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1) Linked
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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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? Who would do such a thing? Because Michael was the first person to see it, he's the first suspect. Because Link is one of the most popular guys in school, everyone's looking to him to figure it out. And because Dana's...
2) The cay
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English
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When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a U-boat, an adolescent white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a tiny Caribbean island where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
3) Class act
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying You have to work twice as hard to be just as good. His grandmother has reminded him his entire life. But what if he works ten times as hard and still isnt afforded the same opportunities that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted? To make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids. He wants to pretend...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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In shepherd boy Elric's tiny village, people think children like his younger sister, Wynn, are changelings-left by fairies and doomed to curse all around them. As a baby, Wynn was born with developmental delays, and according to the rules, she was supposed to be abandoned in the woods. Instead Elric's mother saved his sister and hid her away for eleven years. They live in secret and fear of being discovered, yet their home is full of love, laughter,...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a middle-grade road-trip story through American race relations past and present, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson and Jason Reynolds. How to Go on an Unplanned Road Trip with Your Grandma: Grab a Suitcase: Prepacked from the big spring break trip that got cancelled. Fasten Your Seatbelt: G'ma's never conventional, so this trip won't be either. Use the Green Book: G'ma's most treasured possession....
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Katt vs. Dogg volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A Dogg family and a Katt family are spending their vacations at Western Frontier Park fighting with each other when a youngster from each family becomes lost in the dangerous forest.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Eleven-year-old Jenae doesn't have any friends, and she's just fine with that. She's so good at being invisible in school, it's almost like she has a superpower, like her idol, Astrid Dane. Then a new student shows up at school, a boy named Aubrey. The more she tries to push him away, the more he seems determined to be her friend. But when the two are paired up for a class debate about the proposed name change for their school, Jenae knows this new...
10) Amina's voice
Author
Series
Amina's voice volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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AAPI Juvenile Fiction
If You Like the Hate U Give, Read These!
Islamic Heritage- MID/JF
Womens History Month - JF
If You Like the Hate U Give, Read These!
Islamic Heritage- MID/JF
Womens History Month - JF
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"A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community"--
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Zoe Washington stories volume 2
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Follows fourteen-year-old Zoe and her recently exonerated father as they build their new relationship and work to open a restaurant together.
13) Ghost boys
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--
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Door of no return volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"A novel in verse about a boy escaping slavers during the nineteenth century"--
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Petra Luna volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution"--
16) Echo
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Historical Fiction - MID
Historical Fiction- MID/ JF
If You Like One and Only Ivan, Read These!
McKinney March Madness
Historical Fiction- MID/ JF
If You Like One and Only Ivan, Read These!
McKinney March Madness
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Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California find themselves caught up in the same thread of destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same harmonica.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Black History Month - JF
Historical Fiction- MID/ JF
If You Like Anne of Green Gables, Read These!
Womens History Month - JF
Historical Fiction- MID/ JF
If You Like Anne of Green Gables, Read These!
Womens History Month - JF
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With love and determination befitting the "world's greatest family," twelve-year-old Deza Malone, her older brother Jimmie, and their parents endure tough times in Gary, Indiana, and later Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Black History Month - MID
Fantastical Fiction - MID
If You Like Keeper of the Lost Cities, Read These!
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Fantastical Fiction - MID
If You Like Keeper of the Lost Cities, Read These!
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Thirteen-year-old Amari, a poor Black girl from the projects, gets an invitation from her missing brother to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and join in the fight against an evil magician.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Publisher Annotation: After finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari Peters is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze. But between the fearsome new Head Minister's strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton's curse steadily worsening, Amari's plate is full. So when the secretive League of Magicians offers her a chance to stand up for magiciankind as its...
20) New kid
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Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Back to School Reads - JF
Black History Month - JF
If You Like Babysitter's Club, Read These!
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Black History Month - JF
If You Like Babysitter's Club, Read These!
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Publisher Annotation: Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn...
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