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The trouble with heroes
by Kate Messner
"Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger until he died two years ago. Finn is about to fail seventh grade and has never made headlines . . . until now. Caught on camera vandalizing a cemetery, he's in big trouble for knocking down some dead old lady's headstone. Turns out that grave belongs to a legendary local mountain climber, and her daughter makes Finn an unusual offer: she'll drop all the charges if he agrees to climb all forty-six Adirondack High Peaks in a single summer. And there's just one more thing -- he has to bring along the dead woman's dog. In a wild three months of misadventures, mountain mud, and unexpected mentors, Finn begins to find his way on the trails. At the top of each peak, he can see for miles and slowly begins to understand more about himself and his dad. But the mountains don't care about any of that, and as the clock ticks down to September,t hey have more surprises in store. Finn's final summit challenge may be more than even a hero can face"
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Miss Camper
by Kat Fajardo
"Sue is heading to Camp Willow this summer! She's looking forward to hiking, archery, and making comics in the fresh air. She's especially excited about LARPing (live-action role-playing) and can't wait for the freedom of being away from home. But she won't be far from family because her big sister, Carmen, is a camp counselor and her little sister, Ester, is a fellow camper and won't give her any space! All Sue wants is to make memories with her friends, but they're assigned to only a few of the same activities. To make matters even worse, her best friend, Sam, has a best camp friend named Marisol? And Sue's good friend Izzy has a crush on Sue?! This summer isn't at all going as planned!"
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Band nerd
by Sarah Clawson Willis
"Twelve-year-old Lucy Carver must navigate life as a band nerd in a new school, all while competing for a top flute soloist spot...Middle school is tough--thank goodness there's band...music isn't just a way of life, it's an escape from homework and an off-key homelife with her alcoholic father. When Lucy starts seventh grade at Windley School of the Arts, with its high academic standards and even higher artistic expectations, it becomes much harder to keep life in tune"
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Spark
by Chris Baron
"A devastating wildfire tests the hope and resilience of two friends and their community"
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The last dragon on Mars
by Scott Reintgen
In the first book of this sci-fi and fantasy series, Lunar Mars, a boy living on Mars, unexpectedly becomes a dragon rider, seeking to end the curse that doomed the planet when the dragon that inhabited Mars was killed for the sake of rendering the planet habitable for humans. Simultaneous eBook.
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Max in the house of spies / : A Tale of World War II
by Adam Gidwitz
To find his way back home to his family in Germany during WWII, Max Bretzfeld, with a kobold named Berg on one shoulder and a dybbuk named Stein on the other, sets out to do the impossible: become a British spy. Simultaneous eBook.
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Louder than hunger
by John Schu
Even though he likes helping people, Jake, who avoids kids his own age, mirrors and food, must help himself when the destructive voices inside get to be too much, in this raw and transformative novel-in-verse about managing and articulating pain, and embracing self-acceptance, support and love. Simultaneous eBook.
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Coyote lost and found
by Dan Gemeinhart
Embarking on an epic cross-country road trip to scatter her mom's ashes at her chosen resting place, Coyote and her dad have an unforgettable adventure, picking up some old friends and discovering some new ones along the way. Simultaneous eBook.
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The first state of being
by Erin Entrada Kelly
When a teenage boy appears out of nowhere in 1999, claiming he's the world's first time-traveler and has a book outlining the events of the next 20 years, 12-year-old Michael wants to get his hands on the book and must decide how far he's willing to go to do so.
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Camp QUILTBAG
by Nicole Melleby
"After a bit of a rocky start at Camp QUILTBAG, an inclusive retreat for queer and trans kids, Abigail and Kai make a pact to help each other find their footing, all while navigating crushes, their queer identities, and a competition pitting cabin against cabin"
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School trip
by Jerry Craft
While on a school trip to Paris, Jordan, Drew and Liam find navigating a foreign city almost as tricky as navigating the same friendships, fears and differences they struggle with at home. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Parachute kids
by Betty C. Tang
When their parents return to Taiwan, leaving her and her two older siblings in California on their own, Feng-Li must keep her family together as they all get tangled in a web of bad choices while navigating this strange new world. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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The Vanderbeekers on the road by Karina Yan Glaser"Departing Harlem to take their dad on a surprise road trip for his birthday, the Vanderbeekers crew veers off course, which brings about unexpected changes that Laney and her siblings arent ready to embrace."
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Sweet and sour
by Debbi Michiko Florence
When the boy who humiliated her returns to Mystic, Connecticut, for summer vacation, Mai, who is bent on revenge, instead finds herself on a path of forgiveness when she discovers the whole truth of what happened between them. Simultaneous eBook.
