Swanson, Matthew
Summary: After getting a fortune cookie with the message, "Practice makes perfect," Ben meets new student Darby, who claims to be perfect and offers to teach Ben his secrets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2021
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Summary: Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2023
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Summary: "Meet Hattie Harmony, Worry Detective. She's always there to help her friends when they need her. And the first day of school can cause a lot of jitters--from speaking in front of the class to taking the bus. Hattie always finds the perfect tools to calm her friends' bodies and minds. But when her own fears start to bubble up, can Hattie learn to overcome them herself?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE OLSBaptist, Kelly J.
Summary: "Spunky sixth-grader Zoe Sparks has discovered a unique way to get the laptop of her dreams--to win it! If Zoe can sell more tubs of cookie dough than anyone in her school, the laptop is hers. It's the first step to becoming a prize-winning journalist! But her win-at-all-costs attitude is starting to drive a wedge between Zoe, her best friend Felix, and her family. Zoe may be a top cookie-dough...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BAPEgan, Kate
Summary: "Ever since Stanley Lambchop was flattened by a bulletin board, each day brings new adventures! According to Stanley's second grade teacher, Ms. Root, everyone in classroom 2E is a scientist. That's good news for Stanley because he has a problem in need of solving! Both his classmate, Josie, and his little brother, Arthur, think he's been using his flatness to cheat during playground games. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint fo HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE EGASurrisi, C. M.
Summary: Pop star Lola Bay is everything to Iris and her best friend, Leeza. Her songs speak right to their souls and they can’t wait to start a Lola Bay fan club when middle school starts. But mean girls take over the fan club, and Leeza seems to be interested in other things. Dana suggests they form an unofficial fan club-- and even has ideas for getting them to a concert. As Dana's plans get...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SURLee, Lyla
Summary: "Determined to go to an elite art camp, young Korean American girl Gigi Shin starts a tutoring club with her friends to make money, but when the first few sessions are chaotic, she wonders if she'll end up sacrificing more than she bargained for to achieve her dreams"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEEBrown-Wood, JaNay
Summary: "When Rosie and the rest of the Love Puppies find out that Meiko is struggling to make friends at her new school, they are sure they can sniff out a solution! But it takes more than magic to break the ice. If they can be creative, these caring canines might just find a lonely girl her paw-fect match!"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BROMian, Zanib
Summary: "Omar and his friends investigate sabotage at the model rocket-building contest they are competing in"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MIAEgan, Kate
Summary: When their second grade classroom gets a pet hamster, best friends Stanley and Marco disagree about building her an obstacle course or a maze until Stanley uses his flatness to make both ideas work.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: "Lucy Usthorn of Fort Worth, Texas, is super excited for her class trip to the Natural History Museum. Sure, Ms. Brock, the strict school librarian who happens to be dating Lucy's dad (awkward) is chaperoning. But it'll still be the best day, right? Wrong! Lucy watches in shock and humiliation as her dad proposes to Ms. Brock. Lucy is distraught. If only she could do this day over from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MLYKelly, Erin Entrada
Summary: The twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek K-12 have been together all their lives so when graceful Orchid Mason arrives, with exotic clothes and glorious hair, the other seventh graders do not know what to think.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KELGino, Alex
Summary: "Middle-grade superstar author Alex Gino returns to the world they began with MELISSA and RICK with GREEN, the story of a non-binary middle-schooler named Green who comes into their own in no small part by fighting for gender-free casting in their school's production of THE WIZARD OF OZ" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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Summary: Cupcake Club founder Katie Brown's stepsister Emily enters a baking contest at her new school and discovers her own way to bake.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE SIMElliott, Rebecca
Summary: When Mrs. Featherbottom places Eva in a different club from Lucy and Hailey, Eva misses her best friends, but she learns new things about her classmates, and discovers that someone in her club is missing a friend too.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic, Inc. 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JBR BLUE ELLDee, Barbara
Summary: Twelve-year-old Lyla sets out to write the perfect fantasy novel in her creative writing class, but discovers some unexpected twists and turns, both on and off the page. Includes twenty-five ways to overcome writer's block.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DEEAvachat, Arushi
Summary: As her sister's wedding approaches, high school senior Arya must navigate fraught family dynamics, the fallout of her two best friends breaking up, and a tense partnership with her rival, the frustratingly attractive student council president.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC AVAMedina, Meg
Summary: For Merci Suárez, eighth grade means a new haircut, nighttime football games, and an out-of-town overnight field trip. At home, it means more chores and keeping an eye on Lolo as his health worsens. It's a year filled with more responsibility and independence, but also with opportunities to reinvent herself. Merci has always been fine with not being one of the popular kids like Avery Sanders,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MEDLloyd, Natalie
Summary: Twelve-year-old Olive suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life. When she is finally allowed to attend school in person, she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy. Olive hopes to find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby. If she can prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted. - adapted from run-on sentence...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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Summary: William Wyatt Orser's life is turned upside down after his mother has a stroke, but the socially awkward, word-loving twelve-year-old finds glimmers of hope when he discovers friends who share his love of wordplay and books.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ZIEWright, Julie
Summary: "After surviving a suicide attempt, Addison returns to school where her life intersects with four other students, each of whom are also struggling with their own personal struggles"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shadow Mountain Publishing 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC WRIKrischer, Hayley
Summary: Ali is bitingly funny, and a little naive. Blythe is the most popular girl in school. At a party, Ali finally make her move on Sean Nessel, her longtime crush, and the soccer team's superstar. But Sean pushes farther than she wants to go-- when she resists, he rapes her. Blythe knows how Sean treats girls, but when he begs her to help him, she can't resist. Blythe befriends Ali in an attempt to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Razorbill 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC KRIBrown-Wood, JaNay
Summary: "A mission like no other has the Love Puppies stuck. Eliana has excellent basketball skills, and Barkley knows she's talented enough to make the school team--that is, if she can figure out how to be a good teammate. How are the pups supposed to help someone who has no interest in sharing the ball, playing nice, or making friends? With a little bit of magic and a whole lot of kindness, the Love...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BROSoontornvat, Christina
Summary: While on a field trip to Bokati Island with the mysterious Guardian Master Em, Plum must decide whether or not to reveal her own Guardian powers when an unseen force puts the entire ecosystem at risk.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023