November 2020 list by L. Buehler
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Accidental Trouble Magnet
by Zanib Mian
Imaginative Omar goes through the ups and downs of starting a new school and making new friends with the help of his wonderful (and silly) Muslim family.
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The Blackbird Girls
by Anne Blankman
Relocating to Leningrad in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, two girls who have been taught to hate each other because of religious differences uncover painful family secrets while learning what it means to trust another person.
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Brave Like That
by Lindsey Stoddard
Adopted by a heroic firefighter after being abandoned as a baby, a misfit who is desperate for a break from work, sports and immature peers bonds with an equally lonely stray while finding the courage to realize his own kind of normal.
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The Circus of Stolen Dreams
by Lorelei Savaryn
Discovering a magical dream world in the woods near her home, a girl mourning the disappearance of her brother agrees to give up a memory in exchange for entry, before she encounters a malevolent being who has brought her brother’s worst nightmares to life.
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Magic Required
by Obert Skye
In a conclusion to the popular series, Ozzy and Sigi are introduced to eccentric new friends before finding themselves targeted by the power-mad villain Ray, who strives to crack the formula for Rin’s parents’ mind-control serum.
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Parked
by Danielle Svetcov
Living in an old orange van when her mother is unable to find work, 12-year-old Jeanne Ann befriends the son of a successful restaurant owner and a remarkable group of homeless fellow misfits whose perspectives shape her hardscrabble existence.
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Susan B. Anthony
by Teri Kanefield
Explores Susan B. Anthony's life, from childhood to her public career as a radical abolitionist to her rise to become an international leader of the women's suffrage movement.
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A Tale of Witchcraft...
by Chris Colfer
Fourteen-year-old Brystal Evergreen has secured worldwide acceptance for the magical community but new threats arise, including the centuries-old Righteous Brotherhood that intends to exterminate all magical life, beginning with Brystal.
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Tristan Strong Destroys the World
by Kwame Mbalia
A sequel to Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky finds an exhausted Tristan Strong returning to Alke and reuniting with sidekick Gum Baby when his grandmother is abducted by an unknown, vengeance-seeking culprit.
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When You Know What I Know
by Sonja Solter
A novel in verse about a girl’s journey in the aftermath of abuse finds her encountering family members who don’t believe her and take her abuser’s side before she finds the courage to fight back.
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Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor
by Ally Carter
Discovering a presumed-dead billionaire hiding in the basement of Winterborne House, 12-year-old April teams up with her fellow orphans to solve a creepy riddle before the only home they have ever known is lost.
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