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After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mother takes him and his younger brother, who has Down syndrome, to Puerto Rico to visit relatives they do not remember or have never met, and while there Marcus starts searching for his father, who left their family ten years ago and is somewhere on the island.
2) Crush
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Berrybrook Middle School novels volume 3
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Jorge seems to have it all together. He's big enough that nobody really messes with him, but he's also a genuinely sweet guy with a solid, reliable group of friends. The only time he ever really feels off his game is when he crosses paths with a certain girl... But when the group dynamic among the boys starts to shift, will Jorge be able to balance what his friends expect of him versus what he actually wants? --from Amazon.
3) Witchborn
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It is 1577 and one month ago Alyce's mother was burnt at the stake as a witch, and Alyce escaped from the witchfinders using her own poorly understood powers, only to be locked up in Bedlam; now another pair has come for her, only they seem different (and a lot easier to escape), and with the help of an innkeeper and a boy, Alyce sets out to find out about her mother's mysterious past--and finds herself in the middle of both a political war between...
4) Be prepared
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A misfit girl and her brother attend summer camp, where they struggle with primitive plumbing, snobby tentmates, and boys-versus-girls competitions.
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Shirlington - Kids Graphic Novels
J/GRAPH MAKIN 1
1 available
J/GRAPH MAKIN 1
1 available
Westover - Kids Graphic Novels
J/GRAPH MAKIN 1
1 available
J/GRAPH MAKIN 1
1 available
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Sixth grade was so much easier for Danny. All her friends were in the same room and she knew exactly what to expect out of life. Now that she's in seventh grade, she's in a new middle school, her friends are in different classes and forming new cliques, and she is totally, completely lost. What Danny really needs is a new best friend! So when she inherits a magic sketchbook from her eccentric great-aunt in which anything she sketches in it comes to...
6) Wildcard
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Series
Warcross volume 2
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Central - Teen Science Fiction
Y/SF LU
1 available
Y/SF LU
1 available
Columbia Pike - Teen Science Fiction
Y/SF LU
2 available
Y/SF LU
2 available
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"Teenage hacker Emika Chen embarks on a mission to unravel a sinister plot and is forced to join forces with a shadowy organization known as the Blackcoats"--
7) Ghost boys
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Central - Kids Fiction
JF RHODE
1 available
JF RHODE
1 available
Glencarlyn - Kids Fiction
JF RHODE
1 available
JF RHODE
1 available
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"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--
8) Amal unbound
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Central - Kids Fiction
JF SAEED
1 available
JF SAEED
1 available
Cherrydale - Kids Fiction
JF SAEED
1 available
JF SAEED
1 available
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"Twelve-year-old Amal's dream of becoming a teacher one day is dashed in an instant when she accidentally insults a member of her Pakistani village's ruling family. As punishment for her behavior, she is forced to leave her heartbroken family behind and go work at their estate. Amal is distraught but has faced setbacks before. So she summons her courage and begins navigating the complex rules of life as a servant, with all its attendant jealousies...
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Cardboard kingdom volume 2
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Aurora Hills - Kids Graphic Novels
J/GRAPH CARDB
1 available
J/GRAPH CARDB
1 available
Glencarlyn - Kids Graphic Novels
J/GRAPH CARDB
1 available
J/GRAPH CARDB
1 available
Shirlington - Kids Graphic Novels
J/GRAPH CARDB
1 available
J/GRAPH CARDB
1 available
Description
Follows the adventures of a group of neighborhood children who create costumes from cardboard and use their imagination in adventures with knights, robots, and monsters.
10) Front desk
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Front desk volume 1
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Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests. Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed. Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she...