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1) Count me in
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175 pages ; 22 cm
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Told from two viewpoints, sixth-graders Karina and Chris use social media to stand up to racism in Houston, Texas, after an attack puts Karina's Indian American grandfather in the hospital.
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When tens of thousands of owls descend on her hometown library, rending and tearing at anyone foolish enough to step outside, Madigan Purdy, tasked with keeping her students safe, seeks inspiration from her favorite childhood book, The Silent Queen, to find a solution to their dilemma.
3) Ferris
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During the summer before fifth grade, Ferris Wilkey has her hands full with her little sister terrorizing the town, her Aunt Shirley moving into their basement, and her grandmother seeing a ghost -- one who has wild, impractical, and illuminating plans.
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"Melvin Robinson wants a strong, smooth, He-Man voice that lets him say what he wants, when he wants -- especially to his crush Millie Takazawa, and Gary Ratliff, who constantly puts him down. But the thought of starting high school is only making his stutter worse. And Melvin's growing awareness that racism is everywhere -- not just in the South where a boy his age has been brutally killed by two white men, but also in his own hometown of Spokane...
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Cupcake diaries volume 5
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English
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Katie starts to realize that doing what you love always makes the batter sweeter.
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My so-called superpowers volume 1
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246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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More than anything, Veronica McGowan wants to fit in with the cool kids. There's just one problem: they barely know she exists. Veronica wishes for something, anything to fix her nobody status and gets more than she bargained for when she wakes up with stupidpowers.
10) The new girl
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How I survived middle school volume 4
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96 pages ; 19 cm.
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English
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A bet between Jenny and her rival Addie about who will raise more money at the school's fund-raising carnival is thrown into a tizzy when a cool new girl arrives. Will she join Addie's group, or will she help Jenny and her friends.
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Cross Ups volume 1
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Twelve-year-old Jaden loves to play his favorite video game Cross Ups but has to hide his gaming from his unapproving mom. When an epic match wins him a chance to play in a tournament, Jaden and his friend Devesh hatch a plan to get him there. His strict parents, annoying siblings, bullies, and his growning interest in neighbor, Cali keeps getting in his way.
14) George
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"When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a...
15) Turn the tide
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vii, 359 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"The Laskarises' relocation to Wilford Island, Florida, is a big key change for Mimi ... Then her science teacher, Ms. Miller, shows her class a TED Talk by Melati and Isabel Wijsen. At ages twelve and ten, they lobbied to ban single-use plastic bags on their home island of Bali--and won. Their story strikes a chord for Mimi. She's twelve. Could a kid like her make such a big change in a place that she's not yet sure feels like home?"--
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Cupcake diaries volume 1
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English
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When Katie's best friend Callie leaves her for a clique called the Popular Girls Club on the first day of middle school, Katie decides to find a group that she can join.
17) I funny
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303 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Resolving to become the world's greatest stand-up comedian despite less-than-funny challenges in his life, wheelchair-bound middle school student Jamie Grimm endures bullying from his mean-spirited cousin and hopes he will be fairly judged when he enters a local comedy contest.
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220 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"Fifth grade is just not Riley's vibe. Everyone else is squaded up -- except Riley. Her best friend moved away. All she wants to do is draw, and her grades show it. One thing that makes her happy is her favorite comedian, Joy Powers. Riley loves to watch her old shows and has memorized her best jokes. So when the class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, of course Riley's picking Joy Powers! Things start to look up when a classmate,...
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Cupcake diaries volume 11
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133 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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The Special Day wedding salon is running an ad in the local newspaper, and they want Emma to model in the advertisement. The ad is a huge hit and suddenly Emma is very much in demand. But after running all over New York City for auditions, Emma realizes being a model is a lot tougher than she thought. Does Emma really want to be America's next top model, or is being a part of the Cupcake Club sweet enough?
20) Fighting words
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259 pages ; 22 cm
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Depending on an older sister who protected her when their mother went to prison and their mother's boyfriend committed a terrible act, 10-year-old Della tries to figure out what to do when her older sister attempts suicide.
"Ten-year-old Della can rely on her older sister, Suki, for anything, but when Suki attempts suicide, Della must seek help and speak out about the sexual abuse they've both suffered at the hands of their mother's boyfriend"--...
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