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| The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan GlaserThe five Vanderbeeker kids -- Oliver, Hyacinth, Isa, Jessie, and Laney -- love their family's old apartment on Harlem's 141st Street. When their grumpy landlord Mr. Beiderman says they have to move out, the siblings band together in all-out effort to change his mind. |
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Goldeline
by Jimmy Cajoleas
Goldeline travels through the woods with a group of bandits, getting by on the things they steal from passing carriages, but a man who wants to cleanse the Hinterlands of anyone who is different hunts Goldeline, believing her a witch.
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Whichwood
by Tahereh Mafi
A companion to the best-selling Furthermore finds village mordeshoor Laylee diligently conducting her lonely job tending the bodies of the dead before rediscovering color, magic and healing through an unexpected new friendship.
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| The Notations of Cooper Cameron by Jane O'Reilly Ever since his grandpa died, Cooper's thoughts keep telling him that his family won't be safe unless he counts things, or washes his hands, or takes careful notes of his observations. Dealing with these thoughts can be tough, especially since Cooper's dad angrily refuses to understand. |
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The Relic War
by Stel Pavlou
Below the surface on a forgotten planet, Daniel Coldstar searches for relics from a lost civilization. Daniel has no memory of his past. All he knows is to do his job and fear the masters of the mines. Until he unearths a relic more powerful than anything he has ever seen. A relic that might help him escape…
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| EllRay Jakes is Not a Chicken! by Sally Warner; illustrated by Jamie HarperWhen his dad promises a day at Disneyland in return for one week of good behavior at school, third-grader EllRay Jakes tries to stay out of trouble, but it's not easy – especially not after he's targeted by class bully Jared. |
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Confessions of a former bully
by Trudy Ludwig
After Katie gets caught teasing a schoolmate, she's sent to the school counselor to learn how to be a better friend; before long Katie realizes that bullying hurts others as well as herself, in a story told from the point of view of the bullier rather than the bullied, and one that provides kids with real-life tools they can use to identify and stop relational aggression.
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| Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita VaradarajanNewly arrived in New Jersey from Bangalore, India, Ravi is sure that his best friend at school will be Dillon, a popular American-born Indian student. But Joe, a tall white kid with a learning disability, knows from experience that Dillon is a bully. |
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Colin Fischer
by Ashley Edward Miller
This is the story of a boy who taps the investigative talents of a peer with Asperger's syndrome to prove he is innocent of blowing up a birthday cake in the school cafeteria, a case that teaches both boys about the mysterious qualities of human emotions.
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