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Emmy in the key of code
by Aimee Lucido
School newcomer Emmy discovers her sense of belonging when she begins a coding class and makes friends with a girl who shares her love of music, before an unexpected discovery threatens her self-esteem. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The ghost collector
by Allison Mills
In a debut inspired by Cree tradition, a girl from a family that can see ghosts decides to hoard the ghosts that approach her for help when her own mother passes away suddenly. Simultaneous.
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Last meeting of the gorilla club
by Sara Nickerson
When his imaginary friend, Big Brother, appears before the end of his first day at a new school, Josh sees him interacting with another student, Lucas Hernandez and the two are soon brought together by a mysterious invitation to join the Gorilla Club
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The light in the lake
by Sarah R. Baughman
Inexplicably drawn to the lake where her brother drowned months earlier, a science-minded 12-year-old investigates clues in her late brother’s notebook about a mysterious creature in the lake’s inky-blue depths. A first novel. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Martin McLean, middle school queen
by Alyssa Zaczek
Seventh-grader Martin McLean has trouble expressing himself except at Mathletes competitions and, now, as a female impersonator but his first-ever drag show falls on the same night as an important Mathletes tournament
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Maybe he just likes you
by Barbara Dee
A girl who receives repeated unwanted attention from the boys in her school begins doubting herself before rediscovering her voice in the mutually respectful environment of a new karate class. By the author of Star-Crossed. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Momentous events in the life of a cactus
by Dusti Bowling
After navigating middle school, ninth-grader Aven, born without arms, struggles with the challenges of high school, which test her confidence, strength, and sense of self
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My Jasper June
by Laurel Snyder
The school year is over, and it is summer in Atlanta. The sky is blue, the sun is blazing, and the days brim with possibility. But Leah feels lost. She has been this way since one terrible afternoon a year ago when everything changed. Since that day, herparents have become distant, her friends have fallen away, and Leah's been adrift and alone. Then she meets Jasper, a girl unlike anyone she has ever known. There's something mysterious about Jasper, almost magical. And Jasper, Leah discovers, is also lost. Together, the two girls carve out a place for themselves, a hideaway in the overgrown spaces of Atlanta, away from their parents and their hardships, somewhere only they can find. But as the days of this magical June start to draw to a close, and the darker realities of their lives intrude once more, Leah and Jasper have to decide how real their friendship is, and whether it can be enough to save them both.
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Tunnel of bones
by Victoria Schwab
A sequel to the best-selling City of Ghosts finds Cass accompanying her parents to haunted sites in Paris, where the accidental awakening of a frighteningly strong spirit challenges her skills as a beginner ghosthunter.
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The world ends in April
by Stacy McAnulty
When a respected scientist predicts a catastrophic asteroid collision, a girl from a survivalist family struggles to keep their resources secret before finding herself declared her school’s End of the World Club president. By the author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl. Simultaneous eBook.
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