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In Case You Missed It: Realistic Fiction
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Keep dancing, Lizzie Chu
by Maisie Chan
"Twelve-year-old Lizzie Chu has lived with her Wai Gong (grandfather) in Glasgow since her parents died when she was a baby. But Wai Gong has been acting different lately. He spends a lot of time talking to his Guan Yin statue--the Chinese goddess of compassion, kindness, and mercy--at his altar and seems to be becoming more forgetful. Even the shared passion he and Lizzie have for their favorite show, Strictly Come Dancing, seems to be trailing off. When Lizzie's friend Chi visits one day dressed as Princess Leia for Comic Con, Wai Gong mistakes her for Guan Yin, and is naturally delighted, and Lizzie seizes the opportunity to use Chi as Guan Yin to help her with her grandad. And then Lizzie gets an idea: she and Chi can take Wai Gong to Blackpool to the Tower Ballroom, where he'd always dreamed of going. If only she can get her grandad there, she thinks, he'll find some peace, and perhaps things will be OK at home again"
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The trouble with robots
by Michelle Mohrweis
"Assigned to the robotics team led by Evelyn, a perfectionist who is determined to win the upcoming competition, Allie and her teammates must convince her to allow them to participate in roles that play to their strengths. Simultaneous eBook."
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Aniana del Mar jumps in
by Jasminne Mâendez
"Aniana del Mar belongs in the water like a dolphin belongs to the sea. But she and Papi keep her swim practices and meets hidden from Mami, who has never recovered from losing someone she loves to the water years ago. That is, until the day Ani's stiffness and swollen joints mean she can no longer get out of bed, and Ani is forced to reveal just how important swimming is to her. What follows is the journey of a girl who must grieve who she once was in order to rise like the tide and become the young woman she is meant to be"
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Wild bird
by Diane Zahler
Set in 14th-century Norway during a deadly plague, this sweeping adventure follows Rype, an abandoned girl, as she joins a group of strangers on a journey across Europe in order to survive, searching for a brighter future and a place to call home. Simultaneous eBook.
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Saints of the household
by Ari Tison
After breaking up a fight that harms their school's star soccer player in the process, two Bribri American brothers have to lay low due to their physically abusive father and grapple with the weight of their actions to find their way forward. Simultaneous eBook.
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Captain Skidmark dances with destiny
by Jennifer A. Irwin
"Thirteen-year-old Will is generally miserable but finds solace at dance school, and then Will's seventeen-year-old hockey-star cousin, Alex, moves in, and Will and Alex learn a lot about each other and their relationships with their fathers"--Provided by publisher
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A show for two
by Tashie Bhuiyan
Determined to win the student film competition, Mina makes a deal with indie film star Emmitt Ramos, and as they spend time together and NYC starts to feel more like home than ever before, she wonders if winning is worth losing everything.
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In the key of Nira Ghani
by Natasha Deen
A Guyanese girl must find the balance between her parents' 'old world' expectations and traditions while pursuing her dream of being a great trumpeter in this contemporary, coming-of-age story.
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Imposter syndrome and other confessions of Alejandra Kim
by Patricia Park
"When a microaggression at her wealthy Manhattan high school thrusts her into the spotlight, half-Latinx/half-Korean Alejandra Kim, who feels like an outcast, must carve out a place for herself while dealing with the loss of her father. Simultaneous eBook. "
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Together for never
by Marilyn Kaye
Forced to go on vacation together since their parents are dating, Charlotte, a spoiled popular girl, and Lily, a loner who dreams of becoming a writer, are forced to share a small bedroom for two whole weeks. Simultaneous eBook.
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The wild one by Terri FarleyTwo years after being thrown by her horse in a near-fatal accident, Sam returns to her family's ranch and meets a mustang that could be the missing horse, or the legendary Phantom, or both.
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