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The tryout
by Christina Soontornvat
"When best friends Christina, one of the only Asian American kids in her small Texas town, and Megan, who is Iranian American, try out to become middle school cheerleaders so they can better fit in, they find their friendship tested by competition and rivalry. Illustrations."
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Odder
by Katherine Applegate
"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"
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Tales of a seventh-grade lizard boy
by Jonathan Hill
"Threatened with diminishing resources, Booger Lizk't and his family flee their lizard community deep below Earth's crust to survive above among humans. The Lizk't family of Elberon now passes as the Tomkins family of Eagle Valley. "Tommy Tomkins" wears a human face to school but can't seem to fit in no matter how he looks. The basketball team becomes a pipe dream when bullies label him a bug eater, and only Dung Tran, an immigrant from Vietnam and fellow outsider, sees Tommy for who he is inside, which is nothing like the outer-space lizard invaders on TV's hottest series. Can their friendship survive the truth?"
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The midnight children by Dan GemeinhartMaking a friend in newcomer Virginia, one of seven mysterious kids to move into his neighborhood, outcast Ravani Foster must keep Virginia safe when he learns she is in danger or lose the only person who has ever understood him.
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The hope of elephants by Amanda Rawson Hill"In this novel in blank verse, twelve-year-old Cass struggles to cope with her father's recurring cancers that have dominated her whole life, with the knowledge that he is likely to die soon because the latest recurrence is worse--and with the possibility that she may have inherited the genetic disease, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, that causes the cancers"
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Dear student by Elly. SwartzStarting middle school after her best friend moves away, Autumn, the secret voice of the “Dear Student” letters, doesn’t know what to do when she makes new friends who don’t like each other until the unthinkable happens.
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The last cuentista
by Donna Barba Higuera
"Había una vez...There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children--among them Petra and her family--have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet--and the discovery that she is the only person who remembers Earth. A sinisterCollective has taken over the ship during its journey, bent on erasing the sins of humanity's past. They have systematically purged the memories of all aboard--or purged them altogether. Petra alone now carries the stories of our past, and with them, anyhope for our future. Can she make them live again?"
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Just roll with it
by Lee Durfey-Lavoie
Having a tough time during her first year in middle school, Maggie needs some help from her 20-sided dice but fears she may roll the wrong number, in this contemporary novel that explores the complexity of anxiety and OCD. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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The unforgettable Logan Foster
by Shawn Peters
Noticing some odd things about his prospective parents, Logan Foster becomes caught in the middle of a massive battle, forcing him to find a way to save the day and his new family. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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New from Here
by Kelly Yang
Moving from Hong Kong to California due to the coronavirus, 10-year-old Knox Wei-Evans, as racism skyrockets during COVID-19, and his family struggle to stay together and stand up to hate, while finding his place in his new country. 200,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Stuntboy, in the meantime by Jason ReynoldsWhile leading a double life as Stuntboy, who secretly keeps all the other superheroes super safe, Portico Reeve tries to keep his parents’ marriage together, deal with his anxiety and an enemy who vows to prove there is nothing super about him.
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The Insiders by Mark OshiroWhen he stumbles into a room that shouldn’t exist, Héctor is connected with two new friends from different parts of the country and opens the door to a world that changes his life.
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Other boys by Damian AlexanderStarting a new school, seventh-grader Damian takes a vow of silence to avoid being bullied, making him wonder, if boys can be so cruel, why he has a crush on one?
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The ice house by Monica SherwoodTo escape the grief plaguing their homes after being trapped for months due to a climate disaster, Louisa and Luke build a massive snow fort that unexpectedly sends them on a mission to restore the universe to its rightful order.
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The Beatryce Prophecy
by Kate DiCamillo
Beatryce, the key to a prophecy, ventures into a dark wood in search of the castle of the one who wants her dead, knowing that if she loses her way, those who love her will never stop searching for her. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Pony
by R. J. Palacio
After his dad is taken away, Silas sets out with a mysterious pony on a dangerous journey across a vast American landscape to find him—a journey that will ultimately connect him with his past and future. Illustrations.
