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• The Ogress and the Orphans

  Barnhill, Kelly Regan,

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  Who will the children believe: the charming mayor, or their own eyes?

• Eb & Flow

  Baptist, Kelly J.,

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  In this dual-POV novel in verse, Black seventh graders Ebony "Eb" Wilson and De'Kari "Flow" Flood contemplate the conflict that sees them both suspended from school.

• Simon Sort of Says

  Bow, Erin,

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  Two years after a tragedy saddles him with viral fame, twelve-year-old Simon O'Keeffe and his family move to Grin And Bear It, Nebraska, where the internet and cell phones are banned so astrophysicists can scan the sky for signs of alien life, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Probability of Everything

  Everett, Sarah,

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  When an asteroid has an 84.7% chance of colliding with the Earth in four days, eleven-year-old Kemi, who loves scientific facts and probability, assembles a time capsule to capture her family's truth as she tries to come to terms with saying goodbye.

• Invisible

  Gonzalez, Christina Diaz, 1969-

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  Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? They're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and they must decide whether they are each willing to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge

  Anderson, M. T.,

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  Witty mixed media illustrations show Brangwain's furtive missives back to the elf kingdom, while Werfel's determinedly unbiased narrative tells an entirely different story.

• Ground Zero

  Gratz, Alan, 1972-

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  Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, and becoming a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Worlds We Leave Behind

  Harrold, A. F., 1975-

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  After an accident in the woods involving a young girl, eleven-year-old Hex meets a mysterious woman who offers him a deal to change his world, which sets off a ripple effect that Hex's best friend Tommo must rectify.

• Linked

  Korman, Gordon

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  Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika. Nobody can believe it. How could such a symbol of hate end up in the middle of their school?

• The Windeby Puzzle

  History and Story

  Lowry, Lois,

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  Told in two voices, two outcasts in an Iron Age village befriend each other, as disabled, orphaned Varick helps Estrild achieve her dream of becoming the first female warrior.

• Scary Stories for Young Foxes

  Heidicker, Christian McKay,

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  A collection of six connected stories that follows a group of fox kits as they fight to survive in an unforgiving wilderness.

• When Sea Becomes Sky

  McDunn, Gillian,

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  As Pelican Island's history-making drought wears on, the water level on Bex and Davey's beloved marsh reveals the hand of a statue that has been underneath the water for who knows how long, and the siblings are determined to find out more.

• The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

  Nayeri, Daniel,

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  This is the tale of an exciting journey along the Silk Road with a young Monk and his newfound guardian, Samir, a larger than life character and the so-called "Seller of Dreams." The man is a scammer; his biggest skill being the ability to talk his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

  Keller, Tae,

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  When Jennifer Chan goes missing, what is Mallory Moss not saying about why she might have left?

• Those Kids From Fawn Creek

  Kelly, Erin Entrada,

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  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.

• The List of Things That Will Not Change

  Stead, Rebecca,

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  Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at…Read moreRead more of this annotation