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Aven Green volume 3
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Language
English
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"Third-grader Aven Green is a real professional musician! She just needs to choose an instrument to play. When she decides to try the piano, Aven is disappointed she can't master Mozard in one whole day. To cheer up Aven, her parents take her to see a musician who was born without arms. With new inspiration and a special gift from her great-grandma, Aven is ready for the school talent show. Will she take center stage? Or will she blow her big chance?"--...
62) Sincerely Sicily
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English
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Sixth-grader Sicily Jordan learns to use her voice and to find joy in who she is--a Black Panamanian fashionista who rocks her braids with pride--while confronting prejudice both in the classroom and at home.
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Captain Underpants volume 11
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
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The monstrous Turbo Toilet 2000 is determined to take revenge on George, Harold, and Captain Underpants.
64) May's brave day
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Language
English
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May is anxious about her first day of school, but her mom reassures her that everyone gets butterflies when trying new things and even a butterfly has to learn to spread its wings.
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English
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Told in text messages, middle-schooler Ava is having a really bad day: her parents are getting divorced, she has had a big argument with her best friends, and the charge on her cellphone is getting low; but things are about to get a lot worse because the lockdown alarm has just gone off, and there is an intruder in the school building.
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Keynan Masters volume 1
Language
English
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Attending Peerless Academy, Keynan Masters discovers a corrupt magic, and, unlocking his freestyling powers, sets out to unravel the school's secrets with his crew of new friends while trying to save the world from massive storms stemming from mysterious forces.
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"For the past few years, twelve-year-old Jonas and his friends have competed to see how many bags of candy they can grab from unsuspecting trick-or-treaters. No one's supposed to get hurt, just lose their treats. So Jonas is taken by surprise when one of his smaller targets fights back against his snatching attempt. He's even more surprised when he starts to receive anonymous notes from someone who knows what happened that night. Jonas already has...
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English
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"Everything seemed to be changing at once. But sometimes, Violet tells herself, change is okay. That is, until Violet sees her new room. The attic bedroom in their new house is shadowy, creaky, and wrapped in old yellow wallpaper covered with a faded tangle of twisting vines and sickly flowers. And then, after moving in, Violet falls ill -- and does not get better. And soon, Violet starts to suspect that she might not be alone in the room at all"--...
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Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Eleven-year-old Alina Butt has changed schools four times already since her family moved to England from Pakistan. Mocked for her last name and her "weird" lunches, Alina has had enough! Taking a leap of faith to try and stand out for the "right" reasons, Alina auditions for the school play. Her hopes of landing the lead role in Cinderella are dashed when her new friend gets the part of Cinderella instead...and her bully is cast as Prince Charming!...
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TBH volume 6
Language
English
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TBH, sometimes boys say dumb things about girls. And Cece is sick of it! When she leads a super-successful event at school to raise awareness, everyone starts looking to her to take charge--of everything. Prianka needs ideas for National Poetry Month, Victoria wants advice on volunteer projects, and Gabby needs homework help. To be honest, being a leader is fun but the pressure is OOC (out of control)! Can Cece help her friends without totally losing...
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Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"When a cursed gumball machine sucks him into one of the kingdom's most villainous schemes EVER, Bobert Bougainvillea, who no one seems to notice, realizes he's the only one with the drive, knowledge and newfound courage to foil an evil wizard's plans" --
75) Omar rising
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Omar must contend with being treated like a second-class citizen when he gets a scholarship to an elite boarding school in Pakistan.
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Series
My weirder-est school volume 8
Language
English
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Principal Klutz has invited a special guest to Ella Mentry! Her name is Miss Aker, and she's going to show A.J. and his friends how to create cool things out of materials like balloons and popsicle sticks! But what happens when they make a robot so smart, it plans to rule the world? Can anyone stop it?!
77) Awkward stuff
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Best friends Fonda, Drew, and Ruthie make a pact to have their first kisses on the same night.--
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Series
Planet Omar volume 4
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"When Omar takes the blame for a few small things to keep his friends out of trouble, he feels great--until something big happens and everyone thinks Omar did it"--
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Sparkella volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Ella is excited for her first day at a new school. Glimmering pencil case? Check! Shimmering backpack? Check! Glittery ribbons in her hair? Check! She can't wait to meet the other kids and share her sparkly personality. But her first day doesn't go quite as planned: Her new classmates don't like her disco-ball shoes, her PB&J-with-sprinkles sandwich, or her rainbow-y unicorn painting. Ella decides to try to be less sparkly at school the next day...
80) Barakah Beats
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"It's Nimra Sharif's first time going to public school. Nimra's nervous, but as long as she has her best friend, Jenna, by her side, she figures she can take on just about anything. Unfortunately, middle school is hard. The teachers are mean, the schedule is confusing, and Jenna starts giving hijab-wearing Nimra the cold shoulder around the other kids. Desperate to fit in and save her friendship with Jenna, Nimra accepts an unlikely invitation to...
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