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Elvis and the world as it stands
by Lisa Frenkel Riddiough
After being sadly brought home from the animal shelter Elvis learns to appreciate his new family, especially ten-year-old Georgina Pemberton who builds skyscraper buildings in her bedroom, and Elvis realizes that both humans and animals can build a worldof their own choosing, even if the choices are not what they had initially expected
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Partly Cloudy
by Tanita S. Davis
In desperate need of clear skies as she starts a new school, Madalyn has days filled with clouds that lead to serious storms until she learns the power of community and family after disaster strikes. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Fabulous Zed Watson by Kevin Sylvester Zed Watson loves a few things: their name (which they chose themself!), their big rambunctious family, and&;oh yeah&;monsters. When Zed discovered the mystery surrounding an unpublished novel called The Monster&;s Castle, they were completely hooked. Now Zed is a member of a small but dedicated legion devoted to finding the long-buried text. When a breakthrough discovery leads Zed to the route that they are sure will take them to the treasure, they know it&;s time for a road trip. And with the help of their shy, flora-loving neighbour, Gabe, and his sister, Sam, a geologist who is driving back to college in Arizona, Zed and company are soon off on a wild adventure following cryptic clues.
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Taking up space by Alyson GerberA talented basketball player from a dysfunctional family begins to suffer from health issues before a crush asks her to be partners in a cooking competition, a situation that challenges her to stand up for her needs and accept herself as she is.
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The Undercover Book List by Colleen NelsonFrom the award-winning author of Harvey Comes Home, a middle-school story about a girl in need of a friend, a boy in need of a chance, and the secret book club that brings them together
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The legend of auntie Po
by Shing Yin Khor
"Aware of the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain blissfully focused on her job, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about Paul Bunyan--reinvented as Po PanYin (Auntie Po), an elderly Chinese matriarch"
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The magical imperfect by Chris BaronWhen Etan, who doesn’t speak, and Malia, who is also known as “the Creature” due to her acute eczema, become friends, Etan must convince his family and hers that he might have a cure for her condition.
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Everywhere blue
by Joanne Rossmassler Fritz
Twelve-year-old Maddie, who suffers from anxiety, loves music, math, and everything in its place, but when her older brother Strum disappears from his college campus, her family starts slipping away from her
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Chunky
by Yehudi Mercado
"In this full-color middle grade graphic memoir, Yehudi Mercado draws inspiration from his childhood struggle with his weight while finding friendship with his imaginary mascot, Chunky, as he navigates growing up in a working class Mexican-Jewish family"
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What lives in the woods
by Lindsay Currie
Ginny is unhappy when her family moves from Chicago to upstate Michigan for the summer; her father has a job restoring a 1930s mansion, but there are rumors about Woodmoor and the forest next to it: rumors about strange mutant creatures; Ginny, an aspiring mystery writer, is soon half convinced that the rumors are true, because something or someone is haunting the house--and she plans to investigate, with the help of Will, the older boy who lives nearby
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We belong
by Cookie Hiponia Everman
A debut novel-in-verse, inspired by Filipino mythology, traces the experiences of two sisters who discover their mother’s past as a strong-willed child immigrant at the same time they learn the cultural tale of god’s daughter, Mayari.
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The chance to fly
by Ali Stroker
A Tony Award-winning actress and the author of the Camp Rolling Hills series follows the experiences of a theater-loving girl who uses her wheelchair to defy expectations, and gravity, when she is cast in a kids’ production of a favorite Broadway musical.
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Across the pond
by Joy McCullough
Hoping to reinvent herself in the wake of a friendship breakup and a relocation to Scotland, Callie struggles to feel at home in a drafty, run-down historic castle before the discovery of a hidden journal inspires her to join a birding club.
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Starfish
by Lisa Fipps
A debut novel-in-verse follows the experiences of a girl who tries to change her behavior when she is bullied for her weight, before a swimming hobby, a kind therapist and an accepting new neighbor help her embrace her true self. Simultaneous eBook.
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Breathing underwater
by Sarah Elisabeth Allen
Accompanying family members to the site of a time capsule they buried near their former home, a 12-year-old aspiring photographer worries about her older sister’s worsening depression before discovering the power of being there for a loved one.
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All you knead is love
by Tanya Guerrero
Reluctantly spending the summer with her estranged grandmother in Barcelona, 12-year-old Alba discovers a supportive network of new friends and a passion for baking that she hopes may heal her troubled family.
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Much ado about baseball
by Rajani LaRocca
Loosely based on Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," twelve-year-olds Trish and Ben should be automatic friends because they both play baseball on a Little League team in Comity, Massachusetts, and they both love solving math puzzles, but obstacles stand in their way
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The greatest superpower
by Alex Sanchez
Thirteen-year-old Jorge Fuerte struggles to deal with his father coming out as transgender, his twin brother's anger, and trying to keep the secret from his comic-loving friends and cool, confident, quirky new neighbor Zoey
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Flooded : requiem for Johnstown
by Ann E. Burg
On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam built to create a man-made lake for America's wealthiest businessmen collapsed, unleashing twenty million tons of water onto the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, below; told in the voices of six children and many others this is the story of the ordinary people of the town, their losses and their survival--and of the bitter aftermath when those for whom the dam was built denied all responsibility for the shoddy dam and the unnatural disaster which it caused. Told in blank verse
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Saint Ivy : Kind at All Costs
by Laurie Morrison
A thoughtful middle-grade novel about caring for others and for yourself––and what it truly means to be kind and vulnerable
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Hazel Bly and the deep blue sea
by Ashley Herring Blake
Traumatized and facially scarred by the accident that ended a parents life, young Hazel joins other family members traveling for two years before settling in a Maine community, where an unlikely friend informs her about a local mermaid legend. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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How to become a planet
by Nicole Melleby
Wanting to stay with her mother instead of moving to her wealthier father’s home in the city when she is diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety, a once-aspiring astronomer finds support from the Hayden Planetarium Hotline, a new tutor and a new friend.
