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• Beginners Welcome

  a Novel

  Baldwin, Cindy

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  Annie Lee's daddy died, but she still sees reminders of him everywhere. Ditched by her friends and with her mother always working to make ends meet, she feels completely alone until she meets a tough and confident girl who may need a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Here in the Real World

  Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

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  Ware is looking forward to daydreaming the summer away, but his parents have signed him up for dreaded Rec camp, where he must endure Meaningful Social Interaction and other “normal” activities. Instead, he meets tough, secretive Jolene,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Line Tender

  Allen, Kate, 1977-

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  After a tragedy that alters the course of her life, 12-year-old Lucy Everhart sets out to complete an extra-credit field guide and piece together the shark research her marine biologist mother left unfinished when she died years earlier.

• The List of Things That Will Not Change

  Stead, Rebecca

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  Bea’s parents are divorced. Her gay father plans to marry his partner, and she will finally get her wish to have a sister who is also 10 years old in fifth grade. But Sonia has complicated feelings about the situation, ramping up Bea’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Posted

  Anderson, John David, 1975-

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  Cell phones have been banned at their middle school, leading students to use sticky notes to communicate both kind and hurtful messages and triggering a wave of bullying. Both sharp and witty, the story captures the pain of middle school…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Question of Miracles

  Arnold, Elana K.

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  Unhappy about moving from sunny California to rainy Corvallis, Oregon, and grieving over the death of her best friend, sixth-grader Iris looks for a miracle and may find one in her new friend Boris.

• See You in the Cosmos

  Cheng, Jack, 1983-

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  Eleven-year-old Alex loves astronomy and even named his dog Carl Sagan after his real-life hero. On a road-trip, he makes a series of recordings on his iPod of what life is like on Earth--which he intends to launch into space in an effort…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Thing About Jellyfish

  Benjamin, Ali

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  After her best friend drowns, 12-year-old Suzy channels her grief into a scientific investigation of a rare species of jellyfish that may have been the cause of the tragic accident.

• We Dream of Space

  Kelly, Erin Entrada

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  In 1986, the three Thomas siblings wait, along with the rest of the country, for the launch of the space shuttle Challenger. They struggle with their own personal anxieties, with nothing in common except an enthusiastic science teacher,…Read moreRead more of this annotation