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Amina's Voice
by Hena Khan
Amina, a Pakistani-American Muslim girl, struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school. In the wake of a community tragedy, she brings a diverse community together to love and support each other.
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Braced
by Alyson Gerber
Looking forward to a promising new school year playing soccer and spending time with her crush, Rachel receives the terrible news that her scoliosis has gotten worse and that she will be required to wear a back brace that sets her apart from her peers.
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The Doll's Eye
by Marina Cohen
Discovering a glass eye in the empty attic of a new home where she lives with her dull stepfather and annoying stepbrother, Hadley meets an eccentric baker before finding a doll house replica of her own home and making a wish that changes everything she knows to be true.
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| Last Day on Mars by Kevin EmersonYears ago, when the sun went supernova and destroyed the Earth, humanity fled to Mars. Now, 13-year-olds Liam and Phoebe wait to board the last starliner to the human colony's new home on Aaru-5, but an explosion knocks out their scientist parents. |
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The Lotterys Plus One
by Emma Donoghue
A self-proclaimed "good girl" from a very large and unruly family gives up her bedroom to make room for an estranged, grumpy grandparent who can no longer care for himself and who does not approve of how the rest of the family lives.
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| See You in the Cosmos by Jack ChengEleven-year-old Alex Petroski, along with his dog, Carl Sagan, makes big discoveries about his family on a road trip to the Southwest High Altitude Rocket Festival, and he records it all on a golden iPod he intends to launch into space to be heard by aliens. |
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Books You Might Have Missed in 2016
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Beautiful Blue World
by Suzanne M LaFleur
Relying on her best friend for support throughout the course of their war-stricken country's food shortages, neighbor feuds and bombings, 12-year-old Mathilde fears separation when the army begins recruiting children and her friend sees enlistment as a way to save her family.
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| Compass South by Hope Larson; illustrations by Rebecca MockIt's 1860, and after snitching on the Black Hook gang, twin thieves Alex and Cleo need to get out of town fast. Dressing Cleo as a boy, they try to fake their way onto a ship by posing as long-missing brothers…only to run into Silas and Edwin, twin con artists with the same idea. |
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Journey's End
by Rachel Hawkins
Faced with a mysterious, deadly fog bank called the Boundary in a seaside Scottish village, new friends Nolie and Bel look for ways to stop it, and they come across an ancient spell that requires magic, a quest, and a sacrifice.
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Once Was a Time
by Leila Sales
In World War II England, ten-year-old Lottie is transported via a portal to present day Wisconsin. Once there, she finds herself alone in the world, unsure of her best friend Kitty's fate and questioning how to find Kitty and her family.
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Write This Down
by Claudia Mills
Twelve-year-old Autumn wants more than anything to be a real author, but when she wins a contest by writing something too personal about her brother, she has to decide if her dreams are more important than their relationship.
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