June 2017 by Carrie Kelley
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At the Bottom of the World
by Bill Nye
The famed scientific educator and a best-selling science writer present a debut entry in a series introducing genius foster siblings Jack, Ava and Matt, who use their intelligence and observations to track down a fellow scientist who has gone missing in Antarctica.
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Bad News
by Pseudonymous Bosch
A conclusion to the adventure trilogy by the award-winning author of This Isn't What It Looks Like finds Clay and the Secret Series Allies confronting the white-gloved members of the mysterious Midnight Sun cabal.
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Big & Little Questions : According to Wren Jo Byrd
by Julie Bowe
Hiding her parents' separation from everyone at the start of fourth grade, Wren becomes estranged from her best friend and struggles to adjust to the many changes in her life until a school newcomer reveals that she has had similar experiences.
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Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel
by Kimberly Willis Holt
Moving in with her estranged grandfather at his run-down motel after the tragic deaths of her parents, 12-year-old Stevie attempts to brighten the lives of the hotel residents by planting a flower garden against her grandfather's wishes.
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Cats in the City
by Tom Watson
Visiting his friend at her apartment, Stick Cat enjoys the variety of new things to observe and experience before glimpsing the city's bagel maker landing in serious danger across the alley.
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Chester and Gus
by Cammie McGovern
An aspiring service dog who fails his certification test is adopted into a family where he becomes a companion to a 10-year-old boy with autism, who initially challenges the dog by requiring a different kind of friendship.
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Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire
by Susan Tan
A biracial young writer begins penning her memoirs in the hope that her family will not forget about her when a new baby sibling arrives, describing her embarrassment at having little hair as a toddler, her struggles with reading and the cultural traditions she shares with her Chinese grandparents.
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Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Feeling most alive when he plays music with his grandfather, aspiring bluesman Clayton Byrd is devastated when his grandfather passes away and his mother forbids him from playing the blues, losses that compel him to run away in the hope of joining other bluesmen on the road.
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Love, Ish
by Karen Rivers
Twelve-year-old Mischa "Ish" Love's longtime dream has been to someday live on Mars, but when she collapses on the first day of seventh grade, Ish receives a diagnosis which threatens her future plans
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Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded
by Sage Blackwood
Repeatedly landing in trouble at her finishing school because of her preference for practicing magic instead of manners, Chantel enlists her friends to protect the kingdom when her teacher goes missing along with the city's protective magic.
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Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere
by Elise Gravel
Discovering a grumpy, smelly, fussy creature in her garbage can that she names after herself, young Olga befriends and studies the eccentric Olgamus in ways that subtly introduce the scientific method, the practices of Jane Goodall and other scientific concepts.
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The Star Thief
by Lindsey Becker
Catching two brutish sailors ransacking her master's study, maid Honorine is whisked into a fantastical war between the crew of a steamship and a band of mythical constellations that have come to life to defend themselves against those who want to harness their powers.
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