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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"Otis and Meg were inseparable until her family abruptly moved away after the terrible accident that left Otis's little brother dead and both of their families changed forever. Since then, it's been three years of radio silence, during which time Otis has become the unlikely protégé of eighteen-year-old Dara--part drill sergeant, part friend--who's hell-bent on transforming Otis into the Olympic swimmer she can no longer be. But when Otis learns...
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Language
English
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Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center.
Author
Series
Theo Tan volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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A twelve-year-old Chinese American boy must learn to embrace his heritage and accept his beloved older brother's spirit companion--a mystical fox named Kai--to solve the mystery of Jamie's death.
5) Sardines
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"After the accident that took his older brother, Lucas is pretty much alone, except for the motley group of kids he meets at his middle school's aftercare program"--OCLC.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
"Walker shouldnt have been so surprised to find Jesus standing in the middle of his bedroom. After all, hed prayed for whoever was up there to help him, and to help his mom, who hadnt stopped crying since Noah died two months ago. But since when have prayers actually been answered? And since when has Jesus been so irreverent?" - Amazon.com
Author
Series
Miraculous sweetmakers volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In 1683 London during the Great Frost, thirteen-year-old Thomasina and her friend Anne stumble upon Father Winter's icy kingdom where Thomasina gets a chance to make a wish--to bring her twin brother back from the dead--that has dangerous consequences.
Author
Series
Whispering Pines (Lang) volume 1
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"When otherworldly forces descend on their town of Whispering Pines, conspiracy theorist Rae, who's searching for her lost father, and Caden, who's haunted by the ghost of his brother, must band together to save their home"--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Ever since her brother Floyd died, Summer's world has been falling apart. Her mom is a ghost of her former self, her older sister is angry all the time, and her dad wants to move the family to Australia. It seems like the only thing unchanged in their lives is Floyd's guitar, which was returned to the family perfectly unharmed by the bombing that killed him. Once Summer arrives in Australia, she feels even further away from Floyd than before. Until...
10) The pioneer
Author
Series
Pioneer (Bridget Tyler) volume 1
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When Jo steps onto planet Tau Ceti e, it should be the happiest moment of her life. After all, she's been training ever since she can remember to be a cadet pilot in the International Space Agency. She's dreamed of the day she and her family would leave Earth forever and begin life as pioneers on a new planet. But now she can't stop thinking of everything that has gone wrong on their mission: the terrible accident that almost destroyed their craft,...
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Devastated by the loss of her beloved older brother to cancer, Bugz returns to the place where she can always find solace and strength: the Floraverse. Over the past year, she has gained back all that she had lost in that virtual world, and while the remaining ClanLess members still plot against her, she is easily able to overcome their attacks. Even better, she's been secretly working on a bot that will be both an incredible weapon and a source...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Es Nochebuena en Harlem, pero Lolly Rachpaul de doce ąos y su madre no celebrar̀n esta noche. Todav̕a se est̀n recuperando de la muerte del hermano mayor a causa de un tiroteo relacionado a una pandilla hace unos meses atr̀s. Luego la amiga de la madre de Lolly le trae un regalo que lo cambiar̀ todo: dos bolsas enormes llenas de Legos. A Lolly siempre le ha encantado armar Legos y se enorgullece en seguir estrictamente las instrucciones de...
13) We are lions!
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"I am a lion, and my big brother is one, too ... until one day, he gets sick. The narrator and his big brother have the best game in the world together. They are dangerous lions on the savannah! One day, big brother doesn't want to run around anymore. His stomach hurts. He has to see the doctor and take medicine, and even has to stay at the hospital. Lions don't want to be trapped by wires and tubes! The narrator instigates a hunt, and the brothers...
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Language
English
Description
"Neely’s monsters don’t always follow her rules, so when the little girl under her bed, the man in her closet, and the disembodied voice that shadows her every move become louder, she knows she’s in trouble. With a history of mental illness in her family, and the suicide of her older brother heavy on her mind, Neely takes a job as a tour guide in the one place her monsters can’t follow—the caverns. There she can...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When the strange new girl at her high school takes her to a place underneath the subways of New York, where people like them can go and find a home, Harriet Adu, who is riddled with guilt over her brother's death, gets a second chance at being a better person"--
Author
Publisher
Chicken House, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Lydia has been creating her AI, Henry, for years--since before her little brother died in the accident that haunts her nightmares; since before her dad walked out, leaving her and Mum painfully alone; since before her best friend turned into her worst enemy. Now, Henry is strong, clever, loving and scarily capable: Lydia's built herself the perfect boyfriend in a hard-drive filled with lines of code. But what is Henry really--and how far is he willing...
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