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Head over to the Juvenile section of the library to find realistic fiction books for elementary age children.
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Because of the Rabbit
by Cynthia Lord
Accompanying her game warden father on a routine call on the last night of summer before she ends homeschooling and starts public school for the first time, young Emma finds herself caring for a baby bunny while navigating a project with an animal-loving boy who does not quite fit in.
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It Doesn't Take a Genius
by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Feeling sidelined when his older brother's job as a summer camp counselor takes up much of the time they once spent together, Emmett struggles through the camps various activities while enlisting new friends for an ultimate camp awards night.
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The Natural Genius of Ants
by Betty Culley
After Harvard's dad makes a serious mistake at work and decides to take Harvard and his little brother to Maine for the summer, they start an ant farm that ultimately helps the entire family learn not just about ants but also how to forgive oneself when things go wrong.
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Born Behind Bars
by Padma Venkatraman
Growing up in prison because his mother is serving time for a crime she didn’t commit, Kabir is forced into the outside world and goes on the run in a place that cares little for homeless, low-cast children.
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Shelter
by Christie Matheson
While ten-year-old Maya attends an elite private school on scholarship, her classmates are unaware that she and her family are living in a homeless shelter, but on one poignant day Maya discovers having a house is not the only way to have a home.
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
by Dan Gemeinhart
Living on the road in an old school bus with her dad after losing her mother and sisters, 12-year-old Coyote devises an elaborate plan to convince her father to make a first trip home to Washington state in five years, a journey marked by an eclectic group of passengers they meet along the way.
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The Unteachables
by Gordon Korman
Isolated from the rest of their school, a notorious class of misfits, delinquents and academic underachievers embark on a year of unexpected changes with a burned-out teacher who has been shattered by a cheating scandal.
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Pie in the Sky
by Remy Lai
Feeling as out of place as if he landed on Mars when his family moves to an English-speaking country, 11-year-old Jingwen dreams about the cakes he would have baked with his late father, a hope that is challenged by his mother's strict kitchen safety rules.
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Best Friends
by Shannon Hale
A follow-up to Real Friends finds Shannon embarking on a promising sixth grade year before the constantly changing rules of her best friend’s in-crowd make her question whether popularity is worth the trouble.
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Clues to the Universe
by Christina Li
As friends Ro and Benji face bullying, grief, and their own differences, they must try to piece together clues to some of the biggest questions in the universe.
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Nina Soni, Former Best Friend
by Kashmira Sheth
Organized but sometimes forgetful, Nina has a lot to keep track of. She rushes to complete a school project, help with little sister Kavita's birthday party, and make up with best friend Jay.
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Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle
by Hilda Eunice Burgos
With another sibling on the way and a big piano recital on the horizon, Dominican-American Ana María Reyes tries to win a scholarship to a New York City private school.
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Ways to Make Sunshine
by Renée Watson
Though the Hart family of Portland, Oregon, faces many setbacks after Ryan's father loses his job, Ryan tries to bring sunshine to her loved ones no matter what.
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Amal Unbound
by Aisha Saeed
Forced to leave school to care for her siblings in accordance with Pakistani village tradition, a disappointed Amal suffers an accidental run-in with the son of a corrupt landlord and is forced into indentured servitude. Witnessing to her master's nefarious dealings compels Amal to make risky alliances in support of change.
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Shouting at the Rain
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Struggling with her unconventional home life and growing distance from a friend, a young meteorology enthusiast leans on the support of her Cape Cod neighbors and bonds with a tragedy-marked newcomer who helps her redefine her perspectives on family.
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Birdie
by Eileen Spinelli
Still grieving for her father, twelve-year-old Birdie struggles to adjust to life's many changes.
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Merci Suárez Changes Gears
by Meg Medina
Alienated from her more privileged classmates at a Florida private school, sixth-grade scholarship student Merci Suárez is targeted by a competitive rival at the same time her beloved grandfather begins to develop memory problems.
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Front Desk
by Kelly Yang
Desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's recently immigrated parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them. While her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants.
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Karma Khullar's Mustache
by Kristi Wientge
While struggling with her Dadima's death, her parents' reversed roles, and her best friend's unexpected preference for new friend, Karma Khullar prepares for middle school and is horrified to discover that she has grown faint hairs on her upper lip.
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Hello, Universe
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Two boys and two girls explore respective views about courage and being different in the wake of a prank that traps one of them at the bottom of a well and compels the others to embark on a search-and-rescue mission.
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