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Eb & Flow

by Baptist, Kelly J.

Book - 2023

Ebony and De'Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. How could they when their cafeteria scuffle ended with De'Kari's ruined shoes, Ebony on the ground, and bot...Show more Ebony and De'Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. How could they when their cafeteria scuffle ended with De'Kari's ruined shoes, Ebony on the ground, and both of them with ten days of at-home suspension? Now Eb and Flow have two weeks to think about and explain their behavior--to their families, to each other, and ultimately to themselves. Show less

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Connecting Flights

Book - 2023

"In a crowded Chicago airport, an incident at TSA impacts twelve young Asian Americans, all strangers to one another before this day. As events cause...Show more "In a crowded Chicago airport, an incident at TSA impacts twelve young Asian Americans, all strangers to one another before this day. As events cause their journeys to intertwine, they discover the challenges of friendship, the perils of younger siblings, the power or words, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster electric guitar." Show less

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The View From Saturday

by Konigsburg, E. L.

Book - 1996

When Mrs. Olinski didn't know why she chose the four students for the Academic Bowl team. The four 6th graders called themselves The Souls. They told Mrs....Show more When Mrs. Olinski didn't know why she chose the four students for the Academic Bowl team. The four 6th graders called themselves The Souls. They told Mrs. Olinski that they were The Souls long before they were a team, but she told them that they were a team as soon as they became The Souls. Then after a while, teacher and team agreed that they were arguing chicken-or-egg. Whichever way it began -- chicken-or-egg, team-or-The Souls -- it definitely ended with an egg. Definitely, an egg. Show less

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Hello Universe

by Kelly, Erin Entrada

Book - 2017

Virgil is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and sh...Show more Virgil is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and she loves everything about nature. Kaori is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so he can concentrate on basketball. They aren't friends, at least not until Chet pulls a prank that traps Virgil and his pet guinea pig at the bottom of a well. Show less

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Look Both Ways

A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

by Reynolds, Jason

Book - 2019

Ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings and students head home. Ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings and students head home. Show less

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Intertribal Stories for Kids

Book - 2021

A collection of stories, each focusing on a different character and their experience at an intertribal powwow. A collection of stories, each focusing on a different character and their experience at an intertribal powwow. Show less

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Half Moon Summer

by Vickers, Elaine

Book - 2023

Two seventh graders, Drew and Mia, spend their summer in Half Moon Bay, California, training for a half-marathon, and supporting each other as their families struggle with medical and financial problems. Two seventh graders, Drew and Mia, spend their summer in Half Moon Bay, California, training for a half-marathon, and supporting each other as their families struggle with medical and financial problems. Show less

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Criss Cross

by Perkins, Lynne Rae

Book - 2005

Teenagers in a small town in the 1960s experience new thoughts and feelings, question their identities, connect, and disconnect as they search for the meaning of life and love. Teenagers in a small town in the 1960s experience new thoughts and feelings, question their identities, connect, and disconnect as they search for the meaning of life and love. Show less

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Goodbye Stranger

by Stead, Rebecca

Book - 2015

As Bridge makes her way through seventh grade on Manhattan's Upper West Side with her best friends, curvacious Em, crusader Tab, and a curious new friend-...Show more As Bridge makes her way through seventh grade on Manhattan's Upper West Side with her best friends, curvacious Em, crusader Tab, and a curious new friend--or more than friend--Sherm, she finds the answer she has been seeking since she barely survived an accident at age eight: "What is my purpose?" Show less

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Because of Mr. Terupt

by Buyea, Rob

Book - 2010

Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their lives are changed for the better by "rookie teacher" Mr. Terupt. Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their lives are changed for the better by "rookie teacher" Mr. Terupt. Show less

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We Dream of Space

by Kelly, Erin Entrada

Book - 2020

Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly for the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, they each struggle with their own personal anxieties. Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly for the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, they each struggle with their own personal anxieties. Show less

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Ms. Bixby's Last Day

by Anderson, John David

Book - 2016

Loving their gifted teacher, three boys are dismayed when the teacher falls ill and leaves for the rest of the school year, a situation that compels them to share their stories while cutting class and journeying across town together on a fateful day. Loving their gifted teacher, three boys are dismayed when the teacher falls ill and leaves for the rest of the school year, a situation that compels them to share their stories while cutting class and journeying across town together on a fateful day. Show less

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