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• Popcorn

  a Novel

  Harrell, Rob,

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  Seventh grader Andrew tries to get through Picture Day where everything goes wrong while grappling with his anxiety and OCD.

• Slugfest

  Korman, Gordon,

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  Forced to take Physical Education Equivalency, aka "Slugfest," in summer school so he can maintain his star spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him and pass this course, an endeavor that turns into a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Drawing Deena

  Khan, Hena,

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  When aspiring artist Deena's anxiety reaches a breaking point, both she and her mother learn the importance of asking for help, and that, with the right support, she can create something truly beautiful.

• Max in the House of Spies

  Gidwitz, Adam,

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  To find his way back home to his family in Germany during WWII, Max Bretzfeld, with a kobold named Berg on one shoulder and a dybbuk named Stein on the other, sets out to do the impossible--become a British spy.

• The Best Friend Bracelet

  Collier, Nicole D.,

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  At Hurston Middle School, best friendship is a big deal. And Zariah Brown makes the best best friendship bracelets in town. Business is booming; Zariah can hardly keep up with orders. The problem is, Zariah doesn't have a best friend of her own. So,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Mona Lisa Vanishes

  a Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

  Day, Nicholas, 1991-

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  This is narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how the robbery made the portrait the most famous artwork in the world, and how the painting by Leonardo da Vinci should never have existed at all.

• Will on the Inside

  Eliopulos, Andrew,

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  Will loves playing center midfield on his middle school soccer team. This year, though, he hasn't felt like himself: his stomach has been bothering him, and he has no energy at all. When his new doctor diagnoses him with Crohn's disease and his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Everybody Experiment

  Ramée, Lisa Moore,

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  Coming up with the Everybody Experiment, 11-year-old Kylie has to do everything her friends do and suddenly finds herself in a grown-up world of parties, unsupervised excursions and boys, and wonders how she can do what everybody else does without…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tessa Miyata Is No Hero

  Abe, Julie,

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  On a trip to visit her grandparents in Japan, Tessa Miyata inadvertently releases the spirit of an evil samurai god who wants to destroy Tokyo, and stumbles upon a hidden part of the city where gods and mythological creatures walk among humans.

• Mexikid

  a Graphic Memoir

  Martin, Pedro, 1967-

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  Pedro Martin's grown up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito. But during a family road trip to Mexico, he connects with his grandfather and learns more about his own Mexican identity in this moving and hilarious graphic memoir.

• Lo and Behold

  Mass, Wendy, 1967-

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  With her life recently turned upside down, 12-year-old Addie is uncomfortable in her own skin. Until the world of virtual reality sparks her imagination and leads to an exciting new project, a new friend, and to reconnecting with the person she's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finn and Ezra's Bar Mitzvah Time Loop

  Levy, Joshua S.,

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  Finn and Ezra don't have a lot in common--except, of course, that they're both trapped in a bar mitzvah time loop, reliving their celebrations in the same New Jersey hotel over and over again. Not ideal, particularly when both of them were ready for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Superteacher Project

  Korman, Gordon,

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  Oliver and Nathan, determined to get to the bottom of their new homeroom teacher's fishy behavior, discover Mr. Aidact is actually an AI robot from a secret experimental program.

• Booked

  Alexander, Kwame

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  Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.

• Falling Short

  Cisneros, Ernesto

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  Best friends Isaac and Marco face various challenges in sixth grade, such as Isaac getting better grades, Marco winning a spot on the basketball team, and both seeing their efforts make a change in their respective family lives. They hope their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Two Degrees

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

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  When three children endure separate climate change disasters--a wildfire in the California woods, a close encounter with a hungry polar bear in Canada, and a massive hurricane in Florida--they emerge from their experiences committed to changing the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lucky Ones

  Jackson, Linda Williams,

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  It's 1967, and eleven-year-old Ellis Earl Brown has big dreams. He's going to grow up to be a teacher or a lawyer--or maybe both--and live in a big brick house in town. There'll always be enough food in the icebox, and his mama won't have to run…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

  Keller, Tae,

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  Mallory Moss knows the rules of middle school. The most important one? You have to fit in to survive. But then Jennifer Chan moves in across the street, and that rule doesn't seem to apply. Jennifer doesn't care about the laws of middle…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Map of Flames

  McMann, Lisa,

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  Five children who are the offspring of supernatural criminals and who have special abilities of their own leave their isolated tropical home and head to the city of Estero, where they hope to find their parents and the treasure they hid years ago.

• Lines of Courage

  Nielsen, Jennifer A.

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  From the assassination that triggers World War I in 1914 to Armistice Day in 1918, the story follows the fates of five young people on both sides of the conflict--each facing their portion of the war with courage, until the end of the war brings…Read moreRead more of this annotation