May 2020 list by K. Pearson
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Bad Best Friend
by Rachel Vail
Devastated when her former best friend ditches her for a more popular crowd, eighth grader Niki Ames finds her efforts to pursue other friendships and interests complicated by her mother’s refusal to believe that Niki’s brother is on the autism spectrum.
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The Curse
by Micol Ostow
Nancy Drew isn’t one for ghost stories. So when the annual Horseshoe Bay Naming Day celebration is threatened by eerie warnings of an old curse, Nancy is sure someone—someone human—is behind them. And no way is she letting this person stand in the way of her best friend, Daisy, finally getting her day in the spotlight as the lead in the much-anticipated Naming Day reenactment.
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Efren Divided
by Ernesto Cisneros
Worrying about his undocumented parents, who have worked hard to secure a safe life for their family, a young Mexican American struggles to find his inner courage when his beloved mother is arrested and deported.
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How to Make Friends With the Sea
by Tanya Guerrero
Relocating to the politically charged Philippines for his father’s zoology work, a homesick 12-year-old boy navigates anxiety and changing perceptions of identity while helping his mother care for an orphaned child with special needs.
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Kenzie Kickstarts a Team
by Kit Rosewater
Fifth-grade best friends Kenzie "Kenzilla" and Shelly "Bombshell" dream of becoming roller derby superstars one day, but when a junior league forms and they must recruit teammates, will their friendship survive?
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The Littlest Voyageur
by Margi Preus
In 1792, Jean Pierre Petit Le Rouge, a squirrel, eager for adventure, stows away in the canoe of a group of voyageurs, unaware of what they are traveling so far to trade.
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My Life as a Potato
by Arianne Costner
Believing himself to be cursed by potatoes, Ben moves to a formidable potato-laden community in Idaho, where an accident leads him to become his school’s secret potato mascot.
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Tales of an 8-Bit Kitten: A Call to Arms
by Cube Kid
An unofficial Minecraft follow-up to Lost in the Nether finds Eebs the kitten endeavoring to track down and assist Runt, find his place among the Lost Legion and learn more about his hidden powers.
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Tyrannosaurus Wrecks
by Stuart Gibbs
When a rare dinosaur skull is stolen from a top-secret excavation site on his friend’s ranch, Teddy Fitzroy begins an investigation that is complicated by the Barksdale twins’ anaconda and Summer’s inquiries into the black-market reptile trade.
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Wink
by Rob Harrell
Diagnosed with a rare eye cancer, a seventh grader endures painful treatments and social abandonment while searching for laughter in life’s weirdness, in a tale based on the “Adam@Home” creator’s own life experiences.
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