opportunities were closed to athletes like Jackie for one reason: his skin was the wrong color. Settling for playing baseball in the Negro Leagues, Jackie chafed at the inability to prove himself where it mattered most: the major leagues. Then in 1946, Branch Rickey, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, decided he was going to break the "rules" of segregation: he recruited Jackie Robinson. Fiercely determined, Jackie faced cruel and sometimes violent hatred and discrimination, but he proved himself again and again, exhibiting courage, restraint, and a phenomenal ability to play the game. In this compelling biography, award-winning author Doreen Rappaport chronicles the extraordinary life of Jackie Robinson and how his achievements won over — and changed — a segregated nation. Availability:
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Fuzzy mud by Louis SacharTwo 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. Availability:
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Amal unbound by Aisha SaeedIn Pakistan, Amal holds onto her dream of being a teacher even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off her family's debt to the wealthy and corrupt Khan family. Availability:
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Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg SloanTwelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident. Availability:
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To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg SloanA laugh-out-loud tale of friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters, follows the experiences of two 12-year-old girls--one bookish and fearful, the other fearless and adventuresome--who are sent to camp to bond when their fathers fall in love. Availability:
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When you reach me by Rebecca SteadIn the 1980s, as her mother prepares to be a contestant on a television game show, Miranda tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space. Availability:
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Drums, girls, + dangerous pie by Jordan SonnenblickThe life of eighth-grader Steven Alper, already complicated by his friendship with two girls and a prodigious talent for drumming, is turned upside down when his five-year-old brother Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia. Availability:
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Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldIt's 1914 and Europe is on the precipice of war--the German Clankers and British Darwinists are armed with futuristic weaponry and biotechnology; in the midst of the chaos, Alek, a Royal and potential threat to the throne, and Deryn, a common Darwinist, meet on the run and forge an uneasy alliance that will dramatically change the course of the Great War and their lives. Availability:
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