Hickey, Caroline

Summary: On the last day of fifth grade, super-smart eleven-year-old Ginny learns that her father, who is a military ER doctor, is being deployed to Afghanistan, devastating news because they are already moving to another post in Maryland and Ginny depends on her father to help her manage her obsessions, panic attacks and general meltdowns; one of her obsessions is geographical facts, and somehow Ginny...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023

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Allen, Rachael

Summary: "The moment Spencer meets Hope the summer before seventh grade, it's ... something at first sight. He knows she's special, possibly even magical. The pair become fast friends, climbing trees and planning world travels. After years of being outshone by his older brother and teased because of his Tourette syndrome, Spencer finally feels like he belongs. But as Hope and Spencer get older and life...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2018

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Coven, Wanda

Summary: "It's a spy versus spy world when Henry enters into a spying contest with one of his best friends, Max Maplethorpe. But will Max find out a little too much about Henry and his magical secret?"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2021

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Anderson, Jessica Lee

Summary: Naomi and her club are having a busy day rescuing snakes, searching for a missing tortoise, and investigating reports of a "mean" snake near the pond. Includes glossary, discussion, and writing suggestions.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023

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Mount, Jane

Summary: Lotti is a shy girl who retreats into a world of books and reading, but eventually learns to make friends with other kids who share her passion, and reconnects with the real world (including her brother). Includes reading recommendations throughout.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023

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Center, Katherine

Summary: "A year after getting divorced, Helen Carpenter, thirty-two, lets her annoying, ten years younger brother talk her into signing up for a wilderness survival course. It's supposed to be a chance for her to pull herself together again, but when she discovers that her brother's even-more-annoying best friend is also coming on the trip, she can't imagine how it will be anything other than a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2020

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Becker, Elayne Audrey

Summary: With a magical illness running rampant and the continent arming for battle, the three realms' long-feared destruction seems inevitable, but the two shifters they believed would bring about Alemara's ruin may in fact hold the key to its survival.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Tor Teen/Tom Doherty Associates 2022

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Gilbert, Julie

Summary: For young Cora Moffat March 18, 1925 has been a bad day, but it gets much worse when her school is hit by the Tri-State Tornado, and she, her twin brother and her former best friend Claire, struggle to survive as the school and town are destroyed around them. Includes historical notes.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2024

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Gregory, Philippa

Summary: "Florizella made some very unusual friends and set off around the kingdom on the most mammoth of adventures..."--Back cover.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Childrens Books 2022

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Lloyd, Megan Wagner

Summary: "Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room -- her own space to be alone and make art. So she's...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc 2023

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Applegate, Katherine

Summary: Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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Brown, Monica

Summary: "A new girl has joined Lola Levine's second-grade class. When they get off on the wrong foot, they are forced to spend time together ... and learn they have more in common than they thought"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016

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O'Connor, Barbara

Summary: Walter Tipple is looking for adventure. His big brother, Tank went to the army and never came home, and Walter doesn't know how to see the world without him. But then he meets the brash, brave new girl next door named Posey, as well as an eccentric man named Banjo who's off on a bodacious adventure of his own. What follows is a summer of mishaps, mayhem, strange quests, and strong friendships.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2021

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Flake, Sharon G.

Summary: Paralyzed by guilt, eleven-year-old John Henry must come to terms with the events surrounding his Ma's near drowning and with the help of his twin sister Hattie, learn to embrace life again.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023

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Hay, Sam

Summary: When a little boy stumbles across a lost star, he decides to take care of it, putting it in a jar and carrying it with him everywhere. But when the sky calls out for its missing star, can the little boy and his sister figure out a way to return the star to its friends in the sky...even if it means saying goodbye forever?

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2018

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Lipman, Elinor

Summary: "From one of America's most beloved contemporary novelists, a delicious and witty story about love under house arrest Jane Morgan is a valued member of her law firm--or was, until a prudish neighbor, binoculars poised, observes her having sex on the roof of her NYC apartment building. Police are summoned, and a punishing judge sentences her to six months of home confinement. With Jane now...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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Green, D. L. (Debra L.)

Summary: Third-grader Zeke Meeks already has two sisters, so he is bitterly disappointed when his new neighbor proves to be a girl--can Charlie change his mind and prove to him that boys and girls can play together?

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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012

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Youngblood, Leslie C.

Summary: When eleven-year-old Georgie and her sister Peaches relocate to Bogalusa, Louisiana with their mother to help their Great Aunt Vie, Georgie becomes involved in the search for the truth about her new friend Markie's mother.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Anderson, Jessica Lee

Summary: Naomi and her snake-saving club rescue a ball python, not a species native to Austin, Texas, so they need to investigate whether this pet is an escapee, or simply dumped when the owner got tired of it. Includes discussion questions, writing prompts, and web resources.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2023

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Chew, Ruth.

Summary: Katie and her friend Louise have magical adventures with a strange assortment of items they find in a locked drawer.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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