Delle Donne, Elena
Summary: Having shot up to six feet tall over the summer, seventh-grader Elle not only has trouble controlling her limbs on the basketball court, she dreads the upcoming school cotillion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC DONSchreiber, Gretchen
Summary: Ellie, a high schooler with a rare genetic condition, navigates the divide between her "hospital-life" and "home-life," as a hospital stay brings her closer to Ryan, who challenges her perspective and makes her consider the extraordinary possibilities of her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SCHSchreiber, Joe
Summary: Told from three viewpoints, thirteen-year-old scientific genius Lenny Cyrus shrinks himself and, helped by his best friend Harlan, enters the body of Zooey, the girl he has loved since third grade, hoping to physically change her mind about him on the very day her play opens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC SCHBalen, Katya
Summary: Ten-year-old Frank's life revolves around his autistic brother, five-year-old Max, but after many changes over the course of a year, he discovers that he loves Max and is proud of him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BALSchreiber, Joe
Summary: Con man Will Shea may have met his match in scammer Andrea Dufresne as they make a high-stakes deal that will determine who gets to stay at Connaughton Academy, one of the most elite and privileged preparatory schools in the country, and who must leave.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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Summary: Twelve-year-old Kyana has just discovered she's a witch! This means classes every Saturday at Park Row Magic Academy, a learning center hidden in the back of the local beauty shop, and Kyana can't wait to learn spells to help out at home. The only downside is having to keep her magic a secret from her BFF, Nae. But when the magic school loses funding, the students must pay huge fees at the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ELLPayton, Belle.
Summary: "It's Homecoming Week in Ashland! That means a big game, a big dance, and, most importantly, Powder Puff. But when Alex and Ava are placed on different teams for the middle school girls' flag football game, trouble brews. Ava is getting loads of extra attention because of her athletic ability, but this leaves Alex feeling majorly left out. Not one to hide from a little competition, Alex is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2015
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC PAYOh, Ellen
Summary: A tale based on true events follows the coming-of-age of a girl who is motivated by an act of racism at school to learn about her ancestral heritage and her grandparents' experiences as lost children during the Korean War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC OHPotter, Ellen
Summary: "Piper's older brother leaves Peek-A-Book Island and Piper refuses to take off his old earmuffs, no matter what! Things are going from bad to worse... until she discovers The Fairy Tree"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2015
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Summary: While Alex plans to run for class president, Ava's desire to play football stirs up controversy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2014
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC PAYAirgood, Ellen.
Summary: "Ten-year-old Prairie is happy being home-schooled and raising her flock of chickens, so transferring to regular school is a big change, but fortunately she meets a wonderful friend"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nancy Paulsen Books 2012
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction AirgoodPayton, Belle
Summary: "Twintercepted! Alex is thrilled to find out she's won a contest to produce her own piece on the local news. What a great way to show her crush, high-schooler Luke, that she's supermature for her age! And then a juicy story falls in her lap. The Tiger Cubs' biggest rival is refusing to play Ava's team because she's a girl! Ava doesn't know what to do: Should her team not play, or should she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2015
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC PAYPotter, Ellen
Summary: As they uncover their magical powers, Nell and her new friends discover a parallel New York City called the Nigh, where monsters roam Central Park, Finfolk haunt the Hudson River, and a terrifying Minister, who controls it all, holds the key to Nell's missing brother.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC POTPayton, Belle
Summary: Worried about embarrassing herself at cheerleading tryouts, Alex convinces her twin sister Ava to take her place for the tryouts, never expecting Ava to show a real talent for the sport.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2014
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC PAYZadoff, Allen.
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Boy Nobody, an assassin controlled by a shadowy government organization, The Program, considers sabotaging his latest mission because his target reminds him of the normal life he craves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ZADRose, Elle Gonzalez
Summary: There are more than ten things to hate about prom, but the worst thing is when your lovable best friend wants to go with someone else.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: Miss Fox's class assumes their teacher's association with a police officer is something other than what it really is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPIMcManus, Karen M.
Summary: Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favorite teacher--a story that made headlines after the teacher's body was found by three Saint Ambrose students in the woods behind their school. The case was never solved. Now that Brynn is moving home and starting her dream internship at a true-crime show, she's determined to find out what really happened....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC MCMHapka, Cathy.
Summary: The first day of school becomes chaotic when third-grader Will's younger brother, Steve, arrives for kindergarten. Will should be excited to start third grade. But his little brother, Steve, is starting kindergarten. The same laugh-out-loud writing and hilarious illustrations that brought us How Not to Babysit Your Brother now portray the tribulations and embarrassments of starting school with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2007
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE HAPHapka, Cathy
Summary: When Steve befriends David, the new kid at school, he tells David to do what he does, but his plan backfires when David begins copying everything, from Steve's clothes to his lunch.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green HapkaWatson, Renée
Summary: Frustrated by the way women are treated--even at their progressive New York City high school--two best friends start a Women's Rights Club, post their essays and poems online, and watch it go viral, attracting positive support as well as trolls.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC WATHapka, Cathy
Summary: Steve is excited and happy to be starting "real school" until Hannah, who just moved from Alaska, captures everyone's attention and his response lands him in the principal's office.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green HapkaMcMullan, Kate.
Summary: Even though summer vacation starts in five days, Pearl and Wagner, a rabbit and a mouse who are best friends, worry about next year's teacher, mean Ms. Bean.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2012
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Summary: April Fools' Day is not a happy one for Wagner the mouse because his best friend, Pearl the rabbit, and other children and adults at school keep tricking him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2009