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Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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After learning that her mother was a Double Dutch champion, eleven-year-old Jayla forms a team hoping to stand out in her big, quirky family, and finds her life changed in ways she never imagined.
Author
Series
Ramona Quimby volume 5
Language
English
Description
Ramona at 7 1/2 sometimes feels disrespected because she is the youngest in the family.
Author
Series
Greenglass House volume 4
Language
English
Description
"Ghosts, a kidnapping, a crew of young detectives, and family secrets mix in this new standalone mystery set in the world of the bestselling Greenglass House, from a National Book Award nominee and Edgar Award-winning author."--Provided by publisher.
9) Little women
Author
Series
Language
English
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Diane's 2020 book list
Read-Alikes for Hello Beautiful
Read-Alikes for Little Women
The Great American Read - 2018
Read-Alikes for Hello Beautiful
Read-Alikes for Little Women
The Great American Read - 2018
Description
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When future filmmaker Rosie, age twelve, decides to make a documentary about the miracles in her town in hopes of connecting with the father she never knew, she discovers what true magic is. Includes recipes.
11) How to be brave
Author
Publisher
GodwinBooks, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
When her mother, the world's leading expert on ducks, goes missing, Calla North must outwit the headmistress at her new boarding school to find her mom, with the help of a few new friends and a motley crew of resourceful nuns.
12) Tune it out
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Lou Montgomery's life has been centered on her mother's terrifying plan to make her a singing star, but a crisis reveals Lou's sensory processing disorder and people determined to help her address it.
13) Almost home
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Sugar and her mother lose their beloved house and experience the harsh world of homelessness.
14) Ana on the edge
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old figure skater Ana strives to win her competitions while learning about gender identity--Ana's own and that of a new friend--and how to navigate the best path forward.--
Author
Series
The perfect score volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Told from different viewpoints, five seventh-graders, who face their own personal challenges, are also determined as a group to help two very special people reconcile a long-standing dispute"--
16) I, Coriander
Author
Language
English
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Description
In 17th century London, Coriander, a girl who has inherited magic from her mother, must find a way to use this magic in order to save both herself and an inhabitant of the fairy world where her mother was born.
Author
Language
English
Description
11-year-old Stevie is an avid reader and she knows a lot of things about a lot of things. But these are the things she'd like to know the most: 1. The ocean and all the things that live there and why it's so scary. 2. The stars and all the constellations 3. How phones work 4. What happened to Princess Anastasia 5. Knots. Knowing things makes Stevie feel safe, powerful, and in control should anything bad happen. And with the help of her mom, she is...
19) Starfish
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Language
English
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Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
For Fans of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Novels in Verse: Middle Grade
Titles Worth Trying: Realistic Fiction [Grades 3-5]
For Fans of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Novels in Verse: Middle Grade
Titles Worth Trying: Realistic Fiction [Grades 3-5]
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Description
Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.--
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Language
English
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10 Worth Trying: Young Adult Mysteries [Middle School Readers]
Black Lives Matter: Elementary Stories
Staff Picks
Black Lives Matter: Elementary Stories
Staff Picks
Description
When Candice finds a letter in an old attic in Lambert, South Carolina, she isn't sure she should read it. It's addressed to her grandmother, who left the town in shame. But the letter describes a young woman. An injustice that happened decades ago. A mystery enfolding the letter-writer. And the fortune that awaits the person who solves the puzzle. So with the help of Brandon Jones, the quiet boy across the street, she begins to decipher the clues....
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