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The shape of thunder
by Jasmine Warga
Estranged from the best friend whose brother killed her sister in a school shooting, a grieving Cora receives a message on her 12th birthday from her friend, asking for her help with creating a time portal to prevent the tragedy.
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Truly Tyler
by Terri Libenson
"Ever since Tyler started getting into art and hanging out with Emmie, his friends and teammates have been giving him a hard time. He wonders why can't he nerd out on drawing and play ball. Emmie is psyched that she gets to work on a comics project with her crush, Tyler. But she gets the feeling that his friends don't think she's cool enough. Maybe it's time for a total reinvention"
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Finding Junie Kim
by Ellen Oh
A tale based on true events follows the coming-of-age of a girl who is motivated by an act of racism at school to learn about her ancestral heritage and her grandparents’ experiences as lost children during the Korean War.
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Unsettled
by Reem Faruqi
Young Nurah reluctantly moves with her family from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, but, after some ups and downs, begins to feel at home
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Maybe maybe Marisol Rainey
by Erin Entrada Kelly
In her small Louisiana town, Marisol Rainey, who has a big imagination but is afraid of adventure and fun, must find a way to salvage her summer with her best friend and “maybe” find the courage to try new things. Illustrations.
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Pawcasso
by Remy Lai
"Every Saturday, Pawcasso trots into town with a basket, a shopping list, and cash in paw to buy groceries for his family. One day, he passes eleven-year-old Jo, peering out the window of her house, bored and lonely. Jo follows Pawcasso, and when she's seen alongside him by a group of kids from her school, they mistake her for Pawcasso's owner. Excited to make new friends, Jo reluctantly hides the truth and agrees to let "her" dog model for an art class the kids attend. What could go wrong?"
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That thing about Bollywood
by Supriya Kelkar
An Indian American girl who would bury her feelings about her parents’ separation involuntarily breaks into a Bollywood song-and-dance routine before waking up to an alternate reality where everyone is behaving like a Bollywood character.
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Violets Are Blue
by Barbara Dee
Twelve-year-old Wren loves makeup—special effect makeup, to be exact. When she is experimenting with new looks, Wren can create a different version of herself. A girl who isn’t in a sort-of-best friendship with someone who seems like she hates her. A girl whose parents aren’t divorced and doesn’t have to learn to like her new stepmom.
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Ham Helsing : vampire hunter
by Rich Moyer
Ham Helsing, a descendant of a long line of adventurers and monster hunters who has always been the odd pig out, reluctantly hunts a vampire and soon discovers that people aren’t always what they seem.
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Hope Springs
by Jaime Berry
Finally finding a place to call home in Hope Springs, Texas, 11-year-old Jubilee Johnson makes new friends who, when the town is threatened, help her stand up to the biggest bully yet: a mega-chain store fronted by her crafting idol.
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Room to Dream
by Kelly Yang
New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang is back with another heartwarming and inspiring story of Mia and friends!
Mia Tang is going for her dreams!
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An occasionally happy family
by Cliff Burke
Enduring a disastrous camping vacation of blistering heat, wild bears and annoying fellow vacationers, a boy still mourning the death of his mother is devastated by his father’s introduction of a new girlfriend. A first novel.
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Shark summer
by Ira Marcks
Entering a youth film contest to reverse a streak of bad luck, a disgraced pitcher teams up with an aspiring cinematographer and a moody director to investigate a Martha’s Vineyard urban myth about a phantom shark.
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The best worst summer
by Elizabeth Eulberg
A tale told in alternating chapters three decades apart follows the experiences of a girl enduring unexpected changes in her pre-digital 1980s family life and a lonely teen who discovers the first girl’s time capsule years later.
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Too bright to see
by Kyle Lukoff
In the summer before middle school, eleven-year-old Bug must contend with best friend Moira suddenly caring about clothes, makeup, and boys; a ghost haunting; and the truth about Bug's gender identity
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