November 2019 list by B. Goodman
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The 12th Candle
by Kim Tomsic
Since birth, every time something goes right for classmate Priscilla Petty, it goes horribly wrong for Sage Sassafras, so on Sage’s 12th birthday she wishes on an enchanted candle to reverse the curse, but the consequences of her wish take a terrible turn, forcing Sage to team up with her worst enemy—before she’s doomed to a life of opposites forever.
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A Green Place To Be: The Creation of Central Park
by Ashley Benham Yazdani
Complemented by biographies of visionaries Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmstead, a debut picture book offers engaging facts and sumptuous artwork to depict the history, design and legacy of New York City's Central Park.
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A Kind of Paradise
by Amy Rebecca Tan
When her lapse in judgement at the end of the school year leads to a summer volunteering at the local library, Jamie finds her efforts to keep her head down challenged by frequent visitors, including her nemesis and crush.
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Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry
by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Invites readers to explore the mysteries of the universe, covering such topics as the origin of the universe, the effects of gravity on other planets, dark matter, and if there may be intelligent life somewhere other than Earth.
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Braced
by Alyson Gerber
When Rachel learns that she will need to wear a back brace to keep her spine straight, she is afraid that she will not be able to play soccer and terrified that she will not be able to hide her condition from her friends and classmates.
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Count Me In
by Varsha Bajaj
A story told through alternating voices follows the experiences of two middle school students and next-door neighbors whose unlikely friendship is shaped by a hate crime and their community's efforts to reject racism.
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Ember and the Ice Dragons
by Heather Fawcett
Unable to control her tendency to burst into flame, twelve-year-old Ember, a dragon transformed into a girl by her foster father, is sent to Antarctica where she tries to save ice dragons from extinction.
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I Can Make This Promise
by Christine Day
In a story based on the author’s real-life experiences, a girl uncovers a secret that connects her to her Native American heritage, throwing everything she believes about her family into question.
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Lalani of the Distant Sea
by Erin Entrada Kelly
A young girl embarking on a quest normally reserved for boys in the hope of saving her village from life-threatening hazards, including a deadly plague affecting her mother.
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Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls
by Beth McMullen
Twelve-year-old Abigail is shocked to discover her elite boarding school is really a cover for a huge spy ring, and must undergo Spy Training 101 in order to save her mother, who happens to be the spy ring's top agent.
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Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga
Sent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian community is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the beloved family members who were left behind and forges a new sense of identity shaped by friends and changing perspectives.
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Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire, Empower, and Clapback
by Skai Jackson
The young activist star of Disney Channel’s Bunk’d and Jessie reveals how her successful career was also impacted by bullying and insecurity, sharing advice for today’s tweens and teens on how to inspire change and embrace differences.
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Roll With It
by Jamie Sumner
Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer's for dinner, but one day she's going to be a professional baker. When Ellie and her mom move so they can help take care of her ailing grandpa, Ellie has to start all over again in a new town at a new school. Except she's not just the new kid—she's the new kid in the wheelchair who lives in the trailer park on the wrong side of town.
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Weird Little Robots
by Carolyn Crimi
Nine-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots she builds herself are her only company. But with just a bit of magic, everything changes: she becomes best friends with Lark, has the chance to join a secret science club, and discovers that her robots are alive.
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Words on fire
by Jennifer A Nielsen
In 1893 twelve-year-old Audra lives on a farm in Lithuania, and tries to avoid the Cossack soldiers who enforce the Russian decrees that ban Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language; but when the soldiers invade the farm Audra is the only one who escapes and, unsure of what has happened to her parents, she embarks on a dangerous journey, carrying the smuggled Lithuanian books that fuel the growing resistance movement, unsure of who to trust, but risking her life and freedom for her country.
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