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"When two brothers decide to prove how brave they are, everything backfires--literally"--
2) Mockingbird
Author
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at school, while at home she seeks closure by working on a project with her father.
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English
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Twelve-year-old Treasure Daniels and her younger sister must move in with Great-aunt Grace until their mother sorts herself out, but life in Black Lake, Virginia, where segregation lingers, is hard and Grace is a nightmare--at least on the surface.
4) Army brats
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When the Bailey family moves into an army base in Virginia there are a lot of adjustments to make; twelve-year-old Tom runs afoul of the base school bully, ten-year-old Charlotte finds herself trying too hard to make friends with the "cool" girls, and six-year-old Rosie is just being difficult as usual--but they come together to investigate a mysterious building full of weird cages, and uncover Fort Patrick's secrets.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
After their trailer home and all their belongings are burned, twelve-year-old Ember and her Wiccan family move to a lakeside campground where Ember's anguish over losing her dog, as well as her friendship with the boy she fears started the fire, stops her from making new friends and moving on.
Author
Series
Shiloh quartet volume 4
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Marty and his best friend, Shiloh are on another adventure. Marty learns when a secret is too dangerous to keep, and that hate can spread like fire"--
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Iva Honeycutt is determined to make her first great discovery this summer--the treasure buried in her small town of Uncertain, Virginia, that her great-grandfather sought for years--if only she can keep her pesky cousin Heaven from interfering.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 34
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[1975]
Language
English
Description
Nancy Drew visits her cousin in Virginia hoping to locate a missing stained-glass window.
10) Witch catcher
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Having just moved into the West Virginia home they inherited from a distant relative, twelve-year-old Jen is surprised that her father is already dating a local antiques dealer, but more surprised by what the spooky woman really wants.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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2022-2023 Middle School TAB Nominations
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Realistic Fiction [Grades 3-5]
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Realistic Fiction [Grades 3-5]
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Evan Pao and his family move to Haddington, Virginia in hopes of keeping his father's notoriety a secret, but a small southern town is not an easy place for a Chinese-American boy to fit in, and one kid, Brady Griggs, seems determined to make things difficult.
13) Shiloh
Author
Series
Shiloh quartet volume 1
Language
English
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Description
When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.
14) Dog gone
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Dill refuses to deal with the recent death of her mother until her dog starts running with a pack that is suspected of killing livestock on neighboring farms, and Dill's beloved grandfather becomes so sick that he needs to go the the hospital just like her mother did.
Author
Series
Piper Reed volume 6
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Piper moves yet again when her father, who is a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy, gets assigned to Norfolk, Virginia, and although the move takes a bit of adjustment, she soon makes friends with the girl next door and catches up with old friends too.
16) Seeing red
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Frederick "Red" Porter's father dies in 1972, his mother wants to sell their automobile repair shop and move her two sons back to Ohio, but Red's desperate to stop the sale even if it means unearthing some dark family secrets in a Virginia rife with racial tensions.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When Skye's cousin Hiroshi and his family move to Virginia from Japan, the cultural differences lead to misunderstandings and both children are unhappy at the changes in their lives--will flying the dragon kite finally bring them together?
18) Calico Girl
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Callie struggles to understand slavery when her stepbrother is sold away at the start of the Civil War, but is determined her whole family will be free one day. A strong depiction of an enslaved family and their efforts to achieve a better life, even in difficult times, will surely resonate with young readers. Includes historical notes.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Javari knew that West Virginia would be different from his home in Bushwick, Brooklyn. But his first day at STEM Camp in a little Appalachian town is still a shock. Though run-ins with the police are just the same here. Not good. Javari will learn a lot about science ... And also about rich people, racism, and hidden agendas. But it's Cricket, a local boy, budding activist, and occasional thief, who will show him a different side of the holler--and...
20) Free verse
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"When her brother dies in a fire, Sasha Harless has no one left, and nowhere to turn. After her father died in the mines and her mother ran off, he was her last caretaker. They'd always dreamed of leaving Caboose, West Virginia together someday, but instead she's in foster care, feeling more stuck and broken than ever. But then hen Sasha discovers family she didn't know she had, and she finally has something to hold onto, especially sweet little Mikey,...
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